2020-21 Women’s basketball Quick Facts @UTAMAVSWBB FACEBOOK.COM/UTAMAVSWBB UT Arlington utamavs.com General Information team information Name University of texas at Arlington 2019-20 overall record 21-11 City/Zip Arlington, Texas 76019 2019-20 Sun Belt record 14-4 Founded 1895 (Senior College 1959) Home record 12-4 Enrollment 43,000 Campus (60,000 Global) Away Record 9-4 Nickname Lady Mavericks Neutral site record 0-3 School colors Royal Blue, Orange and White Starters returning/lost 3/2 Facility (Capacity) College Park Center (7,000) letterwinners returning/Lost 9/3 Affiliations NCAA Division I transfers/freshmen 1/0 Conference Sun Belt Conference Interim President Teik C. Lim Key Additions Director of AThletics Jim Baker # Name Pos. Cl. 2019-20 Stats Associate AD/SWA Debbie Garcia 34 Shyia Smith (Wichita St. Transfer) F Jr. 6.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg Program history Key Returners First year 1972-73 # Name Pos. Cl. 2019-20 Stats All-time Record 698-702 3 Misty Dossey C Jr. 6.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 bpg All-time Sun Belt Reg. Season Record (Since 13-14) 79-51 5 Jordynn Hernandez * G R-Sr. missed 2019-20 due to injury All-time Home Record 347-193 20 Claire Chastain ^ G Jr. 10.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg All-Time Home Record at College Park Center 84-54 21 Terryn Milton ^ G Jr. 7.6 ppg, 4.4 apg Sun Belt Tournament Appearances (last) 6 (2020) 41 Katie Ferrell ^ G Jr. 3.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg Sun Belt Tournament championships N /a * JUCO Transfer | ^ starter in 2019-20 NCaa tournament Appearnaces 2 (2005, 2007) NCAA Tournament record 0-2 (.000) Key losses last ncaa tournament game 3/17/2007; UTA 50 vs. Texas A&M 58 # Name Pos. Cl. 2019-20 Stats postseason wnit appearnaces 4 (1999, 2009, 2017, 2019) 1 Katie Mayhue G So. 3.6 ppg, .813 FT% postseason wnit record 1-4 (.250) 12 Marie Benson ^+ F Sr. 16.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg, .531 FG% Last wnit game 3/23/2019; UTA 54 at TCU 71 24 Aysia Evans ^+++ G Sr. 9.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.9 spg ^ starter in 2019-20 | + 2019-20 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year coachinG staff athletic communications head coach Shereka Wright (1st Season) Alma mater (year) Purdue (2004) WBB Contact Michael Hill, Assistant AD for Communications Career Record 0-0 Email [email protected] Record at UTA Same Twitter @MIke_Hill84 Assistant Coach Gerald Ewing (1st season) Associate AD For Communications Jason Macbain Assistant Coach Rosalyn Tindel (1st Season) Email [email protected] Assistant Coach Sean Ehlbeck (1st Season) Assistant Director of Communcations Ian Applegate Email [email protected] 2020-21 UTA women’s basketball | quick facts 2020-21 Schedule November date Day Time Opponent Location 25 Wednesday 11:00 AM Texas A&m-Commerce College Park center 29 Sunday 2:00 pm Midwestern State College Park Center December date Day Time Opponent Location 2 Wednesday 5:00 PM Rice College Park Center 6 Sunday 12:00 pm at Kansas State Manhattan, Kansas 8 Tuesday 6:00 pm Houston College Park Center 18 Friday 5:30 PM vs. North Texas South PAdre Island, Texas (South Padre Island Classic) South Padre Island Convention Centre 19 Saturday 3:30 PM vs. UTRGV South PAdre Island, Texas (South Padre Island Classic) South Padre Island Convention Centre January date Day Time Opponent Location 1 Friday 1:00 pm Little Rock* College Park Center 2 Saturday 4:00 pm Little Rock* College Park Center 8 Friday 6:00 PM ULM* College Park Center 9 Saturday 4:00 pm ULM* College Park Center 15 Friday 6:00 PM at Louisiana* Lafayette, La 16 Saturday 2:00 PM at Louisiana* Lafayette, La. 22 Friday 6:30 PM at Little Rock* Little Rock, Ark. 23 Saturday 4:00 PM at Little Rock* Little Rock, Ark. 29 Friday 6:00 pm Arkansas State* College Park Center 30 Saturday 4:00 pm Arkansas State* College Park Center February date Day Time Opponent Location 5 Friday 6:00 pm at ULM* Monroe, La. 6 Saturday 4:00 pm at ULM* Monroe, La. 11 Thursday 7:00 PM at Texas State* San Marcos, Texas 13 Saturday 4:00 pm Texas State* College Park Center 19 Friday 6:00 PM Louisiana* College Park Center 20 Saturday 4:00 pm Louisiana* College Park Center 26 Friday 6:00 PM at Arkansas State* Jonesboro, Ark. 27 Saturday 4:00 PM at Arkansas State* Jonesboro, Ark. march date Day Time Opponent Location 5-8 Friday-Monday TBA Sun Belt Conference Tournament Pensacola, Fla. The Pensacola Bay Center & Hartsell Arena HOME games in bold | *Sun Belt Conference Game | All Times Central & Subject To Change | All home games are broadcast on EsPN+ 2 UTAMAVS.COM | @UTAMavswbb 2020-21 UTA women’s basketball | quick facts 2020-21 numerical roster # Name Position Height Yr Hometown Previous School 2 Michala Pullen-Monroe G 5-8 Fr. Waco, Texas Crowley HS 3 Misty Dossey C 6-5 Jr. Comanche, Okla. Comanche HS 5 Jordynn Hernandez G 5-8 R-Sr. McKinney, Texas McKinney Boyd HS / Collin College 20 Claire Chastain G 6-0 Jr. Shawnee, Okla. Dale HS 21 Terryn Milton G 5-9 Jr. Owasso, Okla. Owasso HS 23 Camryn Hawkins G 5-10 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. Rio Rancho HS 31 Bre Wickware F 6-1 R-Sr. Denton, Texas Guyer HS / Indiana 33 Barbara Benson G 5-11 Sr. Waco, Texas Midway HS / UTSA 34 Shyia Smith F 5-11 Jr. Idabel, Okla. Idabel HS / Wichita State 40 Michaela Wright C 6-5 Sr. Columbia, Mo. Father Tolton Catholic HS 41 Katie Ferrell G 6-1 Jr. Plano, Texas Plano HS 45 Emma Halverson F 6-3 Jr. Plano, Texas Plano HS 2020-21 Alphabetical roster # Name Position Height Yr Hometown Previous School 33 Barbara Benson G 5-11 Sr. Waco, Texas Midway HS / UTSA 20 Claire Chastain G 6-0 Jr. Shawnee, Okla. Dale HS 3 Misty Dossey C 6-5 Jr. Comanche, Okla. Comanche HS 41 Katie Ferrell G 6-1 Jr. Plano, Texas Plano HS 45 Emma Halverson F 6-3 Jr. Plano, Texas Plano HS 23 Camryn Hawkins G 5-10 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. Rio Rancho HS 5 Jordynn Hernandez G 5-8 R-Sr. McKinney, Texas McKinney Boyd HS / Collin College 21 Terryn Milton G 5-9 Jr. Owasso, Okla. Owasso HS 2 Michala Pullen-Monroe G 5-8 Fr. Waco, Texas Crowley HS 34 Shyia Smith F 5-11 Jr. Idabel, Okla. Idabel HS / Wichita State 31 Bre Wickware F 6-1 R-Sr. Denton, Texas Guyer HS / Indiana 40 Michaela Wright C 6-5 Sr. Columbia, Mo. Father Tolton Catholic HS coachinG staff Roster Breakdown Name Position UTA Experience By Home State Shereka Wright Head Coach 1st season Texas (6): Benson, Ferrell, Halverson, Hernandez, Pullen-Monroe, Wickware Gerald Ewing Assistant Coach 1st Season Oklahoma (4): Chastain, Dossey, Milton, SMith Rosalyn Tindel Assistant Coach 1st Season Missouri (1): Wright Sean Ehlbeck Assistant Coach 1st Season New Mexico (1): Hawkins Support staff By Class RS Senior (2): Hernandez, Wickware Name Position Senior (2): Benson, Wright Dee Davis Director of Basketball Operations Junior (7): Chastain, Dossey, Ferrell, Halverson, Hawkins, Milton, Smith Jordan Bland Director of Creative Content Freshman (1): Pullen-Moore Danny Wardell Strength and Conditioning Coach Tasha Koontz Associate Athletic Trainer Michael Hill AssT. AD for Communications / WBB Contact UTAMAVS.COM | @UTAMavswbb 3 2020-21 UTA women’s basketball | quick facts Head coach Shereka Wright | 1st Season The Wright File Personal Hometown Copperas Cove, Texas Children Daughter, Lennox High School Copperas Cove HS College Purdue (2004) COACHING RESUME Former WNBA player and Vanderbilt Associate Head Coach Shereka Wright has been named UTA’s 10th head women’s basketball coach, 2020-Present UTA | Head Coach Director of Athletics Jim Baker announced on Sept. 4, 2020. 2018-20 Vanderbilt | Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 2013-18 Alabama | Assistant Coach Wright – a Texas High School Hall of Fame member and former longtime assistant coach at Texas Tech – brings her impressive 2006-13 Texas Tech | Assistant Coach resume to the Lady Mavericks after spending two seasons (2018-20) with Vanderbilt, five years at Alabama (2013-18) and seven campaigns in Lubbock (2006-13). PLAYING CAREER WNBA, Phoenix Mercury 2004-06 A native of Copperas Cove just west of Fort Hood, Wright was the 2000 National Player of the Year her senior season at Copperas Purdue 2001-04 Cove High School after averaging 25 points and 10 rebounds per game. PLAYING honors Known nationally as a strong recruiter, Wright – who served as Vanderbilt’s recruiting coordinator – helped bring a pair of ESPNW Professional - WNBA, Phoenix Mercury top 100 players to the Commodores’ Class of 2019, including Koi Love, who became the first player in school history to earn back-to- » 13th overall pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft (Detroit back SEC Freshman of the Week honors. Shock) » Traded to the Phoenix Mercury on draft night » Spent two seasons with the Phoenix Mercury until an Prior to Vandy, Wright was a critical part of Alabama’s resurgence and helped the Crimson Tide to consecutive 20-win seasons, which injury brought her pro career to an end included the quarterfinals of the 2018 WNIT. Under Wright’s tutelage, Alabama forward Ashley Williams finished her career ranked College - Purdue 9th in school history in scoring (1,450) and 5th in rebounding (859). » Named to the Purdue Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020 Additionally, under Wright’s direction, SEC All-Freshman selection Ashley Knight set the Alabama single-season record and led the » The only 3x All-American in Purdue program league in blocks with 90, becoming the first player in program history to finish as the SEC’s leader in blocks.