Sylvia Fowles 6-6 Senior Center Miami, Fla. (Edison HS/Gulliver Prep)

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2 Players THIS IS 34 Career Highs POINTS 28 at Alabama, Feb. 23, 2006 REBOUNDS 22 vs. Vanderbilt, Jan. 26, 2006 FIELD GOALS 12 at Alabama, Feb. 23, 2006 FG ATTEMPTS 18 five times FREE THROWS 10 vs. South Florida, Dec. 30, 2005 FT ATTEMPTS 15 vs. Minnesota, Jan. 7, 2006 ASSISTS 3 at Georgia, Feb. 1, 2007 BLOCKS 7 vs. Tennessee, March 5, 2006 STEALS 5 at Auburn, Jan. 4, at Florida, Feb. 16, 2006 MINUTES 44 at Florida, Feb. 16, 2006 Sylvia Fowles 6-6 Senior Center Miami, Fla. (Edison HS/Gulliver Prep) JUNIOR SEASON ( ) Named first-team All-SEC by the coaches... Earned All-SEC Tournament honors... Named a Kodak All-American and was one of 12 finalists for the Wade Trophy... One of five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award and a Wooden Award All- American... Named first-team All-American by ESPN.com and the United States Basketball Writers Association... Secondteam Associated Press All-American Earned MOP honors in the Fresno Regional... Became 's all-time leader in blocked shots with her second block at Tulane on Nov. 19 and now has 250 in her career... Became the first player in SEC history to record a double-double in every conference game... Had 27 double-doubles and has 62 in her career, the second most in history... Became the 11th player in school history to reach the 1,500 point milestone and sits ninth on the career scoring list with 1, Ranks second in career rebounds at with 1, Became the fourth player in school history to reach 1,000 rebounds and the third player in school history to have over 1,000 points and 1,000 boards... Has scored in double figures in 90 of her 109 career games and grabbed at least 10 rebounds in 66 games... Grabbed a season-high 20 rebounds in the win over Auburn on Jan Also collected 20 boards at South Carolina to go with her 23 points... Collected another game with 23 Fowles Career Accolades points and 20 rebounds at 2005 SEC Sixth Woman of the Year Arkansas on Feb Collected 2005 Second-team All-SEC 20 rebounds vs. Tennessee in 2005 SEC All-Freshman the SEC Tournament semifinal 2005 honorable mention All-America (AP) game to go with 19 points & 2006 First-team All-Louisiana Pulled down a then season-high 2005 Louisiana Freshman of the Year 19 rebounds in the loss at Ole 2006 First-team All-SEC Miss on Jan Added Third-team All-American (AP) points in that game... Ranked 2007 SEC All-Tournament team 10th in the nation in field goal 2007 First-team All-American (ESPN.com, Wooden Award, USBWA) percentage and third in 2007 Second-team All-American (AP) rebounds... Earned SEC Player 2007 Kodak All-America of the Week honors on Dec First-team All-SEC Earned MVP honors in the 2007 Fresno Regional MOP Basketball Travelers Classic at Member of the 2007 United States Senior National Team in Italy Was the second leading Member of the 2006 United States Senior National Team in Australia scorer and rebounder for the Member of the 2005 United States World University Games Gold Medal Team 2007 United States Senior National team during a twoweek tour of Italy in April... Trained with the United States Senior National team for six days in September in New York. Fowles Career Statistics THREE-POINT REBOUND YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / / /16.9 TOTAL / / WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

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4 THIS IS Players I would say she is probably the single most dominant big woman that I have seen come into college. - GENO AURIEMMA, UCONN HEAD COACH SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Started all 35 games... Started for the first time in her collegiate career at No. 13 Texas Tech in the season opener... Named first-team All-Southeastern Conference by the coaches and the AP... Third-team AP All-America selection... Named to the SEC all-tournament team... Named to the San Antonio Regional all-tournament team... Spent spring break in Australia playing for the United States Senior National team at the Opals World Challenge play... Ended the season ranked second in career blocked shots at with Blocked at least one shot in 31 of the 35 games and had at least one block in 65 career games... Was one of 20 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award... Was one of 12 finalists for the State Farm Wade Trophy... Earned all-tournament team honors at the Miami Thanksgiving Classic... Had 23 double-doubles and 35 in her career, the fourth most in history... Her 60.7 field goal percentage was the fourth-best single season field goal percentage in school history... Ended the season ranked fifth in rebounds in a season with 407 and third in rebounds by a sophomore... Poured in 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds against No. 4 Ohio State and Jessica Davenport... Pulled down 17 rebounds in the win over No. 10 Michigan State... Grabbed an NCAA Tournament school-record 19 rebounds in the victory over DePaul on March Became just the fourth player in history to collect at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game when she scored 26 points and grabbed a career-best 22 rebounds against Vanderbilt on Jan Her 22 rebounds against Vanderbilt were the most by a Lady Tigers player since Scored a career-high 28 points in the victory at Alabama in Feb Blocked a career-best seven shots against Tennessee on March 5... Four-time SEC Player of the Week (Dec. 19, Jan. 2, Jan. 30 and Feb. 6)... Finished the season ranked seventh in the NCAA in field goal percentage, fifth in rebounding and 27th in blocked shots. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in all 36 games Began her collegiate career by posting a doubledouble with 13 points and 11 rebounds against Maine on Nov Had a total of 12 double-doubles... Scored a season-high 22 points in 22 minutes at No. 17 Vanderbilt on Jan Reached double figures in scoring in 25 of the 36 games Had double-digit rebounds in 13 games... Finished the season ranked third in shots blocked in a single season at with Recorded at least one blocked shot in all but three games and had at least two blocks in 30 games Ended the season ranked third in rebounds by a freshman at with Collected a season-best 17 rebounds in 's victory over No. 5 Tennessee on WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

5 Players THIS IS Has breathtaking athletic ability. With her speed, quickness, agility and jumping ability, would still be a force if she were 5 inches shorter. Capable of spectacular blocked shots and baskets. DICK PATRICK, USA TODAY Feb Ranked 16th in the nation in blocked shots... Ranked sixth at in field goal percentage in a single season... Ended the season ranked 16th in the SEC in scoring, second in field goal percentage, third in rebounds and second in blocked shots... Named the SEC Sixth Woman of the Year... Named secondteam All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman by the coaches... Named honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press Voted Louisiana Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Louisiana by the LSWA Earned All-Tournament team honors for her efforts in the Women's Sports Foundation Classic... Was selected to the Coors Classic All-Tournament team... A member of the 2005 United States World University Games Gold Medal Team with teammate Seimone Augustus... Led Team USA with 15.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 20.6 points and 11.6 rebounds as a senior at Gulliver Prep for coach Gary Armstrong... Helped Gulliver to the 6A state title after transferring from Edison High School... Helped Edison to two state titles with coach Denise Novak... The first as a freshman with current Lady Tiger teammates Scholanda Hoston and Florence Williams and the second as a junior by averaging 21.1 points and 15.6 rebounds per game... Earned numerous All-America honors following her senior season, including first-team Parade All-America and firstteam WBCA All-America... Earned MVP honors at the WBCA All-America Game... Was also selected as a McDonald's All-American as a senior... Earned USA Today's top junior player and was a fourth-team Parade All-American as a junior... Did not play organized basketball until eighth grade... Became the first high school player to dunk in a game, using two hands to dunk twice in a regional playoff game. PERSONAL Full name is Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles... Nickname is "Big Syl"... Born on Oct. 6, 1985, in Miami, Fla.... Daughter of Arrittio Fowles... Has three brothers, Walter, Morris and Jeremy, and one sister, Dorothy... Enjoys drawing and sewing in her spare time... General studies major with a concentration in communication studies, sociology and sports studies WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE 55

6 Players THIS IS 4 Career Highs POINTS 9 vs. West Virginia, Nov. 12, 2006 REBOUNDS 5 vs. Howard, Nov. 13, 2006 FIELD GOALS 3 vs. UNC Ashville, March 17, 2007 FG ATTEMPTS 8 vs. McNeese State, Dec. 20, PT FIELD GOALS 1 vs. UL-Lafayette, Nov. 16, PT FG ATTEMPTS 1 vs. UL-Lafayette, Nov. 16, vs. McNeese State, Dec. 20, 2006 FREE THROWS 8 vs. Howard, Nov. 13, 2006 FT ATTEMPTS 8 vs. West Virginia, Nov. 12, vs. Howard, Nov. 13, 2006 ASSISTS 2 five times STEALS 3 vs. McNeese State, Dec. 20, 2006 BLOCKS 1 vs. UNC Ashville, March 17, 2007 MINUTES 21 vs. West Virginia, Nov. 12, vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 25, 2006 Katie Antony 5-10 Senior Guard Anacoco, La. (Anacoco HS/Vanderbilt) JUNIOR SEASON ( ) Played in 24 games in her first season at after sitting out the season because of transfer rules Scored her first points in an uniform in her first game against West Virginia on Nov Finished that game with nine points and four rebounds... Scored at least five points in seven games, including eight points again Howard on Nov. 13 and McNeese State on Dec. 20 Poured in six points and grabbed four rebounds in 's NCAA opening round game against UNC Ashville Her.806 (29-36) free throw percentage was the highest on the team. AT VANDERBILT Averaged 4.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in two seasons at Vanderbilt... Started 29-of-62 games in her career, including 15 as a sophomore... Scored a careerhigh 14 points against Kentucky on Jan. 8, Dished out a career-best 12 assists at St. Louis on Dec. 21, Antony s Career Accolades 2004 Academic All-SEC 2006 Academic All-SEC 2007 Academic All-SEC HIGH SCHOOL Played for coach Vic Ortiz at Anacoco and helped lead the school to five state titles in her six seasons on varsity... Named 2003 McDonald's All-American Dream 100, 2003 Louisiana Miss Basketball, 2003 Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year, 2003 WBCA Honorable Mention All-American (Top 40) Was a five-time first-team all-state and fourtime all-state Most Valuable Player Selected as a five-time first-team All-Central Louisiana, first-team all-district, firstteam all-parish... Named a four-time MVP on all-parish team and all-district team... A two-time Street & Smith All- America Honorable Mention (2001, 2002)... Averaged 30.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 4.1 steals per game as a senior Finished high school career ranked nationally in free throws attempted (first-1,372), free throws made (second-1,004), steals (second-710), and scoring (sixth- 4,337) Finished third all-time in scoring in Louisiana (4,337 points - grades 9-12)... Ran track at Anacoco and was a three-time runner-up at the state championships in the 100m hurdles. PERSONAL Full name is Katie Lynn Antony... Born on July 25, 1984, in Alexandria, La.... Daughter of Max and Quita Antony... Her mother, Quita was a legendary coach at Pitkin High School and was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame... Has one sister, Ashley, and one brother, Max... Her sister, Ashley played basketball at Louisiana Tech and finished her high school career as the state's all-time leader scorer with 4,704 points... Was National Honor Society President, Student Council President and 4-H Vice President... Named Miss Anacoco High School... Anacoco High School Homecoming Queen... Was the Class Valedictorian... Majoring in communication studies. Antony s Career Statistics THREE-POINT REBOUND YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / /2.9 TOTAL / / WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

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8 Players THIS IS Quianna Chaney 15 Career Highs POINTS 24 at Michigan State, Dec. 17, 2006 REBOUNDS 7 vs. TAMUCC, Nov. 26, vs. Rutgers, April 1, 2007 FIELD GOALS 10 at Michigan State, Dec. 17, at Arkansas, Feb. 15, 2007 FG ATTEMPTS 21 at Michigan State, Dec. 17, PT FIELD GOALS 5 at Georgia, Feb. 1 3-PT FG ATTEMPTS 9 vs. Maine, Nov. 11, vs. UNC Ashville, March 17, 2007 FREE THROWS 5 vs. Baylor, Jan. 30, 2006 FT ATTEMPTS 7 at Baylor, Nov. 21, 2006 ASSISTS 7 at Tulane, Nov. 19, 2006 BLOCKS 2 at Mississippi State, Jan. 14, 2007 STEALS 5 vs. Detroit, Dec. 2, 2006 MINUTES 40 at Ole Miss, Jan. 11, vs. Tennessee, Feb. 19, Senior Guard Baton Rouge, La. (Southern Lab HS) JUNIOR SEASON ( ) Started for the first time in her career in the season opener against West Virginia... Has started 38 games in her career... Named second-team All- SEC by the coaches... Received first-team all-louisiana honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Earned All-tournament team honors in the Basketball Travelers Classic at... Poured in a career-high 24 points in 's victory at No. 18 Michigan State on Dec Had a then career-high tying four three-pointers against the Spartans too... Scored 22 points in the win over Florida State in the NCAA Tournament regional semifinal... Had a game-high 20 points on a career-best five three-pointers in the loss at Georgia on Feb Scored 17 points in 's victory over No. 5 Ohio State on Dec Poured in 19 points, all in the second half, at Ole Miss on Jan Scored 21 points in the victory at Arkansas on Feb Scored in double figures 23 times during the season and 39 times in her career... Had 15 points on four 3-pointers in the NCAA Tournament opener against UNC Ashville... Finished 19th in scoring in the SEC, 11th in threepoint field goal percentage and 13th in three-point field goals made Her 52 three-pointers ranked 10th in three's made in a season at Enters her senior year ranked sixth in career three-point field goals made and fifth in career three-point field goals attempted as. Chaney s Career Accolades 2005 SEC All-Freshman 2006 Academic All-SEC 2007 Academic All-SEC 2007 Second-team All-SEC 2007 First-team All-Louisiana SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in 31 games... Scored 18 points in 's victory over South Florida on Dec. 30 and followed it with a career-best 19 points against North Carolina A&T on Jan Poured in 18 points the victory over Alabama on Jan Dished out a career-best six assists against Nebraska on Nov Collected a career-high seven rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov Scored in double figures in eight games, including 13 points against Florida Atlantic in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament... Earned all-tournament team honors at the Miami Thanksgiving Classic. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in all 36 games Scored a season-high 16 points that included four three-pointers in 's victory over Florida on Feb Connected on four three-pointers for 12 points in her first career game against Maine on Nov Also had 12 points against both at Florida on Jan. 13 (on four three-pointers) and against Southern Miss on Nov Had 10 points in 's victory at Southwest Missouri State on Dec. 18 and added 11 points in the win over UC-Santa Barbara on Dec. 21 and against Arkansas on Jan Was named to the SEC All-Freshman team by the coaches... Was one of 15 finalists for a spot on the United States U19 World Championship team. HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.7 steals and 6.7 assists per game as a senior at Southern Lab in Baton Rouge for coach Henry Combs... Earned a spot as a McDonald's All-American, joining current teammates Erica White and Sylvia Fowles... Also named WBCA honorable mention All-America, as well as third-team Parade All-America following her senior season... Was a two-time District Defensive MVP and was selected as the 1A State Player of the Year as a senior... As a junior she was also named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association 1A Player of the Year and helped Southern Lab to the 1A state title... Played AAU ball for the Louisiana Storm and earned AAU 17U All-American in PERSONAL Full name is Quianna Nehma Chaney... Nickname is "Q"... Born on April 14, 1986, in Baton Rouge... Daughter of Brenda and Douglas Chaney... Has three siblings, Eric (27), Jamie (26) and Kayla (14)... Began playing basketball in the sixth grade... Her best sports moment is when she made nine three-pointers in one game... Received her degree in general studies in August of Chaney s Career Statistics THREE-POINT REBOUND YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / / /11.8 TOTAL / / WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

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10 Players THIS IS RaShonta LeBlanc 12 Career Highs POINTS 19 vs. Vanderbilt, March 4, 2007 REBOUNDS 7 vs. Connecticut, March 26, 2007 FIELD GOALS 7 vs. Vanderbilt, March 4, 2007 FG ATTEMPTS 14 vs. Vanderbilt, March 4, PT FIELD GOALS 5 vs. UNC Ashville, March 17, PT FG ATTEMPTS 7 vs. Vanderbilt, March 4, 2007 FREE THROWS 6 vs. Kentucky, March 4, 2006 FT ATTEMPTS 6 three times ASSISTS 8 three times STEALS 4 three times BLOCKS 1 10 times MINUTES 40 three times 5-7 Senior Guard Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS) JUNIOR SEASON ( ) Returned to the starting line-up in the season opener against West Virginia... Started all 38 games during the season and has 53 starts in her career Poured in a career-high 19 points in the SEC Tournament championship game against Vanderbilt... Earned All-SEC Tournament honors... Had 15 points in the NCAA Tournament opener vs. UNC Ashville with a career-high five 3-pointers... Scored 11 points against West Virginia and was 4-for-4 from the field, including 3-for- 3 from three-point range in the season-opener on Nov Earned All-tournament team honors in the Basketball Travelers Classic at... Posted a then career-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 3-for-4 from three-point range in the victory over Tulsa on Nov Tied a careerhigh with eight assists in the victory over No. 5 Ohio State on Dec Scored 13 points against Kentucky on Jan. 18 and was 3-for-3 from three-point range in the game... Added 11 points and seven assists in 's victory over Florida on Feb. 8 Was second in the SEC to teammate Erica White in assists-to-turnover ratio Led the team with a.440 shooting percentage from three-point range, hitting 33-of-75. LeBlanc s Career Accolades 2005 Freshman Academic All-SEC 2006 Academic All-SEC SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in 27 games and started Started her first game in the season opener at No. 13 Texas Tech and played all 40 minutes... posted a 14-1 record while she started at point guard... Dished out a career-best eight assists in the victory over Texas Tech... Scored a season-best 10 points in 's victory over Nebraska on Nov Followed that with a 10-point, eight-assist game against North Carolina A&T on Jan Had eight games with at least five assists, including six against both Michigan State and Minnesota... Named 2006 Academic All-Southeastern Conference. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in 25 games Scored a season-high five points against Southern Miss on Nov. 21 and Arkansas on Jan. 20 Pulled down a season-best four rebounds against Southern Miss on Nov. 21 Dished out a season-high four assists at Colorado on Nov. 27 Scored at least two points in 13 games Had at least two rebounds in nine games Had at least two assists in five games, including four games with three assists. HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 14.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.6 steals and 2,3 assists as a senior at Port Arthur Memorial for coach Joe Fonteneaux... Was a McDonald's All-America nominee as a senior... Was a three-time first-team all-district and two-time first-team all-region... Was named the Newcomer of the Year as a freshman... Helped her team to back-to-back district titles in 2001 and 2002 and a co-championship in Earned AAU All-America honors with the Houston Hotshots after her junior season. PERSONAL Fullname is RaShonta LeNette LeBlanc... Nickname is Tae-Tae... Born on July 30, 1986, in Port Arthur, Texas... Daughter of Robert and Arlene LeBlanc... Has one sister, RaNysha... RaNysha competed on 's track & field squad... Began playing basketball at age six... Has worn the same number (12) since she was in middle school... Majoring in business Was accepted into the College of Business Internal Auditing Program and began in the spring of LeBlanc s Career Statistics THREE-POINT REBOUND YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / / /6.1 TOTAL / / WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

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12 Players THIS IS Khalilah Mitchell 10 Career Highs POINTS 9 at Mississippi State, Jan. 14, 2007 REBOUNDS 6 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 25, 2006 FIELD GOALS 4 vs. McNeese State, Dec. 20, at Mississippi State, Jan. 14, 2007 FG ATTEMPTS 7 vs. McNeese State, Dec. 20, PT FIELD GOALS 2 vs. Alabama, Feb. 25, PT FG ATTEMPTS 3 vs. Kentucky, Jan. 18, vs. Alabama, Feb. 25, 2007 FREE THROWS 5 at Alabama, Feb. 23, 2006 FT ATTEMPTS 6 at Alabama, Feb. 23, 2006 ASSISTS 5 vs. Southern, Nov. 22, 2005 STEALS 4 vs. Alabama, Feb. 25, 2007 BLOCKS 2 at Mississippi State, Jan. 14, 2007 MINUTES 27 vs. McNeese State, Dec. 20, Senior Guard New Orleans, La. (St. Mary s HS) JUNIOR SEASON ( ) Played in 30 games Scored a then career-high eight points, including her first career three-point basket, and grabbed a career-best six rebounds in the win over Eastern Washington on Nov Also scored eight points against McNeese State on Dec Poured in a career-high nine points on 4-of-5 shooting in the win at Mississippi State on Jan. 14. Also collected five rebounds, dished out four assists and blocked two shots against the Lady Bulldogs... Collected a career-high four steals against Alabama on Feb Drained a career-best two three-pointers for her six points against the Crimson Tide on Feb. 25 Scored at least five points in seven games, including seven-point games against Detroit on Dec. 2 and Kentucky on Jan. 18 Finished the season with five three-pointers, including hitting two in a win over Alabama on Feb. 25. SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in 22 games... Dished out a season-high five assists and had three steals against Southern on Nov Scored a season-high seven points in the victory at Alabama on Feb Equaled her career-high with three rebounds against Southern and Arkansas... Missed three games in December with an ankle injury. FRESHMAN (REDSHIRT) SEASON ( ) Played in 22 games after returning from a knee injury suffered in Scored a season-high four points in the victory over Arkansas on Jan. 20 Pulled down a season-high three rebounds at Southwest Missouri State on Dec. 18 Dished out a season-best four assists in the season opener against Maine on Nov. 11 Also dished out three assists at Southwest Missouri State on Dec. 18 Named 2005 Academic All-SEC. Mitchell s Career Accolades 2004 Freshman Academic All-SEC 2005 Academic All-SEC FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in just four games before suffering a season-ending knee injury in practice in late November... Underwent surgery to repair the torn ACL in her right knee on Nov Scored her first baskets as a collegiate player in the second half of 's season-opening victory over Villanova on Nov. 15. HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 18.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.2 steals per game as a senior at St. Mary's... Played for coach Keith Haywood... Was named first-team all-state and participated in the Louisiana High School All-Star game this past summer... Named New Orleans Times-Picayune Metro Player of the Year and Clarion Herald Catholic League Player of the Year as a senior... Was an 11-4A District first-team selection and was named the district MVP... Named the St. Mary's Student- Athlete of the Year as a senior for her performance on the court as well as on the track. PERSONAL Full name is Khalilah Renee Mitchell... Born on Dec. 25, 1985, in Atlanta, Ga.... Daughter of Jennifer Moss and Walter Mitchell... Resides with her mother and stepfather Thomas Moss and sister Karimah (18)... Has seven siblings; Ketourah (30), Reginald (33), Malika (28), Abdul (27), Kameelah (26), Kareem (24) and Karimah... Her brother Reginald played basketball at Clark University in Atlanta... Began playing basketball at age Received her degree in general studies in May of Earned a 4.0 GPA in the 2004 spring semester. Mitchell s Career Statistics THREE-POINT REBOUND YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / / / / /2.1 TOTAL / / WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

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14 Players THIS IS Ashley Thomas 54 Career Highs POINTS 17 at Arkansas, Feb. 2, 2006 REBOUNDS 13 vs. Florida Atlantic, March 18, 2006 FIELD GOALS 7 at Arkansas, Feb. 2, 2006 FG ATTEMPTS 11 vs. Louisiana Tech, Dec PT FIELD GOALS 2 vs. Connecticut, March 26, PT FG ATTEMPTS 3 at Michigan State, Dec. 17, 2006 FREE THROWS 5 vs. Tulane, Dec. 20, vs. North Carolina A&T, Jan. 1, 2006 FT ATTEMPTS 7 vs. Tulane, Dec. 20, 2005 ASSISTS 5 vs. Georgia, Feb. 12, vs. Ole Miss, March 3, 2006 STEALS 4 at Alabama, Feb. 23, vs. Auburn, Jan. 28, 2007 BLOCKS 3 at SW Missouri St., Dec. 18, 2004 MINUTES 38 at Baylor, Nov. 21, Senior Forward Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS) JUNIOR SEASON ( ) Played in 34 games and started 32 Has started 55 games in her career... Had her streak of 34 straight starts snapped at Arkansas on Feb. 15, her first game missed with her right knee injury... Missed four games (Arkansas, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Alabama) with a right knee injury... Returned to action in the SEC Tournament and returned to the starting line-up in the SEC Tournament title game against Vanderbilt on March 4... Scored a then season-high 11 points in the victory over Louisiana Tech on Dec Also scored 11 points in the win against Arkansas on Jan. 25 and against Auburn on Jan Grabbed nine rebounds on two occasions; at South Florida on Jan. 3 and against Georgia on Jan Poured in season-high 12 points in the victory over Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament regional final on 5-of-8 shooting, including 2- of-2 from three-point land. Thomas Career Accolades 2005 Freshman Academic All-SEC 2006 Academic All-SEC 2007 Academic All-SEC SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in all 35 games and started Returned from knee surgery to play 15 minutes in the season opener at No. 13 Texas Tech... Poured in 12 points in the following game against Southern on Nov Did not miss a shot against Southern, hitting all five from the floor and both free throws... Scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds against North Carolina A&T... Scored a careerhigh 17 points and grabbed a career-best eight rebounds at Arkansas on Feb Grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out five assists vs. Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament... Recorded at least five rebounds in 17 games, including eight against Baylor, Arkansas and Washington... Scored at least five points in 13 games, including 11 points against both Tulane and DePaul... Started for the first time in her career on Jan. 4 at Auburn... Scored eight points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds in her first NCAA Tournament game against Florida Atlantic on March 18. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in 14 games before suffering a season ending knee injury Injured her right knee in the 14th game of the season at Rutgers on Jan. 5 and had successful surgery to repair torn ligaments on Jan. 14 Scored a season-high six points against Texas State on Dec. 30 Pulled down a season-best six rebounds against Tulane on Jan. 2 Scored five points in her first collegiate game against Maine on Nov. 11. HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.0 assists per game as a senior at Stephenson High School for coach Dennis Watkins... Helped lead her team to the 5A state title in 2004 with a 32-1 record... Named the Metro Atlanta Female Prep Player of the Year in Earned Nike All-America honors as a junior and was named Atlanta Journal Constitution DeKalb County Player of the Year in 2003 and Collected a career record of in her four seasons... Graduated with a 3.9 GPA. PERSONAL Full name is Ashley Danielle Thomas... Nickname is A-Train... Born on Nov. 18, 1986, in Atlanta, Ga.... Daughter of William and Rose Thomas... Has one sister, Alyssa (10)... Began playing basketball as the age of nine... Wears the No. 54 because five added to four equals nine, the age which she began playing basketball... Says she is a good dancer... Majoring in marketing... Recorded the highest GPA on the team last year with a 3.7. Thomas Career Statistics THREE-POINT REBOUND YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / / /4.7 TOTAL / / WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

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16 Players THIS IS 5 Career Highs POINTS 22 at South Florida, Jan. 3, at Vanderbilt, Feb. 22, 2007 REBOUNDS 8 vs. Georgia, Jan. 7, at Arkansas, Feb. 15, 2007 FIELD GOALS 8 at Baylor, Nov. 21, at Vanderbilt, Feb. 22, 2007 FG ATTEMPTS 13 at South Florida, Jan. 3, PT FIELD GOALS 4 at Vanderbilt, Feb. 22, PT FG ATTEMPTS 6 at Vanderbilt, Feb. 22, 2007 FREE THROWS 9 vs. Tennessee, March 3, 2007 FT ATTEMPTS 12 vs. Tennessee, March 3, 2007 ASSISTS 14 vs. Vanderbilt, Jan. 26, 2006 STEALS 6 vs. Tulsa, Nov. 24, vs. Florida, Feb. 8, 2007 BLOCKS 1 12 times MINUTES 45 at Florida, Feb. 16, 2006 Erica White 5-3 Senior Guard Jacksonville, Fla. (Ribault HS) JUNIOR SEASON ( ) Played in 37 games with 36 starts Has now started 56 games in her career... Poured in a then career-high 20 points at Baylor on Nov Led to a come-from-behind victory at South Florida with a career-best 22 points... Equaled her career-high with 22 at Vanderbilt on Feb Drained a careerbest four three-pointers in at Vanderbilt... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in 's victory over Georgia on Jan Scored 15 points, grabbed a career-best eight rebounds and dished out seven assists in the win at Arkansas on Feb Has scored in double figures in 16 games in her career, including nine times as a junior... Posted 17 points in each of the first two SEC Tournament games... Dished out at least five assists in 18 games Was fifth White s Career Accolades 2005 Freshman Academic All-SEC Member of the 2006 United States U20 Gold Medal team at the FIBA Americas Championships 2007 Academic All-SEC 2007 Third-team All-Louisiana in the SEC in assists and placed first in assists-to-turnover ratio Collected at least four steals in eight games, including a career-high six against Tulsa on Nov. 24 and Florida on Feb. 8 Finished the year ranked third in assists by a junior at with 158 and sixth in steals by a junior with 72 Earned All-SEC Tournament honors... Named to the UTSA Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament team... Earned third-team All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Will enter her senior season just out of the top 10 in career assists at with 363. SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in 34 games and started the final 20 of the season... Started for the first time in her career on Jan. 19 against Alabama and had 10 points, six assists and four steals... Started the following game at Georgia and posted 10 assists in 40 minutes of work... Dished out a career-best 14 assists in a starting roll against Vanderbilt on Jan Posted a thirdstraight double-digit assist game with 11 against Baylor on Jan Recorded a season-high 14 points against Southern on Nov. 22 and had 14 points in 's victory over Stanford in the NCAA Regional Final on March 2... Hit all eight of her free throw attempts against Southern... Came back later in the week to pull down a season-high seven rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Also grabbed seven rebounds against Washington in the second round of the NCAA Tournament... Recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists against Georgia on Feb Ended the season ranked first on 's assists by a sophomore list with 184 this season and fifth on 's single season list... Finished ranked 25th in the nation in assists per game with a 5.4 average... Posted double figures in assists in five games this season. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in 21 games Scored a season-best six points at South Carolina on Feb. 13 Dished out a season-best four assists against Arkansas on Jan. 20 Collected a season-high three rebounds against both Kentucky on Feb. 17 and at Arkansas on Feb. 24 Scored at least two points in 10 games... Invited to the trials for the United States Basketball National Team trials for the second straight year. HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 24.0 points, 6.0 steals and 5.2 assists per game at Ribault High School for coach Alfred Austin... Led her school to three straight state titles in 2001, 2002 and Named McDonald's All-American as a senior, as well as secondteam Parade All-American and honorable mention WBCA All-American... Crowned the 4A State Player of the Year... Named the Florida Times Union Player of the Year... Averaged 16.0 points 6.0 assists and 5.0 steals as a junior on her way to earning fourth-team Street & Smith's All-America honors. PERSONAL Full name is Erica Rene White... Born on Aug. 26, 1986, in Jacksonville, Fla.... Daughter of Terry White and Robin Manigault... Has three sisters, Leslie Manigault (22) and Courtney Manigault (13) and Jordan White (4), and a brother, Terry White, Jr. (7)... General studies major with a concentration in communication studies, sociology and sports studies... Has plans of attending pharmacy school to become a pharmacist... Spent the past two summers working in the Health Center's pharmacy. White s Career Statistics THREE-POINT REBOUND YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / / /8.2 TOTAL / / WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

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18 Players THIS IS Marian Whitfield 24 Career Highs POINTS 8 vs. Southern, Nov. 22, vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 25, 2006 REBOUNDS 3 three times FIELD GOALS 4 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 25, 2006 FG ATTEMPTS 8 vs. UNC Ashville, March 17, PT FG ATTEMPTS 1 five times FREE THROWS 5 vs. Alabama, Feb. 25, 2007 FT ATTEMPTS 6 vs. Alabama, Feb. 25, 2007 ASSISTS 2 eight times STEALS 2 four times BLOCKS 2 vs. Maine, Nov. 11, 2004 MINUTES 17 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 25, vs. Alabama, Feb. 25, Senior Guard Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills HS) JUNIOR SEASON ( ) Played in 22 games Scored three points in the season opener against West Virginia on Nov Added four points two days later against Virginia Tech... Poured in a career-high eight points against Eastern Washington on Nov Scored seven points in the win over Alabama on Feb Connected on a career-best 5-of-6 free throws against the Crimson Tide... Scored seven points in the NCAA Tournament opener against UNC Ashville on March 17. SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in 22 games... Scored a career-high eight points against Southern on Nov Scored five points against South Carolina on Jan Grabbed a season-best three rebounds in the win over North Carolina A&T on Jan. 1. FRESHMAN (REDSHIRT) SEASON ( ) Played in 17 games Scored a career-high three points in the regular season finale against Florida on Feb. 27 Scored at least two points in 10 games, including the first field goal of her career against Maine on Nov. 11 Pulled down a career-best two rebounds on four occasions, including in the victory over Liberty in the NCAA Tournament regional semifinal Dished out a career-best two assists against Maine on Nov. 11 and also had two assists in the win over Arkansas on Jan. 20. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in three games before suffering a season-ending leg injury... Suffered a broken bone in her lower left leg during practice on Dec. 9 and underwent surgery to repair the break in early January... Scored her first collegiate point on a free throw against Rice on Nov. 29. HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game as a senior at Glenn Hills... Played for coach Bernard Bowman... Was named the Georgia 4A Player of the Year by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Georgia High School Association... Was a two-time Nike All-American and a two-time Street&Smith's All-American... Earned Adidas All-America status as a senior... Helped Glenn Hills to a 30-2 record and a state title as a junior... Played AAU basketball with teammate Amber Long on the GA/Lina 76ers for coaches Kelvin Powell and Ken Griffin. PERSONAL Full name is Marian Sherell Whitfield... Born on Sept. 2, 1984, in Augusta, Ga.... Daughter of Marcilla Whitfield and Marion Whitfield... Has three sisters; Nora (25), Roselena (24) and Veronica (18)... Has two stepsiblings; Karrington (18) and Kellington (16)... Began playing basketball in the seventh grade... Her dream job is to become a coach General studies major with a concentration in communication studies, sociology and sports studies. Whitfield s Career Statistics THREE-POINT REBOUND YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / / / / /2.7 TOTAL / / WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

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20 Players THIS IS Mesha Williams 25 Career Highs POINTS 19 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 25, 2006 REBOUNDS 12 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 25, 2006 FIELD GOALS 8 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 25, 2006 FG ATTEMPTS 12 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 25, 2006 FREE THROWS 3 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 25, 2006 FT ATTEMPTS 6 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 25, 2006 ASSISTS 3 vs. Detroit, Dec. 2, 2006 STEALS 2 four times BLOCKS 3 vs. Tennessee, Feb. 19, vs. Alabama, Feb. 25, 2007 MINUTES 20 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 25, vs. Alabama, Feb. 25, Senior Center St. Louis, Mo. (Gateway Tech HS/Moberly CC) JUNIOR SEASON ( ) Transferred to from Moberly CC in Missouri... Played in 30 games Scored her first points in the season opener against West Virginia on Nov Scored 10 points against Howard on Nov Had a career day against Eastern Washington with 19 points and 12 rebounds... Added six points and five rebounds to 's win at Arkansas on Feb Recorded a career-best three blocked shots against Tennessee on Feb Named to the UTSA Thanksgiving Classic All- Tournament team. JUNIOR COLLEGE Played two seasons at Moberly Community College in Missouri for head coach Michael Smith... Averaged 18.7 points and 10.7 rebounds and completed her career with 1,083 point, 638 rebounds and 194 blocks... Her blocks total is the school record, while her points rank fifth and rebounds are second... Named first-team JUCO Kodak All-American... Was a two-time all-conference and all-region selection... Posted 13.0 points and 9.0 rebounds a game during her first season at Moberly was and an honorable mention All-American selection... Helped lead the team to a record in two seasons, including two regional championships and two appearances in the NJCAA National Tournament. HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 12.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a senior at Gateway Technological High in St. Louis... Was a teammate of current track and field performer Kathryn Coleman. PERSONAL Full name is Mesha Louise Williams... Born on Nov. 25, Daughter of Michelle Ricks and Louis Williams... Has one sister, Monique Morgan (28) and one brother, Desmond Morgan (26)... Received her associates degree in the summer of 2006 from Moberly Community College... General studies major with a concentration in business administration, communication studies, and sociology. Williams Career Statistics THREE-POINT REBOUND YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / /2.8 TOTAL / / WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

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22 Players THIS IS 44 Career Highs POINTS 15 vs. North Carolina A&T, Jan. 1, 2006 REBOUNDS 6 vs. North Carolina A&T, Jan. 1, 2006 FIELD GOALS 7 vs. North Carolina A&T, Jan. 1, 2006 FG ATTEMPTS 7 vs. North Carolina A&T, Jan. 1, 2006 FREE THROWS 4 vs. Tulane, Dec. 20, vs. Florida, Feb. 8, 2007 FT ATTEMPTS 7 vs. Tulane, Dec. 20, 2005 ASSISTS 1 six times STEALS 2 four times BLOCKS 3 vs. Alabama, Jan. 19, 2006 MINUTES 22 vs. Alabama, Jan. 19, 2006 Kristen Morris 6-2 Junior Forward Lathrup Village, Mich. (Detroit Country Day School) SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in 26 games Scored nine points in 's win over Howard on Nov Added seven points to the victory over McNeese State on Dec. 20 Had six points against UL-Lafayette on Nov. 16, Tulsa on Nov. 24 and Florida on Feb. 8 Had at least one rebound in all but five games, including collecting four boards in four different outings. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in 27 games... Scored her first career points on a lay-up in the first half of the season opener at No. 13 Texas Tech... Poured in a career-high 15 points on 7-7 shooting against North Carolina A&T on Jan Scored at least four points in five games, including eight points against Tulane... Grabbed a career-best six rebounds in the victory over North Carolina A&T. Morris Career Accolades 2007 Academic All-SEC HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 12.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game for coach Frank Orlando at Detroit Country Day... Helped Detroit Country Day School to three straight state titles, including her senior season... Named Nike All-American following her senior season... Was the Class B Michigan Player of the Year... Named a finalist for Michigan's Miss Basketball... A consensus Top 25 player by position... Was a all-region performer in the high jump for the track team and was a state qualifier. PERSONAL Full name is Kristen Nicole Morris... Born on Aug. 3, 1987, in Detroit, Mich.... Daughter of Rene' and Lewis Morris... Has two sisters, Alicia (21) and Marlena (26)... Majoring in business management and entrepreneurship. Morris Career Statistics THREE-POINT REBOUND YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / /2.5 TOTAL / / WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

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24 Players THIS IS Allison Hightower 23 Career Highs POINTS 14 at Mississippi State, Jan. 14, 2007 REBOUNDS 5 vs. West Virginia, Nov. 12, at Ole Miss, Jan. 11, 2007 FIELD GOALS 6 at Mississippi State, Jan. 14, 2007 FG ATTEMPTS 15 at Mississippi State, Jan. 14, PT FIELD GOALS 3 vs. Connecticut, March 26, PT FG ATTEMPTS 4 four times FREE THROWS 7 vs. Georgia, Jan. 7, 2007 FT ATTEMPTS 9 vs. Georgia, Jan. 7, 2007 ASSISTS 6 vs. Howard, Nov. 13, 2006 STEALS 4 vs. Ole Miss, March 2, 2007 BLOCKS 3 vs. Howard, Nov. 13, at South Florida, Jan. 3, 2007 MINUTES 33 vs. Tennessee, March 3, Sophomore Guard Arlington, Texas (Juan Seguin HS) FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in all 38 games and started against McNeese State and Louisiana Tech in late December Named Freshman All-SEC by the coaches... Scored her first collegiate points in the season opener against West Virginia... Started for the first time against McNeese State on Dec. 20 and finished with nine points... Also scored nine points at Tulane on Nov Scored 12 points in the come-from-behind victory over Georgia on Jan Poured in a career-best 14 points in the victory at Mississippi State on Jan Added 11 points off the bench in the loss to No. 5 UConn on Feb Scored 12 points in the victory over Tennessee in the SEC Tournament... Added 12 points on 3-for-4 from three-point range in 's upset win over UConn in the NCAA Tournament Regional Final on March Her.771 (27-35) free throw percentage was second highest on the team Named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Jan. 8 Invited to the 2007 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Junior National Teams Trials in Colorado Springs in May. Hightower s Career Accolades 2007 Freshman All-SEC HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 21.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 6.0 steals and 5.0 assists per game during her career at Juan Seguin High School for head coach Courtney Phillips... Finished as Seguin's all-time leading scorer with 2,182 points in three seasons... Helped her school to a 28-0 District 7-4A record during her last two seasons, leading Seguin to the state regional finals... Earned WBCA and McDonald's All- American honors as a senior... Started for the West team in the McDonald's All-American game and scored nine points, grabbed nine rebounds, had two assists, two blocks and four steals in the victory... Also started in the WBCA All-Star game and finished with five points, five rebounds and two steals... Played in the WBCA game and against her in the McDonald's game... Won the three-point shooting contest at the McDonald's All-American festivities in San Diego... Named second-team Parade All- American and sixth-team Street & Smith's All-American as a senior... A two-time Dallas Morning News All-Area first-team selection... Named district MVP in both 2005 and Member of the 2005 USA Youth Development Festival Team that earned the silver medal in Invited to the U18 USA Basketball team trials this summer... Also starred for the track team at Juan Seguin and won the 4A state title in the high jump. PERSONAL Full name is Allison Kira Hightower... Born on April 6, 1988, in Dallas, Texas... Daughter of David and Regina Hightower... Has one brother, Tony (23)... Undecided major. Hightower s Career Statistics THREE-POINT REBOUND YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / /6.2 TOTAL / / WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

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26 Newcomers THIS IS 3 LaTear Eason 5-8 Freshman Guard Chicago, Ill. (John Hope Academy) HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 19.3 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game and shot 54.0 percent from the floor for head coach Jenelle Spearmon as a junior at John Hope Academy... Missed her senior season with a left knee injury... Helped guide her team to a 32-2 record, including 27 straight victories, and to the Class 2A state sectionals... An outstanding student with a 3.5 grade point average... Earned all-city honors by the Chicago Sun-Times and was first-team Class 2A All-State. PERSONAL Full name is Latear Tiffany Eason... Born on April Oct. 12, 1988, in Chicago, Ill.... Daughter of Ethel Ellis and Herman Eason... Has two siblings, Eureka Saunders and Lavandis Ellis... Undecided on a major... Wears No. 3 because of her favorite player Allen Iverson WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE

27 Newcomers THIS IS 1 Katherine Graham 5-11 Freshman Guard Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay HS) HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists a game as a senior for coach Rob Mosely... Guided Ramsay to a record and four-straight Class 5A state titles over her last four years... Earned first-team Class 5A all-state honors as a junior and senior and was selected to the All-Alabama State Tournament team as a sophomore and junior and was the MVP of the title game as a senior. PERSONAL Full name is Katherine Virginia Graham... Born on July 27, 1989, in Birmingham, Ala.... Daughter of Walter and Beverly Graham... Has one brother, Walter Graham... Undecided on a major... Member of the National Honor Society WOMEN S BASKETBALL GUIDE 77