Yaktavia "Shug" Hickson
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
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- Position:
- G
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Columbia HS
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- Major:
- Exercise Science, Physical Education and Wellness -- Sport Administration
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- Previous School:
- Columbia HS
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- gp
- 29
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- pts/g
- 11.9
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- fg %
- 40.5
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- 3pt %
- 25.8
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- ft %
- 82.8
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- reb/g
- 6.0
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- a/g
- 1.3
Bio
In 2017-18 (senior): Departed Tech as the 30th member of the 1,000-point club, scoring her 1,000th point on Dec. 7 in an 83-52 win over Cumberland… led Tech for the second-straight season in scoring, averaging 11.9 points per game… also led the team in rebounds with 6.0 per game and ranked second with 30.0 minutes played per game… scored in double-figures in 21 games, including a streak of nine-straight to end her career… put up a career-high 15 rebounds at Morehead State (Jan. 20) – her 10 points that same game gave Hickson her first double-double of the season… tallied another double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds at Jacksonville State (Feb. 8)… scored a season-high 23 points in the penultimate game of her career, a 68-65 win over Tennessee State (Feb. 22)… collected 37 assists, 15 blocks and 36 steals… earned preseason All-OVC honors… was named the Female Minority Student-Athlete of the Year by Tech’s Office of Multicultural Affairs in April 2018… signed to play for Tech legend Marynell Meadors’ Atlanta Monarchs, a member team of the Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League, also in April.
In 2016-17 (junior): Received All-OVC first team honors after finishing third in the OVC in scoring, averaging 16.9 points per game… started 29 of Tech’s 30 games, averaging 30.2 minutes per game… scored in double-figures in 23 games and reached 30+ points three times… put up two double-doubles, first at Southeast Missouri (Dec. 29) with 30 points and 12 rebounds (a new career-high) and next versus Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 28) with 14 points and 10 rebounds… her new career-high of 37 points came at Belmont (Jan. 21)… continued to hold strong at the free-throw line, leading the team with an 84.7 free-throw percentage (which also ranked third in the OVC)… averaged 4.0 rebounds and also added 49 assists, eight blocks and 29 steals.
In 2015-16 (sophomore): Played in 27 games, making 21 starts and averaging 22.2 minutes per game… bumped up her scoring average to 8.1 points per game… set a new career-high of 23 points against Belmont (Jan. 30) and seven rebounds at Jacksonville State (Feb. 6)… scored in double-figures 10 times… her 85.7 free throw percentage placed her second in the Tech record books for free throw percentage in a season.
In 2014-15 (freshman): Played in 29 games, making nine starts and averaging 17.9 minutes per game… set a career-high of 13 points at Jacksonville State (Feb. 14), shooting 80 percent from the field and going 4-of-4 from the free-throw line… played a career-high 36 minutes at Clemson (Dec. 6), which also marked her first-ever start… tallied a career-high six rebounds vs. Morgan State (Dec. 21)… scored in double-figures seven times… finished the year averaging 6.3 points per game.
High School: Hickson comes to Tech from Columbia High School in Decatur, Georgia, where she was part of back-to-back Class AAAA state championship teams in 2012 and 2013… during her junior season, she averaged 15.6 points, 3.9 steals and 2.7 assists per game… 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 players from Georgia to be named to the Prospect Nation’s Elite 150 players.
Personal: Majoring in exercise science, physical education and wellness with a concentration in sport administration… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll four times (spring 2017, fall 2016, spring 2016, spring 2015) and the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once (2016-17)… prefers to be called “Shug.”
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 29 | 18 |
| Games started | 29 | 18 |
| Minutes | 870 | 543 |
| Minutes per game | 30.0 | 30.2 |
| FG | 125-309 | 77-192 |
| FG Pct | 40.5 | 40.1 |
| 3PT | 23-89 | 15-56 |
| 3PT Pct | 25.8 | 26.8 |
| FT | 72-87 | 54-62 |
| FT Pct | 82.8 | 87.1 |
| Off rebounds | 51 | 37 |
| Def rebounds | 122 | 78 |
| Total rebounds | 173 | 115 |
| Rebounds per game | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| Personal fouls | 95 | 61 |
| Disqualifications | 6 | 4 |
| Assists | 37 | 23 |
| Turnovers | 99 | 58 |
| Assist to turnover ratio | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Steals | 36 | 25 |
| Blocks | 15 | 11 |
| Points | 345 | 223 |
| Points per game | 11.9 | 12.4 |
| Points per 40 min | 15.9 | 16.4 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | Tusculum College | W, 79-51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 10 | Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 84-66 | 1 | 27 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 11 |
| Nov 14 | at Middle Tennessee | L, 58-44 | 1 | 25 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 14 |
| Nov 17 | at ETSU | L, 74-55 | 1 | 29 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 5 |
| Nov 20 | Radford | L, 60-41 | 1 | 26 | 0-12 | 0.0 | 0-7 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | at Georgia | L, 56-48 | 1 | 31 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 100.0 | 14 |
| Dec 1 | at Wright State | L, 82-59 | 1 | 27 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 13 |
| Dec 3 | at Kentucky | L, 82-54 | 1 | 27 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 16 |
| Dec 7 | Cumberland University | W, 83-52 | 1 | 33 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 17 |
| Dec 10 | IUPUI | L, 68-54 | 1 | 36 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | - | 7 |
| Dec 19 | Winthrop | W, 70-41 | 1 | 30 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Dec 21 | Lipscomb | L, 61-57 | 1 | 36 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | - | 15 |
| Dec 28 | Morehead State | L, 74-67 | 1 | 24 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 6 |
| Dec 30 | Eastern Kentucky | L, 76-68 | 1 | 22 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | - | 4-4 | 100.0 | 10 |
| Jan 4 | at Belmont | L, 78-59 | 1 | 33 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 0-0 | - | 11 |
| Jan 6 | at Tennessee State | L, 76-66 | 1 | 40 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 14 |
| Jan 11 | Austin Peay | W, 63-59 | 1 | 32 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 8 |
| Jan 13 | Murray State | L, 72-63 | 1 | 32 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 14 |
| Jan 18 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 55-53 | 1 | 28 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Jan 20 | at Morehead State | L, 53-51 | 1 | 30 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 10 |
| Jan 25 | Southeast Missouri | L, 70-66 | 1 | 12 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Jan 27 | UT Martin | L, 67-51 | 1 | 35 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 20 |
| Feb 1 | at SIUE | L, 65-58 | 1 | 24 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 10 |
| Feb 3 | at Eastern Illinois | W, 60-57 | 1 | 36 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 12 |
| Feb 8 | at Jacksonville State | W, 60-58 | 1 | 32 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 21 |
| Feb 10 | Belmont | L, 68-60 | 1 | 24 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 17 |
| Feb 15 | at Austin Peay | L, 53-52 | 1 | 35 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 12 |
| Feb 17 | at Murray State | L, 80-73 | 1 | 39 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | - | 15 |
| Feb 22 | Tennessee State | W, 68-65 | 1 | 39 | 10-18 | 55.6 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 23 |
| Feb 24 | Jacksonville State | L, 73-59 | 1 | 26 | 2-12 | 16.7 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 11 |
Game Log - Ball control
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | Tusculum College | W, 79-51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 10 | Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 84-66 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at Middle Tennessee | L, 58-44 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | at ETSU | L, 74-55 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | Radford | L, 60-41 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Georgia | L, 56-48 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | at Wright State | L, 82-59 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | at Kentucky | L, 82-54 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | Cumberland University | W, 83-52 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 10 | IUPUI | L, 68-54 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | Winthrop | W, 70-41 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 21 | Lipscomb | L, 61-57 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 | Morehead State | L, 74-67 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 30 | Eastern Kentucky | L, 76-68 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 4 | at Belmont | L, 78-59 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 6 | at Tennessee State | L, 76-66 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | Austin Peay | W, 63-59 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 13 | Murray State | L, 72-63 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 18 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 55-53 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 20 | at Morehead State | L, 53-51 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | Southeast Missouri | L, 70-66 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 27 | UT Martin | L, 67-51 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb 1 | at SIUE | L, 65-58 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 3 | at Eastern Illinois | W, 60-57 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 8 | at Jacksonville State | W, 60-58 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 10 | Belmont | L, 68-60 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 15 | at Austin Peay | L, 53-52 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 17 | at Murray State | L, 80-73 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 22 | Tennessee State | W, 68-65 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 24 | Jacksonville State | L, 73-59 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Game Log - Ball control extended
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | pf | dq | a/to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | Tusculum College | W, 79-51 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 10 | Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 84-66 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 14 | at Middle Tennessee | L, 58-44 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nov 17 | at ETSU | L, 74-55 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Nov 20 | Radford | L, 60-41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 27 | at Georgia | L, 56-48 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Dec 1 | at Wright State | L, 82-59 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Dec 3 | at Kentucky | L, 82-54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Dec 7 | Cumberland University | W, 83-52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dec 10 | IUPUI | L, 68-54 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Dec 19 | Winthrop | W, 70-41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Dec 21 | Lipscomb | L, 61-57 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Dec 28 | Morehead State | L, 74-67 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Dec 30 | Eastern Kentucky | L, 76-68 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Jan 4 | at Belmont | L, 78-59 | 1 | 3 | - | 2.0 |
| Jan 6 | at Tennessee State | L, 76-66 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Jan 11 | Austin Peay | W, 63-59 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Jan 13 | Murray State | L, 72-63 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Jan 18 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 55-53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Jan 20 | at Morehead State | L, 53-51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 25 | Southeast Missouri | L, 70-66 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Jan 27 | UT Martin | L, 67-51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Feb 1 | at SIUE | L, 65-58 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Feb 3 | at Eastern Illinois | W, 60-57 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 8 | at Jacksonville State | W, 60-58 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Feb 10 | Belmont | L, 68-60 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Feb 15 | at Austin Peay | L, 53-52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 17 | at Murray State | L, 80-73 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Feb 22 | Tennessee State | W, 68-65 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Feb 24 | Jacksonville State | L, 73-59 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | 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 |
| Statistic | 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 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g | fg/g | 3pt/g | ft/g | ppg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 29 | 30.0 | 4.3-10.7 | 0.8-3.1 | 2.5-3.0 | 11.9 |
| Conference | 18 | 30.2 | 4.3-10.7 | 0.8-3.1 | 3.0-3.4 | 12.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 15 | 28.9 | 4.1-10.1 | 0.9-3.1 | 2.1-2.4 | 11.3 |
| Away | 14 | 31.1 | 4.5-11.3 | 0.7-3.1 | 2.9-3.6 | 12.6 |
| Neutral | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 7 | 32.7 | 5.1-11.0 | 0.7-2.7 | 3.4-4.3 | 14.4 |
| Losses | 22 | 29.1 | 4.0-10.5 | 0.8-3.2 | 2.2-2.6 | 11.1 |
| Month | ||||||
| November | 5 | 27.6 | 3.4-10.8 | 0.4-3.8 | 1.8-2.4 | 9.0 |
| December | 8 | 29.4 | 4.5-9.4 | 0.8-1.9 | 1.9-2.4 | 11.6 |
| January | 8 | 30.3 | 4.0-10.0 | 1.2-3.2 | 1.5-1.6 | 10.8 |
| February | 8 | 31.9 | 5.0-12.5 | 0.6-3.6 | 4.5-5.4 | 15.1 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 29 | 29 | 870 | 125-309 | 40.5 | 23-89 | 25.8 | 72-87 | 82.8 | 345 |
| Conference | 18 | 18 | 543 | 77-192 | 40.1 | 15-56 | 26.8 | 54-62 | 87.1 | 223 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 15 | 15 | 434 | 62-151 | 41.1 | 13-46 | 28.3 | 32-36 | 88.9 | 169 |
| Away | 14 | 14 | 436 | 63-158 | 39.9 | 10-43 | 23.3 | 40-51 | 78.4 | 176 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 7 | 229 | 36-77 | 46.8 | 5-19 | 26.3 | 24-30 | 80.0 | 101 |
| Losses | 22 | 22 | 641 | 89-232 | 38.4 | 18-70 | 25.7 | 48-57 | 84.2 | 244 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| November | 5 | 5 | 138 | 17-54 | 31.5 | 2-19 | 10.5 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 45 |
| December | 8 | 8 | 235 | 36-75 | 48.0 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 15-19 | 78.9 | 93 |
| January | 8 | 8 | 242 | 32-80 | 40.0 | 10-26 | 38.5 | 12-13 | 92.3 | 86 |
| February | 8 | 8 | 255 | 40-100 | 40.0 | 5-29 | 17.2 | 36-43 | 83.7 | 121 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 29 | 870 | 30.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 25.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 18 | 543 | 30.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 26.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 15 | 434 | 28.9 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 28.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 14 | 436 | 31.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 23.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 229 | 32.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 26.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 22 | 641 | 29.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 25.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 5 | 138 | 27.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 10.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 8 | 235 | 29.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 8 | 242 | 30.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 38.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 8 | 255 | 31.9 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 17.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/g | def/g | reb/g | ast/g | to/g | stl/g | blk/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 29 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Conference | 18 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 15 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Away | 14 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Losses | 22 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 5 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| December | 8 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| January | 8 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| February | 8 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 29 | 29 | 51 | 122 | 173 | 37 | 99 | 36 | 15 |
| Conference | 18 | 18 | 37 | 78 | 115 | 23 | 58 | 25 | 11 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 15 | 15 | 28 | 63 | 91 | 19 | 51 | 16 | 11 |
| Away | 14 | 14 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 18 | 48 | 20 | 4 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 3 |
| Losses | 22 | 22 | 39 | 76 | 115 | 25 | 77 | 29 | 12 |
| Month | |||||||||
| November | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| December | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 5 |
| January | 8 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 4 |
| February | 8 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 5 |
| Statistic | 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 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 22 | 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 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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News mentions
NASHVILLE – A pair of Golden Eagle women’s basketball greats in new Tech alumna Yaktavia “Shug” Hickson and longtime Tech head coach Marynell Meadors will make their return to Tennessee this weekend for a game wearing colors other than purple and gold.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – At the team’s annual banquet on Tuesday night, Tennessee Tech women’s basketball announced its team award winners for the 2017-18 season.
ATLANTA – Yaktavia “Shug” Hickson, who recently exhausted her eligibility at Tennessee Tech as a four-year member of the women’s basketball team, will continue her basketball career past college.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech’s 2017-18 season came to a close in the Hooper Eblen Center on Saturday night, as the Golden Eagles fell to Jacksonville State by a score of 73-59.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – All of Tennessee Tech’s 2017-18 conference wins have been nail-biters.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech women’s basketball closes its 2017-18 campaign this week with a pair of home games, hosting Tennessee State and Jacksonville State.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- A huge narrative prior to and during this season of Tennessee Tech women’s basketball has been Tech’s class of nine newcomers: seven freshmen and two junior college transfers. Rightfully so – the Golden Eagles can claim one of the biggest freshman classes in the country, and it’s been intriguing to see how Tech’s latest additions have contributed to Tech basketball.
MURRAY, Ky. – Tennessee Tech's offense was not short on firepower Saturday night at Murray State.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech’s previous game against Austin Peay back in January was decided by four points and resulted in a Golden Eagle win.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Just a little over a month removed from its first meeting with Belmont, which the Bruins took by a score of 78-59 on their home court in Nashville, Tennessee Tech on Saturday night looked like a team that has truly grown up over the course of the OVC season.
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Tennessee Tech entered Jacksonville State’s Pete Mathews Coliseum on Thursday morning with recent history not on its side. Although the Golden Eagles had beaten the Gamecocks in two of their last three match-ups, they had not been so fortunate in Jacksonville, dropping four-straight games on the road.
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Tennessee Tech will split its time between road and home this coming week, wrapping up a three-game road trip.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – Tennessee Tech headed into its game on Saturday afternoon with seven chances left to make some headway on its goal to return to the OVC Tournament. The team especially needed a change from its recent results of the last few weeks, having dropped five of its last six games by nine points or less, and three by four points or less.
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Tennessee Tech gave SIUE a scare on the Cougars’ home court early Thursday afternoon.
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Tennessee Tech kicks off its final month of regular-season play on the road, traveling to Illinois.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Visiting UT Martin overpowered Tennessee Tech in a Saturday night contest at the Hoop, taking the win by a score of 67-51.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech closes the month of January back at home in the Hooper Eblen Center with a pair of teams it has not yet played this season.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – The Golden Eagles found themselves in their second close-game situation in the span of three days as they faced Morehead State on Saturday afternoon.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Although they tied the game with two seconds left in regulation, the Golden Eagles dropped a heartbreaker at Eastern Kentucky 55-53 on Thursday night.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off a big win Thursday night over Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech had an opportunity to start a two-game conference winning streak with a victory tonight against Murray State.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – There was a different vibe inside the Hooper Eblen Center on Thursday night as Tennessee Tech faced the Austin Peay Governors.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech returns to its home gym this week for its next two OVC games against Austin Peay and Murray State.
NASHVILLE – Although it got close, Tennessee Tech is still searching for its first OVC win of the season after a 10-point loss at Tennessee State on Saturday.
NASHVILLE – Defending Ohio Valley Conference regular-season and tournament champion Belmont proved its league dominance on its home court Thursday night, leading Tennessee Tech 27-7 at the end of the first quarter.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was obvious by the end of the third quarter of Tennessee Tech’s Saturday afternoon game against Eastern Kentucky that the Golden Eagles were down, trailing the Colonels by 20 points.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – At certain points during Tennessee Tech’s home conference opener on Thursday night, five Golden Eagle underclassmen roamed the floor, up against the much-older Morehead State Eagles.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech would’ve liked to have closed the non-conference portion of its schedule on a two-game win streak, having defeated Winthrop in a 70-41 blowout on Tuesday morning.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – After a period of nine days between games, Tech resumed its season on Tuesday morning in a meeting with Winthrop.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech’s grueling non-conference schedule finally comes to a close this week before the team will take time off for the holiday season.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With nine days until its next game after fall semester finals are completed, the Golden Eagles have already pin-pointed what they need to work on in practice – themselves.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech will play one last game before its break for fall semester finals, welcoming IUPUI to Cookeville.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Thursday night turned out to be a tremendous homecoming for the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – One of Tennessee Tech’s toughest stretches of the season came to an end on Sunday afternoon in Lexington, Kentucky.
DAYTON, Ohio – It was the fourth quarter that hurt Tennessee Tech the most in its 82-59 loss to Wright State on Friday night.
DAYTON, Ohio – Tennessee Tech women's basketball heads back on the road for its last two non-conference road games of 2017.
ATHENS, Ga. – Tennessee Tech proved that it was not intimidated by the Southeastern Conference background or the home atmosphere of the Georgia Bulldogs on Monday night.
ATHENS, Ga. – Tennessee Tech women’s basketball kicks off its biggest non-conference road trip of the year this week, starting Monday at SEC opponent Georgia.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech women’s basketball breaks for the Thanksgiving holiday on Wednesday, but before that, the Golden Eagles will take on Radford.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech women’s basketball wraps up this week’s brief two-game road trip at East Tennessee State.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – After opening the season with an exhibition win over Tusculum and a victory against Tennessee Wesleyan, there was no question that the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team was going to see the difficulty curve ramp up. But even though the Golden Eagles fell 58-44 to Middle Tennessee on Tuesday night, there was still plenty to be excited about in the young season.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Kesha Brady and Jordan Brock accomplished something Friday night that hadn’t been done by a pair of Tennessee Tech players in nearly 15 years.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech women’s basketball begins its 48th season late Friday afternoon, playing host to Tennessee Wesleyan in its season opener.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tech fans got a glimpse of what’s to come this season for Golden Eagle women’s basketball, as the team defeated Tusculum College 79-51 in an exhibition game Sunday afternoon at the Hoop.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Tennessee Tech women’s basketball is picked to finish fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2017-18 season, based on a preseason poll of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. The poll results were announced Tuesday at OVC Basketball Media Day in Evansville, Indiana, by the OVC office.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – To help ring in the 2017-18 season, Tennessee Tech women’s basketball will host its annual “Meet the Golden Eagles” day on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Hooper Eblen Center.