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2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster
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James, Tavelyn
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Jersey Number 24
Tavelyn James
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Mumford
Bio
EMU: 2011-12: Earned a spot on the roster of the USA women’s basketball team that will participate in the 2011 Pan American Games, Oct. 21-25, in Guadalajara, Mexico...Becomes not only the first EMU player to compete in the event, but also the first student-athlete from a Mid-American Conference institution to be selected for the team’s roster...2010-11: Started in 36 of 37 games played...Averaged 17.4 points, 3 rebounds and 1.9 steals steals per game...scored 642 points on the season good for third in the conference...Ranked 11th in the conference for free-throw percentage (114-147)...Stole the ball 69 times good for eighth in the conference (1.86 spg)...Ranked ninth in the conference in three-point percentage (28.9) and three-pointers made (74)...Recorded season-high 11 made field goals versus Ball State (1-8-11)...Led the team in Field goals made (227), three-point field goals made (74), free-throws made (114) and points (642)...Named to the All-MAC Tournament Team and First Team All-MAC...Ranks first in the EMU record books for points scored in a season (642)...Scored 20 or more points 14 times...Recorded season-high eight rebounds versus Toledo (1-15-11)...Made a season-high six three-pointers at Northern Illinois (1-5-11)...Recorded a season-high 36 points versus Miami (3-5-11)...Preseason All-MAC West Division selection...2009-10: Started all 31 games…Led the MAC in scoring and three-pointers made…Averaged 20.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.84 steals on the season…Selected first-team All-MAC…Ranked 11th nationally in points per game (20.7)…Became the 15th Eagle to hit 1,000 points, the fastest in school history, doing so in just 57 career games…Became the first EMU player since Sharon Brown in 1985-86 to average more than 20 points per contest...Holds the single-game scoring record at EMU, recording 40 points twice, against Toledo (3-2-10) and Buffalo (2-3-10)…Moved atop the all-time scoring rankings among sophomores in MAC history surpassing the previous standard of 635 points during the 1983-84....The 641 points also rank ninth most by a student-athlete in a single season according to the conference record book...Shattered the EMU single-season record for points in a season...Named the MAC’s West Player of the Week twice, for the periods ending Jan. 20 and March 7…Notched two Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors, for the periods ending Dec. 13, and Jan. 4…Recorded 16 games with 20-or-more points…Led the team in field goals made (220), three-point field goals made (86), free-throws made (115) and points per game (20.7)…Tied the EMU single-game record with eight three pointers at Siena (11-20-09)...2008-09: Started 20 of the 29 games in which she played...Her 14.7 points per game and 426 total points made her the fourth leading scorer in the nation among freshmen and the first collegiate rookie to lead the Eagles in scoring since 1997-98...Selected to the All-Freshman Team by the Mid-American Conference...Also averaged 1.7 assists and 2.9 rebounds per contest...Was named team co-MVP, with Cassie Schrock by the coaching staff...Scored over 20 points seven times including a 31-point performance against Miami (3-11-09)...Recorded nine steals along with 22 points against Madonna (11-22-08)...A .771 free throw percentage was good for second highest on the team...Was second on the team in minutes played with 894...HIGH SCHOOL: Played her senior season at Mumford High School and three years at Mackenzie High School...An All-State selection all four seasons…Averaged 23.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 4.4 steals per game her senior season for the Mustangs…Earned second-team All State, first-team Detroit All-Metro, and first-team All-City honors…Was second in the state in scoring…Earned second-team All-City and third-team All-State accolades her junior season…As a sophomore, named honorable-mention All-City and All-State…Earned honorable-mention All-State honors as a freshman…Graduated summa cum laude as an Honor Roll recipient…PERSONAL: Full Name: Tavelyn Brittany James…Daughter of Columbus and Evelyn Gray…Has one brother, Tremaine, and two sisters, TaShana and TaWana…Hometown: Detroit, Mich....High School: Mumford…Major: Health Administration…Born: 2-2-90.
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