PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland State women's basketball team completed its 2026-27 roster Tuesday with the addition of two incoming freshman in Maaya Lucas and Maile Starns.
 
Lucas, a 5-10 shooting guard, follows her Tualatin high school teammates Alex Padilla and Jordyn Smith to Portland State. All three played on Tualatin's 2025 OSAA 6A state title-winning team. Lucas helped lead Tualatin to four straight Three Rivers League titles during her high school career. She earned honorable mention all-state honors as a senior when she was also a first-team all-league selection. She set a single-season school record with 61 three-pointers as a senior.
 
"Maaya brings great length and athleticism, and is a proven winner at Tualatin," Portland State head coach Karlie Burris said of Lucas. "Her versatility on offense and the way she gets after it on the defensive end will be huge assets to our program. We are excited to welcome another local product to the Park Blocks."
 
Starns, meanwhile, comes in out of Legend High School in Parker, Colo. A 5-6 point guard, she led her team to three trips to the state quarterfinals, two to the semifinals and one championship appearance, all of which were the program's first in school history. She earned all-state honorable mention as a senior when she was also an all-league first-team selection. Additionally, she was named to the Nike Tournament of Champions All-Colorado Team in 2026.
 
"Maile is an explosive guard that can score at all three levels. She will bring great energy and effort from day one. She is a hard-nosed defender that doesn't shy away from a challenge. We are excited to welcome her competitive spirit and grit to the program," Burris said of Starns.
 
Lucas and Starns will be part of a big freshman class for the Vikings next season. Nine of the Vikings' 15 players will be freshmen between two redshirts and seven true freshmen. They are also part of a 10-member newcomer class that features seven freshmen (five signed in the fall) and three transfers in Smith (Cal Poly Humboldt), Teagan Colvin (UNLV) and Sara Barhoum (Oregon).
 

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Maaya Lucas, Freshman, 5-10, Guard, Tualatin, Ore. (Tualatin HS)
 
TUALATIN HIGH SCHOOL
Won the 2025 OSAA 6A state title…Set a single-season school record with 61 three-pointers as a senior...Four-time Three Rivers League champion…Named honorable mention all-state as a senior…First-team all-league as a senior after second-team honors as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore.
 
CLUB/AAU
Played for ML20 as a sophomore and junior…Played for Team Fly from the time she was in fifth grade to her freshman year of high school.
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS
Daughter of Jamaal and Toni Lucas…Has two brothers, Jamierr and Jasai Lucas, and two sisters, Jade and Jersey Lucas…Comes from an athletic family as her Dad Jamaal (Cincinnati), Mom Toni (Cincinnati/Louisville), Uncle AJ Slaughter (Western Kentucky), Aunt Nita Slaughter Pickens (Louisville) and Grandfather Anthony Slaughter Sr. (Murray State) all played basketball in college…Volunteers at Saint Anthony's Catholic School where she assists with serving meals to individuals experiencing homelessness…Also volunteers with Swish to Success as a mentor to youth, teaching life skills through basketball…Lists traveling,, exploring new places, spending quality time with family and friends, sharing meals and making memories as hobbies…Hopes to become an anesthesiologist…Plans on majoring in biology with a minor in English.
 

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Maile Starns, Freshman, 5-6, Guard, Parker, Colo. (Legend HS)
 
LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL
Led her team to their school's first-ever appearances in the state quarterfinals (three times), semifinals (twice) and championship (once)…Named honorable mention all-state as a senior when she was also a first-team all-league selection…Earned the Women in Sports Award from Douglas County in 2026…Named to the Nike Tournament of Champions All-Colorado Team in 2026…Earned the Hustle and Heart Award (2026) and Toughness Award (2025) from her high school team…Also earned one letter in soccer in high school.
 
CLUB/AAU
Played for GRIT Select 40 where she earned All-Select 40 second-team honors in 2026…Also played for the Mountain West Premier EYBL teams in 2023 and 2024 where she finished as national runners up at the 2023 Nike EYBL tournament.
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS
Daughter of Travis and Stephanie Starns…Has a brother, Blake Starns…Dad, Travis, played basketball for the Colorado School of Mines…Lists playing soccer, hiking, snowboarding and coaching basketball to younger girls as hobbies…Plans to go into medical sales when her basketball career is over…Plans on majoring in business administration: marketing with a minor in biology.