introduction UNIVERSITY INFORMATION COACHING STAFF TABLE OF CONTENTS Location ...................Tuscaloosa, Ala. Head Coach. Kristy Curry INTRODUCT Enrollment ........................34,852 Alma Mater .... Northeast Louisiana, 1988 INTRODUCTION Founded ...................April 12, 1831 Record at Alabama .................0-0 Roster .............................1 Nickname ...................Crimson Tide Overall Record ............309-149 (.675) Athletics Communications Staff .........1 Colors .................Crimson and White SEC Record .......................0-0 Quick Facts .........................2 I Conference ..................Southeastern Season at Alabama ................First ON Schedule ...........................2 President ................. Dr. Judy Bonner Assistant Coach .................Kelly Curry Media Information ....................3 Athletics Director ................Bill Battle Alma Mater ...........Texas A&M, 1990 Foster Auditorium ....................4 Senior Women’s Administrator. .Marie Robbins Season at Alabama ................First Southeastern Conference ..............5 Faculty Representative .... Dr. Kevin Whitaker Assistant Coach .............Shereka Wright The University .....................6-7 Facility ..................Foster Auditorium Alma Mater ...............Purdue, 2004 Capacity ..........................3,800 Season at Alabama ................First Mal Moore/Senior Support Staff. 8 Assistant Coach ...............Terry Nooner President Dr. Judy Bonner .............9 TEAM INFORMATION Alma Mater ...............Kansas, 2000 2012-13 Overall Record ..............13-18 Season at Alabama ................First OUTLOOK 2012-13 SEC Record. .2-14 Director of Operations ........Grant Fausset Preview ........................10-11 Starters R/L ..........................2/3 Alma Mater ...............Purdue, 2004 Opponents .....................12-15 Letterwinners R/L .....................6/7 Season at Alabama ................First Newcomers ........................... 8 Video Coordinator ............Lindsey Hicks THE TEAM All-Time Record. 658-498 (.569) Alma Mater ...............Purdue, 2004 Player Profiles ...................16-39 All-Time SEC Record. .134-243 (.355) Season at Alabama ................First Coaching Staff ...................40-45 All-Time Home Record ........315-151 (.676) First Season ........................ 1974 Support Staff ....................46-47 NCAA Appearances . 10 (1984, 1988, 1992-99) WNIT Appearances ........ 4 (2000-02, 2011) YEAR IN REVIEW 2011-12 Review ..................48-62 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF RECORDS AND HISTORY Year-by-Year Team Statistics ...........63 DOUG WALKER JEFF PURINTON Team Scoring Records. .64 Associate Athletic Director Associate Athletic Director for Individual Scoring Records ............65 for Athletics Communications Football Communications Field Goal Records ...............66-67 Office: (205) 348-7245 Office: (205) 348-3631 Free Throw Records .................68 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] 1,000 Point Club. 69-73 Rebound Records ...................74 Assist Records ......................75 RICH DAVI AARON JORDAN Steals, Blocks and Games Records ......76 Director of Associate Director of vs. AP Top 25; 100-plus Point Games ....77 Athletics Communications Athletics Communications Home Game Records ................78 Office: (205) 348-3550 Office: (205) 348-5041 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Coaching Records ...................79 All-Time Roster ..................80-81 All-Time Jersey Numbers ..........82-83 Assistant Coaches ...................83 JOSH MAXSON ROOTS WOODRUFF All-Americans ...................84-85 Associate Director of Associate Director of Athletics Communications Athletics Communications SEC Awards ........................86 Office: (205) 348-7496 Office: (205) 348-2088 Miscellaneous Awards ................87 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Academic Awards ................88-89 Series Results ...................90-97 Year-by-Year Results .............98-105 JESSICA PARÉ Conference Series Records. 106-107 (WBB CONTACT) SEC Tournament Results. 108-109 Assistant Director of Postseason Results .............110-111 Athletics Communications Radio/Television Chart ..............112 Office: (205) 348-3673 Cell: (205) 394-5985 e-mail: [email protected] CREDITS The 2013-14 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 and designed by EBSCO Media. Photography by Alabama Athletics Director of Photography Kent Gidley and his assistants. Special thanks to the Crimson Tide coaching staff, Brent Hollingsworth for the cover design, Pete LaFleur for editorial assistance and the staff of the SEC office. Copyright 2013 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. 2 ALABAMA Women’S BASKETBALL introduction 2013-14 ALABAMA ROSTER NUMERICAL ON I No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (Previous School) 0 Daisha Simmons G 5-10 Jr. Jersey City, N.J. (Rutgers) 1 Jasmine Steele G 5-1 R-Fr. Midfield, Ala. (Midfield HS) 2 Courtney Hunter G 5-9 Fr. Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS) INTRODUCT 3 Khadijah Carter F 6-1 So. Goodrich, Texas (Jacksonville College) 4 Emily Davis G 6-1 So. Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS) 12 Shafontaye Myers G 5-8 Sr. Newbern, Ala. (Sunshine HS) 13 Nikki Hegstetter F 6-2 So. Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison HS) 14 Brooksie McGraw C 6-3 Fr. Gainesville, Fla. (P. K. Yonge HS) 20 Ashley Williams F 6-0 Fr. Covington, Ga. (Alcovy HS) 22 Karyla Middlebrook G 5-7 Fr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS) 23 Kara Rawls F 6-0 Fr. Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS) 25 Briana Hutchen F 6-1 Jr. Baltimore, Md. (Rutgers) 32 Brittany Jack F 6-0 Jr. Suwanee, Ga. (Samford) 33 Sharin Rivers G 5-3 Jr. Huntsville, Ala. (Shelton State) 34 Oceana Hamilton F/C 6-4 Fr. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (Previous School) 3 Khadijah Carter F 6-1 So. Goodrich, Texas (Jacksonville College) 4 Emily Davis G 6-1 So. Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS) 34 Oceana Hamilton F/C 6-4 Fr. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 13 Nikki Hegstetter F 6-2 So. Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison HS) 2 Courtney Hunter G 5-9 Fr. Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS) 25 Briana Hutchen F 6-1 Jr. Baltimore, Md. (Rutgers) 32 Brittany Jack F 6-0 Jr. Suwanee, Ga. (Samford) 14 Brooksie McGraw C 6-3 Fr. Gainesville, Fla. (P. K. Yonge HS) 22 Karyla Middlebrook G 5-7 Fr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS) 12 Shafontaye Myers G 5-8 Sr. Newbern, Ala. (Sunshine HS) 23 Kara Rawls F 6-0 Fr. Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS) 33 Sharin Rivers G 5-3 Jr. Huntsville, Ala. (Shelton State) 0 Daisha Simmons G 5-10 Jr. Jersey City, N.J. (Rutgers) 1 Jasmine Steele G 5-1 R-Fr. Midfield, Ala. (Midfield HS) 20 Ashley Williams F 6-0 Fr. Covington, Ga. (Alcovy HS) INSIDE THE ROSTER PRONUNCIATIONS Returning Letterwinners (6) Newcomers (8) Sophomores (3) Daisha Simmons DAY-sha Emily Davis Khadijah Carter Khadijah Carter Shafontaye Myers sha-FON-tay Nikki Hegstetter Oceana Hamilton Emily Davis Karyla Middlebrook kuh-RYE-luh Briana Hutchen Courtney Hunter Nikki Hegstetter Kara Rawls CAR-uh Brittany Jack Brooksie McGraw Shafontaye Myers Karyla Middlebrook Freshmen (7) Sharin Rivers SHAY-rin Daisha Simmons Kara Rawls Oceana Hamilton Oceana Hamilton oh-she-ANNE-uh Sharin Rivers Courtney Hunter Redshirts (1) Ashley Williams Brooksie McGraw Jasmine Steele Karyla Middlebrook Senior (1) Kara Rawls Returning Starters (2) Shafontaye Myers Jasmine Steele Shafontaye Myers Ashley Williams Daisha Simmons Juniors (4) Briana Hutchen Brittany Jack Sharin Rivers Daisha Simmons ROLLTIDE.COM 3 introduction 2013-14 SCHEDULE INTRODUCT Date Opponent Location Time TV Nov. 4 West Alabama (Exh.) Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. I ON Nov. 11 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 7:05 p.m. Nov. 17 at Duke Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. Nov. 21 Wisconsin Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. Nov. 25 Alabama A&M Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at St. Mary’s! Moraga, Calif. 4 p.m. Nov. 30 vs. Cal State Fullerton! Moraga, Calif. 2 p.m. Dec. 4 UT Martin Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. Dec. 8 Houston Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 p.m. Dec. 17 Jacksonville Tuscaloosa, Ala. 11 a.m. Dec. 20 Troy Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. Dec. 28 vs. Princeton Charlottesville, Va. 11 a.m. Dec. 29 at Virginia/vs. Coppin State Charlottesville, Va. 11 a.m./1:30 p.m. Jan. 2 Kentucky* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6 p.m. Jan. 5 at Texas A&M* College Station, Texas 2 p.m. Jan. 12 Ole Miss* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 p.m. Jan. 16 Auburn * Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. 2 p.m. Jan. 23 at Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. 6 p.m. Jan. 26 Georgia* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 p.m. CSS Jan. 30 at Florida* Gainesville, Fla. 6 p.m. Feb. 2 Tennessee* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Feb. 9 at Missouri* Columbia, Mo. 2 p.m. Feb. 13 at Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark. 7 p.m. Feb. 16 Texas A&M* Tuscaloosa, Ala. Noon SportSouth Feb. 20 Mississippi State* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. 3 p.m. CSS Feb. 27 at Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 6 p.m. March 2 LSU* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1 p.m. SEC TV March 5-9 SEC Championship Duluth, Ga. TBD ! Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic (Moraga, Calif.) # Cavalier Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) * Southeastern Conference game All times listed in central and subject to change 4 ALABAMA Women’S BASKETBALL introduction MEDIA INFORMATION ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS