Aztec Women s Basketball Media Guide 23

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2 24 SENIOR PROFILES DANESHA LONG 5-9 Guard Senior 1L Long Beach, Calif. (Jordan HS/Midland College) GETTING TO KNOW DANESHA LONG The TV talent show I would most likely to appear on is... Dancing With The Stars because I like to salsa Three words that my friends would use to describe me are... Smiley, sweet, considerate During the off-season, I focused on improving... My ball-handling My favorite WNBA player is... Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx My favorite cereal is... Frosted Flakes First web site I look at during the day is... YouTube My favorite spot on campus is... The Aztec Recreation Center The best thing about Viejas Arena is... The floor The one thing I never forget to bring on a road trip is... My knee brace I get psyched up before a game by... Listening to music Teammate who will surprise people the most on the court this season is... Aleiah Brandon - She has a high court IQ, she listens and makes great decisions What I would like the team to accomplish this season is... To win the Mountain West title and advance to the NCAA tournament Coach Terry Says: Danesha is a high-energy player who plays hard on both ends of the court. She is great defender and will be challenged to defend the best guards in the conference. With her quickness, she will also be a huge part of our transition game. As A Junior ( ) Played in 22 games during her first season on The Mesa... Netted her first field goal and handed out her first assist for the Scarlet and Black in the second half at UCLA ( )... Posted season highs of 18 minutes and four rebounds in a home win over USC ( )... Scored a season-best 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including a pair of three-pointers, helping the Aztecs secure a road victory at Cal Poly ( )... Tallied five points in consecutive appearances at Boise State (2-6-13) and vs. UNLV ( )... Also saw action in two MW tournament games against Nevada ( ) and New Mexico ( ), as well as SDSU s first-round victory over UC Santa Barbara in the WNIT ( ). At Midland College Spent two seasons at Midland College in Midland, Texas, where she played under head coach Ron Jones... Garnered WJCAC all-conference honors and was also named to the All-Region V team in her sophomore campaign after leading the Lady Chaparrals to a 23-8 record... Averaged 11.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore... As a freshman, she led Midland to a 27-6 record and trip to the Region V Tournament championship game... That season, she averaged 11.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for Midland en route to earning WJCAC MVP accolades as well as NJCAA Honorable Mention All-America and all-region honors. At Jordan High School Earned four varsity letters under head coach Adara Newidouski at Jordan High School in Long Beach, Calif.... Was named the team captain in each of her final two seasons... Earned all-cif accolades and voted team MVP her freshman, sophomore and senior campaigns. AAU Played for Got Game under coach Sherrie Smith from Personal Danesha Lashay Long was born in Bellflower, Calif.... Daughter of Quanique McNeil... Is working toward her degree in criminal justice with plans to become a juvenile probation officer. 24 #AztecWBB #WeAreAztecs

3 LONG S CAREER HIGHS Points 10, at Cal Poly ( ) Rebounds 4, vs. USC ( ) Assists 1, Five times, Last: vs. UNLV ( ) Steals 1, Four times, Last: at Boise State (2-6-13) Blocks 1, vs. Wyoming ( ) Field Goals 4, at Cal Poly ( ) Field Goal Attempts 5, at Cal Poly ( ) 3-Point Field Goals 2, at Cal Poly ( ) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2, Two times, Last: at Boise State (2-6-13) Free Throws 2, Two times, Last: vs. Fresno Pacific ( ) Free Throw Attempts 2, Four times, Last: at Boise State (2-6-13) MISC. CAREER STATS Double-figure scoring games: 1 LONG S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Totals Aztec Women s Basketball Media Guide 25

4 13 SENIOR PROFILES CIERRA WARREN 6-4 Center Senior RS Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos HS/Louisville) GETTING TO KNOW CIERRA WARREN If I could be on a reality TV show, it would be... The Real World The movie I love to watch, but embarassed to admit is... Pitch Perfect During the off-season, I focused on improving... My conditioning My favorite WNBA player is... Kristi Toliver of the L.A. Sparks Something I own that would surprise my friends is... I have more high heels than basketball shoes First web site I look at during the day is... Vine My favorite cereal is... Mini Wheats Among the things I collect are... Teddy bears The best thing about Viejas Arena is... The new logo on the floor The one thing I never forget to bring on a road trip is... My phone The best thing about Aztec basketball fans is... Their energy Teammate who will surprise people the most on the court this season is... Khristina Hunter - Her defense is amazing What I would like the team to accomplish this season is... To advance to the Sweet Preseason Mountain West Newcomer of the Year Coach Terry Says: Cierra is a very skilled post player with great hands. She can score around the rim and has a very consistent jumper. She also does a great job on the offensive glass and will give us a lot second-chance points. With her experience, she will be looked upon to lead us. At Louisville Transferred to Louisville after spending a year at North Carolina... Redshirted in Appeared in 22 contests and started 10 times in Averaged 8.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in 16.7 minutes... Her scoring averaged ranked fifth and her rebounding averaged was tied for the fourth-highest on the team... Added 24 blocked shots and 23 steals... Shot a team-best 57.3 percent from the floor. At North Carolina Signed with North Carolina out of high school... Competed in all 31 games in for the Tar Heels, who advanced to the NCAA tournament... She shot 48.5 percent the field and reached double-figures in scoring on four occasions... Averaged 4.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 9.9 minutes... Finished with 25 blocks and 14 steals. At Los Osos High School Played all four years at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.... Averaged 18.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game as a senior... As a junior, she averaged 22.1 points, 12.9 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per outing... Was a two-time MVP of the Baseline League... Was rated the 31st-best player by ESPN Hoopgurlz and ranked No. 18 by the All-Star Girls Report... ESPN Hoopgurlz tabbed her the 10th-best post player. AAU Was a member of Cal Sparks Gold and played for coach Elbert Kinnebrew, Matthew Thalley and Bret Edwards from Helped Cal Sparks win three summer tournaments in Also played for Rampage and Steady Play prior to Cal Sparks. Personal Daughter of Margaret Warren... Her uncle, Darryl Warren, played football at SDSU, earning a varsity letter in Graduated with her bachelor s degree in communication last spring and is working toward her master s in liberal arts and sciences. 26 #AztecWBB #WeAreAztecs

5 WARREN S CAREER HIGHS Points 18, at Missouri State ( )* Rebounds 11, vs. Austin Peay ( )* Assists 2, at Washington State ( )* and at Florida A&M ( )* Steals 4, at Texas A&M ( )* Blocks 4, vs. Murray State ( )* and vs. Duke ( )^ Field Goals 8, at Missouri State ( )* Field Goal Attempts 13, at DePaul ( )* Free Throws 6, at Texas A&M ( )* Free Throw Attempts 6, at Texas A&M ( )* and vs. Gardner-Webb (12/13/09)^ and vs. Presbyterian (11/25/09)^ MISC. CAREER STATS Double-figure scoring games: 12 Double-figure rebounding games: 1 *at Louisville ^at North Carolina WARREN S CAREER STATISTICS ^at North Carolina *at Louisville Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG ^ * Totals Aztec Women s Basketball Media Guide 27

6 25 JUNIOR PROFILES ERIMMA AMARIKWA 6-1 Forward Junior 2L Vacaville, Calif. (Vanden HS) GETTING TO KNOW ERIMMA AMARIKWA The TV talent show I would most likely to appear on is... American Idol because I can sing The movie I love to watch, but embarassed to admit is... The SpongeBob Movie My favorite place to visit is... Houston, Texas During the off-season, I focused on improving... My speed My favorite meal is... Chicken enchiladas My favorite WNBA team is the... Los Angeles Sparks My favorite cereal is... Cookie Crisp First web site I look at during the day is... Yahoo My favorite spot on campus is... West Commons The best thing about Aztec basketball fans is... Their loyalty I get psyched up before a game by... Having quiet time to myself Teammate who will surprise people the most on the court this season is... Cierra Warren - She is a very active post player for someone her size. What I would like the team to accomplish this season is... To advance to the Sweet Preseason All-Mountain West Selection All-Mountain West Third Team Coach Terry Says: Erimma has the most post experience of our returning players. She is very versatile, but plays with great power. She gives us another presence on the glass and is very physical in the paint. As A Sophomore ( ) Was one of five Aztecs to receive all-mountain West honors after earning third-team distinction... Topped the league with a 53.2 field-goal percentage in MW games and ranked third with a percent clip overall... Averaged 9.6 points and 6.3 rebounds, with the latter ranking 11th in the league for all games... Tied for third in the MW with 3.1 offensive boards in conference games... Finished ond on the sec- team behind Chelsea Hopkins w i t h four double-doubles and tied Khristina Hunter for third with 20 blocks... Was one of five SDSU players to shoot over 70 percent from the free-throw line, draining 64-of-91 attempts (.703)... Posted double-digit scoring performances on 17 occasions, including five times in a six-game stretch from Jan. 19-Feb Poured in 16 points and set a personal best with 12 rebounds to help the Aztecs knock off UC Irvine ( )... Logged a career-high 35 minutes in a victory vs. Auburn at the Omni Hotels Classic ( )... Tossed up her first collegiate three-point try with the shot clock winding down at Colorado ( )... Was also 7-for-8 from the charity stripe against the Buffaloes... Led all scorers with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting in a win over Fresno Pacific ( )... Registered a career-high 14 field-goal at- tempts, finishing with 15 points in a come- back victory against Nevada ( )... Totaled 16 points and six rebounds in just 21 minutes at home vs. UNLV on national television... Helped fuel a decisive win at Fresno State with a collegiate-best 17 points on an 8-for-11 clip from the floor (2-9-13)... Notched 15 points and 10 re- bounds to go with a career-high tying three blocks vs. Nevada in the quarterfinals of the MW tournament ( )... Also collected a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards in the championship final against Fresno State two days later ( )... Tallied nine points and six rebounds in SD- SU s win over UC Santa Barbara in the opening round of the WNIT ( ). As A Freshman ( ) One of two freshmen and seven players to participate in all 32 con- tests... Averaged nearly 11 minutes an outing (10.8)... Shot 45.6 percent from the field and contributed just un- der three rebounds a game (2.8)... Shot nearly 70 percent at the free-throw line (.690)... Had 10 blocks and nine steals 28 #AztecWBB #WeAreAztecs

7 ... Posted team game highs in rebounding and steals in two games apiece... Played 19 minutes in her first collegiate outing vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff... Was 8-for-8 from the charity stripe and also had seven rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal in her debut... Six points and five rebounds in the win at Hawai i... Was perfect from the field and the line against Portland, notching four points... Had eight points at UCLA and seven against Washington State... Grabbed six rebounds in the road win at UC Irvine... Played 14 minutes vs. Longwood, producing six points, six rebounds and two steals... Also had two steals and a season-high two blocks at Cal State Bakersfield... Played a season-high 20 minutes vs. Wyoming on Jan. 24, logging a career-high nine rebounds and seven points... Had six points and six boards at Boise State... Was perfect from the field at the 2012 MW Championship... Made both shots vs. Air Force and ended up with five points and two offensive rebounds... Ended 2-for-2 from the field and 2-for-2 at the stripe for six points in the victory over Wyoming in the semifinals... Also hauled in five rebounds and had an assist in 12 minutes vs. the Cowgirss... Recorded three boards and a steal in the championship contest vs. New Mexico... Grabbed one rebound in 11 minutes at LSU in the NCAA tournament. At Vanden High School Attended Vanden High School in Fairfield, Calif., where she played basketball under head coach Allison Johnson... Four-time letterwinner and two-time team captain... Enjoyed a standout senior campaign in which she was tabbed the Solano County Athletic Conference MVP by averaging 22.4 points and 11.0 rebounds per outing... Second-team all-state selection among Division III schools by MaxPreps... Was the 2011 Daily Republic Spring Athlete of the Year for girls basketball... Vanden made its first Sac-Joaquin Section title game appearance and went on to reach the NorCal quarterfinals... As a junior, led her team to a 26-6 overall record, garnering conference MVP honors... Also named a second-team all-state underclassman by Cal-Hi Sports in 2010, averaging 17.3 points a contest, including a high of 40 points... The Vikings won their league title each of her campaigns... Also competed in tennis and track during her prep career. AAU Competed for NorCal Elite under coach Davin Johnson from Personal Erimma T. Amarikwa was born in East Orange, N.J.... Daughter of Victoria Anthony and Godwin Amarikwa... Brother, Ugonna, played football as a defensive back at UAB from Also lived in Houston, Texas... Majoring in health communication at SDSU. AMARIKWA S CAREER HIGHS Points 17, at Fresno State (2-9-13) Rebounds 12, vs. UC Irvine ( ) Assists 1, Fourteen times, Last: vs. UNLV ( ) Steals 3, Two times, Last: at Boise State (2-6-13) Blocks 3, Two times, Last: vs. Nevada ( ) Field Goals 8, at Fresno State (2-9-13) Field Goal Attempts 14, vs. Nevada ( ) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1, at Colorado ( ) Free Throws 8, vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ( ) Free Throw Attempts 8, Two times, Last: at Colorado ( ) MISC. CAREER STATS Double-figure scoring games: 17 Double-figure rebounding games: 4 Double-doubles: 4 AMARIKWA S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Totals Aztec Women s Basketball Media Guide 29

8 5 DESI JUNIOR PROFILES CULBERSON 6-1 Forward Junior 2L Oakland, Calif. (Berkeley HS) Coach Terry Says: Desi is a great athlete who can do a lot of different things to help us win. She can defend, rebound, pass and score. She brings tremendous enthusiasm both on and off the court and does all the little things that will make us better. GETTING TO KNOW DESI CULBERSON If I could be on a reality TV show, it would be... Love & Hip Hop in the Bay My favorite place to visit is... Jamaica The movie I love to watch, but embarassed to admit is... Titanic During the off-season, I focused on improving... My three-point shooting My favorite WNBA player is... Seimone Augustus of the Minnesota Lynx Something I own that would surprise my friends is... A pair of Shaquille O Neal s sneakers First web site I look at during the day is... Karmaloop.com My favorite food is... Shrimp and chicken fettucine Among the things I collect are... Shoes My favorite spot on campus is... East Commons The one thing I never forget to bring on a road trip is... My ipad The best thing about Aztec basketball fans is... Their loyalty Teammate who will surprise people the most on the court this season is... Deajanae Scurry - She is very athletic and has added so much to her game What I would like the team to accomplish this season is... To win two games in the NCAA Tourney As A Sophomore ( ) Provided valuable minutes as a key reserve in 32 of the team s 34 games, averaging 2.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest... Led the Aztec sophomore class with an average of 14.9 minutes per game... Finished Mountain West competition tied for 10th in the league in blocked shots (0.8/g)... Totaled eight points on 3-of-3 shooting, including a pair of three-pointers vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State at the San Diego Surf N Slam ( )... Tied her collegiate best with three blocks and added two assists at UNLV ( )... Came away with a season-high three steals at home vs. Air Force (2-2-13)... Went 4-for-4 from the charity stripe and dished out a pair of assists at Nevada ( )... Finished with seven points, sinking all three of her field-goal attempts, while adding five rebounds and a block vs. Colorado State ( )... Played a season-long 28 minutes at Air Force, recording her first collegiate double-double with career-highs of 15 points and 13 rebounds to help SDSU clinch its second straight Mountain West regular-season title (3-6-13)... Tallied four points and eight rebounds vs. Boise State (3-9-13)... Averaged 5.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 18.3 minutes in three games at the MW tournament... Blocked two shots in the Aztecs win over UC Santa Barbara in the first round of the WNIT ( ). As A Freshman ( ) Preseason Mountain West Freshman of the Year... Only true freshman to log a start for the Aztecs in Played in all 32 games, earning a starting spot in the opening eight contests... Finished the season tied with Courtney Clements as the team s second-leading rebounder with 5.3 per game and was tops among MW freshmen... Had 83 offensive boards, which is 28 more than any other SDSU player... Also chipped in just under five points a contest (4.6) and had 25 steals and 15 blocked shots... Had an Aztec game high in rebounding seven times 30 #AztecWBB #WeAreAztecs

9 and had two double-figure efforts to her credit... Led the squad in steals twice and in scoring once... Notched nine rebounds in her opening two games of her collegiate career... Had 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting as well as two steals in the upset of No. 18 DePaul... Notched a career-high 14 points on 5-of- 10 shooting, while knocking down her only 3-point attempt of the year vs. Washington on Nov Had nine boards, including six on the offensive glass, and a season-high three blocked shots against USD... Was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field at UC Irvine... First double-figure reboundings performance in the win over Penn, grabbing 10 total... Was 4-for-4 at the free-throw line and ended with eight points and eight boards in the Mountain West opener vs. TCU... Had eight points and eight rebounds again on. Jan. 28 against Colorado State... Hauled in 10 rebounds in the road outing at TCU... Season-high three steals in 25 minutes of action against UNLV... Handed out a career-best two assists at UNM... Was 4-for-6 from the field and ended up with nine points and eight boards against Air Force... Collected seven rebounds to help SDSU clinch a share of the regular-season title at Wyoming on Feb Came up big in the MW championship, scoring six second-half points and tallying four boards and two steals vs. UNM... Fnished with two points and three rebounds in 14 minutes at LSU in the NCAA tournament. At Berkeley High School Played at Berkeley High School under coach Cheryl Draper... Lettered all four years and was team captain twice... Was a four-time all-league honoree... Helped the Yellowjackets to their conference title in each of her four seasons... Berkeley was 31-2 overall her senior campaign, finishing as state runner-up in Division I and earning a No. 8 national ranking... Named second-team all-state among Division I schools and third-team overall by MaxPreps, averaging 13 points and 12 rebounds an outing... Landed on the San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro team and Contra Costa Times All-East Bay squad in As a junior, averaged 14.4 points and 11.6 rebounds and was named a second-team all-east Bay pick... Was the Aztecs highest rated recruit in the 2011 signing class... Ranked seventh nationally as a prep at the wing position and 46th overall (at any position) by ESPN s HoopGurlz web site. AAU Played most recently for the California Ballaz club team under head coach Leroy Hurt... In 2009, was named to the all-tournament team at the prestigious End of the Oregon Trail, while also picking up MVP honors in her bracket at the Nike Summer Showcase in Chicago. Personal Chairese D. Culberson is the daughter of Carolyn and Eric Culberson... Has two sisters and a brother, Eric, who played football at Akron... Is pursuing her degree in criminal justice. CULBERSON S CAREER HIGHS Points 15, at Air Force (3-6-13) Rebounds 13, at Air Force (3-6-13) Assists 2, Four times, Last: at Nevada ( ) Steals 4, vs. Washington ( ) Blocks 3, Two times, Last: at UNLV ( ) Field Goals 5, Two times, Last: at Air Force (3-6-13) Field Goal Attempts 10, Two times, Last: at Air Force (3-6-13) 3-Point Field Goals 2, vs. Oklahoma State ( ) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3, vs. Savannah State (1-2-13) Free Throws 6, vs. Colorado State ( ) Free Throw Attempts 8, vs. Colorado State ( ) MISC. CAREER STATS Double-figure scoring games: 3 Double-figure rebounding games: 3 Double-doubles: 1 CULBERSON S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Totals Aztec Women s Basketball Media Guide 31

10 11 JUNIOR PROFILES AHJALEE HARVEY 5-6 Guard Junior 2L Mountain View, Calif. (Eastside College Prep) GETTING TO KNOW AHJALEE HARVEY Three words that my friends woud use to describe me are... Well-spoken, observant and unpredictable My favorite places to visit are... Disney World and Niagara Falls, Canada For dessert, I prefer... Confetti cake or brownies During the off-season, I focused on improving... My ball-handling and three-point shooting My favorite WNBA team is the... Los Angeles Sparks Something I own that would surprise my friends are... High heels First web sites I look at during the day are... Facebook and YouTube My favorite food is... Grilled chicken pasta with alfredo sauce Among the things I collect are... Watches My favorite spot on campus is... Aztec Corner The one thing I never forget to bring on a road trip is... My computer The song that I have queued up on my ipod is... Weak by SWV I like to psyche myself before a game by... Listening to music and reading My goal in 10 years is to be... A highly respected and sucessful entrepreneur Coach Terry Says: Ahjalee has a very high basketball IQ and will be looked at as a leader on our team. She excels in the classroom and I look to see that carry over to the court. She extremely quick and uses her athleticism on both ends of the court. Not only can she score the ball, but she is a lock-down defender. As A Sophomore ( ) Served a backup role in 29 games during her sophomore campaign... Missed five contests during the non-conference schedule recovering from a hand fracture suffered in practice in late November... Still finished third on the team in both assists (48) and steals (29)... Also ranked fourth on the squad with 16 three-pointers made... Recorded at least one steal in 13 consecutive games from Dec. 30-Feb Logged a season-long 30 minutes, contributing eight points, six assists and three steals vs. UC Irvine ( )... Registered a season-high 10 points, while adding four assists and two steals against Savannah State (1-2-13)... Drilled two 3-pointers in four different games, including the Aztecs home win over Colorado State ( )... Scored eight points and grabbed a collegiate-best seven rebounds to along with three steals and one block vs. UNLV ( )... Dished out a career-high eight assists in the regular-season finale vs. Boise State ( )... Also saw action in three games at the MW tournament and the first two rounds of the WNIT. As A Freshman ( ) Appeared in 28 contests as a reserve... Averaged just over 10 minutes an outing (10.3), which ranked second on the team among true freshmen... Her 17 triples were third on the team and her 23 assists ranked fourth... Her three-double figure scoring outings were the most by a SDSU freshman... Led the Aztecs in points and assists on one occasion each... Owned SDSU s third-best season free-throw percentage at 78.6 and opened her collegiate career by converting on her first nine attempts... Had a career-high seven assists in the season opener vs. UAPB... Logged first double-figure scoring outing at Hawai i, making five of her nine shots, including a pair of 3-pointers, to end up with 12 points... Also had two steals vs. the Wahine... Suffered a high ankle sprain the day before the USD game, but still managed to tally an assist and a steal... Missed the Cal Poly, UNCG and Penn contests due to injury... Came back against Longwood, matching her season high for minutes with 20 and contributing a season-best in points with Shot 60 percent from the field, 50 percent from 32 #AztecWBB #WeAreAztecs

11 beyond the arc and had three rebounds and three assists in that match-up... Registered her best offensive game of conference action against New Mexico scoring 10 points, including a 3-for-3 mark at the stripe... Contributed a trio of 3-pointers in the win vs. Wyoming... Recorded two takeaways at TCU... Went 4-for-4 at the free-throw line in helping to hold off New Mexico at The Pit... Logged three assists vs. Air Force as well as Boise State, including a highlight reel behind-the-back pass to teammate Sajoyia Griffin... Had a 3-pointer, three rebounds and a steal in 11 minutes in the Mountain West title game vs. New Mexico. At Eastside College Prep Went to Eastside College Preparatory in East Palo Alto, Calif., where she played under head coach Donovan Blythe... Garnered all-conference accolades on three occasions... Was league MVP and her team s player of the year as a senior, when she put up 17.4 points and 3.5 assists per game for the Panthers... Named to MaxPreps all-state first team in Division V her final season... Tabbed league co-mvp in 2010, averaging 18.9 points and 4.8 assists per outing... Eastside won three league titles and a CIF Central Coast Section championship during her freshman year... Was the lone guard in SDSU s 2011 signing class... Earned four out of five stars and was ranked as the 32nd-best point guard in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz. AAU Played club basketball with West Coast Premier (WCP) under head coach Brian Crichlow, the same team that produced former Aztec guards Kiyana Stamps and Chelsea Hopkins... Scored 13 points in the final to lead WCP to the overall title at the 2010 End of the Oregon Trail, earning all-tournament honors. Personal Daughter of Andrea Daily and James Harvey... Has three brothers and four sisters... High school honor roll member... Majoring in business/entrepreneurship at San Diego State. HARVEY S CAREER HIGHS Points 15, vs. Longwood (1-4-12) Rebounds 7, vs. UNLV ( ) Assists 8, vs. Boise State (3-9-13) Steals 3, Three times Last: vs. New Mexico ( ) Blocks 1, vs. UNLV ( ) Field Goals 6, vs. Longwood (1-4-12) Field Goal Attempts 10, Two times, Last: at Air Force ( ) 3-Point Field Goals 3, Two times, Last: vs. Wyoming ( ) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 8, at Air Force ( ) Free Throws 4, at New Mexico ( ) Free Throw Attempts 4, Two times, Last: vs. SMU ( ) MISC. CAREER STATS Double-figure scoring games: 4 HARVEY S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Totals Aztec Women s Basketball Media Guide 33

12 GETTING TO KNOW KHRISTINA HUNTER If I could be on a TV reality show, it would be... America s Next Top Model My favorite place I ever visited is... Catalina Island The movie I love to watch but embarrased to admit is... Hunger Games During the off-season, I focused on improving... My ball-handling and shooting My favorite WNBA player is... Former Aztec Courtney Clements Three words that my friends would use to describe me are... Free, blunt and beautiful The place I would ask my parents to take my when they come to town is... The mall Something I own that would surprise my friends is... A car First web site I look at during the day is... SDSU Blackboard My favorite food is... Salmon Three word my friends would use to describe me are... Free, blunt, beautiful My favorite spot on campus is... Athletics Center The one thing I never forget to bring on a road trip is... Food Teammate who will surprise people the most on the court this season is... Ahjalee Harvey - I believe in her talents I like to psyche myself before a game by... Listening to music 2 KHRISTINA Coach Terry Says: Khristina is very skilled and can play any position 3-5. She has a very good faceup game, but can also punish people on the block. She is very fundamentally sound and has a great work ethic. I see her role expanding over the next two years. As A Sophomore ( ) Appeared in 31 games, making three starts... Led the squad with a 52.2 field-goal percentage and ranked fourth with 23 steals... Averaged 3. 5 JUNIOR PROFILES HUNTER 6-1 Forward Junior 2L Fairfield, Calif. (Berkeley HS) points and 3.6 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game... Tallied 10 points and a personal-best four steals vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills ( )... Shot 5-for-6 from the field en route to a career-high 12 points against Fresno Pacific ( )... Totaled eight points and three blocks vs. SMU at the San Diego Surf N Slam Classic ( )... Made her first start as an Aztec a memorable one, completing a double-double with 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting to go along with a collegiate-best 14 rebounds vs. Savannah State (1-2-13)... Also cracked the starting lineup in consecutive road games at Colorado State ( ) and UNLV ( )... Matched her career-high with three blocks in just 10 minutes of action at Nevada ( )... Handed out two assists in three different games, including the Mountain West regular-season title clincher at Air Force (3-6-13)... Just missed out on her second double-double of the season after posting eight points and nine rebounds vs. Nevada in the first round of the MW tournament ( )... Finished the year with eight points, one block and one steal at Brigham Young in the second round of the WNIT ( ). As A Freshman ( ) Played in 21 games, all off the bench... Shot 55.9 percent from the field and 63.6 percent at the free-throw line... Had 38 rebounds and eight blocked shots... One of 11 different Aztecs to score in double-figures... Led SDSU in assists and in steals in one outing apiece... Solid collegiate debut, making two of her first three shots, while a l s o contributing five rebounds and a steal in 12 minutes against UAPB... One assist, one steal and one rebound at Hawai i... Career-high in minutes with 19 at UCLA, posted six points, five rebounds and a career-high two rejections... Helped the Aztecs rally from a second-half deficit to defeat Cal Poly, shooting 5-of-7 from the field for a season-best 12 points to go with her four rebounds... Combined for nine rebounds in two non-conference 34 #AztecWBB #WeAreAztecs

13 games vs. Penn and Longwood... Was perfect on her only shots of the game vs. Longwood, UNCG and Boise State... Four points at Boise State and one rebound... Lone action at the Mountain West tournament was in the semifinals vs. Wyoming when she posted one basket, one assist and a steal in only five minutes of action... Notched six points, four rebounds, one block and one steal in 16 minutes at LSU in the NCAA tournament. At Berkeley High School Transferred to Berkeley High in the spring before her senior year, playing under head coach Cheryl Draper... Yellowjackets were 31-2 overall in , finishing as state runner-up in the Division I finals... Was rated a three-star recruit by HoopGurlz and was ranked 60th at the forward position nationally... As a junior at Rodriguez High in Fairfield, Calif., averaged 18.7 points per outing, highlighted by a school record of 33 points in a single game... Picked up all-league accolades on two occasions and was named her school s student-athlete of the month... Set a school record twice for most points in a game... Was a prep and club teammate of fellow junior Desi Culberson. AAU Competed for the California Ballaz club team for two years under head coach Leroy Hurt. Personal Khristina Jordan Hunter was born in San Francisco, Calif.... Daughter of Sheila and Darryl Hunter... Parents are both firefighters... Majoring in psychology at SDSU. HUNTER S CAREER HIGHS Points 12, Two times, Last: vs. Fresno Pacific ( ) Rebounds 14, vs. Savannah State (1-2-13) Assists 2, Four times, Last: at Air Force (3-6-13) Steals 4, vs. CSUDH ( ) Blocks 3, Two times, Last: at Nevada ( ) Field Goals 5, Three times, Last: at Air Force (3-6-13) Field Goal Attempts 10, Two times, Last: vs. Savannah State (1-2-13) Free Throws 2, Eight times, Last: vs. Fresno Pacific ( ) Free Throw Attempts 4, Four times, Last: at Colorado State ( ) MISC. CAREER STATS Double-figure scoring games: 4 Double-figure rebounding games: 2 Double-doubles: 1 HUNTER S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Totals Aztec Women s Basketball Media Guide 35

14 44 SOPHOMORE PROFILES ALEIAH BRANDON 6-1 Forward Sophomore 1L Corona, Calif. (Centennial HS) GETTING TO KNOW ALEIAH BRANDON Three words that my friends would use to describe me are... Classy, vigilant and sweetheart My favorite place to visit is... Atlanta, Ga. The movie I love to watch but embarrased to admit is... The Parent Trap During the off-season, I focused on improving... My ball-handling and shooting My favorite WNBA player is... Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx If I could be on a TV reality show, it would be... Keeping Up With The Kardashians My favorite moment from last season is... Cutting down the nets at Viejas Arena Something I own that would surprise my friends is... A coffee maker The first web site I look at during the day is... SDSU Blackboard Among the things I collect are... Blue jeans - I have about 50 pair My favorite cereal is... Cinnamon Toast Crunch The best thing about Viejas Arena is the... Locker room My favorite spot on campus is... Farmers market on Thursdays The one thing I never forget to bring on a road trip are... My headphones What I would like the team to accomplish this season is... To advance to the Sweet Academic All-Mountain West Team Coach Terry Says: Aleiah has a high basketball IQ and takes an intellectual approach to the game. She has the ability to expand her role this year since she is very versatile and can play multiple positions. She is also very coachable and will be key element in our success. As A Freshman ( ) Saw action as a reserve in 17 games, averaging 6.4 minutes per contest... Shot 61.9 percent from the floor on 13-of-21 field-goal attempts and finished with 14 rebounds, five blocked shots and two steals... Scored her first two baskets as an Aztec vs. Fresno Pacific ( )... Grabbed a season-best three rebounds at Colorado State ( )... Connected on both shot attempts at New Mexico ( )... Logged a season-high 14 minutes at home against Air Force (2-2-13)... Earned a spot on the Mountain West all-academic team. At Centennial High School Played at Centennial High School in Corona, Calif., for head coach Martin Woods... Guided Centennial to a 21-7 record her senior season, averaging 11.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game... Helped the Huskies to a record in as a junior, averaging 10.4 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks per game... Was a first-team all-league honoree in 2011 and was also tabbed second-team all-cif... Selected as an all-big 8 Conference pick for the Huskies as a sophomore... Named a 2011 honorable mention girls high school All-American by The Sporting News... Was the No. 82 ranked forward nationally and received a three-star scouts grade of 85 by ESPN s Hoopgurlz website. AAU Played for West Coast Premier, which is the same club basketball team that produced current Aztec Ahjalee Harvey, as well as former SDSU guards Kiyana Stamps and Chelsea Hopkins... Under the direction of head coach Brian Crichlow, the squad won a pair of AAU events in the summer of 2011 and claimed first place at the prestigious 2010 End of the Oregon Trail tournament. Personal Daughter of Sharon Brandon and David Brandon, Sr.... Father played basketball overseas in Hong Kong... Majoring in business at San Diego State. 36 #AztecWBB #WeAreAztecs

15 BRANDON S CAREER HIGHS Points 4, Four times, Last: vs. Boise State (3-9-13) Rebounds 3, at Colorado State ( ) Steals 1, Two times Last: vs. Nevada ( ) Blocks 2, vs. Fresno Pacific ( ) Field Goals 2, Four times, Last: vs. Boise State (3-9-13) Field Goal Attempts 4, vs. Savannah State (1-2-13) BRANDON S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Totals Aztec Women s Basketball Media Guide 37

16 12 SOPHOMORE PROFILES DEAJANAE SCURRY 6-1 Forward Sophomore SQ Los Angeles, Calif. (Inglewood HS) GETTING TO KNOW DEAJANAE SCURRY The TV talent show I would most likely to appear on is... American Idol - to make myself laugh for even trying My favorite place I ever visited is... Catalina Island The movie I love to watch but embarrased to admit is... Inspector Gadget During the off-season, I focused on improving... My ball-handling and shooting My favorite WNBA player is... Angel McCoughtry of the Atlanta Dream Three words that my friends would use to describe me are... Handy, thoughtful and independent The place I would ask my parents to take my when they come to town is... Coronado Island Something I own that would surprise my friends is... A puppy First web sites I look at during the day are... SDSU Blackboard My favorite food is... Shrimp The best thing about Viejas Arena is... The floor My favorite spot on campus is... Aztec Recreation Center The one thing I never forget to bring on a road trip are... My headphones My favorite class at SDSU is... Sociology The song I have queued up on my ipod is... Cook It Up by Migos Coach Terry Says: Nae has not even begun to tap into all of her potential. She is a tremendous athlete who can jump out of the gym and has the ability to score a lot of points very quickly. She is very versatile and can play a number of positions on the court. As a Redshirt Freshman ( ) Was voted the Mountain West Preseason Freshman of the Year... Played in 15 games before sitting out the second semester to focus on academics... Averaged 5.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in 15.9 minutes per contest... Shot 47.4 percent from the floor overall, including a 64.8 percent clip (24-37) over the final seven games she appeared in... Cracked the starting lineup in her collegiate debut, scoring eight points to go with a game-high nine rebounds at UCLA ( )... Also earned a start in the home opener vs. UC Irvine, posting a season-best three blocks and two steals ( )... Finished with seven rebounds and two assists against Cal State Dominguez Hills ( )... Logged a season-long 24 minutes vs. USC, tallying 11 points, seven rebounds and an assist ( )... Came up with two huge blocks in the Aztecs come-from-behind victory at crosstown rival San Diego ( )... Totaled a season-high 12 points on two occasions, including a 6-for-7 effort from the field against 14th-ranked Oklahoma State at the San Diego Surf N Slam ( )... Matched that point production in the conference opener, connecting on 6-of-9 field-goal attempts, while pulling down six rebounds vs. Fresno State (1-9-13)... Also contributed nine points and three rebounds at UNLV ( ). As a Freshman ( ) Utilized her redshirt campaign. At Inglewood High School Went to Inglewood High, playing basketball under head coach Tony Scott... Team won the Ocean League her senior campaign when she averaged a double-double... All-state underclass second team by Cal-Hi Sports as a junior, posting 11.2 points and 8.6 rebounds an outing... Had 35 points and 15 points against Mt. Miguel in the 2010 playoffs #AztecWBB #WeAreAztecs

17 First-team all-cif as a junior, when her squad went 30-5, won CIF and advanced to the Southern Regional Division III title game... Was a four-star recruit and rated 31st nationally at the forward position by the HoopGurlz web site... Was involved in her school s student government. AAU Was a member of the Cal Sparks Gold club team under coach Elbert Kinnebrew from Personal Deajanae Scurry was born in Los Angeles, Calif.... Daughter of Angelina Adams and Derek Scurry... Aunt is former U.S. women s national soccer team goalkeeper Briana Scurry... Is pursuing a degree in economics with a minor in accounting. SCURRY S CAREER HIGHS Points 12, Two times, Last: vs. Fresno State (1-9-13) Rebounds 9, at UCLA ( ) Assists 2, vs. CSUDH ( ) Steals 2, vs. UC Irvine ( ) Blocks 3, vs. UC Irvine ( ) Field Goals 6, Two times, Last: vs. Fresno State (1-9-13) Field Goal Attempts 11, vs. USC ( ) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1, Two times, Last: at Colorado ( ) Free Throws 2, Two times, Last: at Colorado ( ) Free Throw Attempts 5, vs. USC ( ) MISC. CAREER STATS Double-figure scoring games: 3 SCURRY S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Totals Aztec Women s Basketball Media Guide 39

18 0 DEIDRA Coach Terry Says: Deidra will be be a great low-post presence in the paint. Her work ethic and determination will push her to develop into a great player. She has great hands and can finish well. She is one of our best post defenders on the team and has the ability and athleticism to really cause problems for our opponents. SOPHOMORE PROFILES SMITH 6-2 Forward Sophomore RS Aurora, Colo. (Denver East HS/Boston College) GETTING TO KNOW DEIDRA SMITH The TV talent show I would most likely to appear on is... Dancing With The Stars - I love B-list and has-been celebrities My favorite place to visit is... Paris, France The movie I love to watch but embarrased to admit is... Steel Magnolias During the off-season, I focused on improving... My shooting My favorite WNBA team is the... Chicago Sky Three words that my friends would use to describe me are... Impulsive, curious and independent The place I would ask my parents to take my when they come to town is... Hometown Buffet Things I own that would surprise my friends are... Pillow Pets First web site I look at during the day is... CNN Breaking News My favorite meal is... Meatloaf with mashed potatoes, gravy and greens At Boston College Played one season at Boston College... Played in 29 games and started on three occasions... Averaged 2.7 points and 1.7 rebounds... Saw action in just over 10 minutes per outing (10.6) and ranked third on the squad in field-goal percentage with a.431 mark... Tallied 48 rebounds on the year and scored a season-high 11 points against Wake Forest. At Denver East High School Graduated from Denver East High School in 2011, where she played for coach Dwight Berry... Was named both a first-team all-state and first-team all-conference honoree as a senior, averaging 14 points and seven boards a contest... As a junior, she led the Angels to the 5A state title and was tabbed to the all-colorado girls basketball team by The Denver Post and the all-conference first team... Began her prep career at Overland High in Aurora, Colo., where she also received first-team all-league and all-city accolades... Led the state in blocks as a sophomore... Also competed in volleyball for two seasons. AAU Played for Colorado Hoopsters and coach Steve Fendry in During , competed for Lady Survivors under coach Tommy Beal and Ring City for coach Maria Harper. Personal Deidra Smith was born in Oklahoma City, Okla.... Daughter of Heather Murrell and Harvey Smith... Is pursuing a criminal justice major with a minor in Africana Studies. The best thing about Viejas Arena is... The pre-game introductions My favorite spot on campus is... Love Library The one thing I never forget to bring on a road trip is... My teddy bear Among the things I collect are... Airline ticket stubs 40 #AztecWBB #WeAreAztecs

19 SMITH S CAREER HIGHS Points 11, at Wake Forest (1-8-12) Rebounds 4, Four times, Last: at North Carolina State ( ) Assists 2, vs. Florida State ( ) and at Dayton ( ) Steals 3, vs. Holy Cross ( ) Blocks 2, at Maryland (2-2-12) Field Goals 4, at Georgia Tech ( ) and vs. Bryant ( ) Field Goal Attempts 8, at Georgia Tech ( ) and vs. Bryant ( ) Free Throws 5, at Wake Forest (1-8-12) Free Throw Attempts 6, at Wake Forest (1-8-12) MISC. CAREER STATS Double-figure scoring games: 1 SMITH S CAREER STATISTICS *at Boston College Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG * Totals Aztec Women s Basketball Media Guide 41

20 3 ARIELL FRESHMAN PROFILES BOSTICK 5-4 Guard Freshman HS Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O Dowd HS) Coach Terry Says: Ariell plays BIG despite her small stature. She is a very good ball-handler and will be really good for us in transition. She knows how to run a team and get everyone where they need to be. She is very good off the dribble and will be a great defender in our system. GETTING TO KNOW ARIELL BOSTICK If I could be on a reality TV show, it would be... Keeping Up With The Kardashians My favorite place to visit is... Atlanta, Ga. The movie I love to watch but embarrased to admit is... SpongeBob Squarepants Movie During the off-season, I focused on improving... My shooting and passing My favorite WNBA player is... Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever Three words that my friends would use to describe me are... Goofy, hyper and musical The place I would ask my parents to take my when they come to town is... The mall or Chili s Things I own that would surprise my friends are... DJ turntables At Bishop O Dowd High School Played all four years for coach Malik McCord at Bishop O Dowd High School in Oakland, Calif.... Led the Dragons to a 60-6 record over the past two seasons, highlighted by a pair of CIF state championships in Division III and Open Division, respectively... Bishop O Dowd finished No. 2 in the nation in 2013 and was ranked seventh in Averaged 10.0 points, 5.0 assists and 4.7 steals as a junior... Was rated No. 67 among point guards and received a three-star scouts grade of 85 by ESPN HoopGurlz. AAU Was a member of the Cal Stars club team coached by Kelly Sopak. Personal Ariell C. Bostick was born in Oakland, Calif.... Daughter of Courtney and Greg Bostick... Lists former NBA guard Mugsy Bogues among her favorite athletes... Intended major is computer engineering with career plans to become a music producer. First web site I look at during the day is... Vine My favorite meal is... Breakfast - waffles, two eggs with cheese, turkey and bacon and a side of Cream of Wheat I chose my number because... I ve been a fan of Allen Iverson since I was younger and my birthday is also on the 3rd. My favorite class at SDSU is... Philosophy The one thing I never forget to bring on a road trip is... My headphones My goal in 10 years is to be... A music producer 42 #AztecWBB #WeAreAztecs

21 FRESHMAN PROFILES 21 CHLOE JOHNSON 5-7 Guard Freshman HS Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary s HS) Preseason Mountain West Freshman of the Year GETTING TO KNOW CHLOE JOHNSON If I could be on a reality TV show, it would be... Basketball Wives My favorite place to visit is... Jamaica The movie I love to watch but embarrased to admit is... Mean Girls During the off-season, I focused on... Becoming a lockdown defender My favorite WNBA player is... Alex Bentley of the Phoenix Mercury My favorite cereal is Cap n Crunch Berries The place I would ask my parents to take my when they come to town is... La Jolla Cove Among the things I collect are... Tournament t-shirts from every game, tournament, city and state I ever played in First web site I look at during the day is... Instagram My favorite meal is... Diablo Shrimp Pasta from Oregano s The best thing about Viejas Arena is... The Show My favorite class at SDSU is... Communication 103 Teammate who will surprise people the most this season is... Ahjalee Harvey - she is a quiet leader Coach Terry Says: Chloe is a very physical guard who won t back down from anyone. She has a strong mid-range game, but can also shoot the three. She is quick with the ball and always looking to push in transition. At St. Mary s High School Played for Curtis Ekmark, a 2012 Naismith Coach of the Year honoree, at St. Mary s High School, which posted an 87-3 record over the past three seasons, winning three straight Arizona Division I state championships... Knights were also ranked No. 1 nationally in and ended the season with a No. 9 national ranking by MaxPreps. com... Earned Division I first-team all-state honors and was a first-team all-conference selection... Captured the 2012 Youth of the Year award from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix... Also competed in volleyball and track as a prep, finishing eighth in the 100-meter hurdles at the Arizona state meet. AAU Played three years with the Arizona Warriors club team under Curtis Ekmark from and was a member of the AZ Dynasty for head coach Jamie Williams from Personal Chloe Johnson was born in Phoenix, Ariz.... Daughter of Sonia Brown and Cleophus Johnson... Chose SDSU over a plethora of schools during the recruiting process, including the likes of Arizona State, Utah, Oregon, Colorado, Memphis and Texas A&M... Collects sneakers as a hobby, owning over 150 pairs... Lists Charles Barkley as her favorite athlete... Undecided on a major, but is considering a career path in law or journalism. What I would like the team to accomplish this season is: Making the NCAA tournament and advancing farther than ever My goal in 10 years is to be... Living comfortably Aztec Women s Basketball Media Guide 43

22 23 FRESHMAN PROFILES ALYSSA LAWRENCE 6-1 Forward Freshman HS New Rochelle, N.Y. (The Ursuline School) GETTING TO KNOW ALYSSA LAWRENCE The TV talent show I would most likely to appear on is: America s Got Talent - I like pretending I can sing My favorite place to visit is... Le Louvre in France The movie I love to watch but embarrased to admit is... Little Miss Sunshine During the off-season, I focused on... My shot My favorite WNBA player is... Candace Parker of the L.A. Sparks Three words that my friends would use to describe me are... Laid-back, reserved, modest The place I would ask my parents to take my when they come to town is... Fashion Valley Something I own that would surprise my friends is a... Guitar First web site I look at during the day is... Google My favorite meal is... Eggs Benedict and Belgian waffles My favorite thing about Viejas Arena is... When the lights go off during pre-game introductions My favorite spot on campus is West Commons The one thing I never forget to bring on a road trip is... My ipod The teammate who will surprise people the most this season is... Ariell Bostick - She has great court vision despite her height Coach Terry Says: Alyssa brings an East Coast flair to our team. She will be able to play on the wing or post up smaller guards and will add versatility to the team. At The Ursuline School Played all four years under head coach Beth Wooters at The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, N.Y.... Led her squad to the conference co-championship... Earned all-league honors and was an all-section pick... Was rated No. 106 among guards and received a threestar scouts grade of 86 by ESPN HoopGurlz... Also competed in track and field during her prep career. AAU Was a three-year competitor for Ring City and head coach Walter Welsh... Also played for the New Jersey Sparks under head coach Keith Gilchrist. Personal Alyssa Lawrence was born in Dunkirk, France... Daughter of Arlene and Larry Lawrence... Father played college basketball at Dartmouth, serving as team captain for two years, before enjoying a long career at the professional level in France... Chose San Diego State over the likes of Pittsburgh, Villanova, Seton Hall, St. Joseph s and Stetson... Plays the guitar and upright bass... Enjoys painting, drawing and writing... Lists L.A. Sparks forward Candace Parker as her favorite athlete... Is interested in pursuing a degree in psychology at SDSU. 44 #AztecWBB #WeAreAztecs

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