Qalea Ismail

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Patterson Mill
Hometown:
Bel Air, Md.

At Princeton:
Senior Year (2018-19): Season debut came against Penn (Jan. 5) ... Scored seven points vs. Brown (Feb. 9) ... Was 4-of-6 from the floor, scoring nine points at Harvard (Feb. 15).

Junior Year (2017-18): Made season debut at Yale (Feb. 2) ... Scored 11 points at Brown (Feb. 3) ... Made four shots vs. Harvard (Feb. 9) ... Blocked three shots at Cornell (Feb. 16) ... Did not miss a shot in three attempts at Columbia (Feb. 17) ... Made four free throws vs. Brown (Mar. 2).

Sophomore Year (2016-17): Did not play because of an injury.

Freshman Year (2015-16): Saw time in 20 games this year ... Made collegiate debut vs. American (Nov. 13) ... Scored first collegiate points at Rider (Nov. 24) ... Season-best eight points and four free throws vs. Monmouth (Dec. 8) ... Had points in six straight games (Feb. 12-27), highlighted by six-point performance vs. Columbia (Feb. 13).

Before Princeton:
Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Patterson Mill… scored 1,000th point during junior season… holds all-time scoring record (boy’s and girl’s) with 1,758 points… averaged 21 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and four steals as a senior… finished with 752 career rebounds… led Huskies to four regional championships and the 2014 UCBAC conference title… helped squad to two Class 2A state championships… McDonald’s All-America nominee… four-time first-team all-county and first-team all-conference pick… 2015 Conference Player of the Year… two-time first-team All-Metro (2014, 2015)… 2013 second-team All-Metro… four-time Fox 45 News Prep Player of the Week… two-time Baltimore Sun Player of the Week… 2014 Harford Heart Player of the Month… 2014 USA Today Maryland second team… 695 Hoops Player of the Year… also lettered in volleyball and track & field.

Academic: Maryland Scholar… historian of National French Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Qalea Naomi Ismail, born Mar. 6, 1997… daughter of Qadry and Holly Ismail… has two brothers, Qadry and Qadir… mother Holly played basketball for Syracuse… father Qadry lettered in football and track & field at Syracuse before playing 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints… uncle Raghib Ismail also played nine seasons in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders.

	Career Highs
Points	11, at Brown (2/3/18)
FG	5, at Brown (2/13/18)
FG Attempted	9, at Brown (2/3/18)
3FG Made	1, 4x - MR - vs. Columbia (2/23/19)
3FG Attempted	3, vs. Cornell (2/22/19)
FT Made	4, 2x - MR - vs. Brown (3/2/18)
FT Attempted	5, vs. Monmouth (12/8/15)
Rebounds	4, vs. Cornell (2/22/19_
Assists	2, 2x - MR - vs. Brown (2/9/19)
Blocks	3, at Cornell (2/16/18)
Steals	1, 7x - MR - at Harvard (2/15/19)