Jackson State Tigers
SWAC (18-5, 14-1)
Big Wins: 1/2 at Alabama A&M (64-56), 2/8 at Southern (59-49), 3/13 vs Alabama State (67-66)
Bad Losses: 12/8 at Louisiana Tech (66-73), 12/15 at Mississippi (65-89), 1/4 at Alabama State (70-72)
Coach: Tomekia Reed
Probable Starters:
Keshuna Luckett, Sophomore, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 2.61 apg
J’Niya Tallie, Senior, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 3.4 apg
Dayzsha Rogan, Senior, Guard, 17.6 ppg, 2.5 apg, 2.0 spg
Elexis Peyton, Senior, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Ameshya Williams, Senior, Center, 15.7 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 3.2 bpg
Key Role Players:
Cherelle Jones, Senior, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Antionette Womack, Senior, Center, 3.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Jariyah Covington, Junior, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 2.1 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.1 (115th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.6 (47, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.2 (69, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 35.2 (15, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.5 (277, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.0 (24, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.4 (199, 1)
Rebound Margin: 10.8 (13, 1)
Assists Per Game: 12.8 (171, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 19.1 (303, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to LSU |
2007 | NIT | First Round loss to Tulane |
2006 | NIT | Opening Round loss to Rice |
1995 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Penn State |
1983 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to MTSU |
*all team stats through 3/4