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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 2017-18 HOUSTON WOMEN’S CREDITS Executive Editor BASKETBALL Roman Petrowski Editorial Assistance Kyle Rogers Allison McClain Jeff Conrad Taryn Alessio Diego Garcia Printing University of Houston Printing and Postal Services UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS 3204 Cullen Blvd. Houston, Texas 77204-6002 www.UHCougars.com TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 HISTORY & RECORDS 80 Table of Contents 3 Success on a National Stage 82 2017-18 Quick Facts 4 Award Winners 83 Radio & TV Roster 5 Retired Number • #13 85 Media Information 6 1,000-Point Club 86 2017-18 Season Preview 8 All-Time Letterwinners 90 2017-18 Schedule 10 Career Records 91 Single-Season Records 93 THE HOUSTON EXPERIENCE 13 Single-Game Records 99 Individual Records 101 The University of Houston 13 Hofheinz Pavilion Records 103 The American Athletic Conference 14 Year-by-Year Team Statistics 104 The City of Houston 15 Annual Leaders 105 Miscellaneous Statistics 107 THE 2017-18 COUGARS 16 Postseason Teams 110 2017-18 Roster Information 18 Series Records vs. Opponents 121 #0 • Angela Harris 20 Coaching Records 131 #1 • Chyanne Butler 22 Year-by-Year Results 132 #3 • Dorian Branch 24 #4 • Jasmyne Harris 26 #5 • Dionna Collins 28 #14 • Quatera Limbrick 30 #23 • Serithia Hawkins 32 #24 • Mariah Mitchell 34 #32 • Sharayla Brown 36 Newcomers 38 COACHING STAFF 42 Head Coach Ronald Hughey 44 Asst. Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Tai Dillard 48 Asst. Coach Vicky Picott 49 Asst. Coach Jamila Ganter 50 Support Staff 51 Athletics Director Hunter Yurachek 54 Administrative Support Staff 56 2017-18 OPPONENTS 58 2017-18 Opponents 60 2017-18 American Composite Schedule 62 The 2017-18 University of Houston Women’s Basketball Media Guide was written, designed and edited by the UH 2016-17 REVIEW 66 Athletics Communications Department. Writing, Design, 2016-17 Season Review 68 Layout and Historical Research: Roman Petrowski | 2016-17 Statistics 70 Editorial Assistance: Jeff Conrad and Kyle Rogers | Creative 2016-17 Results 71 Assistance: Kyle Rogers, Allison McClain, Taryn Alessio and 2016-17 Points-Rebounds-Assists 72 Diego Garci | Photo Credits: Stephen Pinchback, Chase 2016-17 Game-By-Game Statistics 73 Pedigo, Wilf Thorne, Ben Solomon, The American Athletic 2016-17 Single Game Highs 74 Conference | Cover Design: Hana Campbell | Special Thanks: Ronald Hughey, Edsel Hamilton and Charley 2016-17 American Conference Review 75 Ochoa | Printing: University of Houston Printing and Postal Services | Book designed using Adobe InDesign CS6 and Adobe Photoshop CS6 software 2017-18 HOUSTON BASKETBALL 3 2017-18 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION NUMERICAL ROSTER Location Houston, Texas # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown Previous School Founded 1927 0 Angela Harris So. G 5-6 Cyrpess, Texas Cy Fair HS Began Intercollegiate Athletics Jan. 10, 1946 1 Chyanne Butler Sr. G 5-6 Costa Mesa, Calif. USC Enrollment 45,000 2 Octavia Barnes Jr. F 5-10 Jackson, Miss. Hinds CC Nickname Cougars Colors Scarlet & White 3 Dorian Branch So. F 5-10 Dallas, Texas Richardson HS matters Chancellor/President Dr. Renu Khator 4 Jasmyne Harris So. G 5-8 Freeport, Texas Brazosport HS VP for Intercollegiate Athletics Hunter Yurachek 5 Dionna Collins Sr. G 5-5 Del City, Okla. Redlands CC Senior Women Administrator DeJuena Chizer 12 Alyssa Okoene So. F 6-2 Houston, Texas North Carolina Women’s Basketball Office Phone (713) 743-9460 14 Quatera Limbrick So. G 5-6 Sugar Land, Texas Episcopal HS Assistant Coaches Tai Dillard, Vicky Picott, Jamila Ganter 22 Myyah West Jr. F 6-0 Prentiss, Miss. Jones County JC 2016-17 Overall Record 12-19 23 Serithia Hawkins Jr. F 5-11 Moore, Okla. Southmoore HS 2016-17 Conference Record/Finish 4-12/10th 24 Mariah Mitchell Sr. G 5-9 McKinney, Texas McKinney HS Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 5/3 32 Sharayla Brown Jr. C 6-3 Tulsa, Okla. East Central HS Newcomers Five 33 Julia Blackshell-Fair Fr. G 5-10 Fairfield, Calif. Vanden HS everything Women’s Basketball Contact Roman Petrowski 44 Kaila Chizer Sr. F 5-11 Pearland, Texas Texas A&M-Kingsville Phone (713) 743-9391 # E-Mail [email protected] ROSTER BREAKDOWN Website UHCougars.com STARTERS RETURNING (4) Women’s Basketball Twitter @UHCougarWBB Name Pos. Cl. GP-GS PPG FG% RPG APG SPG NCAA Faculty Representative Dr. Richard Scamell Serithia Hawkins F Jr. 30-30 7.6 42.5 8.0 0.9 1.4 Director of Athletics Phone (713) 743-9371 Ticket Office Phone (713) 743-9444 Chyanne Butler G Sr. 27-21 7.7 32.1 2.2 3.1 1.6 Web Site UHCougars.com Jasmyne Harris G So. 31-12 11.3 38.7 5.4 2.2 1.3 Twitter @UHCougars Sharayla Brown F Jr. 30-13 1.3 28.8 1.6 0.1 0.6 (Blks) Women’s Basketball Twitter @UHCougarWBB OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (5) HISTORY Name Pos. Cl. GP-GS PPG FG% RPG APG SPG First Season 1975-76 Angela Harris G So. 31-15 10.0 37.6 2.3 2.5 1.7 First Basketball Game Dec. 2, 1975 • Huntsville, Texas Mariah Mitchell G Sr. 29-17 4.0 27.9 2.2 0.2 0.4 Sam Houston State 55, Houston 40 Dorian Branch F So. 29-8 3.0 40.7 2.0 1.4 0.7 All-Time Record: 650-603 (.519) Regular Season Conference Championships 2 Quatera Limbrick G So. 9-0 2.6 34.8 0.1 0.3 0.2 Seasons 2003-04 C-USA, 2010-11 C-USA Dionna Collins G Sr. 12-0 0.3 12.5 0.5 0.4 0.0 Conference Tournament Championships 1 Seasons 2004 C-USA NEWCOMERS (5) NCAA Tournament Appearances 5 Name Pos. Cl. Hometown Previous School Seasons 1988, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2011 Octavia Barnes F Jr. Jackson, Miss. Hinds Community College All-Time Record 1-5 (.167) Julia Blackshell-Fair G Fr. Fairfield, Calif. Vanden High School Last Appearance 2011 Dallas Regional First Round Kaila Chizer F Sr. Pearland, Texas Texas A&M-Kingsville Result 3/10/11 • West Virginia 79, Houston 73 WNIT Appearances 4 Myyah West F Jr. Prentiss, Miss. Jones County Junior College Seasons 1991, 2001, 2002, 2010 Alyssa Okoene F So. Houston, Texas North Carolina All-Time Record 5-5 (.500) Last Appearance 2010 First Round STARTERS LOST (1) Result 3/18/10 • Texas Tech 80, Houston 77 Name Pos. Cl. GP-GS PPG FG% RPG APG SPG Kierra Graves G Gr. 28-23 7.4 48.6 2.4 1.6 1.0 COACHES & STAFF Head Coach Ronald Hughey OTHER LETTERWINNERS LOST (3) Alma Mater Limestone College ‘06 Name Pos. Cl. GP-GS PPG FG% RPG APG SPG Record at Houston: 24-67 • .263 (3) Career Record: 24-67 • .263 (3) Jacqueline Blake F Gr. 31-11 7.8 40.3 4.2 0.3 0.5 Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Tai Dillard Brianne Coffman F Sr. 24-5 3.0 34.9 4.2 0.3 0.4 Coaching Experience at UH 4th season Cenecia Newman G Jr. 12-0 1.1 33.3 0.8 0.2 0.1 Alma Mater Texas ‘03 Assistant Coach Vicky Picott Coaching Experience at UH 2nd season Alma Mater Rutgers ‘92 Assistant Coach Jamila Ganter Coaching Experience at UH 2nd season Alma Mater Texas A&M ‘07 Graduate Assistant Coach Meghan Allen Coaching Experience at UH 2nd Season Alma Mater Houston 4 2017-18 HOUSTON BASKETBALL RADIO & TV ROSTER 0 1 2 3 4 Angela harris chyanne butler octavia barnes dorian branch jasmyne harris Guard | So. | 5-6 Guard | Sr. | 5-6 Forward | Jr. | 5-10 Forward | Fr. | 5-10 Guard | Fr. | 5-8 Cypress, Texas Costa Mesa, Calif. Jackson, Miss. Dallas, Texas Freeport, Texas Cy-Fair HS USC Hinds CC Richardson HS Brazosport HS 5 12 14 22 23 dionna collins alyssa okoene quatera limbrick myyah west serithia hawkins Guard | Sr. | 5-5 Forward | So. | 6-2 Guard | So. | 5-6 Forward | Jr. | 6-0 Forward | Jr. | 5-11 Del City, Okla. Houston, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Prentiss, Miss. Moore, Okla. Redlands CC North Carolina Episcopal HS Jones County JC Southmoore HS 24 32 33 44 mariah mitchelll sharayla brown julia blackshell-fair kaila chizer Guard | Sr. | 5-9 Center | Jr. | 6-3 Guard | Fr. | 5-10 Forward | Sr. | 5-11 McKinney, Texas Tulsa, Okla. Fairfield, Calif. Pearland, Texas McKinney HS East Central HS Vanden HS Texas A&M-Kingsville # everything matters Ronald Hughey Tai dillard victoria picott jamila ganter MEGHAN ALLEN Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Graduate Assistant 4th Season 4th Season 2nd Season 2nd Season 2nd Season Limestone ‘06 Texas ‘03 Rutgers ‘92 Texas A&M ‘07 Houston ‘16 2017-18 HOUSTON BASKETBALL 5 MEDIA INFORMATION HOUSTON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS HOUSTON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS words over DAVID BASSITY JEFF CONRAD ALLISON McClain roman petrowski KYLE ROGERS alex brown Associate AD Assistant AD Director Associate Director Assistant Director Communications Assistant Cell: (405) 274-1455 Cell: (713) 557-3841 Cell: (936) 635-1129 Cell: (936) 714-6282 Cell: (832) 573-5725 Cell: (210) 334-5956 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] action FOOTBALL M. BASKETBALL, GOLF BASEBALL, W. 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