MIAMI (April 29, 2020) – FIU women's basketball head coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley announced the first addition to the 2020-21 roster on Wednesday afternoon, as the Panthers added a Swedish forward from Palm Beach State College.

Alma Danielsson (Uppsala, Sweden) will join the Panthers in the fall after playing two years at Palm Beach State College. 

"We are very excited to have Alma join our family," said coach Burks-Wiley. "Alma's versatility paired with her ability to shoot the ball at a high percentage made her a no-brainer for our program. Add in the fact that she is a wonderful young woman and has been coached by a former Panther in Coach Maureen Smith, I'm looking forward to witnessing the impact she has on and off the court at FIU."

Danielsson, a 6-2 forward, comes to FIU after playing collegiately for two seasons at Palm Beach State College (Palm Beach, Florida). As a freshman, Danielsson played in 28 games while averaging 9.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. The forward played in 31 games as a sophomore, averaging 11.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest. In 2019-20, the Sweden native led the team after shooting 48.2% from the floor and 42.1% from behind-the-arc. She also ranked second on the team in points per game. 

FIU enters its first season in the Burks-Wiley era, as she becomes the eighth coach in the program's history. Burks-Wiley joins the Panthers after spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach with the South Florida Bulls. FIU will be the sixth coaching stop for Burks-Wiley, as the former professional forward has spent time at Nebraska-Omaha (2012-13), UMass-Lowell (2013-14), Brown (2014-16), Boston College (2016-17) and USF (2017-20).

During her three seasons on Jose Fernandez's staff at USF, Burks-Wiley and the Bulls won 64 games and earned two postseason berths with a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2018 and the WNIT in 2019. The highlight year for Burks-Wiley and the Bulls came in her first season on the staff, as USF went 26-8 in 2017-18. The 26 wins for USF were the third-most of Fernandez's 20-year tenure.

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