SCHEDULE/RESULTS JMU Basketball – 2011-12 21-6, 12-4 CAA Home games in boldface * CAA opponent Probable Starters PPG/RPG # Lehigh Christmas City Classic, Bethlehem, Pa. #0 Jasmine Gill, Jr.-r, G, 6-1 Greensboro, N.C./Page 10.2/5.0 ^ CAA Tourn., Upper Marlboro, Md. 3rd on team in pts & 4th in rebs… career-high-tying 24 pts at Liberty… transfer from Boston College in 1st JMU playing season… preseason All-CAA hon. mention… conf. POY in h.s. November 5 California (Pa.) (exh.) W 75-30 #15 Lauren Whitehurst, Sr.-r, C, 6-2 Chesapeake, Va./Indian River 8.8/7.3 11 at Quinnipiac W 81-73 Team leader in blks (1.8), 2nd in rebs & 4th in pts … team tri-captain… transfer from Boston 13 at American W 68-64, 2 OT College in 2nd JMU playing season… started 20 & played all 34 gms last season… CAA All- 17 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 61-53 Academic 2011… rec’d B.S. in psychology in May 2011… grad student in psychological 20 Middle Tennessee State W 60-46 sciences planning an eventual Ph.D. in clinical neuropsychology. December #20 Kirby Burkholder, So. G, 6-0 Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby 10.6/6.8 1 at Liberty W 62-58 3rd on team in rebs, 2nd in pts & 1st in steals (1.9) & 3-pts (2.5)… played in 24 gms as a 4 at Towson* L 58-65 freshman... 3x all-state, region POY & 2x district POY in h.s… Dean’s List student… her 8 at Maine W 64-47 older sister Jordan was 2011 Old Dominion Athletic Conf. POY at D-III Bridgewater College. 18 Central Conn. State W 71-64 20 at Virginia L 53-59 #22 Tarik Hislop, Jr., G, 5-7 Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch 14.4/2.8 29 Richmond# L 66-74 Tah REEK HIS lopp… team pts & assist leader (3.7)… 1,098 career points… ninth in JMU 30 Rhode Island# W 77-42 history to hit 1,000 as a junior… moved to pt guard this season… preseason All-CAA 2nd January team… has avg. in double figures throughout her career… team tri-captain… CAA All- 3 Duquesne W 56-49 Rookie as a freshman… dubbed 2011-12 "rising star" by Richmond Times-Dispatch. 5 Va. Commonwealth* W 64-43 #30 Nikki Newman, Jr.,/F, 6-2 Harrisonburg, Va./Turner Ashby 4.5/7.4 8 at Georgia State* W 62-50 1st on team in rebs, 2nd in assts (2.5) & 3rd in stls (1.5) … team tri-captain… missed Feb. 6 12 Drexel* L 43-60 vs. Mason (injury) after playing in every gm of career (88) & starting 61 (current career totals 15 Towson* W 67-57 are 93 gp & 66 gs… parents Robyn (’85, lacrosse, field hockey) & Charlie (’83, football) & 19 at Hofstra* W 81-63 brother Charlie (’10, football) are former JMU athletes. 22 at William and Mary* W 50-40 26 Georgia State* W 76-45 Reserves 29 Delaware* L 65-72 #3 Toia Giggetts, Fr., F, 6-0 Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor 4.5/4.4 February TOY ah JIG etz… has played in 26 of 27 games, avg. around 14 mins per game… started 1 at Old Dominion* W 57-55 vs. Mason (Feb. 6)… CAA Rookie of the Week Jan. 15 & Jan. 22… suffered broken nose on 5 George Mason* W 49-45 first day of practice… H.S. was 2010 group AAA state champ & 2011 state runner-up. 9 at Drexel* W 56-51, OT 12 at Va. Commonwealth* W 65-64 #12 Debbie Smith, So. G, 5-10 Hampton, Va./Hampton 2.2/1.9 16 N.C. Wilmington* W 63-52 Has played in 25 of 27 games… played in 17 gms as a freshman… district POY in h.s. 19 at Northeastern* L 50-61 23 Hofstra* (ESPN3) W 80-61 #14 Briana Jones, Fr. F/C, 6-2 Powder Springs, Ga. /Whitefield Acad. Bree AH nah… 4x all-conference in h.s… 2x state discus champion. 26 Old Dominion* (CSN) 3:30 p.m. 29 at George Mason* 7 p.m. #21 Crystal Ross, Fr., F/C, 6-3 Philadelphia, Pa./Smyrna (Del.) 1.9/1.1 March Has played in 20 of 27 games… JMU fr. record-tying 6 blks Feb. 1 at ODU… 2x all-state in 9 #7/#10 seed^ 5 p.m. h.s… h.s. was 2010 state runner-up & 2011 Henlopen (Hen LOH pen) Conf. champion. #25 Kanita Shepherd, Sr., F, 6-3 Garner, N.C./Garner Magnet 2010-11: 4.2/3.0 ON THE WEB Kah NEE tah… in uniform for 1st time Feb. 12 at VCU… missed 48 games after a knee www.JMUSports.com injury that sidelined her 9 gms into 2010-11 season On the Air #34 Kiara Francisco, Sr., G/F, 5-10 Lakeland, Fla./Winter Haven 5.7/2.9 All games on WHBG ESPN Radio, Key AIR ah… has played in 26 of 27 games & started vs. URI (Dec. 30), Duquesne (Jan. 3) 1360 AM, in Harrisonburg & Towson (Jan. 15)… career-high 20 pts Feb. 23 vs. Hofstra and Dec. 29 vs. Richmond… 5 All games free live MadiZONE audio career starts … has played in 108 career gms… injuries limited her playing time to a career- on JMUSports.com low 21 gms last season… honor student majoring in chemistry/pre-medicine. Home games live MadiZONE #35 Rachel Connely, Sr., C, 6-4 Tamaqua, Pa./Marian Catholic 1.3/1.1 subscriber video on JMUSports.com Has played in 17 of 27 games & in 73 career gms…tallest player on the team… hometown Play-by-play announcer is David is Tah MAH kwah. Taylor, who is in his 30th season (29th consecutive) Not available to play #10 Tanica Anderson, Jr., G, 5-5 Marietta, Okla./Marietta 2.3/1.5 JMU Contact: Milla Sue Wisecarver TAN uh KAH… played in 10 of 1st 14 games… all-region & all-conf. last yr at Midland Office: 540-568-6154 Home: 540-434-1175 Cell: 540-271-4923 E-mail: [email protected] (Texas) College… 2x conference POY in h.s… won 11 h.s. state track championships in Home Game Site: 540-568-6710 sprints & relays. Secondary Contact: Scott Klepacz, 540-271-7352 E-mail: [email protected] #24 Jazmon Gwathmey, Fr., G, 6-2 Bealeton, Va./Liberty GWATH mee… CAA preseason Freshman of the Year by College Sports Madness… state POY on Liberty’s 2011 group AA state champion team… redshirting 2011-12 season. Brooks Year By Year at JMU Head Coach Kenny Brooks, JMU '92, 10th JMU & career year (219-93) Yr Record CAA R-S Tourn Postseason 02-03 16-10 11-7 T4 Semis none Last six seasons his teams have averaged 25.2 wins per year and advanced to 03-04 13-18 7-11 T7 Quarters none postseason play 04-05 18-11 10-8 4 Semis none Twice CAA champions 2010, 11 05-06 24-7 14-4 2 2nd WNIT 2nd Rd 06-07 27-6 16-2 2 2nd NCAA 1st Rd Five CAA title game appearances 2006, 07, 09, 10, 11 07-08 24-10 14-4 2 Semis WNIT Rd of 16 2007 CAA Coach of the Year and 2007 & 2010 Virginia Coach of the Year 08-09 24-10 14-4 3 2nd WNIT 2nd Rd Coached three CAA Players of the Year (Meredith Alexis 2007, Tamera Young 09-10 26-7 13-5 2 1st NCAA 1st Rd 10-11 26-8 16-2 1 1st NCAA 1st Rd 2008, Dawn Evans 2011) 11-12 21-6 12-4 His players rank 1-2-3-4 on JMU career scoring list (Evans, Young, Alexis, Lesley 219-93 (.701) career record Dickinson), 1-2 on career rebounding list (Alexis, Young) and 1-2-3 on career assist list (Jess Cichowicz, Andrea Benvenuto, Evans)… CAA career leaders in scoring (Evans, 2011-12 Honors 2,667) & rebounding (Alexis, 1,313) Tarik Hislop… Preseason All-CAA Second-winningest coach in school history behind JMU Hall of Fame inductee Second Team… Richmond Times- Shelia Moorman (302-134 in 15 seasons, 1982-97) Dispatch "Rising Star"… Lehigh Christmas Achieved his 200th career win Nov. 13, 2011 at American (68-64, 2 OT) City Classic All-Tournament Team…. No. 27 on NCAA list of winningest active DI coaches by pct. (198-87, .695) entering CollegeSports360.com Primetime 2011-12 (only CAA coach on the list of 51 Performer of the Week Honor Roll Jan. Joined the women's coaching staff in 2002-03 22… CAA Player of the Week and College Assistant coach in the Dukes' men's program 1998-2002 Sports Madness CAA Player of the Week Former point guard for the Dukes' men's team Feb. 12. Jasmine Gill… Preseason All-CAA National Polls (next polls out Feb. 27/28) Honorable Mention #13 in CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll (Feb. 21)… JMU also received 1 vote in Toia Giggetts… CAA Rookie of the Nov. 22 & Nov. 29 USA Today/ESPN/WBCA polls… Opponents in overall Top 25: Week Jan. 15 & Jan. 22 Delaware #9 AP, #8 USA Today/ESPN/WBCA… Middle Tennessee receiving votes in AP & in USA Today/ESPN/WBCA… Hofstra received votes in AP Jan. 16…Virginia Winning on the Road received votes in AP in December. With its Feb. 12 victory at VCU, JMU Mid-Major ranked opponents recorded its 10th win on an opponent's Rank Opponent Date Result Date Result court.