NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt women’s basketball head coach Shea Ralph announced the addition of Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda, who transfers to the Commodores after a three-year stint at Texas. The 6-2 guard has one year of eligibility remaining in her collegiate career.
“I am thrilled to announce the addition of Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda to our program,” said Ralph. “Since we recruited her in high school, we knew Ndjakalenga was very special on and off the basketball court. She is an elite student, human being and basketball player. She is the perfect fit for the championship culture and program we are building. Ndjakalenga will bring veteran leadership, a winning mindset and an absolutely lethal skillset to our team. Her lighthearted, positive personality is contagious, as is her determination to be great. She will make an immediate impact in every area of our program. We can’t wait to welcome her to our family and get to work.”
Pronounced Jack-El-Enga Mwen-En-Tanda, the newest Commodore appeared in 103 games with 18 starts over her three seasons at Texas. She averaged 4.6 points and 2.3 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game during her time in Austin. This past season, Mwenentanda appeared in 37 games and started 15 of the final 17 contests for the No. 4-ranked Longhorns. The guard put up a career-best 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 17.1 minutes per game in 2024-25.
The Sioux Falls, South Dakota, native scored double-digit points in eight games in 2024-25. All but one of her double-digit scoring performances came as a starter. In her 15 starts, Mwenentanda averaged 7.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, shooting 48.2 percent from the floor. Additionally, she was named to the 2024-25 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
In the 2025 NCAA Tournament, Mwenentanda scored double-digit points coming off the bench in the first two rounds, which included a career-high 19 points in a second-round victory over Illinois. She started in the Sweet 16, Elite Eight and Final Four for Texas.
Mwenentanda graduated from Texas in three years with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She played prep basketball at Washington High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and was the 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year for South Dakota. The 2022 McDonald’s All-American nominee participated in the 2022 Jordan Brand Classic. She ranked No. 10 in the class of 2022 by Bret McCormick’s All-Star Girls Report and was ranked No. 34 by espnW/HoopGurlz. Mwenentanda averaged 19 points and eight rebounds per game as a senior and surpassed the 1,000-point mark in her final prep game.
Mwenentanda joins transfer Aalyah Del Rosario and a trio of freshmen to become the fifth member of Vanderbilt’s 2025-26 signing class.
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