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Player Biographies

EBONy

JONES

6-3

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Freshman

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Forward

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Dallas, Texas

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P E R S O N N E L

Cedar Hill High School

◊ Has three prep teammates playing college hoops – Sky◊ Ultra-athletic post prospect who excelled in both vollar Collins, a sophomore at Texas A&M; and classleyball and track & field in high school, honing abilities mates Ariel Robertson at Division II West Texas A&M that should prove beneficial as a full-time basketball and Shakira Waggoner at Jacksonville Junior College. player at the collegiate level. ◊ Only played two seasons of varsity basketball at Cedar ◊ Led Cedar Hill’s volleyball team to a 24-14 record as a senior, including a 13-1 mark en route to winning the Hill but her physical skills and aggressive effort on District 7AAAAA title. both ends of the floor immediately got the attention of ◊ Selected as the District 7AAAAA Most Valuable Player in the Lady Bulldog coaching staff. volleyball as a senior. ◊ Named to 2008 All-VYPE Magazine first-team volleyball High School squad, an all-classification all-star team chose by that ◊ Coached by Andrea Robinson as a senior and by AnDallas-area publication. drea Harmon-Robins as a junior at Cedar Hill High. ◊ Played outside hitter in volleyball and was recruited by ◊ As a senior, averaged 13.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 major Division I schools to play that sport as well. blocks and 1.5 steals while helping Cedar Hill compile ◊ Recorded a personal best of 56.93 in the 400-meter an impressive 26-7 record. dash during her junior season. ◊ Tabbed the District 7AAAAA Defensive Player of the ◊ Ran the leadoff leg for Cedar Hill’s 1600-meter relay Year as a senior in 2009. team that finished eighth at the 2009 Class AAAAA ◊ Named the District 7AAAAA Newcomer of the Year as State Championships. a junior, her first season playing varsity basketball for ◊ Qualified for the 2009 Region Championships in the 400 the Lady Longhorns. meters, as well as the 400- and 1600-meter relays. ◊ As a junior, averaged 13.0 points and 8.0 boards.

2009-10 Lad y Bulldo G Basketball

◊ According to Cedar Hill coach Andrea Robinson: “It’s hard to find girls that are 6-2, 6-3 that are as athletic and move the way that Ebony does. She runs like nothing I’ve ever seen for a girl that size. She’s just phenomenally athletic. It’s unbelievable when you watch her. She has such a long wing span but she also can run and jump like you just don’t see 6-2, 6-3 girls do.”

Personal

◊ Born January 30, 1991, Ebony is the daughter of Micheaux Briley and James Cooper. ◊ Intended Major: Business. ◊ Recipient of the Vincent J. and Barbara Dooley Scholarship for 2009-10.

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