Our Basketball Superstar Amelia Sow Signs with the University of California.
By Michael Clarkson
As you reap, so shall you Sow.
As in that proverb in the Bible, Amelia Sow is harvesting what she planted through hard work and commitment to her basketball life.
On Sept. 29, FEIA’s superstar guard-forward announced she had accepted a cage scholarship to the prestigious University of California at Berkeley.
Heavily recruited by many NCAA Division I schools, the 6-foot-1, “four-star” Amelia chose the California Golden Bears over her other close consideration, the University of Maryland Terrapins.
“It was a hard decision and I liked both schools,” she said at the Lady Falcons’ practice.
The 2025-26 player of the year in the Women’s National Preparatory Basketball Association, Amelia will compete for her final Grade 12 season at FEIA under coach Handel Kipp, who she credits with creating a family atmosphere. “She’s always been a hard worker, a special player,” Kipp said.
“Amelia is a top 25 prospect, a can-do-everything player,” noted the Bear Insider blog on the Internet. California had a 21-15 record last year in the NCAA.
Last spring, FEIA graduate Eli Jolin, who was the boys’ national player of the year in 2025-26, accepted a scholarship to Santa Clara University in California.
Also this fall, FEIA’s current star Deng Ngor won a scholarship to Ohio State University. He and Sow are considered the top high school players in their divisions in Canada.
Two other Falcons on our boys’ team, Junior Jean-Marie (the University of New Orleans) and Totu Akuentok (St. Louis University) have won scholarships to American universities, as did Sow’s FEIA team-mate Lexee Anderson, who will be going to the University of Minnesota for 2027-28.
Along with a scholarship, Amelia received an undisclosed sum from UCal in the NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) payment system. It’s believed she received what is usually allotted to a star high schooler -- $150,000 to $200,000 U.S.
“I know I could make a lot of money. It’s factor. But I’m not going to base my decision on it,” she said recently. Sow’s final goal is to make the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) after university.
Sow was born in Quebec City to parents, Marie-Helene Pedneau and Samuel Audet-Sow, who were pro basketball players in Europe and have trained her through the years. As a youth, she also participated in ballet, gymnastics and soccer.
Her Falcons are currently ranked No. 1 in Canada as the season begins.
