2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Marotte, AJ

Jersey Number 11
AJ Marotte
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Vista Ridge HS
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
Bio
SENIOR (2024-25):
- Earned All-WCC First Team preseason and postseason honors
- Started all 35 games, averaging 34.9 minutes per contest
- In total, saw 1,221 minutes of action which is the second-most ever for a Beav in a season
- Led the team in scoring at 11.4 points per game and added 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists
- Shot 37.7 percent from the field and 82.4 percent from the line
- Scored in double figures 21 times
- Scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting against Boston College on Nov. 27
- Hit four three-pointers and scored 18 points in wins over Santa Clara and at Saint Mary’s
- Scored 18 points with four assists and a steal in a win at Santa Clara on Jan. 16
JUNIOR (2023-24):
- Battled injury to start all 35 games, serving as the team’s emotional leader in an Elite 8 run
- Averaged five points per game with career-best marks in three-point percentage, assists per game, blocks per game and assist-to-turnover ratio
- Made all 14 of her free-throw attempts, the only Beaver to shoot 100 percent so on 10+ attempts since 1999-00
- Scored in double figures seven times
- Scored a career-high 23 points to go with four assists in a win over Western Kentucky
- Scored 10 points, including an iconic corner three, to knock off no. 3 Colorado at home
SOPHOMORE (2022-23):
- Played in 29 of 31 games with 10 starts, missing two games with an injury
- Averaged 7.1 points per game on 41.5 percent shooting from the floor and grabbed 3.0 rebounds per game
- Improved her per game averages in points, assists, rebounds and steals from her freshman to sophomore season
- Had seven double-figure scoring games, including the first four of the season
- Was one off a career-high in points with 18 on 5-of-9 shooting against Seattle U in the second game of the year, also snagging nine rebounds in the game
- Went off for 17 points in a half at no. 15 Arizona and closed the game shooting 72.7 percent from the field
- Scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting with four rebounds against no, 20 Colorado in the Pac-12 TournamentÂ
FRESHMAN (2021-22):
- Played in all 31 games, averaging 15.3 minutes per contest
- Averaged 4.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game
- Scored nine points vs. Portland (3/20)
- Tallied eight points at Utah (2/24)
- Scored seven points vs. Stanford (2/18)
- Scored seven points against USC (1/28)
- Exploded for 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting vs. CSU Bakersfield (11/20)
- Scored 15 points and knocked down three 3-pointers on her Oregon State debut (11/12 vs. LMU)
Vista Ridge High School:
- Rated as a four-star recruit
- Four-time Texas Girls Coaches Association 6A All-State selection
- Led Vista Ridge to the semi-finals for the 6A State Tournament her junior season
- Averaged 17.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game as a senior
- Recorded 1,860 points and 1,138 rebounds over the course of her high school career
- Was named Texas District 25-6A Newcomer of the Year in 2018
- Played as part of the Adidas USA Select Team that competed in Spain in 2019.
- Chose Oregon state " because I know the staff will help develop and push me to be the player and human I want to be. The family atmosphere is unmatched and I am excited to be a part of it."
Dear Oregon State | Sela Heide
Thursday, April 17
Dear Oregon State | Kelsey Rees
Tuesday, April 15
Dear Oregon State | AJ Marotte
Tuesday, April 15
Selection Show Media Availability | Tiara Bolden, Kennedie Shuler & Scott Rueck
Monday, March 17