Former Iowa women's basketball guard Emely Rodriguez transfers to Syracuse
Now on her third school in three years, former Iowa women's basketball guard Emely Rodriguez is transferring to an ACC school.
Former Iowa women's basketball guard Emely Rodriguez is transferring to Syracuse. The news was posted by Syracuse's social-media accounts on May 13. Welcome to the Orange Family, @Emyrodriguez21 🍊 Read More: https://t.
co/mCE2gLMcaG pic. twitter. com/4VsY1pJZUM — Syracuse Women's Basketball (@CuseWBB) May 13, 2026 Rodriguez entered the transfer portal on the first day it opened on April 6 after one season with the Hawkeyes.
Her Iowa career concluded after playing just 85 minutes and scoring 43 points over six games. Concerns regarding Rodriguez’s long-term status date back to Iowa’s late-November appearance at the WBCA Showcase in Orlando. Rodriguez’s last official action came there as she played four minutes in the Hawkeyes’ win over Miami on Nov.
22. Shortly after came the first mention of Rodriguez’s back injury, which forced her to watch home wins over Western Illinois (Nov. 26) and Fairfield (Nov.