Strength and Experience
Lizzy Puot's basketball journey has taken her from Des Moines to the Division I level. After winning an NJCAA Division II championship with Kirkwood Community College, she continued her career at Toledo.
- Full Name: Elizabeth Gatluak Puot
- Sport: Women's Basketball
- Position: Forward
- Jersey Number: 13
- Height: 6 feet 1 inch
- Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
- High School: Des Moines North High School
- Previous College: Kirkwood Community College
- Current College: University of Toledo
- Current Team: Toledo Rockets
- Academic Year: Senior (2026-27)
While attending Des Moines North High School in Iowa, Lizzy was involved in basketball, volleyball and track and field.
Under head basketball coach Haywood Boston, she earned four Iowa Alliance Conference First-Team selections and unanimous CIML recognition. Her participation in three varsity sports reflected her athletic development during high school.
Puot continued her basketball career at Kirkwood Community College, where she helped the program win the 2023-24 NJCAA Division II National Championship.
Across her two seasons, Kirkwood compiled a 68-4 overall record, including an undefeated 37-0 home record. She appeared in all 72 games and started 35 during her second season.
In 2024-25, she posted averages of 12.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, while shooting 58.3 percent overall and 38.5 percent from beyond the arc.
Her performances earned her ICCAC All-Region First-Team honors and ICCAC All-Tournament Team MVP recognition. She also received two Athlete of the Week selections and recorded a career-high 27 points during the 2025 NJCAA Division II National Tournament.
Shooting from beyond the arc became another part of her offensive game, highlighted by a 38.5 percent three-point mark during the 2024-25 campaign.
Toledo head coach Ginny Boggess highlighted her rebounding, interior scoring and ability to defend multiple positions when discussing her addition to the program.
Outside basketball, she has expressed interest in majoring in political science or psychology. At Toledo, she also served as a representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, participating in student-athlete leadership activities.
During the 2025-26 season, Puot appeared in 21 games for Toledo, averaging 6.5 minutes per contest. She recorded 33 points and 25 rebounds while shooting 52.9 percent from the field.
She produced career highs in points, rebounds and field goals made against Long Beach State on December 22, finishing with seven points, four rebounds and three baskets. She later converted her first career three-pointer against Northern Illinois.
On March 4, she contributed three points and three rebounds in 16 minutes during Toledo's victory over Western Michigan.
Toledo opened its 2026-27 preseason with a 106-40 exhibition victory over Lawrence Tech on October 27, 2026. Puot enters the season listed as a senior, continuing her collegiate career with the Rockets.
Lizzy Puot's path to Toledo includes her high school years at Des Moines North and a national championship-winning experience at Kirkwood. As a senior, she brings a strong basketball background, frontcourt flexibility and individual accomplishments to the Rockets.