2011-12 Women's Basketball Roster
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Grant, Kendra
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Jersey Number 14
Kendra Grant
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School/Previous School:
- Richland HS
- Hometown:
- Richland, MS
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2015
• SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2014
CAREER
Finished her career with 1,156 points, 14th-most in school history… Ranked eighth in 3-pt. field goals made (108 of 338) and 10th in free-throws made (240 of 327)… Played in 125 career games, starting 77 contests.
2014-15 (SENIOR)
Became the 21st Bulldog to notch 1,000 career points at Southern Miss (12/14)... Averaged 6.0 ppg over 29 contests… Shot 42.9% from the field and 41.5% from 3-point range… Knocked down free throws at a 73.3% clip… Led MSU in scoring three times and notched double figures eight times… Scored a team-high 14 points against Illinois-Chicago in the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic opener... Matched a team high with 11 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in the Bulldogs' win against No. 19 Georgia... Scored a season-high 17 points against Alabama, knocking down 6 of 8 field goal attempts, including 2 of 2 from 3-point range, and 3 of 4 at the free-throw line... Notched her 100th-career 3-pointer against the Crimson Tide... Paced MSU with 12 first-half points in MSU's win against Vanderbilt... Added 11 points against Tennessee... Hit the game-tying jumper to force overtime against Texas A&M... Collected 12 points in the season finale against Duke, going 4 of 9 from the field including a trio of 3-pointers.
Selected to the SEC Academic Honor Roll… Played in all 36 games, starting 16 times… Rated second on the squad with 11.4 ppg… Went 97-of-122 from the free-throw line for a 79.5% tally that ranked sixth in the conference… Led the team in scoring nine times and had five 20-plus point games… Averaged 13.8 ppg in the WNIT, including 20 points against Auburn and 22, one shy of her career high, versus South Florida… Scored 15 of her 20 points in the second half, including 11 in a 16-2 run, against Auburn in the WNIT Round of 16… Averaged 15.5 points and shot 52.2% from the field and 41.7% from 3-point range in the SEC Tournament… Tallied 17 points in an opening-round win against Missouri and 14 against Florida… Scored double figures in five of the season’s final six games… Tallied 20 points at Ole Miss, shooting 50% from the floor, 66.7% from beyond the arc and 80% from the charity stripe… Went 8-for-17 (47.1%) from the field for 21 points against Tennessee… Scored 14 points at Alabama and 13 in a home setback to Kentucky… Opened the home SEC slate with 14 points against Auburn… Scored at a 14.1 clip in pre-SEC play, tallying double figures in 12 of the season’s first 14 games… Had 16 points against James Madison to help lead MSU to the finals of the Gulf Coast Showcase… Tied her career high with 23 points and 10 made field goals against New Orleans… Went a career-best 10-of-12 at the line in a 16-point effort against Mississippi Valley State.
2012-13 (SOPHOMORE)
Averaged a team second-most 11.8 ppg and pulled down 4.8 rebounds per contest… Shot 68.4% (91-of-133) from the free-throw line… Dished 36 assists and rated second on the team with 38 steals… Rated fourth in the SEC with 34.0 minutes per game… Tallied four 20-point scoring games and a pair of double-figure rebounding contests… Opened the season by scoring double figures in 10 of the team’s first 11 games… Had 22 points in the season-opening win against Houston, missing a double-double by one rebound… Had 20 points on a career-best 10 made field goals in a win against Louisiana Tech… Averaged 12.7 ppg in the Hardwood Tournament of Hope, capping the tournament with 10- and 19-point efforts against UC Santa Barbara and Central Florida… Collected her first double-double, scoring 16 points to go along with a career-best 15 rebounds against Savannah State… Opened the SEC home slate with 15 points against No. 15 South Carolina… Followed that effort with a career-high 23 points against Florida on a career-best four 3-pointers… Tallied 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting in a home victory against Ole Miss… Scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds at No. 9 Tennessee and 11 points, five rebounds in a home win against Arkansas… Tallied 13 points, eight rebounds in an upset of No. 11 Georgia, and 15 points in the regular-season finale at Auburn.
2011-12 (FRESHMAN)
Finished her rookie season third on the team in scoring with a 7.3 average… Grabbed 3.9 rebounds per contest… Only player on the team to start all 30 games, averaging 27 minutes a contest… Shot 71.4% from the free-throw line and 28.7% from 3-point range… Drained a team-high 41 3-pointers... Tallied a 7.6 scoring average in SEC games, hitting just under half of her 3-pointers in league contests… Led the team in scoring in four games and had 10 double-figure scoring contests... Hit four field goals, including three from beyond the arc, for 11 points against Alcorn State... Tallied 11 points on a trio of 3-point baskets and pulled in eight rebounds against Tulane... Collected 13 points against Southern Miss... Scored 14 points behind four 3-point field goals vs. Oklahoma State in the opener of the Peppermill Holiday Classic in Reno... Tied for the team high with 11 points in her SEC debut against LSU... Scored 13 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer, in MSU’s win at Alabama... Scored 15 points on six field goals (two 3-pointers) in MSU’s win against Auburn... Tied for a team high with 14 points in State’s road setback to Georgia... Scored a season-best 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting against Tennessee.
HIGH SCHOOL
One of the most sought-after recruits in Mississippi while playing for Chimere Turner at Richland High School...Named all-metro and all-district four-straight years... Led her squad to a 24-3 overall record and 11-1 league mark en route to winning the district championship and securing a spot in the 4A south state tournament... Averaged 14.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.5 steals per game as a senior... Selected to play in the prestigious Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game, scoring 14 points and pulling down five rebounds to earn MVP honors after leading Mississippi to a 73-60 win...Selected to The Clarion-Ledger’s 2011 Dandy Dozen... Collected an 18.7 per-game scoring average as a junior to lead the Lady Rangers to the Mississippi Class 3A playoffs... Earned her first of two-straight MAC All-Star selections, leading the south squad with 17 points to claim offensive MVP accolades... Averaged 17.1 points, 2.3 blocks, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals as a sophomore... Richland’s Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee... Also excelled in track and cross country for the Lady Rangers.
PERSONAL
Born Dec. 13,1992...The daughter of James Grant and Cynthia Brown... Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in health fitness studies.
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