2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
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Schaefer, Blair
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Jersey Number 1
Blair Schaefer
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School/Previous School:
- Starkville HS
- Hometown:
- Starkville, MS
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- SEC Scholar-Athlete Of The Year – 2017-2018
- SEC All-Defensive Team – 2017-2018
- SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2017-18
- SEC Community Service Team – 2017-2018
- Gillom Trophy Finalist – 2017-18
- AllState Good Works Team Nominee – 2016-17
- SEC Community Service Team – 2016-2017
- SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2016-17
- SEC Community Service Team – 2015-16
- SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2015-16
- SEC First-Year Honor Roll – 2014-15
- 5th at MSU in career 3-pointers made (175)
- 3rd at State in career 3-point percentage (38.5%)
- Started all 39 games, averaging a team-best 32.1 mpg.
- Averaged 9.1 ppg for the year.
- Ranked sixth in the SEC making 41.3% from the 3-point arc.
- Drained 97 3-pointers on the year, second in MSU single-season history and tied for 10th in SEC season annals.
- Averaged an SEC second-most 2.5 3-pointers per game for the season.
- Made 40.1% from the field and was 32-of-36 (88.9%) at the free-throw line.
- Led the Bulldogs with 28 charges.
- Scored double figures in 19 games, including an SEC personal-high 20 points at Missouri.
- Averaged 10.8 ppg against SEC foes.
- Led the SEC in league games making 3.0 3FG/game and knocked down the triple at a 44% clip that ranked fifth in the conference.
- Tallied double-figures nine times during the SEC slate.
- Chipped in 14 points against Georgia State, making 4 3-pointers.
- Knocked down a trio of 3-pointers for 10 points and grabbed a career-best 7 rebounds vs. Southern Miss.
- Drained 14 points against Columbia.
- Hit 4-of-9 field goals, 3-of-8 3FG, for 13 points in State’s win against Green Bay.
- Dropped in 13 points in State’s win in Jackson, Miss., against Louisiana.
- Collected 10 points in MSU’s win against Little Rock.
- Chipped in 11 points against UNLV and 15 against No. 22 Syracuse in the Duel In The Desert in Las Vegas.
- Knocked down 9 points and took 2 charges at Georgia, her first-career SEC start.
- Tallied 14 points on her Senior Night, a win against Arkansas.
- Added 14 points and an SEC personal-best 6 assists in MSU’s home win against Ole Miss.
- Hit 4 3-pointers for 12 points and added 2 steals in State’s road win at No. 6 Tennessee.
- Knocked down 5-of-8 3-pointers for 15 points in a home win against Florida.
- Drilled a trio of 3-pointers for 9 points at Ole Miss.
- Had an SEC personal-best 20 points and took a charge in the final seconds to secure MSU a road win at No. 15 Missouri.
- Tallied 14 points in MSU’s win against No. 6 South Carolina.
- Made 4-of-7 3-pointers for 12 points at Vanderbilt.
- Dropped in 11 points as MSU defeated No. 17 Texas A&M to clinch the SEC title.
- Capped the regular season with 12 points at Kentucky.
- Hit 5-of-7 3-pointers for 15 points against UK in the SEC Tournament.
- Opened the NCAA Tournament with 18 points on 5-of-9 shooting, 3-of-7 3FG, vs. Nicholls.
- Knocked down all 3 attempts from 3-point range for 9 points in MSU’s Elite Eight win against UCLA.
- Contributed 6 points in the national title game against No. 5 Notre Dame.
- Saw action in all 39 games and started four contests, three in the NCAA Tournament.
- Averaged 4.9 ppg, shooting 35.6% from the field, 38.7% from 3-point range and 81.9% from the free-throw line.
- Ranked second on the team in 3-pointers made (43).
- Scored 3.0 ppg in SEC games.
- Averaged 9.0 ppg in the NCAA Tournament, hitting 44.7% from the field, 44% from 3-point range and 90% at the charity stripe.
- Hit two 3-pointers for six points and registered a steal in the Bulldogs’ road win at Iowa State.
- Scored 12 points in a road win at Little Rock.
- Recorded her first-career start against Northwestern State, finishing with 13 points.
- Hit two fourth-quarter 3-pointers and took four charges in MSU’s road victory at Arkansas.
- Scored nine points at Tennessee on three 3-pointers. Hit one at the halftime buzzer and the go-ahead triple in the fourth quarter.
- Hit two big free throws with 1:12 left in MSU’s win against Georgia.
- Started the opening two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and averaged 19.5 points in the two wins, shooting 57.1% from the field, 53.3% from 3-point range and 87.5% from the free-throw line.
- Scored a career-best 21 points against Troy in the opening round, going 6 of 9 from the field and 4 of 7 from 3-point range.
- Hit 6 of 12 shots, including 4 of 8 from the arc, for 18 points against DePaul in the second round.
- Tallied double figures for the third-straight game with 10 points against Washington in the Sweet 16.
- Played in 33 games, averaging 2.8 ppg (92 points total).
- Made the second-most 3-pointers on the team (24).
- Saw action in 15 SEC contests, notching 25 points and sinking eight 3-pointers.
- Tallied nine points on a trio of 3-pointers in MSU’s win against Norfolk State.
- Collected a career-best four steals to go with seven points against Mississippi Valley State.
- Scored 12 points on four made 3-pointers against Southeastern Louisiana.
- Tallied six points against Kentucky.
- Saw action in 24 games, including seven SEC games.
- Scored 61 points, a 2.5 average.
- Made 18 of 19 at the free-throw line (94.7%).
- Scored 11 points behind three 3-pointers and collected six rebounds and a pair of blocks against ULM.
- Hit 4 of 5 3-pointers for a season-high 12 points against Mississippi Valley State, collecting five assists in the game.
- Knocked down a 3-pointer and went 1 of 2 at the line for four points against Florida.
- Hit a 3-pointer to rally the Bulldogs to a halftime lead at Alabama.
- Standout guard for Starkville High School who rated as one of the state’s top players after coming to the Magnolia State from Texas following her sophomore season.
- Earned all-state honors her junior and senior seasons for Kristy Williams after moving to Starkville High School from A&M Consolidated High School in College Station.
- Three-star recruit from ESPN and a four-star selection by Premier Girls Basketball Report.
- Earned a spot in the prestigious Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic alongside teammate Victoria Vivians following her senior season.
- Named first team all-state and The Commercial Dispatch Large School All-Area Girls Co-Player of the Year following a senior campaign that saw her average 18.7 points and 5.4 assists per game in leading the Yellowjackets to the MHSAA Class 6A North State playoffs.
- Joined Vivians on the Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen prior to her senior campaign after averaging 22.8 points, 4.6 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals in leading SHS to the north state tournament her junior season.
- Capped her first Mississippi prep campaign by being selected to the Mississippi Association of Coaches’ All-Star Game.
- Scored a team-high 17 points in the event after winning the free-throw contest and taking second in the 3-point shootout.
- Connected on 87.7% of her free-throw attempts during the 2012-13 season.
- Spent the 2013 summer circuit playing for the Huntsville, Ala.-based Southern Starz AAU squad.
- Helped guide Doug Bush’s squad to an 8-0 record and the AAU National Championship in Orlando, Fla.
- Played for Joey Simmons’ Texas Elite Adidas squad prior to joining the Southern Starz.
- Made the move to Starkville High after playing at A&M Consolidated, where she rated as one of the Top 10 players in Texas and the 117th-best player nationally by Premier Basketball Report.
- Capped her sophomore season at A&M Consolidated by earning First Team All-District 12-5A honors and all-region accolades.
- Born Aug. 30, 1995.
- Daughter of MSU coach Vic Schaefer and his wife, Holly.
- Has a twin brother, Logan.
- Majoring in biological sciences.
- Did a summer internship with Entertainment Tonight.
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