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LADY VOLS BASKETBALL BROADCAST MEDIA SHEET (Last game’s starters noted with orange numbers) JORDAN REYNOLDS Jr. • G • 5-11 • Portland, Ore./Central Catholic H.S. •15th in the SEC with 2.6 assists per game this year. GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG FG% FT% •Notched 10 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in the SEC Tourney game vs. Arkansas. 15-16 31/16 4.7 4.2 2.6 1.1 .335 .692 •Scored five points and dished out five assists in the win over Georgia. Career 101/51 5.3 3.2 2.2 1.2 .364 .768 •Led the team with eight rebounds and three steals off the bench vs. Alabama. 0 17 11 8 7 41 •Scored six points and secured eight rebounds in the Lady Vols win over Ole Miss. Career Highs Pts: Reb: Asst: Stl: Min: NIA MOORE Sr. • C • 6-3 • Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook H.S. •Notched four points and six boards in only 13 minutes in the SEC Tournament opener vs. Arkansas. GP/GS PPG RPG SPG BPG FG% FT% •Scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds while also notching an assist, a block and a steal on 15-16 20/5 2.0 2.1 0.3 0.5 .347 .750 “Senior Day” against Georgia. Career 97/15 3.2 2.4 0.3 0.7 .489 .754 •Earned her first start of the year against LSU and recorded two rebounds, a block and a steal. 1 Career Highs Pts: 25 Reb: 14 Blk: 6 Stl: 4 Min: 31 •Notched four points and four boards in 11 minutes off the bench against Ole Miss. •Scored four points and grabbed one board in six minutes off the bench against #3/2 South Carolina. Name Pronounced: NEE-uh •Grabbed six rebounds in only 14 minutes against #12/11 Texas A&M. JASMINE JONES R-Jr. • F • 6-2 • Madison, Ala./Bob Jones H.S. GP/GS PPG RPG SPG BPG FG% FT% •Entered the “Senior Day” game against Georgia for the final 15 seconds to cap her Lady Vol career with 15-16 6/3 5.0 4.5 0.8 0.8 .343 .857 one final appearance in front of the Thompson-Boling Arena crowd. Career 82/17 5.2 3.8 0.9 0.3 .400 .640 •Medically retired from basketball on Monday, February 22nd due to multiple injuries. •Tied a career high with 11 rebounds in 23 minutes against Texas. Has not played since leaving that game 2 Career Highs Pts: 19 Reb: 11 Blk: 4 Stl: 4 Min: 28 with a head injury following a collision with a teammate. Name Pronounced: JAZZ-min •Notched 12 points, two rebounds and two blocks on 5-of-9 shooting in 17 minutes vs. Syracuse. MEME JACKSON Fr. • G/F • 5-11 • Murfreesboro, Tenn./Blackman H.S. GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG FG% FT% •Grabbed two boards and handed out two assists in three minutes off the bench against Georgia. 15-16 18/0 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 .242 .500 •Scored four points and notched one rebound, one assist and one steal in eight minutes against Ole Miss. Career 18/0 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 .242 .500 •Knocked in both of her free throw attempts against #13 Mississippi State. •Tallied a career high three rebounds in only two minutes against #7/7 Oregon State. 10 Career Highs Pts: 4 Reb: 3 Asst:2 Stl: 1 Min: 17 •Recorded two assists in the game against Virginia Tech. Name Pronounced: ME-ME •Scored her first collegiate points with a three with 7:12 left in the second quarter against UTC. DIAMOND DeSHIELDS R-So. • G • 6-1 • Norcross, Ga./North Carolina •Enters the NCAA tournament having scored 20 or more points in three of her past four games. GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG FG% FT% 15-16 32/16 13.9 5.1 2.1 1.6 .396 .777 •Named to the SEC All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 Career 68/48 16.1 5.2 2.3 1.6 .417 .776 steals over three games. •Ranks 10th in the SEC in points per game (13.9). 11 •Notched 22 points and five rebounds in the semifinals against Mississippi State. 38 12 7 7 40 Career Highs Pts: Reb: Asst.: Stl: Min: •Scored 21 points while also grabbing six boards in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinal win over Texas A&M. BASHAARA GRAVES Sr. • F • 6-2 • Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville H.S. •With her first rebound at the 8:27 mark of the first quarter against Mississippi State, Graves became the fifth GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG FG% FT% member of the 1000 rebound club in UT history. She also joins Chamique Holdsclaw, Glory Johnson, Shelia 15-16 29/26 10.4 8.4 1.3 0.9 .540 .725 Frost and Tamika Catchings as the only players in Lady Vol history to record 1000 points and 1000 rebounds. Career 135/124 10.9 7.5 1.5 0.9 .524 .713 •Needs 13 points to pass Dena Head for 22nd all-time at UT in scoring at 1,483 career points. 12 Career Highs Pts: 24 Reb: 19 Blk: 2 Stl: 4 Min: 41 •Needs 30 rebound to pass Sheila Frost (1,043) in third place on the all-time rebounding list. •Grabbed 15 rebounds her second highest total of the year, in the semifinals against Mississippi State. Name Pronounced: buh-SHAR-uh KORTNEY DUNBAR So. • F • 6-2 • Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville H.S. •Knocked in two treys in 15 minutes off the bench against Georgia. GP/GS PPG RPG SPG BPG FG% FT% •Made a three pointer in seven of her last eight games played. 15-16 23/4 3.8 1.6 0.3 0.2 .395 .333 •Hit two threes to record six points in eight minutes against LSU. Career 43/4 3.5 1.5 0.3 0.2 .414 .333 •Played the final three minutes and hit two shots including a game-clinching three to defeat Ole Miss. 13 Career Highs Pts: 24 Reb: 13 Blk: 2 Stl: 2 Min: 34 •Converted three three pointers as she scored nine of the team’s 14 first quarter points vs. Texas A&M. •Hit two three pointers and notched a steal off the bench against Alabama. ANDRAYA CARTER R-Jr. • G • 5-9 • Flowery Branch, Ga./Buford H.S. GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG FG% FT% •Scored seven points, grabbed four boards and two steals in the quarterfinal victory over Texas A&M. 15-16 32/25 5.1 2.3 1.8 1.6 .364 .783 •Notched four steals and two assists in only 13 minutes in the win over Georgia. Career 109/82 6.6 2.6 2.1 1.8 .403 .723 •Went 5-6 from the free throw line on her way to seven points, five boards and three assists at Vanderbilt. •Notched 10 points, five rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes against #12/11 Texas A&M. 14 19 7 8 6 40 Career Highs Pts: Reb: Asst: Stl: Min: •Scored 10 points and had two assists while going 2-4 from the three point line vs. Arkansas. Name Pronounced: on-DRAY-uh •Hitting a team best 44.4 percent of her three pointers during SEC play. TE’A COOPER Fr. • G • 5-8 • Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern H.S. GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG FG% FT% •Named to the Coaches’ SEC All-Freshman Team. 15-16 32/14 8.5 1.9 2.2 1.3 .348 .701 •Tallied nine points and a team-high four assists in the SEC Tournament opener over Arkansas. Career 32/14 8.5 1.9 2.2 1.3 .348 .701 •Scored 21 points on 10-14 shooting and passed out three assists in the win over Georgia. Career Highs Pts: 23 Reb: 7 Asst: 6 Stl: 4 Min: 38 •Tallied the first seven points of the game for the Lady Vols against LSU. 20 •Scored 10 points and led the team with five assists against Ole Miss. Name Pronounced: TAY-uh •Notched 11 points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals against Vanderbilt. MERCEDES RUSSELL R-So. • C • 6-6 • Springfield, Ore./Springfield H.S. •Ranks 29th in the SEC in points per game (9.5), second in blocks per game (1.9), sixth in rebounds per GP/GS PPG RPG SPG BPG FG% FT% game (8.1), ninth in offensive rebounds (2.9) and sixth in defensive rebounds per game (5.2). 15-16 32/27 9.5 8.1 0.5 1.9 .528 .553 •Registered four blocks to go along with four points and seven boards against in the semifinals against Career 67/32 7.9 6.4 0.4 1.5 .555 .538 Mississippi State. She moved into 10th place in the UT single season shot blocking record books passing 21 Sheila Frost (1987-88) who had 60. Career Highs Pts: 20 Reb: 15 Blk: 6 Stl: 2 Min: 37 •Scored eight points, grabbed five rebounds and three blocks in the quarterfinals against Texas A&M. •Needs two blocks to pass Ashley Robinson (63, 2002-03) in ninth place on the single-season blocks list. JAIME NARED So. • G/F • 6-2 • Portland, Ore./Westview H.S. •Scored 12 points in the SEC Tournament Semifinals against Mississippi State. GP/GS PPG RPG SPG BPG FG% FT% •Notched 11 points three rebounds and three assists in the SEC Tourney opener vs.