Arizona head coach Rita Stubbs said she was looking in the transfer portal for every position except liberos this spring. She has one in the fold with the signing of former San Diego Torero Kennedy Osunsanmi.
“Kennedy is a dynamic, athletic player and we are excited to welcome her to Arizona,” Stubbs said in the press release. “She has the ability to compete and play right away with her experience and talent.”
The 6-foot-3 opposite appeared in 145 sets across 48 matches during her two seasons at San Diego. She averaged 2.23 kills per set on a .244 hitting percentage. Her 0.68 blocks per set and 0.12 service aces per set give her a career average of 2.70 points per set. She also averaged 0.87 digs per set during her time as a Torero.
She had her best showing as a freshman when she made the 2024 WCC All-Freshman team and was All-WCC honorable mention.
In her rookie season, Osunsanmi started 27 of the Toreros’ 28 matches and played 98 sets. She averaged 2.56 k/s on .241 hitting. She added 0.72 b/s and 0.17 sa/s for 3.10 points per set. Her kills and points were both third on the team while her blocks were fifth. She also contributed 1.05 d/s.
Osunsanmi did not play as much in 2025. She appeared in 47 sets across 21 matches. Her kills per set dropped to 1.53, her blocks to 0.60, and her points to 1.85. Both her kills and blocks placed fifth on the team.
Even with the drop in her stats in 2025, Osunsanmi compared favorably to last year’s Arizona roster. Her kills per set and points per set in 2025 would both have ranked fourth for the Wildcats. Her blocks per set would have been fifth.
The Toreros went 19-9 in 2024 when Osunsanmi was a freshman. Her sophomore year, they went 25-5. USD advanced to last year’s NCAA Tournament where it lost in the first round to Kansas State.
Osunsanmi will arrive in Tucson with two years of eligibility unless the five-year window is adopted by the NCAA. If that happens, she will have three years to play.
