WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Women's Basketball's Destini Lombard will participate in the 2025 NCAA Above the Rim Summit at the Women's Final Four this weekend in Tampa, Fla.
The event, held by the NCAA's leadership development team, is set to help attendees understand how to navigate potential professional paths in the WNBA and abroad, life beyond playing the game and various careers in athletics.
She was one of 20 participants in the country selected for the third annual NCAA Above the Rim Summit. All participants have exhausted their NCAA eligibility.
Lombard appeared in all 29 games with 27 starts in 2024-25, her lone season at Purdue. She averaged 9.9 points and 1.9 steals to lead the Boilermakers and was second with 2.1 assists and 0.6 blocks. Her steals per game finished the season eighth in the Big Ten.
She finished her career as a Boilermaker after three seasons at Stephen F. Austin and one at LSU. Lombard totaled 908 points, 338 rebounds, 254 assists, 211 steals and 55 blocks in 130 career games played.
The event, held by the NCAA's leadership development team, is set to help attendees understand how to navigate potential professional paths in the WNBA and abroad, life beyond playing the game and various careers in athletics.
She was one of 20 participants in the country selected for the third annual NCAA Above the Rim Summit. All participants have exhausted their NCAA eligibility.
Lombard appeared in all 29 games with 27 starts in 2024-25, her lone season at Purdue. She averaged 9.9 points and 1.9 steals to lead the Boilermakers and was second with 2.1 assists and 0.6 blocks. Her steals per game finished the season eighth in the Big Ten.
She finished her career as a Boilermaker after three seasons at Stephen F. Austin and one at LSU. Lombard totaled 908 points, 338 rebounds, 254 assists, 211 steals and 55 blocks in 130 career games played.