Dyaisha Fair wasn’t even a top-100 recruit when she got to Buffalo in 2019. Now, she’s one of the top three scorers in Divison I women’s college basketball history.
With her 20th point Monday against UConn, coming at the foul line, Fair passed Kelsey Mitchell for the third-most points on the all-time scoring list with 3,403. Fair entered the day in fifth place but passed Jackie Stiles earlier in the game on an and-one in the third quarter.
The top of the scoring charts have been in flux all season with Caitlin Clark’s ascent to the top spot. Fair’s climb has been overshadowed by the Iowa star, but there’s no denying the significance of her accomplishment, especially for a player who began her collegiate career in the Mid-American Conference at Buffalo. The fifth-year guard who stands 5-foot-5 could not have been more under the radar.
One of the greatest scorers in college basketball.@DyaishaFair is now third in the NCAA record books passing both Jackie Stiles and Kelsey Mitchell. pic.twitter.com/1mkAgV7XUJ
— Syracuse Women’s Basketball (@CuseWBB) March 26, 2024
All she did was outperform her recruiting profile, averaging 23.1 points per game in three seasons with the Bulls. Fair then carried over that production to Syracuse when she transferred along with Coach…
