25 Pujita Shukla
Pujita Shukla
  • Height:
    5'10"
  • Year:
    2023
  • Hometown:
    Austin, Texas
  • High School:
    Cedar Park
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Mathematics/Computer Science
  • gp
    23
  • pts/g
    8.2
  • fg %
    32.9
  • 3pt %
    25.0
  • ft %
    62.8
  • reb/g
    4.7
  • a/g
    1.7

Bio

Collegiate Career Honors:
  • 2022-23 CSC Academic All-District
  • 2x NEWMAC Women's Basketball Academic All-Conference (2020-21, 2022-23)
2022-23:
  • Saw action in 23 games, earning 20 starts as a senior
  • Averaged 8.2 PPG and 4.7 RPG for the season
  • Scored a career-high 18 points with 10 rebounds on Nov. 30 against Elms
  • Had 17 points, making 9-10 foul shots with six assists on Jan. 14 at Coast Guard
  • Led the Blue with 16 points in an overtime win against Wheaton on Feb. 11
2021-22:
  • Did not compete as a junior
2020-21:

  • Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic

2019-2020: 
  • Appeared in all 23 games while making three starts for the Blue as a first year
  • Made her career debut on Nov. 8 against Western Connecticut State
  • Scored a career high 16 points on Jan. 18 against Clark
  • Earned her first career start and pulled down a career high 13 rebounds on Nov. 19 against Wentworth
  • Averaged 6.8 PPG and 3.3 RPG
Before Wellesley:
  • Cedar Park High School, and graduated in 2019
  • Was a four-year letter earner and two-year starter in basketball
  • Senior captain in basketball
  • Won district undefeated two years in a row and made school history going to regional championship for basketball
Personal:
  • Daughter of Piyush and Jaya Shukla
  • Born in San Francisco, Calif.
  • Father played college basketball in India and mom played table tennis and badminton in college
  • Has one younger brother
  • Modeled all throughout high school (once in India!)
  • Loves orange juice but not oranges
Why Wellesley:
  • Chose Wellesley because the campus was just what she imagined the perfect college campus to be like, the academics and professors were amazing, small class sizes, chance to play basketball, and proximity to Boston and all the other colleges

Player Profile

Recent Games
Jan 28 MIT L, 68-35
Feb 1 at WPI L, 50-31
Feb 8 Babson L, 77-49
Feb 11 at Wheaton W, 48-44
Feb 15 at Clark L, 55-33
Feb 18 Smith L, 74-31
  Overall Conf
Games 23 10
Games started 20 9
Minutes 623 317
Minutes per game 27.1 31.7
FG 56-170 29-84
FG Pct 32.9 34.5
3PT 1-4 1-3
3PT Pct 25.0 33.3
FT 76-121 41-63
FT Pct 62.8 65.1
Off rebounds 46 18
Def rebounds 63 31
Total rebounds 109 49
Rebounds per game 4.7 4.9
Personal fouls 52 25
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 39 18
Turnovers 69 38
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.5
Steals 36 18
Blocks 6 2
Points 189 100
Points per game 8.2 10.0
Points per 40 min 12.1 12.6

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 at Framingham St. L, 63-30 - 15 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 11 vs. Lehman L, 56-44 1 13 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 2
Nov 12 vs. Bard W, 60-30 1 23 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 8
Nov 15 Nichols W, 78-70 1 23 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 2-6 33.3 10
Nov 18 at Bridgewater St. L, 91-46 - 18 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Nov 19 vs. Emerson W, 57-52 1 25 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 8
Nov 22 Fisher W, 38-21 1 24 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 1-4 25.0 3
Nov 28 at Worcester St. L, 70-58 1 23 2-11 18.2 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 8
Nov 30 at Elms W, 65-43 1 27 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 10-13 76.9 18
Dec 6 SUNY Canton L, 47-40 1 30 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Dec 28 vs. Salve Regina L, 57-49 1 29 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 6
Dec 29 vs. Oneonta L, 49-33 1 25 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 8
Jan 3 Middlebury L, 63-42 1 31 1-9 11.1 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 10 at Dean College W, 57-14 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 at Coast Guard L, 65-56 1 29 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 9-10 90.0 17
Jan 18 Mount Holyoke W, 49-30 - 28 4-8 50.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 11
Jan 21 Springfield L, 68-34 1 29 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 9
Jan 25 at Emerson L, 63-57 1 33 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 10
Jan 28 MIT L, 68-35 1 30 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 4-8 50.0 8
Feb 1 at WPI L, 50-31 1 32 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 5-10 50.0 7
Feb 8 Babson L, 77-49 1 29 0-6 0.0 0-0 - 7-12 58.3 7
Feb 11 at Wheaton W, 48-44 1 39 7-12 58.3 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 16
Feb 15 at Clark L, 55-33 1 34 3-11 27.3 0-0 - 5-5 100.0 11
Feb 18 Smith L, 74-31 1 34 2-14 14.3 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 4

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 9 at Framingham St. L, 63-30 - 15 0 1 1 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 -
Nov 11 vs. Lehman L, 56-44 1 13 2 1 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 3 -
Nov 12 vs. Bard W, 60-30 1 23 3 2 5 1 2 0.5 2 0 1 0
Nov 15 Nichols W, 78-70 1 23 3 4 7 2 8 0.3 1 0 3 0
Nov 18 at Bridgewater St. L, 91-46 - 18 0 1 1 3 3 1.0 0 0 2 -
Nov 19 vs. Emerson W, 57-52 1 25 2 3 5 2 3 0.7 2 0 2 -
Nov 22 Fisher W, 38-21 1 24 4 4 8 1 2 0.5 1 0 2 -
Nov 28 at Worcester St. L, 70-58 1 23 3 2 5 2 2 1.0 0 0 3 -
Nov 30 at Elms W, 65-43 1 27 5 5 10 2 2 1.0 4 1 2 -
Dec 6 SUNY Canton L, 47-40 1 30 0 3 3 2 1 2.0 1 1 2 0
Dec 28 vs. Salve Regina L, 57-49 1 29 4 4 8 1 1 1.0 3 1 3 0
Dec 29 vs. Oneonta L, 49-33 1 25 1 1 2 0 1 0.0 1 1 2 0
Jan 3 Middlebury L, 63-42 1 31 1 1 2 4 3 1.3 3 0 2 -
Jan 10 at Dean College W, 57-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 at Coast Guard L, 65-56 1 29 2 1 3 6 4 1.5 2 1 4 -
Jan 18 Mount Holyoke W, 49-30 - 28 1 2 3 2 5 0.4 6 0 1 0
Jan 21 Springfield L, 68-34 1 29 3 2 5 0 3 0.0 1 0 4 0
Jan 25 at Emerson L, 63-57 1 33 0 5 5 3 5 0.6 0 0 3 -
Jan 28 MIT L, 68-35 1 30 2 3 5 3 2 1.5 0 0 2 -
Feb 1 at WPI L, 50-31 1 32 1 3 4 1 2 0.5 3 0 0 -
Feb 8 Babson L, 77-49 1 29 2 2 4 2 7 0.3 1 0 3 -
Feb 11 at Wheaton W, 48-44 1 39 2 6 8 0 3 0.0 3 0 4 -
Feb 15 at Clark L, 55-33 1 34 4 4 8 0 5 0.0 2 0 1 -
Feb 18 Smith L, 74-31 1 34 1 3 4 1 2 0.5 0 1 3 0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2019-20 23 3 19.3 2.2-6.7 32.5 0.2-0.5 33.3 2.3-3.8 60.9 6.8
2022-23 23 20 27.1 2.4-7.4 32.9 0.0-0.2 25.0 3.3-5.3 62.8 8.2
Total 46 23 23.2 2.3-7.0 32.7 0.1-0.3 31.3 2.8-4.5 62.0 7.5

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 23 3 445 50-154 32.5 4-12 33.3 53-87 60.9 157
2022-23 23 20 623 56-170 32.9 1-4 25.0 76-121 62.8 189
Total 46 23 1068 106-324 32.7 5-16 31.3 129-208 62.0 346

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2019-20 23 3 19.3 4.5-13.8 32.5 0.4-1.1 33.3 4.8-7.8 60.9 14.1
2022-23 23 20 27.1 3.6-10.9 32.9 0.1-0.3 25.0 4.9-7.8 62.8 12.1
Total 46 23 23.2 4.0-12.1 32.7 0.2-0.6 31.3 4.8-7.8 62.0 13.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2019-20 23 3 19.3 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.7 0.0 0.6 1.5 0.4 1.1 0.4
2022-23 23 20 27.1 2.0 2.7 4.7 2.3 0.0 1.7 3.0 0.6 1.6 0.3
Total 46 23 23.2 1.8 2.3 4.0 2.0 0.0 1.1 2.2 0.5 1.3 0.3

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2019-20 23 3 445 35 41 76 40 1 13 34 0.4 26 9
2022-23 23 20 623 46 63 109 52 0 39 69 0.6 36 6
Total 46 23 1068 81 104 185 92 1 52 103 0.5 62 15

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 23 3 19.3 3.1 3.7 6.8 3.6 0.1 1.2 3.1 0.4 2.3 0.8
2022-23 23 20 27.1 3.0 4.0 7.0 3.3 0.0 2.5 4.4 0.6 2.3 0.4
Total 46 23 23.2 3.0 3.9 6.9 3.4 0.0 1.9 3.9 0.5 2.3 0.6

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 23 20 27.1 2.4-7.4 32.9 0.0-0.2 25.0 3.3-5.3 62.8 8.2
Conference 10 9 31.7 2.9-8.4 34.5 0.1-0.3 33.3 4.1-6.3 65.1 10.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 9 8 28.7 2.1-7.7 27.5 0.0-0.3 0.0 2.6-4.9 52.3 6.8
Away 9 7 27.8 3.0-7.8 38.6 0.1-0.1 100.0 4.6-6.3 71.9 10.7
Neutral 5 5 23.0 2.0-6.2 32.3 0.0-0.0 - 2.4-4.0 60.0 6.4
Result Wins 7 6 27.0 3.6-7.1 50.0 0.0-0.3 0.0 3.4-5.7 60.0 10.6
Losses 16 14 27.1 1.9-7.5 25.8 0.1-0.1 50.0 3.2-5.1 64.2 7.2
Month November 9 7 21.2 2.2-6.2 35.7 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.9-4.9 59.1 7.3
December 3 3 28.0 2.0-7.0 28.6 0.0-0.0 - 2.3-4.0 58.3 6.3
January 6 5 30.0 2.8-7.0 40.5 0.2-0.5 33.3 4.0-5.5 72.7 9.8
February 5 5 33.6 2.6-10.2 25.5 0.0-0.0 - 3.8-6.4 59.4 9.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 23 20 623 56-170 32.9 1-4 25.0 76-121 62.8 189
Conference 10 9 317 29-84 34.5 1-3 33.3 41-63 65.1 100
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 9 8 258 19-69 27.5 0-3 0.0 23-44 52.3 61
Away 9 7 250 27-70 38.6 1-1 100.0 41-57 71.9 96
Neutral 5 5 115 10-31 32.3 0-0 - 12-20 60.0 32
Result Wins 7 6 189 25-50 50.0 0-2 0.0 24-40 60.0 74
Losses 16 14 434 31-120 25.8 1-2 50.0 52-81 64.2 115
Month November 9 7 191 20-56 35.7 0-1 0.0 26-44 59.1 66
December 3 3 84 6-21 28.6 0-0 - 7-12 58.3 19
January 6 5 180 17-42 40.5 1-3 33.3 24-33 72.7 59
February 5 5 168 13-51 25.5 0-0 - 19-32 59.4 45

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 23 20 27.1 3.6-10.9 32.9 0.1-0.3 25.0 4.9-7.8 62.8 12.1
Conference 10 9 31.7 3.7-10.6 34.5 0.1-0.4 33.3 5.2-7.9 65.1 12.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 9 8 28.7 2.9-10.7 27.5 0.0-0.5 0.0 3.6-6.8 52.3 9.5
Away 9 7 27.8 4.3-11.2 38.6 0.2-0.2 100.0 6.6-9.1 71.9 15.4
Neutral 5 5 23.0 3.5-10.8 32.3 0.0-0.0 - 4.2-7.0 60.0 11.1
Result Wins 7 6 27.0 5.3-10.6 50.0 0.0-0.4 0.0 5.1-8.5 60.0 15.7
Losses 16 14 27.1 2.9-11.1 25.8 0.1-0.2 50.0 4.8-7.5 64.2 10.6
Month November 9 7 21.2 4.2-11.7 35.7 0.0-0.2 0.0 5.4-9.2 59.1 13.8
December 3 3 28.0 2.9-10.0 28.6 0.0-0.0 - 3.3-5.7 58.3 9.0
January 6 5 30.0 3.8-9.3 40.5 0.2-0.7 33.3 5.3-7.3 72.7 13.1
February 5 5 33.6 3.1-12.1 25.5 0.0-0.0 - 4.5-7.6 59.4 10.7

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 23 20 27.1 2.0 2.7 4.7 2.3 0.0 1.7 3.0 0.6 1.6 0.3
Conference 10 9 31.7 1.8 3.1 4.9 2.5 0.0 1.8 3.8 0.5 1.8 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 8 28.7 1.9 2.7 4.6 2.4 0.0 1.9 3.7 0.5 1.6 0.2
Away 9 7 27.8 1.9 3.1 5.0 2.1 - 2.0 3.1 0.6 1.6 0.2
Neutral 5 5 23.0 2.4 2.2 4.6 2.2 0.0 0.8 1.6 0.5 1.6 0.4
Result Wins 7 6 27.0 2.9 3.7 6.6 2.1 0.0 1.4 3.6 0.4 2.7 0.1
Losses 16 14 27.1 1.6 2.3 3.9 2.3 0.0 1.8 2.8 0.7 1.1 0.3
Month November 9 7 21.2 2.4 2.6 5.0 2.0 0.0 1.6 2.8 0.6 1.1 0.1
December 3 3 28.0 1.7 2.7 4.3 2.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.0
January 6 5 30.0 1.5 2.3 3.8 2.7 0.0 3.0 3.7 0.8 2.0 0.2
February 5 5 33.6 2.0 3.6 5.6 2.2 0.0 0.8 3.8 0.2 1.8 0.2

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 23 20 623 46 63 109 52 0 39 69 0.6 36 6
Conference 10 9 317 18 31 49 25 0 18 38 0.5 18 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 8 258 17 24 41 22 0 17 33 0.5 14 2
Away 9 7 250 17 28 45 19 - 18 28 0.6 14 2
Neutral 5 5 115 12 11 23 11 0 4 8 0.5 8 2
Result Wins 7 6 189 20 26 46 15 0 10 25 0.4 19 1
Losses 16 14 434 26 37 63 37 0 29 44 0.7 17 5
Month November 9 7 191 22 23 45 18 0 14 25 0.6 10 1
December 3 3 84 5 8 13 7 0 3 3 1.0 5 3
January 6 5 180 9 14 23 16 0 18 22 0.8 12 1
February 5 5 168 10 18 28 11 0 4 19 0.2 9 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 23 20 27.1 3.0 4.0 7.0 3.3 0.0 2.5 4.4 0.6 2.3 0.4
Conference 10 9 31.7 2.3 3.9 6.2 3.2 0.0 2.3 4.8 0.5 2.3 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 8 28.7 2.6 3.7 6.4 3.4 0.0 2.6 5.1 0.5 2.2 0.3
Away 9 7 27.8 2.7 4.5 7.2 3.0 0.0 2.9 4.5 0.6 2.2 0.3
Neutral 5 5 23.0 4.2 3.8 8.0 3.8 0.0 1.4 2.8 0.5 2.8 0.7
Result Wins 7 6 27.0 4.2 5.5 9.7 3.2 0.0 2.1 5.3 0.4 4.0 0.2
Losses 16 14 27.1 2.4 3.4 5.8 3.4 0.0 2.7 4.1 0.7 1.6 0.5
Month November 9 7 21.2 4.6 4.8 9.4 3.8 0.0 2.9 5.2 0.6 2.1 0.2
December 3 3 28.0 2.4 3.8 6.2 3.3 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.0 2.4 1.4
January 6 5 30.0 2.0 3.1 5.1 3.6 0.0 4.0 4.9 0.8 2.7 0.2
February 5 5 33.6 2.4 4.3 6.7 2.6 0.0 1.0 4.5 0.2 2.1 0.2