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Jersey Number 22
Shareka Purnell
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- HS:
- C.D. Hylton HS/Colby CC/Univ. Ark-Little Rock
- Hometown:
- Dale City, VA
Bio
Date of birth: Mar. 14, 1986
Major: Communications
Career Highlights: UALR: Played 17 games for Division I school including one start … Started in 65-58 Sun Belt Conference victory over Florida International on Feb. 3 … Had six points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 93-40 win over Southern Arkansas … Had three points and three assists in Sun Belt Conference win over North Texas … (2006-07) … CCC: Averaged 6.1 points, 2.02 steals, 5.35 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore … Ranked No. 1 in assists and No. 4 in assists/turnover ratio with a 1.78 mark in Region IV her sophomore season … Helped lead her team to the Jayhawk West and the Region Championship … Helped her team to a seventh place finish in the nation (2004-06). High School: Averaged 14.3 points, 4.3 steals, 5.1 assists, 3.0 rebounds per game her senior season … A three-time all-district and two-time all-region recipient, named first team All-Extra by the Washington Post and second team All-Area by the Potomac News her senior season … Received Most Valuable Player honors her senior season and Co-MVP honors her junior season.
Personal: In Army ROTC … Has three brothers, Terrance, Melvin and Jenkins, and one sister, Shanee.
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