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Melannie Daley Season 2025-26

PositionG
Height5-11
ClassGraduate Student
HometownHastings, N.Y.
High SchoolHastings
Previous SchoolNorthwestern

Daley, a Hastings, New York native, was Northwestern’s second leading scorer a season ago where she put up 11.7 points per game while shooting 47% from the field. She scored in double figures 16 times and led the Wildcats with four games of 20 or more. Daley also contributed 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

For her four-year career, in Chicago, Daley appeared in 94 games, making 30 starts and averaging 10.0 points and 2.3 rebounds.

She owns a career high of 25 points.

High School: Averaged 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game in her junior season while recording 85 steals… Undefeated league champions for the 2019-2020 season… Earned All-League honors from 2016-2020, All-Conference honors from 2017-2020 and All-Section honors from 2018-2020… Also earned league MVP in 2020… Played eight years with the Empire State AAU team, earning various All-Tournament team accolades.

Personal: Born Melannie Daley… Daughter of Sonia and Kirk Daley… Father played soccer and basketball at Alfred University… Chose Northwestern over Kansas State, Villanova, Virginia Tech, Butler, Boston College, Temple, Providence, East Carolina, George Washington and Boston University.