Wisconsin women’s basketball has made a big addition in NEC Player of the Year Kadidia Toure.
Toure, a 6-foot-3 graduate student from Silver Spring, Maryland, has college experience at James Madison, Arizona State, and, most recently, LIU.
Toure participated in 31 games for LIU during the 2025-26 season, averaging 19. 2 points, 10. 3 rebounds, 3. 0 assists, 2. 0 steals, and 1. 4 blocks per game while shooting 46. 9% from the floor. She completed the season with 596 points and 321 rebounds, and was named the NEC Player of the Year. She also received US Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Week, Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week, and several NEC Player of the Week accolades.
Toure topped the NEC and was one of the country’s best in several categories, including points per game (19. 2), rebounds per game (10. 3), field goals made (214), free throws made (155), and double-doubles (15). She was also among the national leaders, placing top five in free throw percentage (77. 9%) and top twenty in rebounds per game.
She scored a career-high 29 points against Mercyhurst and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds against New Haven. She also had career highs of seven assists at Mercyhurst, five blocks against New Haven, and six steals at Stonehill.
Before joining LIU, Toure studied at Arizona State and James Madison. In 2023-24, she participated in all 31 games for Arizona State, making seven starts and averaging 5. 7 points and 3. 7 rebounds per game while shooting 43. 5% from the floor. She had a career-high 22 points and 14 rebounds against San Francisco. She played in 21 games for James Madison in 2022-23, averaging 3. 4 points and 1. 95 rebounds per game.
Toure is the daughter of Mariame and Morifere Toure.
Kadidia is a commanding force on both ends of the court, and she has demonstrated that she can control games, according to head coach Robin Pingeton. As the NEC Player of the Year, she topped her conference in scoring, rebounding, and double-doubles while also ranking among the finest in the country in various categories. She’s strong, competitive, and has a positive influence on victory. We are thrilled to have her expertise and presence to our program!
