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IOWA CITY — The Iowa women's basketball team made its first addition of the 2026 offseason.
Georgia transfer Dani Carnegie announced her commitment to the Hawkeyes via social media on Saturday.
The Mount Vernon, New York native averaged 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists during her lone season with the Bulldogs. She earned All-SEC First Team honors and led Georgia to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs fell in the first round to Virginia in Iowa City before the Cavaliers upset Iowa in the round-of-32.
Carnegie averaged 12.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists during her freshman season at Georgia Tech, where she played with Iowa guard Chazadi "Chit-Chat" Wright during the 2024-25 season.
“Dani is a great young woman, and we are thrilled she is joining our program,” head coach Jan Jensen said. “She is a tremendous combo guard and will be a valuable piece heading into next year. Dani is a dynamic three-level scorer that can defend really well. We are really excited about what she brings to the table.”
Carnegie officially signed with the Hawkeyes on Tuesday.
The former No. 29 overall player (ESPN) in the 2024 recruiting class earned ACC Sixth Player of the Year honors and an All-ACC freshman team selection with the Yellow Jackets.
Carnegie is a career 40.8% shooter from the field and has connected on 34.6% of her three-point attempts.
The 5-foot-9 guard is the first player to commit to the Hawkeyes via the transfer portal after the program lost Callie Levin, Teagan Mallegni, Addie Deal, Emely Rodriguez and Kennise Johnson to the portal.
Carnegie joins a core of Taylor Stremlow, Ava Heiden, Layla Hays, Journey Houston and Wright and incoming five-star freshman McKenna Wolizcko in Iowa City.
