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The official Instagram of UC Santa Cruz Women’s Basketball #GoSlugs 🍌🐌🤟🏀

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Let’s stick to basketball… 🫪

#GoSlugs #SlugsWBB 🍌🐌

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Hoop season loading🔋

Media day with #SlugsWBB is in the books! #GoSlugs

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Ready for another year.

Go Slugs 🐌
#ncaa #sportsphotography #ucsc

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Introducing our SLAP Pillars! 🏰
Looking forward to diving into these topics with you all throughout this school year! 🍌🐌 💛💙

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The UC Santa Cruz Athletics and Recreation department is excited to share that Scott Davis has been selected as the Interim Head Coach for Women’s Basketball for the 2026-27 season!

#GoSlugs #SlugsWBB

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Regent University Women’s HC Donte Minter is the newest member of our Eurobasket Coaching Family! He will heading to Athens Greece and the Greek Islands this upcoming June 2027 with a group of players from the Coast-to-Coast Conference and members of the USA South Conference! The team will play 4 games while taking in some of the most incredible sites and history Greece has to offer! Looking forward to working together my friend!!

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Celebrating a year of the Banana Slugs one frame at a time! 📸 #GoSlugs

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Slide 1: UCSC male tennis player, Ben Wang, celebrating on court. Text: “UC Santa Cruz Athletics Photos of the Year - April 2026.”

Slide 2: Top: Female athlete, Helena Janku, with Elite 90 award and male athlete, Luke Holland, with All-American medal. Bottom: Female golfer mid-swing on tee box.

Slide 3: UCSC female volleyball player, Margo Melgoza, (#21) yelling in celebration on court (Sept 2025).

Slide 4: Top: Male UCSC soccer player, Jake Kluka, (#15) leaping to kick ball. Bottom: UCSC women’s soccer team rushing to celebrate (Oct/Nov 2025).

Slide 5: Close-up of swimmer in yellow cap breaking through splashing water (Oct 2025).

Slide 6: UCSC cross country teams holding “Coast to Coast Champions” banners on grass (Nov 2025).

Slide 7: Top: Female diver, Taylor O’Malley, in mid-air pike position. Bottom: UCSC female volleyball player (#5) celebrating (Oct 2025).

Slide 8: Top: UCSC men’s soccer team celebrating goal. Bottom: Female soccer player, Lili Loney (#23) about to kick ball (Nov 2025).

Slide 9: UCSC men’s basketball player, Leo Wagner, (13) driving for a layup against USC defenders (Dec 2025).

Slide 10: Top: UCSC female basketball player, Emilie Ngo, driving past defender. Bottom: Male volleyball player, Nick Nayak, (19) celebrating (Dec 2025/Jan 2026).

Slide 11: UCSC fans cheering and raising hands in bleachers behind an ESPN banner (Feb 2026).

Slide 12: Swimmer seen from behind wearing a black cap with yellow "S“UGS" ”ext (Feb 2026).

Slide 13: Four UCSC male swim and dive athletes making on podium with NCAA trophies (Mar 2026).

Slide 14: Top: Golfer pushing cart on misty course. Bottom: Female track athlete, Elena Stanciu, holding NCAA trophy with All-American medal (Mar 2026).

Slide 15: Top: Women’s tennis team hugging on court. Bottom: Male tennis player, Rocco Melendez, swinging racket (Apr/May 2026).

Slide 16: Male track athlete, Evan Hofstetter on podium holding NCAA trophy overhead while wearing medal (May 2026).

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🏀 Final Stop. Biggest Stage.

Chicago, we’re ready.

The Proformance Athletics 17U EYCL squad heads to Nike Nationals for one last opportunity to compete against the nation’s best. Every possession matters. Every game is earned. Four days, six guaranteed games, one mission.

We’re not just representing our program—we’re representing our families, our community, and every hour we’ve put in to get here.

How we do anything is how we do everything.

📍 McCormick Place Convention Center – Chicago, IL
🗓️ July 24–27
🏆 Nike Nationals | EYBL Champions League

#ProformanceAthletics #NikeNationals #EYBLChampions #Chicago #ProformanceFamily

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Gabi Marte’ Lady Villains PG/SG C/O ‘28 at the Adidas Earn Your Stripes Tournament Ladera Ranch and Hype Her Hoops Circuit in Roseville. She is one to watch at the 2026 Nike Tournament Of Champions in Las Vegas July 10th-13th.

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Two of the best from #SlugsWBB for this Summer Spotlight! Emilie Ngo and Alyssa Jackson led the Banana Slugs all season and ranked nationally in multiple categories! #GoSlugs

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A glimpse into the 2025-26 seasons with the Banana Slugs!

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Gabi Marte’ PG/SG C/O ‘28 dropped 24 points in Game 4 at the Jam On It Memorial Day Tournament. Gabi shot in double digits throughout the tournament. Marte’ shot the following: Game 1 16 points, Game 2 12 points and Game 3 17 points. Gabi totaled 69 points for the 3 day tournament. This sophomore at Heritage High in Brentwood is just prepping for the next school season. She is one to 👀 during Summer League.

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