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24 - kamray mickens 5-8 • g • jr-tr Westlake, texas (trinity valley cc) Trinity Valley: Averaged 9.3 points per game at Trinity Valley...Scored at least 10 points 18 times in 34 games, including a season-high 22 points...Led Trinity Valley to a thirdplace finish at the NJCAA tournament, after an eighth straight Region XIV championship.
High School: Four-year letterwinner for Teri Morrison at Southlake Carroll High School… Served as a team captain for three seasons…Led Southlake Carroll to four district championships…Also lettered in track.
Boston College: Played her freshman season at Boston College before transferring to Trinity Valley…Saw action in 10 games.
Personal: Full name is Kamray Tesean Mickens…Born July 16, 1995…Daughter of Ray and Nicole Mickens…Father and uncle both played football in the NFL…Has three siblings, R.J., Preston and Baylee…One thing people don’t know about her is she has a pet turtle named Hector…Favorite movie is Finding Nemo…Favorite athlete is Serena Williams…Major is economics.
14 - karlie cronin 5-9 • g • fr-hs vienna, va. (oakton) High School: Four-year letterwinner for Fred Priester at Oakton High School in Virginia… Started 31 games as a freshman, leading the varsity squad to a 31-0 record...Won the Virginia state championship in her first season...As a junior, she led Oakton to a conference title...Earned All-Conference 5 First Team and Defensive Player of the Year honors as a junior...Won two district championships…Named to all-region, all-district and all-defensive teams…Also lettered in lacrosse, winning a district and regional championship while earning all-region honors…Named Female Athlete of the Year at Oakton…Won the 2012 AAU national championship as a member of the Fairfax (Va.) Stars…Named an Academic All-American, and was an honor graduate.
Personal: Full name is Karlie Jean Cronin…Born Oct. 28, 1996…Daughter of James and Teresa Cronin…Father played football at Shepard University…Has two siblings, Kirsten and Brianna…Favorite athletes are Peyton Manning and Alyssa Thomas…Favorite food is chocolate…Dream car is a Ferrari…Plans to major in applied physiology.
20 - dai'ja thomas 6-2 • F • FR-hs dallas, texas (skyline) High School: Four-year letterwinner for Cassandra McCordy at Skyline High School… Named Miss Basketball in Texas…District 9-6A MVP, as well as Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year…In 39 games as a sophomore, she averaged 12.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, leading Skyline to a 29-10 record and a trip to the regional semifinals... Shot 53 percent for her career, including a 56 percent clip as a junior...Earned all-state honors after her junior season…Graduated in the top 10 percent of her class.
Personal: Full name is Dai’ja Nicole Thomas…Born Jan. 28, 1997…Daughter of Darren and Cassandra Thomas…Has three older siblings, LaQuinta, De’Marion and Landon… Favorite athletes are Candace Parker and Dwight Howard…Favorite color is baby blue… Has yet to declare a major.
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