VIDEO: Jaterra Bonds and Carlie Needles Introduce freshman Viktorija Dimaite
Thursday, August 25, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Gator sophomore Jaterra Bonds (Gainesville, Fla.) and freshman Carlie Needles (Highlands Ranch, Col.) introduce the Gator Nation to freshman Viktorija Dimaite (Skuodo, Lithuania).
Dimaite, a 6-foot-4 center, spent the initial weeks of the summer playing on one of her home country's national teams before an ankle injury limited her action. She remained in Lithuania for the remainder of the summer and returned to Gainesville on August 16 for UF freshman orientation.
She attended and played her final two years of prep basketball at The Rock in Gainesville, where Dimaite first helped the Lions captured the Florida Class 1A state championship before the squad wont he 2011 NACA Division 1A National Championship, as Dimaite recorded eight points, eight rebounds and six blocks in the title game.
