NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion women’s basketball head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones is welcoming 13 transfers to the Monarchs’ 2026-27 roster. The third incoming student-athlete is Trinity Vance, a 5-foot-10-inch junior guard who is joining ODU from Delaware.
“Trinity Vance is a highly skilled shooter that is a true threat on the floor at all times,” said Jones. “She has great size and length which will help on both sides of the ball. Trinity is a player that loves the game of basketball and it shows in many different ways. She has the potential to be a force in the SBC with her shooting range and ability to put the ball on the floor. But she also has the capabilities to make her teammates better. Vance has played on this level which should help her come in right away and contribute. We will use her to her full potential and skill. She was a top high school player out of South Carolina. Her being a player of her magnitude will help this program in many ways, only time will tell how great she can be.”
Trinity Vance | Guard | Waterloo, S.C. | Legacy Early College (Delaware)
Vance is joining the Silver and Blue after making 32 appearances and seven starts last season with the Blue Hens. She averaged 8.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game and scored 285 points across the season. The Waterloo, South Carolina native opened last season with a 15-point performance in 18 minutes of action against Bloomsburg in a 83-59 win over the Huskies. Vance scored a season high 23 points on 9-13 shooting from the field (69.2%) and went 2-4 (50%) from behind the arc. She finished the season as the Blue Hens’ fifth leading scorer and shot 37.7% from the field and 31% from behind the arc.
Vance missed the entirety of the 2024-25 season due to injury. In high school she averaged 12.5 points, 1.9 assists, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game over a 78-game span. In her senior year of high school, she ended the year ranked 338th nationally and found herself in the top seven players in South Carolina in made three-pointers. She is a two-time Adidas All-American, three-time Female Player of the Year (2021-23), and earned MVP of the 2023 national tournament. She also collected three Offensive Player of the Year nods and earned MLK Queens Game MVP, She Got Game Classic MVP, John Wall MVP, DME Jingle Jam MVP, and was a two-time National Champion in 2022 and 2023.
Vance competed with Team Curry at the Under Armour and Adidas circuits while ending up being ranked the number two prospect and number one shooting guard in the state of South Carolina. She received numerous honors on the principal’s honor roll and ranked among the top 10 in her graduating class. She also played AAu ball with Upward 3SSB.
