PRIOR TO RUTGERS: Was among 30 young women who accepted an invitation to participate in the 2019 USA Women's U19 World Cup Team trials ... Named a second team USA Today All-USA Alabama honoree ... Played in the Jordan Brand Classic, a national all-star basketball game featuring the top high school boys and girls seniors in the country ... Worked out in a USA Basketball junior national team 3-on-3 mini camp at this year's Final Four in Tampa ... A two-time AL.com Super-State and Alabama Sports Writers Association First Team 5A All-State selection ... While a senior at Charles Henderson High School, averaged 13.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.6 blocks, 2.4 steals and 2.2 assists per game with her team reaching the regional finals ... During the summer of 2018, guided Team USA to the FIBA American U18 Championship in Mexico City, earning all-tournament honors ... During her gold medal stint, which included starts in four of the team's six games, she averaged 7.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per contest ... As a junior, led Charles Henderson High School to its first state title in 2018 behind 18.2 points, 12.0 rebounds, 5.1 blocks and 1.7 assists per game ... Was also runner-up Alabama Miss Basketball to current Scarlet Knight and fellow Alabama native
Zipporah Broughton ... In her sophomore season, averaged 15.4 points, 13.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists and totaled 181 blocks ... Also set an Alabama High School Athletic Association record with 19 blocked shots and 25 rebounds and registered a rare triple-double ... Ranked as the No. 1 post player in the country according to Dan Olson's Collegiate Girls Basketball Report, the No. 15 overall prospect and No. 2 post player according to espnW HoopGurlz and No. 17 overall recruit by Prospect Nation.
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
One word to describe your Coach: Honest
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Cappie Pondexter
Best player ever competed against: Aliyah Boston
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Anywhere outside
The person I most admire is: Coach Stringer because she has been through a lot and she still remains to be a strong woman
Favorite professional athlete: Lebron James
Favorite professional sports team: LA Sparks
One word to describe myself on the court: Serious
One word to describe myself off the court: Quiet
Few people know that I: I wanted to be a ballerina
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My brothers
I started playing my sport because…: I became bored with ballet and gymnastics
I chose Rutgers because…: The academic status and because it felt like a family
Favorite cereal: Cheerios
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Lion King
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: IDK ... maybe Morgan Freeman
Favorite musician/group: Tim McGraw
The first song I knew all the words to is: Teenage Fever
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Looking like I'm mean
Famous people I have met include: Angel McCoughtry, Donovan Mitchell
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Listen to music
Pets I had growing up were: 1 cat and 1 dog
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Witch
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Barcelona
The website I visit most often is: Youtube
My favorite teacher was: Coach Fayson , history , 12th grade
The quote that most resonates with me is: "Be someone's strength, be someone's inspiration, be someone's reasons to never give up"
If my life was a book, the title would be: The Life of Maori
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Pink
My spirit animal is: Owl
One thing on my bucket list is: To go sky diving
Phone app you cannot live without: Snapchat
