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Jersey Number 21
Debreasha Powe
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Meridian, Miss.
- High School:
- Meridian HS
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
CAREER HONORS
2023-24 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll • Mississippi State
2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll • Mississippi State
2023 SEC All-Freshman Team • Mississippi State
2023-24, 2022-23 SEC Women’s Basketball Leadership Council • Mississippi State
2024-25 (Junior)
Powe started and played in 32 games during the season ... Averaged 8.4 points, 1.2 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 29.6 minutes per game ... She scored 10+ points in 10 games on the season ... Scored a season high of 19 vs. Texas A&M (Feb. 23) ... Hit 3+ 3-point field goals in 12 games this season, which was first on the team ... Shot 39.8% from the 3-point line, which was first on the team ... Grabbed 5+ rebounds in six games this season ... Led the team in blocks in nine games, which was tied for second most on the team.
2023-24 (Sophomore)
Powe played in and started 34 of 35 games, missed the first game of her career due to injury against Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 29) … Averaged 8.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists on 41.2 percent from the field (105-255), 40.0 percent from three (66-165) and 78.1 percent from the free throw line (25-32) in 26.5 minutes per game … Her 66 threes were a team best and ranked fourth in the SEC … Her 40.0 percent from three was also a team best, ranked third in the SEC and was a +9.8 percent increase from her freshman season … Powe was one of three players in the SEC and the latest Mississippi State player to knock down 65-plus threes on a 40.0 percent or better rate since Andra Espinoza-Hunter in 2018-19 … Her 66 threes are the most for Mississippi State since Andra Espinoza-Hunter in 2018-19 … Her field-goal percentage (41.2 from 39.5), three-point percentage (40.0 from 30.2), free-throw percentage (78.1 from 76.5) and points per game (8.9 from 8.2) all improved from her freshman season … Recorded a plus/minus ratio of +188, which ranked fifth on the team … Her 8.9 points per game ranked fifth on the team, while her 26.5 minutes were fourth … Finished with 10 or more points in 13 games and 20-plus in one … Grabbed five or more rebounds in 10 games … Swiped three or more steals in two games … Knocked down three-plus threes in 10 games and five-plus in three games … Played in all 16 regular season SEC games and the SEC Tournament Second Round game against Texas A&M (March 7) … Totaled 15 points behind 5-10 from three-point range in 35 minutes at Alabama (Feb. 25) … Hit two threes over the final 17 seconds of regulation to force overtime at Kentucky (Feb. 1) en route to 16 points in 24 minutes … Averaged 9.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 blocks on 43.0 percent from the field (61-142) and 40.8 percent from three (40-98) per game in non-conference play … Notched 21 points, six rebounds and two blocks behind a 6-11 effort from the field and 5-8 from three in 32 minutes against Jackson State (Dec. 14) … Recorded a career-high 24 points on 9-16 from the field and 6-13 from three in 29 minutes against Tulsa (Nov. 26) … Neared a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds in 31 minutes against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 10) … Represented Mississippi State on the 2024 SEC Women’s Basketball Leadership Council.
2022-23 (Freshman)
Powe was one of four players to appear in all 33 games with 32 starts … Named to the 2023 SEC All-Freshman Team … Averaged 8.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists on 39.5 percent from the field (102-258), 30.2 percent from three (42-139) and 76.5 percent from the free throw line (26-34) in 27.4 minutes per game … Totaled 272 points, 164 rebounds, 34 assists, 30 steals and 14 blocks on 102-258 from the field, 42-139 from three and 26-34 from the free throw line in 906 minutes … Recorded a team-high plus/minus ratio of +358 … Her 42 threes were tied for second on the team, while her 5.0 rebounds per game were third and her 8.2 points per game and 27.4 minutes per game were fourth … Scored 10 or more points in 10 games and 20 or more in one … Totaled 10 or more points in the first four games of her career (Nov. 9-18) and in seven of her first 10 … Pulled down five or more rebounds in 19 games, including a seven-game streak (Dec. 11-Jan. 5) and 10 or more in two … Swiped three or more steals in four games, including a three-game streak where she recorded 12 of her 30 steals (Nov. 26-Dec. 4) with a career-high six steals against Nebraska (Nov. 26), and five or more in one … Knocked down three or more threes in three games and five or more in one … Started all three NCAA Tournament games (March 15-19), where she helped Mississippi State become the first team in NCAA Women’s Basketball history to start in the First Four and advance to the Second Round with an average of 5.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in 27.0 minutes per game … Played in all 16 regular season SEC games and the SEC Tournament Second Round game against Texas A&M (March 2) … Totaled 21 points on 7-15 from the field and 6-10 from three, in addition to eight rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes at Tennessee (Jan. 5) … Recorded a pair of double-doubles, which occurred in consecutive games against North Alabama (Nov. 11) and at South Dakota State (Nov. 14) … Finished with her first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in 29 minutes against North Alabama (Nov. 11) … Added her second double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in 39 minutes at South Dakota State (Nov. 14) … Made her collegiate debut and first career start with 10 points and four rebounds in 22 minutes against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9) … Represented Mississippi State on the 2023 SEC Women’s Basketball Leadership Council.
HIGH SCHOOL
Powe played for head coach Deneshia Faulkner at Meridian High School and Josh Sherer at Lamar School … Rated a four-star and No. 84 overall recruit in the class of 2022 by espnW HoopGurlz … Labeled the top recruit in Mississippi by multiple outlets, including 247Sports, Rivals, espnW HoopGurlz and Collegiate Girls Basketball Report – Dan Olson … Named the 2022 Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year … Tabbed a 2022 Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) 7A All-State selection … Selected as the 2021 Max Preps Mississippi Player of the Year … Voted a three-time Clarion Ledger All-State selection from her sophomore to her senior season in 2020, 2021 and 2022 … Named a 2021 and 2022 Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen honoree … Led Meridian to a 2022 MHSAA 6A State Championship, the school’s first state championship in women’s basketball, where Powe defeated current teammate Anaisha Carriere and Harrison Central High School, and was named the MVP after a double-double effort of 22 points and 10 rebounds … Averaged 19.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game in her senior season … Posted 19.2 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.2 steals and 2.2 blocks per game in her junior season … Guided Meridian to the MHSAA 6A Semifinals in her junior season by averaging 14.3 points and 5.3 steals in the postseason … Powe transferred to Meridian after helping lead Lamar School to a 2020 Midsouth Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) State Championship, the first in school history … Averaged 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and 3.0 steals per game in her sophomore season at Lamar … Played for the Southern Starz in AAU.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Deborah and Marcus Powe … Has two brothers, twin Demarcus and younger brother Demonte … Her twin brother Demarcus plays basketball at Belhaven University and played at East Central Community College and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College … Born on March 8, 2004 … Prefers the nickname “Breasha” … Majoring in Communication-Broadcast and Digital Journalism … After basketball, Powe intends to pursue a career as a sports analyst and is inspired by ESPN’s Andraya Carter, who traveled to Starkville to provide media training to the team in the 2023-24 offseason … Powe currently interns as a sideline reporter at French Camp Academy football games and with the Mississippi State Athletics Broadcast staff … Powe writes a new bible verse on her wrist prior to every game … Enjoys playing the piano and has displayed her talents on various road trips … Volunteers at the Kids Across America (KAA) camp every summer … When Powe was in seventh grade, she attended a basketball camp at Mississippi State and was paired up in group led by now Mississippi State Assistant Coach/Director of Scouting and WNBA Seattle Storm’s Victoria Vivians and WNBA Dallas Wings’ Teaira McCowan … Powe still has the picture of her with Vivians and McCowan from the camp back home.
CAREER HONORS
2023-24 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll • Mississippi State
2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll • Mississippi State
2023 SEC All-Freshman Team • Mississippi State
2023-24, 2022-23 SEC Women’s Basketball Leadership Council • Mississippi State
2024-25 (Junior)
Powe started and played in 32 games during the season ... Averaged 8.4 points, 1.2 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 29.6 minutes per game ... She scored 10+ points in 10 games on the season ... Scored a season high of 19 vs. Texas A&M (Feb. 23) ... Hit 3+ 3-point field goals in 12 games this season, which was first on the team ... Shot 39.8% from the 3-point line, which was first on the team ... Grabbed 5+ rebounds in six games this season ... Led the team in blocks in nine games, which was tied for second most on the team.
2023-24 (Sophomore)
Powe played in and started 34 of 35 games, missed the first game of her career due to injury against Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 29) … Averaged 8.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists on 41.2 percent from the field (105-255), 40.0 percent from three (66-165) and 78.1 percent from the free throw line (25-32) in 26.5 minutes per game … Her 66 threes were a team best and ranked fourth in the SEC … Her 40.0 percent from three was also a team best, ranked third in the SEC and was a +9.8 percent increase from her freshman season … Powe was one of three players in the SEC and the latest Mississippi State player to knock down 65-plus threes on a 40.0 percent or better rate since Andra Espinoza-Hunter in 2018-19 … Her 66 threes are the most for Mississippi State since Andra Espinoza-Hunter in 2018-19 … Her field-goal percentage (41.2 from 39.5), three-point percentage (40.0 from 30.2), free-throw percentage (78.1 from 76.5) and points per game (8.9 from 8.2) all improved from her freshman season … Recorded a plus/minus ratio of +188, which ranked fifth on the team … Her 8.9 points per game ranked fifth on the team, while her 26.5 minutes were fourth … Finished with 10 or more points in 13 games and 20-plus in one … Grabbed five or more rebounds in 10 games … Swiped three or more steals in two games … Knocked down three-plus threes in 10 games and five-plus in three games … Played in all 16 regular season SEC games and the SEC Tournament Second Round game against Texas A&M (March 7) … Totaled 15 points behind 5-10 from three-point range in 35 minutes at Alabama (Feb. 25) … Hit two threes over the final 17 seconds of regulation to force overtime at Kentucky (Feb. 1) en route to 16 points in 24 minutes … Averaged 9.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 blocks on 43.0 percent from the field (61-142) and 40.8 percent from three (40-98) per game in non-conference play … Notched 21 points, six rebounds and two blocks behind a 6-11 effort from the field and 5-8 from three in 32 minutes against Jackson State (Dec. 14) … Recorded a career-high 24 points on 9-16 from the field and 6-13 from three in 29 minutes against Tulsa (Nov. 26) … Neared a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds in 31 minutes against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 10) … Represented Mississippi State on the 2024 SEC Women’s Basketball Leadership Council.
2022-23 (Freshman)
Powe was one of four players to appear in all 33 games with 32 starts … Named to the 2023 SEC All-Freshman Team … Averaged 8.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists on 39.5 percent from the field (102-258), 30.2 percent from three (42-139) and 76.5 percent from the free throw line (26-34) in 27.4 minutes per game … Totaled 272 points, 164 rebounds, 34 assists, 30 steals and 14 blocks on 102-258 from the field, 42-139 from three and 26-34 from the free throw line in 906 minutes … Recorded a team-high plus/minus ratio of +358 … Her 42 threes were tied for second on the team, while her 5.0 rebounds per game were third and her 8.2 points per game and 27.4 minutes per game were fourth … Scored 10 or more points in 10 games and 20 or more in one … Totaled 10 or more points in the first four games of her career (Nov. 9-18) and in seven of her first 10 … Pulled down five or more rebounds in 19 games, including a seven-game streak (Dec. 11-Jan. 5) and 10 or more in two … Swiped three or more steals in four games, including a three-game streak where she recorded 12 of her 30 steals (Nov. 26-Dec. 4) with a career-high six steals against Nebraska (Nov. 26), and five or more in one … Knocked down three or more threes in three games and five or more in one … Started all three NCAA Tournament games (March 15-19), where she helped Mississippi State become the first team in NCAA Women’s Basketball history to start in the First Four and advance to the Second Round with an average of 5.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in 27.0 minutes per game … Played in all 16 regular season SEC games and the SEC Tournament Second Round game against Texas A&M (March 2) … Totaled 21 points on 7-15 from the field and 6-10 from three, in addition to eight rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes at Tennessee (Jan. 5) … Recorded a pair of double-doubles, which occurred in consecutive games against North Alabama (Nov. 11) and at South Dakota State (Nov. 14) … Finished with her first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in 29 minutes against North Alabama (Nov. 11) … Added her second double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in 39 minutes at South Dakota State (Nov. 14) … Made her collegiate debut and first career start with 10 points and four rebounds in 22 minutes against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9) … Represented Mississippi State on the 2023 SEC Women’s Basketball Leadership Council.
HIGH SCHOOL
Powe played for head coach Deneshia Faulkner at Meridian High School and Josh Sherer at Lamar School … Rated a four-star and No. 84 overall recruit in the class of 2022 by espnW HoopGurlz … Labeled the top recruit in Mississippi by multiple outlets, including 247Sports, Rivals, espnW HoopGurlz and Collegiate Girls Basketball Report – Dan Olson … Named the 2022 Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year … Tabbed a 2022 Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) 7A All-State selection … Selected as the 2021 Max Preps Mississippi Player of the Year … Voted a three-time Clarion Ledger All-State selection from her sophomore to her senior season in 2020, 2021 and 2022 … Named a 2021 and 2022 Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen honoree … Led Meridian to a 2022 MHSAA 6A State Championship, the school’s first state championship in women’s basketball, where Powe defeated current teammate Anaisha Carriere and Harrison Central High School, and was named the MVP after a double-double effort of 22 points and 10 rebounds … Averaged 19.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game in her senior season … Posted 19.2 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.2 steals and 2.2 blocks per game in her junior season … Guided Meridian to the MHSAA 6A Semifinals in her junior season by averaging 14.3 points and 5.3 steals in the postseason … Powe transferred to Meridian after helping lead Lamar School to a 2020 Midsouth Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) State Championship, the first in school history … Averaged 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and 3.0 steals per game in her sophomore season at Lamar … Played for the Southern Starz in AAU.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Deborah and Marcus Powe … Has two brothers, twin Demarcus and younger brother Demonte … Her twin brother Demarcus plays basketball at Belhaven University and played at East Central Community College and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College … Born on March 8, 2004 … Prefers the nickname “Breasha” … Majoring in Communication-Broadcast and Digital Journalism … After basketball, Powe intends to pursue a career as a sports analyst and is inspired by ESPN’s Andraya Carter, who traveled to Starkville to provide media training to the team in the 2023-24 offseason … Powe currently interns as a sideline reporter at French Camp Academy football games and with the Mississippi State Athletics Broadcast staff … Powe writes a new bible verse on her wrist prior to every game … Enjoys playing the piano and has displayed her talents on various road trips … Volunteers at the Kids Across America (KAA) camp every summer … When Powe was in seventh grade, she attended a basketball camp at Mississippi State and was paired up in group led by now Mississippi State Assistant Coach/Director of Scouting and WNBA Seattle Storm’s Victoria Vivians and WNBA Dallas Wings’ Teaira McCowan … Powe still has the picture of her with Vivians and McCowan from the camp back home.
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