Yaktavia Hickson

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Yaktavia Hickson
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Hometown:
    Stone Mountian, Ga.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Fr
  • High School:
    Columbia HS
  • Major:
    Communication / Speech Communication
  • gp
    29
  • pts/g
    6.3
  • fg %
    41.4
  • 3pt %
    25.8
  • ft %
    67.5
  • reb/g
    1.7
  • a/g
    1.1
Bio

In 2014-15 (Freshman): Shug played in 29 games, including making nine starts … made her first career-start against Clemson (12/6), where she recorded her career-high 36 minutes, and swiped a career-high two blocks… also had two blocks against Jacksonville State, as well as a career-high 13 points (2/14)…grabbed a career-best six rebounds against Morgan State (12/21) … scored in double figures seven times … averaged 6.3 points per game.

High School: Yaktavia was part of back-to-back Georgia state championship teams in 2012 and 2013 in Class AAAA … during her junior season, she averaged 15.6 points, 3.9 steals, and 2.7 assists … was recognized as a Top 20 player and Player of the Month in January 2013 by the Dekalb County Tip-Off Club … was one of just two Georgia players to be named to the Prospect Nation’s Elite 150 players ... maintained a 3.6 GPA, and was an Honors and Distinction student … was a participant in the Magnet Program and the Youth Entrepreneurship of Georgia Program.

Personal: Yaktavia is the daughter of Ronald Simpson and Angela Hickson (Michael Wiley) ... full name Yaktavia Shonkevia Hickson … prefers to be called ‘Shug’ … born September 15, 1995 … majoring in communication / speech communication.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 29 16
Games started 9 5
Minutes 518 221
Minutes per game 17.9 13.8
FG 70-169 30-70
FG Pct 41.4 42.9
3PT 16-62 6-26
3PT Pct 25.8 23.1
FT 27-40 10-15
FT Pct 67.5 66.7
Off rebounds 9 3
Def rebounds 41 17
Total rebounds 50 20
Rebounds per game 1.7 1.3
Personal fouls 70 33
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 33 11
Turnovers 75 39
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.3
Steals 27 9
Blocks 6 3
Points 183 76
Points per game 6.3 4.8
Points per 40 min 14.1 13.8
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 7 Jacksonville State L, 70-54
Feb 12 Tennessee State L, 66-57
Feb 14 at Jacksonville State L, 67-58
Feb 21 Belmont L, 64-62
Feb 23 at Morehead State L, 90-82
Feb 28 at Eastern Kentucky W, 84-71
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 6 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 82-46 - 21 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 14 at Florida International W, 73-56 - 26 6-12 50.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 12
Nov 18 at Wake Forest L, 89-62 - 22 2-9 22.2 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Nov 22 at Valparaiso L, 79-61 - 15 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 6
Nov 25 at Mercer L, 73-67 - 15 4-7 57.1 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 11
Nov 29 Georgia L, 74-51 - 21 2-8 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Dec 3 at Southern Miss L, 80-58 - 27 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0 3-7 42.9 9
Dec 6 at Clemson L, 76-61 1 36 3-6 50.0 0-2 0.0 6-6 100.0 12
Dec 13 at Georgia State L, 72-60 - 20 3-9 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 7
Dec 16 South Alabama W, 70-66 1 30 5-8 62.5 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0 12
Dec 18 at Lipscomb L, 72-53 1 20 1-8 12.5 1-5 20.0 2-2 100.0 5
Dec 20 vs. North Carolina A&T L, 54-49 1 24 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 21 vs. Morgan State W, 62-56 - 23 5-9 55.6 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 12
Dec 28 Middle Tennessee L, 98-76 - 18 4-8 50.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 1 at Eastern Illinois L, 67-59 1 12 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 3 at SIUE L, 83-69 1 17 3-7 42.9 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 8 Murray State W, 74-69 - 9 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 9
Jan 10 Austin Peay W, 75-71 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 15 UT Martin L, 79-59 1 22 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 17 at Southeast Missouri L, 68-66 - 13 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Jan 21 at Tennessee State L, 67-64 1 22 6-12 50.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 12
Jan 24 Eastern Kentucky L, 97-93 1 12 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0
Jan 26 Morehead State L, 64-54 - 8 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 31 at Belmont L, 59-53 - 13 3-3 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 7 Jacksonville State L, 70-54 - 16 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 4
Feb 12 Tennessee State L, 66-57 - 10 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 14 at Jacksonville State L, 67-58 - 31 4-5 80.0 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 13
Feb 21 Belmont L, 64-62 - 14 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 23 at Morehead State L, 90-82 - 9 3-4 75.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 28 at Eastern Kentucky W, 84-71 - 10 1-7 14.3 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 6 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 82-46 - 21 2 0 2 0 3 1 1
Nov 14 at Florida International W, 73-56 - 26 0 2 2 1 2 2 0
Nov 18 at Wake Forest L, 89-62 - 22 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Nov 22 at Valparaiso L, 79-61 - 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 25 at Mercer L, 73-67 - 15 0 3 3 0 1 2 0
Nov 29 Georgia L, 74-51 - 21 0 0 0 1 5 1 0
Dec 3 at Southern Miss L, 80-58 - 27 1 1 2 1 5 0 0
Dec 6 at Clemson L, 76-61 1 36 1 2 3 3 3 1 2
Dec 13 at Georgia State L, 72-60 - 20 2 1 3 2 2 3 0
Dec 16 South Alabama W, 70-66 1 30 0 3 3 2 6 4 0
Dec 18 at Lipscomb L, 72-53 1 20 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Dec 20 vs. North Carolina A&T L, 54-49 1 24 2 1 3 2 2 0 0
Dec 21 vs. Morgan State W, 62-56 - 23 0 6 6 3 3 1 0
Dec 28 Middle Tennessee L, 98-76 - 18 0 2 2 5 4 1 1
Jan 1 at Eastern Illinois L, 67-59 1 12 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Jan 3 at SIUE L, 83-69 1 17 1 1 2 2 1 0 0
Jan 8 Murray State W, 74-69 - 9 0 2 2 1 2 1 0
Jan 10 Austin Peay W, 75-71 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 15 UT Martin L, 79-59 1 22 0 2 2 3 5 0 0
Jan 17 at Southeast Missouri L, 68-66 - 13 0 3 3 0 3 1 0
Jan 21 at Tennessee State L, 67-64 1 22 2 2 4 1 7 2 1
Jan 24 Eastern Kentucky L, 97-93 1 12 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Jan 26 Morehead State L, 64-54 - 8 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 31 at Belmont L, 59-53 - 13 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Feb 7 Jacksonville State L, 70-54 - 16 0 3 3 0 2 0 0
Feb 12 Tennessee State L, 66-57 - 10 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Feb 14 at Jacksonville State L, 67-58 - 31 0 1 1 1 2 1 2
Feb 21 Belmont L, 64-62 - 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 23 at Morehead State L, 90-82 - 9 0 0 0 2 2 2 0
Feb 28 at Eastern Kentucky W, 84-71 - 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 6 Tennessee Wesleyan W, 82-46 - 4 0 0.0
Nov 14 at Florida International W, 73-56 - 3 0 0.5
Nov 18 at Wake Forest L, 89-62 - 4 0 0.0
Nov 22 at Valparaiso L, 79-61 - 3 - -
Nov 25 at Mercer L, 73-67 - 4 0 0.0
Nov 29 Georgia L, 74-51 - 3 0 0.2
Dec 3 at Southern Miss L, 80-58 - 4 0 0.2
Dec 6 at Clemson L, 76-61 1 1 - 1.0
Dec 13 at Georgia State L, 72-60 - 5 1 1.0
Dec 16 South Alabama W, 70-66 1 1 0 0.3
Dec 18 at Lipscomb L, 72-53 1 3 - 2.0
Dec 20 vs. North Carolina A&T L, 54-49 1 0 0 1.0
Dec 21 vs. Morgan State W, 62-56 - 2 0 1.0
Dec 28 Middle Tennessee L, 98-76 - 4 0 1.3
Jan 1 at Eastern Illinois L, 67-59 1 1 - 0.0
Jan 3 at SIUE L, 83-69 1 4 - 2.0
Jan 8 Murray State W, 74-69 - 2 0 0.5
Jan 10 Austin Peay W, 75-71 - 0 0 0.0
Jan 15 UT Martin L, 79-59 1 4 0 0.6
Jan 17 at Southeast Missouri L, 68-66 - 4 0 0.0
Jan 21 at Tennessee State L, 67-64 1 0 - 0.1
Jan 24 Eastern Kentucky L, 97-93 1 1 0 0.0
Jan 26 Morehead State L, 64-54 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 31 at Belmont L, 59-53 - 1 - 0.5
Feb 7 Jacksonville State L, 70-54 - 2 0 0.0
Feb 12 Tennessee State L, 66-57 - 4 0 0.0
Feb 14 at Jacksonville State L, 67-58 - 1 - 0.5
Feb 21 Belmont L, 64-62 - 1 0 0.0
Feb 23 at Morehead State L, 90-82 - 4 - 1.0
Feb 28 at Eastern Kentucky W, 84-71 - 3 - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2014-15 29 17.9 2.4-5.8 0.6-2.1 0.9-1.4 6.3
2015-16 27 22.2 2.8-7.1 1.0-3.2 1.6-1.8 8.1
2016-17 30 30.2 5.9-13.5 1.3-4.1 3.9-4.6 16.9
2017-18 29 30.0 4.3-10.7 0.8-3.1 2.5-3.0 11.9
Total 115 25.2 3.9-9.4 0.9-3.1 2.2-2.7 10.9
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2014-15 29 9 518 70-169 41.4 16-62 25.8 27-40 67.5 183
2015-16 27 21 600 75-193 38.9 28-87 32.2 42-49 85.7 220
2016-17 30 29 905 176-405 43.5 40-124 32.3 116-137 84.7 508
2017-18 29 29 870 125-309 40.5 23-89 25.8 72-87 82.8 345
Total 115 88 2893 446-1076 41.4 107-362 29.6 257-313 82.1 1256
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2014-15 29 518 17.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
2015-16 27 600 22.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
2016-17 30 905 30.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
2017-18 29 870 30.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 115 2893 25.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2014-15 29 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.1 2.6 0.9 0.2
2015-16 27 0.4 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.6 0.9 0.2
2016-17 30 1.2 2.8 4.0 1.6 3.1 1.0 0.3
2017-18 29 1.8 4.2 6.0 1.3 3.4 1.2 0.5
Total 115 0.9 2.6 3.6 1.5 2.9 1.0 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2014-15 29 9 9 41 50 33 75 27 6
2015-16 27 21 10 56 66 57 70 25 5
2016-17 30 29 36 85 121 49 93 29 8
2017-18 29 29 51 122 173 37 99 36 15
Total 115 88 106 304 410 176 337 117 34
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2014-15 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015-16 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2016-17 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017-18 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 29 17.9 2.4-5.8 0.6-2.1 0.9-1.4 6.3
Conference 16 13.8 1.9-4.4 0.4-1.6 0.6-0.9 4.8
Exhibition 1 21.0 3.0-8.0 0.0-2.0 0.0-0.0 6.0
Location
Home 11 14.8 1.6-4.6 0.5-1.8 0.3-0.8 4.1
Away 16 19.3 2.9-6.5 0.6-2.3 1.4-1.9 7.8
Neutral 2 23.5 3.0-7.0 0.5-2.5 0.5-0.5 7.0
Result
Wins 6 16.8 3.3-7.0 0.8-2.5 0.3-0.8 7.8
Losses 23 18.1 2.2-5.5 0.5-2.0 1.1-1.5 5.9
Month
November 5 19.8 3.2-8.2 0.6-2.2 1.0-1.2 8.0
December 8 24.8 3.0-7.2 0.9-3.1 1.5-2.4 8.4
January 10 13.1 2.1-4.5 0.4-1.5 0.4-0.7 5.0
February 6 15.0 1.5-4.2 0.3-1.8 1.0-1.3 4.3
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 29 9 518 70-169 41.4 16-62 25.8 27-40 67.5 183
Conference 16 5 221 30-70 42.9 6-26 23.1 10-15 66.7 76
Exhibition 1 - 21 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Location
Home 11 3 163 18-51 35.3 6-20 30.0 3-9 33.3 45
Away 16 5 308 46-104 44.2 9-37 24.3 23-30 76.7 124
Neutral 2 1 47 6-14 42.9 1-5 20.0 1-1 100.0 14
Result
Wins 6 1 101 20-42 47.6 5-15 33.3 2-5 40.0 47
Losses 23 8 417 50-127 39.4 11-47 23.4 25-35 71.4 136
Month
November 5 - 99 16-41 39.0 3-11 27.3 5-6 83.3 40
December 8 4 198 24-58 41.4 7-25 28.0 12-19 63.2 67
January 10 5 131 21-45 46.7 4-15 26.7 4-7 57.1 50
February 6 - 90 9-25 36.0 2-11 18.2 6-8 75.0 26
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 29 518 17.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 16 221 13.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 23.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 21 21.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 11 163 14.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 16 308 19.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 24.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 47 23.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 6 101 16.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 23 417 18.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 23.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 99 19.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 8 198 24.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 10 131 13.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 6 90 15.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 18.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 29 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.1 2.6 0.9 0.2
Conference 16 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.7 2.4 0.6 0.2
Exhibition 1 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 1.0
Location
Home 11 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.1 3.0 0.8 0.1
Away 16 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.0 2.3 1.1 0.3
Neutral 2 1.0 3.5 4.5 2.5 2.5 0.5 0.0
Result
Wins 6 0.0 2.3 2.3 1.2 2.3 1.3 0.0
Losses 23 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.1 2.7 0.8 0.3
Month
November 5 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.4 2.0 1.4 0.0
December 8 0.8 2.3 3.0 2.5 3.3 1.4 0.4
January 10 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.8 2.9 0.5 0.1
February 6 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.7 0.7 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 29 9 9 41 50 33 75 27 6
Conference 16 5 3 17 20 11 39 9 3
Exhibition 1 - 2 0 2 0 3 1 1
Location
Home 11 3 0 14 14 12 33 9 1
Away 16 5 7 20 27 16 37 17 5
Neutral 2 1 2 7 9 5 5 1 0
Result
Wins 6 1 0 14 14 7 14 8 0
Losses 23 8 9 27 36 26 61 19 6
Month
November 5 - 0 6 6 2 10 7 0
December 8 4 6 18 24 20 26 11 3
January 10 5 3 12 15 8 29 5 1
February 6 - 0 5 5 3 10 4 2
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0