TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 2010-11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION
“WE ARE ONE”
QUICK FACTS......................................................1 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE ............................2 MEDIA INFORMATION ........................................3 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY .....................4 PRESIDENT MELVIN N. JOHNSON ....................7 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS TERESA PHILLIPS........8
COACHES AND STAFF HEAD COACH TRACEE WELLS .......................10 ASSISTANT COACH RASHEEDA LOVE ...........12 ASSISTANT COACH JAMIE SHADIAN .............13 ASSISTANT COACH DONNA BROWN-WYNN ..... 14 GRADUATE ASSISTANT DOMINIQUE NELSON ......15 SUPPORT STAFF ..............................................16
GENERAL INFORMATION City: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nashville, Tenn. Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1912 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lady Tigers Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . Reflex Blue and White Home Court : . . . . . . . . . . . . Gentry Center Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,600 Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio Valley President: . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Melvin Johnson Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . North Carolina A&T Athletics Director: . . . . . . Teresa L. Phillips Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanderbilt SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Valencia Jordan Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin Peay Ticket Office Phone:. . . . . . . 615-963-5841 PROGRAM HISTORY Joined the OVC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 Overall All-time Record: . . . . . . . . 314-517 Overall OVC Record . . . . . . . . . . . . 126-222 Conference Regular Season Titles:. . . . . . 2 Last OVC Regular Season Title:. . . 1994-95 Conference Tournament Titles: . . . . . . . . 2 Last OVC Tournament Title: . . . . . 1994-95 NCAA Tournament Appearances . . . . . . . 2 ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS WBB Contact: . . . . . . . . . Zekeya Anderson Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . 615-963-1867 Email:. . . . . . . . zanderson01@tnstate.edu Media Relations Fax: . . . . . . 615-963-7692
Website: . . . . . . . . . . . .www.tsutigers.com Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . 615-963-7616 Mailing Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3500 John A. Merritt Blvd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, TN 37209 *Athletic Media Relations Offices are located on the 3rd floor of the Gentry Center
COACHING STAFF Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracee Wells Alma Mater, Year: . Tennessee State, 1998 Record at TSU (Years): . . . 59-112 (6 years) Overall Record (Years): . . . . . . . . . . . Same Basketball Office Phone: . . . 615-963-5851 Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rasheeda Love (Bradley, 2004) . .Jamie Shadian (University of San Francisco, 1997) . Donna Brown-Wynn, (Mississippi State, 1993) Graduate Assistant . . . . Dominique Nelson (Tennessee State, 2007) Athletic Trainer: . . Courtney Phillips (Oregon, 2006) Training Room Phone: . . . . . 615-963-7769 Training Room Fax: . . . . . . . 615-963-2158 TEAM INFORMATION 2009-10 Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . 10-18 2009-10 OVC Record/Finish:. . . . 7-11/ 8th Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . 8/4 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CREDITS - The 2010-11 Tennessee State University Women’s Basketball Media Guide was prepared by the Office of Athletic Media Relations. Layout and design by Zekeya Anderson, with input from Zena Lewis. Editorial assistance by Yvon Morris and Athletic Media Relations Interns. Photographs by Sam Jordan, Nathaniel Perry, Don McPeak, John Cross, OVC members, Garfield Bather, Don Claussen and the Tennessee State University Athletic Archives. Cover design by Zena Lewis. All rights reserved. Printing by MultiAd Printing Solutions Company - Peoria, Ill. Thanks to the TSU Xerox Service. Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents Institution and is an affirmative action institution committed to educating a non-racially identifiable student-body. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons who need assistance with this material may contact TSU’s Athletic Media Relations Office.
LADY L AD Y T TIGER IGER B BASKETBALL ASKETBALL
PLAYER PROFILES MEREDITH STAFFORD.....................................18 DESTINEY GASTON .........................................20 KESI HESS.........................................................22 SIMONE HOPES ................................................24 AVERY JONES ...................................................26 DENISHA MUMFORD ........................................28 JASMIN SHULER ...............................................30 ASHLEY TATE ....................................................32 KIM HAYNES......................................................34 JASMINE BRIMM ...............................................35 TAYLA FOSTER .................................................36 CHELSEA HUDSON ..........................................37 ALANA MORRIS.................................................38 TANESHA STENSON.........................................39
TEAM INFORMATION NUMERICAL ROSTER ......................................40 TEAM PHOTO ....................................................40
SEASON PREVIEW SEASON OUTLOOK ..........................................42 2010-11 OPPONENTS .......................................46
SEASON REVIEW 2009-10 SEASON RECAP .................................54 2009-10 SEASON STATISTICS .........................55 2009-10 SEASON RESULTS .............................56 2009-10 GAME RECAPS ...................................57
HISTORY & RECORDS CAREER RECORDS..........................................64 SINGLE SEASON RECORDS ...........................65 YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS ...............................66 AWARDS & HONORS ........................................67 PAST SEASONS ................................................68 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS ................................69 ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS ..........................75 ALL-TIME LETTER WINNERS...........................76 HALL OF FAME ..................................................78
BEYOND THE COURT GENTRY CENTER .............................................82 STRENGTH & CONDITIONING .........................84 SPORTS MEDICINE ..........................................86 TSU OLYMPIAN STATUE ..................................88 TSU ATHLETIC FACILITIES ..............................89 ACADEMIC SERVICES .....................................90 CHAMPS LIFE SKILLS/ SAAC...........................92 NASHVILLE ........................................................93 LADY TIGERS IN THE COMMUNITY ................94 BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY ................................97 FEATURE ON THE LADY TIGERS ...................98 TSU ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION .................100
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