DeShara Shealey

24 - DeShara Shealey

Height: 5-10
Year: Senior
Hometown: Greenbay, Va.
High School: Prince Edwards
Position: G
2002-03: Named first team all-conference and Southern Conference Coaches Player of the Year... Also a media pick for first-team all conference... Selected to the Southern Conference Tournament First Team... Team¹s pick as MVP... Led the team and ranked second in the conference with a 14.9 points per game average... Also topped the team in assists, with 111, and connected on 36.4% of her field goals... Hit the game winning shot versus Virginia with .3 seconds remaining... Ranked in four Southern Conference categories: scoring (2nd), assists (2nd), three-pointers made (14th), and assist/turnover ratio (5th)... Scored in double figures in 25 games, topping the 20-point mark on six occasions... Recorded one double-double, a 13-point, 10 rebound performance against Oglethorpe... Dished off three or more assists in 23 games, including seven versus Western Carolina and at Wofford... Needs just 70 points to join Furman¹s 1,000 points club.

2001-02: Played in and started all 29 games... Worked mainly from the point, leading the team with 102 assists... Recorded a breakout game versus Ohio, scoring a career-high 33 points while dishing out seven assists... Shot 77.8% from the field, a perfect 100% from three point range, and 50% from the line versus the Bobcats... Named to the coaches¹ All-Southern Conference team... Recorded double-digit scoring in 18 games, with three 20-plus points performances... Also averaged 5.7 rebounds per game.. Recorded her lone double-double with a career-high 13 rebounds (13 points) in the Jan. 22 game versus College of Charleston... Ranked 10th in the Southern Conference in scoring, 13th in rebounding, fifth in assists per game, ninth in steals (1.55/game), ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.02), and eighth in defensive rebounds (4.21/game)... Ranked second on the team and first among returning players with 21 three-pointers on the year.

2000-01: Played in every game as a true freshman... Scored in double figures three times and dished off three or more assists 10 times... Nabbed a career-high three steals twice, and recorded a career-best four assists on two occasions... Shot 34.4% from the field and 73.0% from the free throw line... Connected on 12 three-pointers for a 25.5% mark from long range... Averaged 5.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.

High School: Led her Prince Edward County squad to the District, Region, and State Championships as a senior... Team posted a 25-2 overall record... Also advanced to the state final four as a junior... Named Region, District, and State Player of the Year and to the Honorable Mention All-America team... Also earned First-Team All-State as a junior and was the District and Region Player of the Year... Played one year of volleyball, two of softball, and one of soccer... Named to soccer's Second-Team All-District as a senior... Member of the National Honor Society.

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