2014-2015 Women’s Basketball Media Guide For more information about the women’s basketball team, please visit www.sanjacsports.com 1 2014-2015 San Jacinto College Women’s Basketball Roster 2014-2015 San Jacinto College Women’s Basketball No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School (Previous College) 1 Sarah Davis G 5-9 Soph. Porter / Porter HS 2 Alex Kochner G 5-10 Soph. Houston / Clear Lake HS (Henderson State University) 3 Michelle Parker W 5-10 Fresh. Shreveport, La. / Southwood HS 5 Miranda Lejune G 5-6 Fresh. Pearland / Pearland HS 10 Kristel Reid W 5-10 Fresh. Needville / B.F. Terry HS 11 Nekeita Bailey G 5-6 Soph. Houston / Alief Hastings HS 12 Whitney Thompson G 5-10 Fresh. Everman / Everman HS 13 Brittani Austin F 5-10 Soph. Houston / Thurgood Marshall HS 15 Anika Nottingham F 5-10 Soph. Trinidad & Tobago / Mucurapo West Secondary School (Columbia State Community College) 21 Jazsmin Nelson F 5-10 Fresh. McKinney / McKinney HS 22 Vanessa Jones G 5-10 Fresh. Dallas / Flower Mound Marcus HS 23 Jameela McCarthy P 6-3 Soph. D’abadie, Trinidad & Tobago / San Juan North Secondary (Arizona Western Community College) 25 Kendra Howard G 5-8 Soph. Dallas / Cedar Hill HS 33 Kaelynn Wilson F 5-11 Fresh. San Antonio / Wagner HS Head Coach: Brenita Jackson, second season, 46-78 overall, 3-27 (1-17) at San Jacinto College, Southeastern Louisiana University (2007), Concordia University (2012) | Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kevin Jackson, second season, Southeastern Louisiana University (2007), Concordia University (2012) | Team Managers: Jason Ward, Nekeisha Bailey | Athletic Trainer: Jessica Davenport | Student Trainer: Melissa Arce | Athletic Secretary: Denise Oakeley 2 San Jacinto College Women’s Basketball 2014-2015 Player Bios Sarah Davis Alex Kochner 5-9 | Soph. | G 5-10 | Soph. | G Porter | Porter HS Houston | Clear Lake HS (Henderson As a freshman: Played in 30 games, making State University) six starts… Averaged 3.1 points per game… Prior to San Jac: Played one year at Shot 76.2 percent from the charity stripe… Henderson State University (2012-13)… In Averaged 2.1 rebounds per game, and 1.1 16 games, averaged 1.4 points, 0.4 rebounds, assists per game. and 0.5 assists per game, shooting 25 percent Prior to San Jac: Team captain for the from the field and 81.8 percent from beyond Spartans… First-team all-district… Leading the arc… Helped the Clear Lake Falcons to 1 scorer in TAPPS… Played club for the 2 the regional semifinals… Named team MVP… Houston Lady Fireballers. First-team all-district selection. Michelle Parker Miranda LeJune 5-10 | Fresh. | W 5-6 | Fresh. | G Shreveport, La. | Southwood HS Pearland | Pearland HS Prior to San Jac: Led the Cowboys to a state Prior to San Jac: First-team all-district champion as a sophomore. as a junior and senior… All-State as a senior… Helped the Oilers to two regional quarterfinals. 3 5 Kristel Reid Nekeita Bailey 5-10 | Fresh. | W 5-6 | Soph. | G Rosenberg | B.F. Terry HS Alief | Alief Hastings HS Prior to San Jac: First-team All-district as a As a freshman: Played in all 30 games, sophomore… Four-year letterman… Named starting in 28… Was second on the team offensive player of the year as a senior… Led in points with a 10.6 per game average… the Rangers to the area championship and Averaged 4.9 rebounds per game and a team- regionals… Member of student council… best 5.2 assists per game. Played club for Crossover and HK Express. Prior to San Jac: First-team all-district as a junior and senior… Helped the Bears to the bi- 10 11 district championship as a sophomore… Also participated in cross country and track and field… Played club for H.K. Express. Whitney Thompson Brittani Austin 5-10 | Fresh. | G 5-10 | Soph. | F Everman | Everman HS Houston | Thurgood Marshall HS Prior to San Jac: Second-team all-district as a As a freshman: Played and started in 17 junior… First-team all-district as a senior. games… Averaged 10.5 points per game, tied for third-best on the squad… Shot 36 percent from the field and 63 percent from the charity stripe… Averaged 5.5 rebounds per game, second-best on the team. Prior to San Jac: First-team all-district… 12 13 Offensive player of the year… Also played volleyball… Member of the A/B Honor Roll. For more information about the women’s basketball team, please visit www.sanjacsports.com 3 Player Bios Anika Nottingham Jazsmin Nelson 5-10 | Soph. | F 5-10 | Fresh. | F Trinidad & Tobago | Mucurapo McKinney | McKinney HS West Secondary (Columbia State Prior to San Jac: First-team all-district as a Community College) junior and senior… Named an all-around Prior to San Jac: Played and started in student… Maintained a 4.0 GPA as a 24 games for Columbia State Community freshman… Also played softball. College… Averaged 16.1 points per game, second on the squad… Shot 40 percent from the field, and 60 percent from the free throw 15 line… Averaged a team-best 8.2 rebounds. 21 Vanessa Jones Jameela McCarthy 5-10 | Fresh. | G 6-3 | Soph. | P Dallas | Flower Mound Marcus HS Dabadie, Trinidad & Tobago | San Juan Prior to San Jac: First-team all-state and North Secondary (Arizona Western team offensive player of the year as a Community College) junior… Four-time first-team all-district Prior to San Jac: Played in 28 games, starting selection… Named defensive player of the in 17, for Arizona Western Community year as a sophomore… Newcomer of the College… Averaged six points and 7.4 year as a freshman… Scored 1,000 career rebounds per game… Shot 42 percent from points… Helped the Marauders to the district the field. 22 championship as a senior… Two-time first- 23 team all-academic selection… Played club for the North Texas Shockers. Kendra Howard Kaelynn Wilson 5-8 | Soph. | G 5-11 | Fresh. | F Dallas | Cedar Hill HS San Antonio | Wagner HS As a freshman: Named to the National Junior Prior to San Jac: First-team all- College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Star district as a junior and senior… Led game… All-Region XIV and All-Conference the Thunderbirds to the regional selection… Women’s Basketball Coaches championship and state tournament as a Association All-American… Led the team freshman and senior, and to the regional in scoring at 18.8 points per game, a mark finals as a sophomore and junior… Also that ranked 16th in the country… Shot 37.1 ran track… Graduated cum laude. 25 percent from the field, and 33.1 percent from 33 long range… Second on the squad in assist per game at 4.0. Prior to San Jac: Second-team All-district as a senior. 4 San Jacinto College Women’s Basketball 2014-2015 Coaching Staff Bios Coach Jackson Year-by-Year Year School Record 2013-2014 San Jac 3-27 2012-2013 Cisco 6-24 Brenita Williams Jackson 2011-2012 Lon Morris 19-13 Head Coach Second Season 2010-2011 Lon Morris 18-14 Southeastern Louisiana University (2007), Concordia University (2012) Overall 46-78 Overall: 46-78 Brenita Williams Jackson is in her second season as head coach of the San Jacinto College women’s single-season record in Lon Morris College basketball program. After spending a year at Cisco College in Cisco, Texas, and four seasons (two as history. She was voted to the All-Conference head coach, two as an assistant coach) at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas, Jackson found and All-Academic teams, and was the first her way to San Jac. women’s basketball player at Lon Morris to ink an NCAA Division I scholarship. During her first season, San Jac went 3-27. Jackson was proud of how her team battled through setbacks and obstacles. Freshman guard Kendra Howard had a standout season, being selected While at Southeastern, Jackson helped to play in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Star game. She is the the team reach the Southland Conference first San Jacinto College player in the six-year history of the all-star game to be selected. She tournament in each of her two years, and was also named to the All-Region XIV and All-Conference teams, and was a Women’s Basketball led the squad to become the East Division Coaches Association All-American. Jackson’s players also served as ambassadors to the College, Conference Champions in 2007 for the first participating in volunteer efforts such as visiting patients at Texas Children’s Hospital and serving time in school history. She was named All- at the Houston Food Bank. Conference, All-Louisiana, All-Academic, and earned player of the week honors. She went Prior to San Jacinto College, Jackson spent a year at Cisco College where she helped improve the on to play professionally in Aarhus, Denmark, team grade point average in just her first semester, and saw all of her student-athletes graduate. One where she also coached a junior club team to of Jackson’s players was named to the all-conference second team. an undefeated season and three tournament As head coach at Lon Morris College, Jackson guided the Bearcats to the Region XIV semifinals in championships. Her coaching career began in 2012. That squad had four all-conference players, including the Region XIV Freshman of the Year, and 2008 with the Dallas Diesel Junior Club. Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-American. Jackson’s 2011-2012 team had two Jackson holds a Bachelors of Business National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic All-Americans.