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Jersey Number 15
Teaira McCowan
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School/Previous School:
- Brenham HS
- Hometown:
- Brenham, TX
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- SEC Player of the Year (AP & Coaches) – 2018-2019
- SEC Defensive Player of the Year – 2018-2019
- WBCA Defensive Player of the Year – 2018-2019
- WBCA All-American – 2018-2019
- ESPNW First Team All-American – 2018-2019
- Wooden Award All-America Team – 2018-2019
- AP First Team All-American – 2018-2019
- U.S. Basketball Writers Association First Team All-American – 2018-2019
- Senior CLASS Award First Team All-American – 2018-2019
- Gillom Trophy Winner – 2018-2019
- First Team All-SEC (AP & coaches) – 2018-2019
- Naismith Trophy Midseason Watch List – 2018-2019
- Wooden Award Top 20 Watch List – 2018-2019
- Wade Trophy Finalist – 2018-2019
- Lisa Leslie Award Finalist – 2018-2019
- Naismith Defensive POY Watch List – 2018-2019
- 9-Time SEC Player of the Week – 2018-2019
- WBCA All-American – 2017-2018
- ESPNW First Team All-American – 2017-2018
- Associated Press Third Team All-American – 2017-2018
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year – 2017-2018
- NCAA All-Final Four Team – 2017-2018
- Kanas City Regional Co-Most Outstanding Player – 2017-2018
- SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year – 2017-2018
- SEC All-Defensive Team – 2017-2018
- First Team All-SEC (AP & Coaches) – 2017-2018
- Wooden Award National Ballot – 2017-18
- Naismith Late Season Top 30 – 2017-18
- Lisa Leslie Award Top 5 Finalist – 2017-18
- Wade Trophy Watch List – 2017-18
- Gillom Trophy Finalist – 2017-18
- 3x NCAA Starting 5 – 2017-18
- 4x SEC Player of the Week – 2017-18 (11/21, 12/19, 1/2, 2/26)
- SEC Sixth Woman of the Year (Coaches) – 2016-2017
- SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2016-2017
- Oklahoma City All-Region Team – 2016-2017
- SEC All-Freshman Team – 2015-16
- SEC Freshman of the Week – 2015-16 (12/1)
- 4th at MSU in career scoring (1,942)
- 1st at MSU in career FG% (59.7%)
- 4th at MSU in career FG made (770)
- 1st at MSU in career rebounds (1,502)
- 2nd at MSU in career blocks (271)
- Only MSU player to record 1,500 points, 1,500 rebounds and 250 blocks
- All-time leading rebounder in NCAA Tournament history (240)
- Ranked inside the top 20 in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (1st/5.7), rebounds per game (2nd/13.5), double doubles (3rd/31), field-goal percentage (4th/.662), blocks (11th/87), defensive rebounds per game (15th/7.8), free throws made (16th/160), field goals made (19th/251) and points (23rd/662).
- Became the all-time leading rebounder in the history of the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet Sixteen with her 222nd rebound, surpassing LSU’s Sylvia Fowles (2005-08). McCowan ended her career with 240 boards in the tournament.
- SEC active career rebounds leader and 2nd in NCAA Division I (1,474).
- Ranked 4th nationally, 1st in SEC, among active players in career double-doubles (68).
- Ranks 33rd among active players in Division I with 1,901 points, which is 3rd in the SEC.
- Broke LaToya Thomas’ (2000-03) career rebound record at Texas with her 1,109th board.
- 2nd in SEC, and 8th nationally, among active players in career blocks (266).
- 30 career games with 20+ points; 14 career games with 20+ points and 15+ rebounds.
- Averaged 14.1 rebounds per game in conference play, which led the league.
- Has won 10 career SEC weekly awards, which is an MSU record, including nine SEC Player of the Week awards, which led all active players.
- Recorded her 200th-career block with 11 points, 16 rebounds, 5 swats against Lamar.
- Put in 23 points and blocked 5 shots against Coppin State.
- Became the first Bulldog to go perfect from the field on 10 or more FG attempts, making 11-for-11 to tally 24 points and 10 rebounds against Furman.
- Made 8-of-9 shots for 19 points against Jackson State, having a run of 22-consecutive made field goals snapped in the 3rd quarter.
- Tallied 23 points, 15 rebounds in a road win at Little Rock.
- Set then-season highs in both points (24) and rebounds (18) against Marquette with 2 blocks.
- Collected a season-high 22 rebounds along with 16 points against Arkansas.
- Grabbed 21 rebounds, including 13 on the offensive glass, against Georgia and added 18 points.
- Scored 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting at Auburn along with 10 rebounds.
- Earned SEC and national (ESPNW and Naismith) player of the week honors after scoring 26 points and collecting 24 rebounds against South Carolina.
- Scored a season-high 33 points against Ole Miss with 13 rebounds for her 16th double-double of the year.
- Collected 20 rebounds at LSU.
- Posted her 58th career double-double with 24 points and 15 rebounds against Tennessee.
- 1 of 3 MSU players with 20+ points against Vanderbilt, marking first time since 1999 with 3 players scoring 20.
- Broke MSU career wins record with her 127th victory against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament.
- Became first SEC player since the 2010 Elite 8 with 30 points and 10 or more rebounds in the NCAA Tournament with 30 points and 11 boards against Clemson to go along with 6 blocks.
- Boasts 7 consecutive double-doubles, averaging 23.3 ppg and 14.3 rpg in that span.
- Won the 2019 Gillom Trophy as the best female collegiate basketball player in Mississippi.
- Started all 39 games and averaged 30.5 mpg.
- Grabbed an SEC-record 544 rebounds on the year, second-most in NCAA history.
- Finished fifth in MSU history with 710 points.
- Capped the year fifth in the SEC with 18.2 ppg and first in rebounds with 13.9 rpg.
- Ranked fourth in the league in field goal percentage with a 60.1% tally that is second-highest in MSU season records.
- Collected an MSU- and SEC-record 29 double-doubles, second-most in Division I for the year and T10th in NCAA DI history.
- Finished the year seventh nationally in field goals made (286), 16th in FG% (60.1%), 14th in points (710), first in offensive rebounds (6.0), second in rebounding (13.9 rpg).
- Finished SEC play seventh in the league in scoring (17.7 ppg) and first on the boards (14.4 rpg).
- Scored at a 16.2 clip and grabbed 16.1 rebounds per game against ranked opponents.
- Averaged 20.8 ppg and 18.2 rpg in the NCAA Tournament.
- Set an NCAA Tournament records with 109 rebounds and 18.2 rpg.
- Only player in NCAA Tournament history to record multiple 20-point, 20-rebound games.
- Her 18-point, 17-rebound game against Notre Dame was the most in the championship game since 2010.
- Claimed 25 rebounds against Louisville, most ever in the Final Four and the second-most in NCAA Tournament history.
- Set an NCAA Regional round rebounding record with 21 against UCLA in the Elite Eight.
- Went 11-for-11 from the field against NC State in the Sweet 16, an NCAA Regional single-game record for FG% and tied for the highest FG% in NCAA Tournament history.
- Scored double figures in 32 games, including 15 20-point games, 5 30-point games and a 41-point effort against Mississippi Valley State.
- Recorded five 20-point, 20-rebound games, including two 30-point, 20-rebound games.
- Grabbed 10-plus rebounds in 35 games, including 6 20-rebound efforts.
- Led the Bulldogs in blocks 32 times.
- Reached 1,000-career points in a 23-point effort against Florida.
- Named to the Cancun Challenge Mayan Division All-Tournament Team (15.0 ppg, 12.3 rpg, 1.7 bpg).
- Registered a double-double with 15 points, 14 boards (15 pts., 13 rbds. in the second half) against No. 24 Arizona State.
- Had 31 points, 20 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 steals against Louisiana, the first MSU player ever to have 30 points and 20 boards in a game.
- Tallied 35 points, 19 rebounds, 5 blocks in MSU’s win against No. 9 Oregon, the first Power 5 player to have at least 35 points, 19 rebounds and 5 blocks in a game since Brittney Griner (Baylor) on Jan. 30, 2013.
- Tallied 31 points and 15 rebounds in MSU’s Duel In The Desert win at UNLV… Added 14 points, 13 rebounds against No. 22 Syracuse.
- Scored 41 points, eighth-most in school history, on 19 field goals, second-most by an MSU player and most since 2002, against Mississippi Valley.
- Paced State with 26 points, 13 rebounds in the SEC opener at Georgia.
- Collected 31 points and 20 boards at LSU.
- Made 92.3% (12-of-13) for 25 points and had 13 boards and 4 blocks against Ole Miss.
- Had 18 rebounds (10 offensive) to go with 12 points at No. 6 Tennessee.
- Tallied 17 points and 17 rebounds at No. 15 Missouri.
- Tallied 21 points, 16 rebounds in a home win against Kentucky.
- Recorded 20 points, 20 rebounds and 5 blocks at Kentucky, the first SEC player to do so since Sylvia Fowles in the 2008 Final Four.
- Collected 18 points, 13 rebounds against Nicholls in the NCAA Tournament First Round.
- Tied an NCAA Tournament record going 11-for-11 from the field (24 points) and grabbing 15 rebounds against NC State in the Sweet 16.
- First player since 2015, first SEC player since 2008, to post a 20-20 game in the NCAA Tournament with 23 points and an NCAA regional round record 23 boards vs. UCLA.
- Scored 21 points and grabbed a Final Four-record 25 rebounds against Louisville.
- Capped the year with 18 points and 17 rebounds against Notre Dame.
- Finished third on the team with 8.7 ppg and led MSU with 7.1 rpg and 1.5 bpg.
- Ranked 11th in the SEC in total rebounding and fourth in blocks.
- Grabbed 2.7 offensive rpg, 12th-most in the league.
- Claimed the fifth-best season field goal percentage (56.9%) and seventh-most rebounds (276) and blocks (57).
- Averaged 9.3 ppg in league games.
- Ranked fourth in blocks (1.4 bpg) and tied for 10th in rebounds (7.2 rpg) in conference contests.
- Had 16 double-figure scoring games and eight 10-plus rebound contests.
- Gathered five double-doubles.
- Played in all 39 games and started all six NCAA Tournament games.
- Named to the Oklahoma City All-Region Team after averaging 18.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks against Washington and Baylor.
- Scored a career-best 26 points, 12 rebounds and a personal-best six blocks against Washington.
- Tallied 20 points (9 of 10 FG), seven rebounds and five blocks against the Huskies in the fourth quarter.
- Pulled down 16 rebounds against San Jose State in Hawaii.
- Had 14 points, nine rebounds in MSU’s first victory at Tennessee.
- Tallied 25 points on a school-record 92.3% shooting (12 of 13) against Florida.
- Had 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in MSU’s road win at Ole Miss.
- Followed a 14-point effort against Georgia with 16 points, 13 rebounds in a road win at Texas A&M.
- Had 15 points against LSU in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals and 15 points, 12 rebounds in the championship game against South Carolina.
- Tallied 10 points, eight rebounds in the national semifinal win against UConn.
- Grabbed 10 boards to compliment seven points in the title game.
- Named to SEC All-Freshman Team selection after averaging 6.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks.
- Had five double-doubles, seven double-figure rebounding games and three 20-point games.
- Seventh in the SEC in blocks, 10th in offensive boards (2.9 rpg).
- Rated sixth in blocks (23, 1.4 bpg) and tied for fifth on the offensive glass (49, 3.1 rpg) in SEC contests.
- Named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 15.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks against Mississippi Valley State, Norfolk State and Savannah State.
- Set season highs with 24 points and 13 rebounds against Western Michigan in the Puerto Rico Classic.
- Equaled her rebounding high as part of a 10-point, 13-rebound effort against Auburn.
- Tallied 11 points and a career-high five steals in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal win against Vanderbilt.
- Five-star prospect by ESPN/HoopGurlz, No. 26 by Premier Girls Report and No. 12 overall, the No. 2 center, by Full Court.
- The No. 2 center, 16th overall, by All-Star Girls Report.
- Earned Parade All-America honors after averaging 19.3 points, 17.1 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in leading Brenham HS to a 25-8 overall record and 13-1 district mark as a senior.
- Tabbed to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) All-Star Game following her final prep season.
- Named all-state her final two years.
- Averaged 18.1 points, 18.8 rebounds and 4.5 blocks as a junior, earning all-state and USA Today All-Texas Second Team honors after leading BHS to a 29-4 record and the region quarterfinals.
- Represented the United States at the 2014 FIBA Americas 18U Championship, helping it to a 5-0 record and the gold medal.
- Also excelled in track and field, finishing second in the shot put at the 2015 Texas 5A state meet after winning the region crown.
- Born Sept. 28, 1996.
- Daughter of Tracy Nunn and Dayronn McCowan.
- Majoring in educational psychology.
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