A former OUA student-athlete, Ismaila played three seasons with Ontario Tech before transferring to Carleton University in 2023-24 where she was a member of the programs third U SPORTS championship winning team.
Now a graduate Assistant Coach, Ismaila played minor basketball in Ottawa before attending Algonquin College. Over four seasons in the OUA, Ismaila played over 1,500 minutes scoring 576 points and recording 380 rebounds and 48 assists.
While with the Ridgebacks, Ismaila received the Ontario Tech Black or Indigenous Heritage Student-Athlete Bursary in 2022-23.
Hadeza played alongside her sister Nadia for two seasons from 2021-2023.