players Toia Giggetts
6-0 Jr. Forward Norfolk, Va. Lake Taylor H.S. At JMU: 2012-13: Among CAA leaders in offensive rebounds (7th) and overall rebounding (13th) • Second on team in rebounds and tied for second in blocked shots • JMU Team’s Courage Award • JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete 2011-12: CAA All-Rookie Team and runner-up for CAA Rookie of the Year • CAA Player of the Week Jan. 15 and Jan. 22 • JMU Team’s Newcomer Award • School season record for games played by a freshman High school: Coached by Sandra Sawyer at Lake Taylor • All-Tidewater Region (Second Team 2010, 2011) • All-Eastern District (First Team 2010, 2011) • Averaged 10.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 steals as a senior • Career totals of 1,119 points and 891 rebounds • Team’s MVP (2009, 2010) • Team’s Offensive MVP (2010) • Team’s Coaches Award (2008, 2009, 2010) • The Titans were Virginia group AAA state champions (2010) and state runners-up (2011) • Lake Taylor won four Eastern District championships (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) • Two-time Academic Excellence Award recipient • Played on the Boo Williams elite AAU team • Graduated with honors Personal: Toia Giggetts • Business management major • Daughter of Liz and Steve Giggetts • Has an older brother, Steve, who played football at Lake Taylor (class of ‘07) • Her uncle, Russell Freeman, played football at the collegiate (offensive tackle for Georgia Tech, class of ‘91) and professional level (offensive tackle for Denver Broncos 1992-1994; tackle for Oakland Raiders 1995)
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