Anjela Minja Season 2026-27

#10
PositionCENTER
Height6-5
HometownKilimanjaro, Tanzania
Previous SchoolGulf Coast State

NOTABLE
• First player in program history from Tanzania
• Second player in Purdue history to come from Gulf Coast State, foll

2025-26 / AS A SOPHOMORE (AT GULF COAST STATE)
• Named Second Team All-Panhandle Conference
• Won FCSAA DI/NJCAA South Atlantic District Championship to reach NJCAA National Tournament
• Appeared in 30 games with 12 starts
• Averaged 7.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game
• Led the South Atlantic Region in blocks per game and ranked 12th nationally
• Shot 49.2% from the floor
• Scored in double figures 10 times and grabbed 10 rebounds eight times
• Tallied seven double-doubles
• Turned away three or more shots 11 times, with a career-high seven against Gillette College (March 25)

2024-25 / AS A FRESHMAN (AT GULF COAST STATE)
• Appeared in 24 games
• Averaged 3.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game

PREP
• Represented her native Tanzania twice on the youth level, competing in the 2022 U18 AfroBasket Tournament and Qualifiers.
• In 12 games for Tanzania, averaged 13.3 rebounds and 6.4 points per game, leading all players with 13.2 boards in the main event and 13.5 rebounds in the qualifying tournament
• Participated in the 2022 NBA Africa Basketball Without Borders
• Received one of 38 worldwide invitations to the first NBA Global Basketball Without Borders in Las Vegas in 2023