31 Pujita Shukla
Pujita Shukla
  • Height:
    5'10"
  • Year:
    2023
  • Hometown:
    Austin, Texas
  • High School:
    Cedar Park
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Mathematics and Spanish

Bio

Collegiate Career Honors:

  • 2020-21 NEWMAC Women's Basketball Academic All-Conference

2020-21:

  • Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic

2019-2020: 

  • Appeared in all 23 games while making 3 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 6.8pts and 3.3rebs.

Before Wellesley:

  • Cedar Park High School, and graduated in 2019.
  • Was a four year letter 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, California.
  • Her father played college basketball in India and her 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.
  • Chose Wellesley because the campus was just "what I 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!"