NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State women's basketball head coach Jermaine Woods has announced the signing of Natalya Wooten, a 5-10 combo guard from South County High School in Lorton, Va. Wooten will join the Spartans for the 2027-28 season.
"We're excited to welcome Natalya to the Spartan Family," Woods said. "She's an athletic guard who can score at all three levels, and her shooting ability and length give us needed size and depth on the perimeter. She has a high basketball IQ and a skill level that will help us right away. Natalya adds to a talented group of Virginia student-athletes in our program, and we can't wait to get her on campus."
Wooten arrives as one of the top two-way guards in Northern Virginia. A first-team All-State selection as a junior, she has been named Defensive Player of the Year in each of her first three seasons. She earned first-team all-district and first-team all-region honors as both a sophomore and a junior.
Her play helped South County make program history. The team won the first district and region championships in school history for girls basketball and earned the program's first-ever state tournament appearance. She plays for head coach Rudy Coffield.
"I chose Norfolk State because it felt like home from the start," Wooten said. "The coaches made me feel valued and showed me they believed in me beyond basketball. I've always wanted to experience the culture and community of an HBCU, and I feel like Norfolk State is the perfect place for me to grow both on and off the court."
Wooten is equally accomplished in the classroom, where she is an honor roll student and Scholar-Athlete honoree. She plans to major in business administration at Norfolk State. Wooten is the daughter of Kristi and Troy Wooten.
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