UC SANTA BARBARA
2018-19
Appeared in 28 games, making two starts and averaging 7.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game ... Scored 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc in win against LMU on Nov. 19 ... Recorded career-high 20 points at Cal on Dec. 16 ... Secured a double-double with 18 points and career-high 10 rebounds on Feb. 2 at UC Riverside.
2017-18
Appeared in 27 games, averaging 4.7 points and 11.2 minutes per game...Scored her first points as a Gaucho with a three-pointer at St. Mary's (Nov. 24)...Ended the year fifth on the team in points (128) and three-pointers (24)...More than half of her 47 made field goals were threes...Set the regular season program record for points in a quarter with 17 on 4-of-6 threes in the second period of a 73-68 win against Cal Poly (Jan. 6)...Hit double-figures for the first time with 11 points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds at No. 17 Oregon State (Dec. 16)...Scored a career-high 21 points in 18 minutes in a 72-70 win over UC Riverside, making four threes in a game for the second time to go along with a perfect 5-of-5 mark on free throws.
2016-17
Redshirted the 2016-17 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
SEATTLE
Played her freshman season at Seattle University...With the Redhawks, she averaged 10.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, and 1.7 apg...Scored a career-high 23 points (6-10 from three) versus UC Riverisde (12/21/15) and also netted 21 points against Portland State (12/15/15) and UT Rio Grande Valley (1/23/16)...She was by far the team's best three-point shooter, as she went 38.2 percent from beyond the arc and drained 68 three-point shots, which was 23 more than the next closest player...She led all of Seattle's guards with 21 blocks and even had four blocks against Utah Valley (1/28/16)...Picked up 1.1 steals per game – second on the team – and finished third with 3.8 rebounds per game, including 4.5 during Western Athletic Conference play.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played her senior and junior seasons at Calabasas High School, while she spent her first two years at Taft High School...As a senior, she averaged 26.4 ppg, 9.0 rpg, and 4.0 apg, which helped her earn First Team All-Marmonte League honors...Her scoring average that year set a school record...One of her best performances came against Norco HS, as she scored 37 points with 24 in the first half after making eight threes...During her junior year, she had averages of 14.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, and 4.0 apg...As a sophomore, she scored 11.3 points per game and also averaged 4.0 rebounds and an assist per game...Also was a two-year letter winner in track...While at Taft, she finished second in the high jump at City Finals...Was a four-year honor roll student and was a memner of the National Honor Society, the California Scholarship Federation, and was the President of the Pediatric Aids Club.
PERSONAL
Tal Sahar was born on Mar. 31, 1997 in Tarzana, Calif. to parents Orly and Alon Sahar...has a twin, Gal, and a younger sister, Ophir...Grayson Allen is her favorite athlete…Most memorable sports moment was getting a Division I scholarship…Favorite movie is The Heat…Enjoys watching How I Met Your Mother…Favorite novel is A Time to Kill by John Grisham, who is also her favorite author…Listens to Bon Iver…In her free time, she likes to play the guitar and piano, and hang out with her friends…Also recruited by San Diego State, Boise State, and Nebraska among several others…Majoring in biopsychology and wants to pursue a career as an orthodontist.
