2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 22
Bella Fontleroy
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Kickapoo HS
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Mo.
• 2025 ALL-BIG 12 DEFENSIVE TEAM
• 2025 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-BIG 12
• 2024 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM
• 2023 BIG 12 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (UNANIMOUS)
2024-25 (JUNIOR): Started in all 36 games her junior season … Led BU in steals in 12 games, the most by a single player this season … Tabbed the most blocks in 11 games, averaging 1.1 per game, leading the Bears in both categories … Recorded 29 points with seven 3-pointers and 10 field goals made, all being career highs against Cincinnati (2/2) ... Grabbed 14 off the rim against Incarnate Word (11/7), her career high rebounds … Had a career high of five assists against New Orleans (11/29) ... Blocked five shots against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (11/17), another career high on the season … Scored in double figures in 13 games … Earned two double-doubles on the season, 10 points and 10 rebounds against LA Tech, 17 points and 10 rebounds against No. 23 Utah … 2025 All-Big 12 Defensive Team … 2025 Honorable Mention All-Big 12.
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 34 games for the Bears, including 16 starts … finished second in made-three percentage (.364), made threes (56) and attempts behind the arc (154) … recorded 17 double-figure scoring games, leading the team in points 6 times … led BU in blocks 11 times, recording 25 overall … led the team with eight rebounds in the season-opening win over Southern (11/6) … her four nets behind the 3-pt line against McNeese (11/24) contributed to a school-record 17 made threes … added three assists and three steals against McNeese (11/24), matching a career-best in each category … had a career-game in the Foster Pavilion’s inaugural game against TCU (1/3), posting career-highs in points (21), field goals made (8), and 3-pointers made (5) … recorded her third double-double of the year in BU’s NCAA Tournament win over Vanderbilt (3/22), finishing with 19 points while matching a career-high with 11 boards.
2022-23 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 33 games as a true freshman for the Bears, earning 16 starts... Recorded three double-doubles and logged 15 double-figure scoring games... Earned Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors twice (Nov. 14, Dec. 5)... Was recognized by Her Hoop Stats as a top performer off the bench in NCAA Division I... Logged her first-career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds in a 55-point win over HCU... Turned in a career-high 19 points and matched a career-high 11 rebounds against Iowa State (Feb. 18)... Was a unanimous pick to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 8 in her position and No. 41 overall by ESPN HoopGurlz … Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Trophy Underclassmen Girls Watch List … Gatorade Player of the Year … McDonald’s All-American nominee … Two-time district champs at Kickapoo High School.
PERSONAL: Daughter of William and Carolyn Fontleroy … Has two siblings, Nickie and Trip.
• 2025 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-BIG 12
• 2024 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM
• 2023 BIG 12 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (UNANIMOUS)
2024-25 (JUNIOR): Started in all 36 games her junior season … Led BU in steals in 12 games, the most by a single player this season … Tabbed the most blocks in 11 games, averaging 1.1 per game, leading the Bears in both categories … Recorded 29 points with seven 3-pointers and 10 field goals made, all being career highs against Cincinnati (2/2) ... Grabbed 14 off the rim against Incarnate Word (11/7), her career high rebounds … Had a career high of five assists against New Orleans (11/29) ... Blocked five shots against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (11/17), another career high on the season … Scored in double figures in 13 games … Earned two double-doubles on the season, 10 points and 10 rebounds against LA Tech, 17 points and 10 rebounds against No. 23 Utah … 2025 All-Big 12 Defensive Team … 2025 Honorable Mention All-Big 12.
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 34 games for the Bears, including 16 starts … finished second in made-three percentage (.364), made threes (56) and attempts behind the arc (154) … recorded 17 double-figure scoring games, leading the team in points 6 times … led BU in blocks 11 times, recording 25 overall … led the team with eight rebounds in the season-opening win over Southern (11/6) … her four nets behind the 3-pt line against McNeese (11/24) contributed to a school-record 17 made threes … added three assists and three steals against McNeese (11/24), matching a career-best in each category … had a career-game in the Foster Pavilion’s inaugural game against TCU (1/3), posting career-highs in points (21), field goals made (8), and 3-pointers made (5) … recorded her third double-double of the year in BU’s NCAA Tournament win over Vanderbilt (3/22), finishing with 19 points while matching a career-high with 11 boards.
2022-23 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 33 games as a true freshman for the Bears, earning 16 starts... Recorded three double-doubles and logged 15 double-figure scoring games... Earned Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors twice (Nov. 14, Dec. 5)... Was recognized by Her Hoop Stats as a top performer off the bench in NCAA Division I... Logged her first-career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds in a 55-point win over HCU... Turned in a career-high 19 points and matched a career-high 11 rebounds against Iowa State (Feb. 18)... Was a unanimous pick to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 8 in her position and No. 41 overall by ESPN HoopGurlz … Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Trophy Underclassmen Girls Watch List … Gatorade Player of the Year … McDonald’s All-American nominee … Two-time district champs at Kickapoo High School.
PERSONAL: Daughter of William and Carolyn Fontleroy … Has two siblings, Nickie and Trip.
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