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Nyeshia Stevenson
1  Nyeshia Stevenson
Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Little Rock, Ark.

High School:
McClellan

Height:
5-10

Position:
F/G

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SEASON
GP-S
FG
%
3FG
%
FT
%
REB
RPG
AST
TO
BLK
STL
PTS
PPG
2006-07
24-0
35-71
.493
2-11
.182
8-20
.400
31
1.3
15
27
0
7
80
3.3
2007-08
30-1
77-179
.430
28-82
.341
20-28
.714
29
1.0
31
60
5
23
202
6.7
2008-09
37-9
124-282
.440
51-140
.364
42-69
.609
64
1.7
45
63
6
41
341
9.2
2009-10
38-38
202-474
.426
86-259
.332
63-90
.700
142
3.7
54
84
4
45
553
14.6
TOTAL
129-48
438-1006
.435
167-492
.339
133-207
.643
266
2.1
145
234
15
116
1176
9.1

COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES
• NCAA Kansas City Region Most Outstanding Player
• All-Big 12 Second Team
• Big 12 Sixth Man Award (2009)
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 15, 2009)

2009-10 - SENIOR: Started all 38 games at small forward ... Averaged 14.6 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 33 percent from 3-point range ... Most Outstanding Player of NCAA Kansas City Regional after scoring 21 points, including game-winning 3-pointer in overtime, versus Notre Dame (March 28) and 31 points against Kentucky to send Sooners to back-to-back Final Four appearances ... Voted by coaches to All-Big 12 Second Team ... Matched OU record with nine 3-pointers made in overtime win at Marist (Dec. 9) and smashed previous OU record for consecutive games with a 3-pointer by recorded 22 straight contests with a trey (previous record was nine games set by Stevenson in 2008-09) ... Led Sooners in NCAA Championship, averaging 18.8 points and 38 percent 3-point shooting ... Drafted by the Phoenix Mercury with the final pick of the 2010 WNBA Draft.

2008-09 - JUNIOR: Played in all 37 games, starting nine -- four in replace of Whitney Hand and five for Amanda Thompson ... Averaged 20.4 minutes, 9.2 points and 1.7 rebounds ... Shot 44.0 percent from the field, including a 36.4 percent (51-of-140) mark from 3-point range, and was 42-of-69 (.609) from the free throw line ... Named Big 12 Player of the Week following her remarkable play at the Basketball by the Bay Classic in San Jose, Calif., Dec. 12 and 13 ... Scored a career-high 23 points and five assists in rout of Cal State Bakersfield (Dec. 12) and led OU's NCAA-record comeback victory against California (Dec. 13) with a 21-point performance -- all scored in the second half -- including the game-tying, go-ahead and game-winning field goals ... Scored in double figures 18 times ... Had OU record streak of nine consecutive games making at least one 3-pointer (Dec. 3 vs. Creighton to Jan. 14 vs. Kansas State) ... Fourth-leading scorer in conference play, averaging 8.8 points ... Led Big 12 in 3-point percentage during conference play with .414 percentage.

2007-08 - SOPHOMORE:
Averaged seven points and shot 34 percent from 3-point range as the Sooners' sixth man ... Was OU's top off-the-bench scorer in 21 of 29 games as a reserve ... Established personal single-game bests in points, field goals made, field goals attempted, 3-point field goals made, 3-point field goals attempted, offensive rebounds, total rebounds, assists, blocks and steals ... Made 28-of-82 (.341) 3-point attempts after shooting 2-for-11 (.182) as a freshman ... Was 4-of-4 from beyond the arc in a career best 17-point effort against Mississippi State (Nov. 23) and matched the point total versus Arkansas State (Dec. 2) ... Led OU in scoring with 15 points and dished a career-high five assists in win versus Kansas (Jan. 30) ... Scored a Big 12-game best 16 against Colorado (Feb. 9) ... Ranked third on team in free throw percentage (.714).

2006-07 - FRESHMAN:
Played in 24 games as a reserve .... Scored in double figures on two occasions ... Played an average of 8.5 minutes per game ... Saw her first NCAA Championship action against Marquette (March 19) and scored six points ... Scored her first Big 12 points at Colorado (Jan. 20) ... Scored in double figures with 12 points on 6-8 shooting against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 10) ... Led all scorers at halftime with 11 points and finished with a career high 13 points at Lamar (Nov. 29) ... Scored nine points and grabbed three rebounds in collegiate debut against DePaul (Nov. 12).

HIGH SCHOOL ACCOLADES
• 2005, 2006 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Female Athlete of the Year
• 2005 & 2006 All-State
• 2005 & 2006 All-Metro
• 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006 All-Conference
• MVP of 2006 AHSCA Girls All-Star Game

MCCLELLAN HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 19 points and 13 rebounds as a senior at McClellan High School ... Averaged 15.5 points and 12 rebounds per game as a junior ... Averaged 12 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists as a sophomore ... Four-year varsity starter under head coach Gwen Walker at McClellan HS in Little Rock ... Widely regarded as the top athlete and prospect in the state of Arkansas ... Tremendous all-around athlete who has earned all-state honors in basketball, volleyball and track and field ... 2005 Arkansas Class 5A state champion in long jump, high jump and triple jump.

PERSONAL:
One of three children born to Stacey and Yvonne Stevenson ... Has one older brother, Shawn Moody and a younger sister, Yesenia ... Film and video studies major.

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