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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION COACHING STAFF TABLE OF CONTENTS Location ................. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Head Coach .................. Kristy Curry Enrollment ...................... 37,655 Alma Mater . Northeast Louisiana, 1988 INTRODUCTION Founded .................. April 12, 1831 Record at Alabama ......... 42-51 (.452) Athletics Communications Staff .........1 Nickname .................. Crimson Tide Overall Record .......... 351-200 (.637) Quick Facts .........................1 Colors .................Crimson and White SEC Record ............... 13-35 (.271) Roster .............................2 Conference ................. Southeastern Season at Alabama .............. Fourth Schedule ...........................3 President ..................Dr. Stuart Bell Assistant Coach ............... Kelly Curry Media Information ....................4 Athletics Director ............... Bill Battle Alma Mater . Texas A&M, 1990 INTRODUCTION Campus Life ........................5 Senior Woman Administrator ...Marie Robbins Season at Alabama .............. Fourth President Dr. Stuart Bell ...............6 Faculty Representative ....... Dr. James King Assistant Coach ............Brooks Williams Academics ..........................7 Facility ................. Coleman Coliseum Alma Mater . Mississippi State, 2000 Capacity ........................ 15,383 Season at Alabama ............... First Bill Battle/Senior Support Staff ..........8 Assistant Coach ........... Shereka Wright Coleman Coliseum/Foster Auditorium ....9 TEAM INFORMATION Alma Mater . Purdue, 2004 2015-16 Overall Record ..............15-16 Season at Alabama ..............Fourth OUTLOOK 2015-16 SEC Record ............4-12 (12th) Director of Operations ........ Grant Fausset Preview ........................10-11 Starters R/L . 4/2 Alma Mater . Purdue, 2004 Letterwinners R/L .................... 7/6 Season at Alabama .............. Fourth THE TEAM Newcomers .......................... 6 Coordinator of Player Development, Recruiting Coaching Staff ...................12-16 All-Time Record . 700-549 (.560) and Video Operations .....Brian Johnson Support Staff ....................17-18 All-Time SEC Record .........147-278 (.346) Alma Mater . Tennessee, 2016 Returning Student-Athletes ........19-31 All-Time Home Record ........347-169 (.672) Season at Alabama ............... First First Season ....................... 1974 Newcomers .....................32-37 NCAA Appearances . 10 (1984, 1988, 1992-99) WNIT Appearances ..5 (2000-02, 2011, 2016) YEAR IN REVIEW 2015-16 Statistics ................38-41 2015-16 Game Recaps ............42-49 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF RECORDS AND HISTORY DOUG WALKER JEFF PURINTON Year-by-Year Team Statistics ...........50 Senior Associate Athletic Senior Associate Athletic Team Scoring Records. .51 Director, Communications Director, Comms./Marketing Individual Scoring Records ............52 Office: (205) 348-6084 Office: (205) 348-4578 Field Goal Records ...............53-54 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Free Throw Records .................55 1,000 Point Club. 56-60 JESSICA PARÉ (WBB CONTACT) JOSH MAXSON Rebound Records ...................61 Director of Director of Assist Records ......................62 Athletics Communications Football Communications Office: (205) 348-6084 Steals Records ......................63 Office: (205) 348-3631 Cell: (205) 394-5985 e-mail: [email protected] Blocks Records .....................63 e-mail: [email protected] Games Played/Started Records ........63 AARON JORDAN ROOTS WOODRUFF vs. AP Top 25 ......................64 Director of Associate Director of 100-plus Point Games. .64 Basketball Communications Athletics Communications Home Game Records ................65 Office: (205) 348-6084 Office: (205) 348-6084 Coaching Records ...................66 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] All-Time Roster ..................67-68 All-Time Jersey Numbers ..........69-70 TODD BELL NATHAN SHEEHAN All-Time Assistant Coaches. .70 Assistant Director of Assistant Director of SEC Awards ........................71 Athletics Communications Athletics Communications All-Americans ...................72-73 Office: (205) 348-6084 Office: (205) 348-6084 Miscellaneous Awards ................74 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Academic Awards ...................75 Series Results ...................76-84 ALEX THOMPSON DRAKE ALLEN Year-by-Year Results ..............85-93 Assistant Director of Communications WNBA .........................94-95 Athletics Communications Assistant SEC Tournament Results. 96-97 Office: (205) 348-6084 Office: (205) 348-6084 Postseason Results ...............98-99 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Radio/Television Chart ..............100 CREDITS The 2016-17 University of Alabama women’s basketball media guide was produced by the staff of the Alabama Athletics Communications Office. The publication was written and edited by Jessica Paré with assistance from Mac Hanslip, Reagan Cunningham and Jen Smith. Photography by Alabama Athletics Director of Photography Kent Gidley, Amelia Barton, Robert Sutton and student assistants. Special thanks to the Crimson Tide coaching staff, Brent Hollingsworth for the cover design and the staff of the SEC office. Copyright 2016 by the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama. “Roll Tide,” “Crimson Tide,” “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The University of Alabama. ROLLTIDE.COM 1 2016-17 ALABAMA ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (Previous School) 0 LaKyesha Stennis G 5-9 Jr. Lexington, Ky. (Southwest Tennessee CC) 1 Quanetria Bolton F 6-0 Jr. Anniston, Ala. (Anniston HS) 2 Trista Magee G 6-0 So. Ellisville, Miss (Presbyterian Christian School) 3 Jordan Lewis G 5-7 Fr. Windermere, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep) 5 Alana da Silva G 5-6 Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (New Mexico Junior College) 10 DaiJia Ruffin G 5-9 So. Louisville, Ky. (UT Martin) 11 Hannah Cook G 6-0 Jr. Ozark, Mo. (Ozark HS) 13 Coco Knight G 5-7 Jr. Bay Minette, Ala. (Shelton State CC) 15 Meoshonti Knight G 5-8 Jr. Morgan City, La. (Central Catholic HS) 20 Ashley Williams F 6-0 Jr. Covington, Ga. (Alcovy HS) 21 Taylor Berry G 5-9 So. New Orleans, La. (Mt. Carmel Academy) 23 Shaquera Wade G 6-0 So. Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville HS) 25 Ashley Knight F 6-5 Fr. Austin, Texas (Lyndon B. Johnson HS) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (Previous School) 21 Taylor Berry G 5-9 So. New Orleans, La. (Mt. Carmel Academy) 1 Quanetria Bolton F 6-0 Jr. Anniston, Ala. (Anniston HS) 11 Hannah Cook G 6-0 Jr. Ozark, Mo. (Ozark HS) 5 Alana da Silva G 5-6 Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (New Mexico Junior College) 25 Ashley Knight F 6-5 Fr. Austin, Texas (Lyndon B. Johnson HS) 13 Coco Knight G 5-7 Jr. Bay Minette, Ala. (Shelton State CC) 15 Meoshonti Knight G 5-8 Jr. Morgan City, La. (Central Catholic HS) 3 Jordan Lewis G 5-7 Fr. Windermere, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep) 2 Trista Magee G 6-0 So. Ellisville, Miss. (Presbyterian Christian School) 10 DaiJia Ruffin G 5-9 So. Louisville, Ky. (UT Martin) 0 LaKyesha Stennis G 5-9 Jr. Lexington, Ky. (Southwest Tennessee CC) 23 Shaquera Wade G 6-0 So. Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville HS) 20 Ashley Williams F 6-0 Jr. Covington, Ga. (Alcovy HS) INSIDE THE ROSTER PRONUNCIATIONS Returning Letterwinners (7) Newcomers (6) Sophomores (4) Quanetria Bolton kwan-EE-tree-uh Quanetria Bolton LaKyesha Stennis Trista Magee DaiJia Ruffin DAY-sha Trista Magee Jordan Lewis DaiJia Ruffin LaKyesha Stennis luh-KEE-sha Hannah Cook Alana da Silva Taylor Berry Meoshonti Knight DaiJia Ruffin Shaquera Wade Meoshonti Knight mee-oh-SHON-tee Ashley Williams Coco Knight Shaquera Wade shuh-KEER-uh Taylor Berry Ashley Knight Freshmen (2) Shaquera Wade Jordan Lewis Juniors (7) Ashley Knight Returning Starters (4) LaKyesha Stennis Quantetria Bolton Quanetria Bolton Hannah Cook Alana da Silva Meoshonti Knight Hannah Cook Shaquera Wade Coco Knight Meoshonti Knight Ashley Williams 2 ALABAMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2016-17 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time (CT) TV Friday, Nov. 4 West Alabama 1 Tuscaloosa 7 p.m. SEC Network + Friday, Nov. 11 New Orleans Tuscaloosa 5 p.m. SEC Network + Monday, Nov. 14 Mississippi Valley State Tuscaloosa 7 p.m. SEC Network + SCHEDULE Thursday, Nov. 17 Lipscomb Tuscaloosa 7 p.m. SEC Network + Tuesday, Nov. 22 Georgia Southern Tuscaloosa 7 p.m. SEC Network + Sunday, Nov. 27 Alabama A&M Tuscaloosa 2 p.m. SEC Network + Thursday, Dec. 1 Alcorn State Tuscaloosa 7 p.m. SEC Network + Sunday, Dec. 4 Kansas 2 Tuscaloosa 11 a.m. SEC Network Sunday, Dec. 11 at Georgetown Washington, D.C. 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 Georgia State 3 Tuscaloosa 11:30 a.m. SEC Network + Saturday, Dec. 17 Georgia Tech Tuscaloosa 2 p.m. SEC Network + Monday, Dec. 19 vs. McNeese State 4 Niceville, Fla. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 vs. UTEP 4 Niceville, Fla. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28 Florida A&M Tuscaloosa 7 p.m. SEC Network + Sunday, Jan. 1 at South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. 1 p.m. ESPN2 Thursday, Jan. 5 Ole Miss* Tuscaloosa 7 p.m. SEC Network + Sunday, Jan. 8 at Missouri* Columbia, Mo. 2 p.m. SEC Network + Thursday, Jan. 12 Kentucky* Tuscaloosa 7 p.m. SEC Network + Sunday, Jan. 15 Arkansas* Tuscaloosa 4 p.m. SEC Network Thursday, Jan. 19 Mississippi State* 5 Tuscaloosa 7 p.m. SEC Network + Sunday, Jan. 22 at Ole Miss* Oxford, Miss. 2 p.m. SEC Network + Thursday, Jan. 26 at Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. 8 p.m. SEC Network Sunday, Jan. 29 Auburn* Tuscaloosa 5 p.m. SEC Network Sunday, Feb. 5 at LSU* Baton Rouge, La. 3 p.m. SEC Network Thursday,