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Jené Morris Season 2007-08

#5
PositionG
Height5-9
ClassSophomore
HometownSan Francisco, Calif. (Urban HS

Aztec Career Bio

Career Honors

  • 2010 WNBA First Round Draft Pick (11th overall - Indiana Fever)
  • 2009-10, 2008-09 State Farm Coaches' Honorable Mention All-American
  • 2009-10, 08-09 State Farm Coaches' All-America Finalist
  • 2009-10, 08-09 State Farm Coaches' Regional Finalist
  • 2009-10, 08-09 MWC Defensive Player of the Year
  • 2009-10, 08-09 Mountain West Conference First Team
  • 2009-10, 08-09 MWC All-Defensive Team
  • 2010, 2009, 2008 MWC All-Tournament Team
  • ESPN.com Player of the Day (March 22, 2010)
  • 2009-10 Preseason Watch Lists (National POY): State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year, John R. Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy
  • 2009-10 Preseason Wooden Award All-America candidate
  • 2009-10 MWC Preseason Player of the Year
  • 2009-10, 2008-09 Preseason All-Mountain West Conference
  • 2009-10 Sporting News Preseason Third-Team All-American
  • 2009-10 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Finalist
  • 2009-10 Team Co-Captain
  • 2009 Paradise Jam All-Tournament
  • 2009 Surf `N Slam All-Tournament
  • MWC Player of the Week (six times)
  • 2008 San Diego Surf `N Slam Tournament MVP
  • 2007-08 Mountain West Conference Second Team

Career Highlights

  • Mountain West Conference's all-time career steals leader with 293, despite only having played three seasons.
  • Ranks third in school history in career points (1,499) and is 12th in conference history.
  • Recorded 26 career games with 20 or more points and five with 30 or more points, including 35 vs. DePaul in the 2009 NCAAs and 32 at Texas in the 2010 NCAAs.
  • Scored in double-figures in 75 of 95 career outings and had three or more steals 60 times.
  • Is third in SDSU career history in 3-pointers made (154) and attempted (446) and in field-goal attempted (1,337).
  • Fourth in the Aztec record book in field goals made (566), three-point percentage (.345) and steals.
  • First player in SDSU history to record 100 or more steals in a season two times.
  • Finished her career by averaging 24.2 points and 3.2 steals in NCAA tournament play (5 games).
  • Only the third Aztec to earn All-America or honorable mention All-America honors in program history.
  • First SDSU player named a two-time first-team all-league pick in 13 years.
  • Scored 20 or more points in six of eight career games at the Mountain West Conference Championships.
  • Was the 17th player in SDSU history to record 1,000 career points.

As A Senior (2009-10):
Led San Diego State to its first NCAA Sweet 16 appearance with upsets over No. 17/20 Texas and No. 10 West Virginia ... Also led SDSU to first-ever MWC championship title ... First Aztec to ever lead the Mountain West Conference in scoring in both overall (17.1 ppg.) and conference-only (18.4) games ... Led the MWC in steals for the third consecutive year with 3.0 per contest, ranking in the top 25 nationally ... Had 25 more steals than any other player in the league in 2009-10 ... Broke the MWC single-season record for most steals for the second year in a row with a career-best 101 ... Her 580 points are the most by an Aztec since 1991 and rank eighth in school single-season history ... Finished in the SDSU single-season top 10 in six other categories, including games played, field goals made and attempted, 3-pointers made and attempted and steals ... Scored in double-figures in 15 of 16 conference outings and in 29 of 34 games overall ... Twelve 20-point scoring outings, including four straight in the MWC semifinals and finals and the NCAA first and second rounds ... Had 32 points and six steals vs. No. 5 Notre Dame ... Scored 23 points in upset of No. 23 TCU ... Had 32 points vs. No. 17 Texas and 27 against No. 10 West Virginia ... Set SDSU all-time NCAA tournament records with five 3-pointers and a .625 percentage in the win over Texas ... Led SDSU in scoring 16 times and in assists on five occasions ... Tallied 22 contests with at least three steals ... MWC tournament record for most steals with 12 in three games ... Played and started in all 34 games.

As A Junior (2008-09):
Third in the league and first on the team in scoring average with 16.1 points per outing ... Averaged 14.5 ppg. in league contests to rank fifth ... Eight games with 20+ points and three with 30 or more ... Led the squad in scoring 17 times, tallying double-figures in 24 games ... Has led the MWC for the second year in a row in steals in both overall (3.33/g) and conference-only (2.94/g) contests, ranking seventh in the nation ... Has three or more steals in 20 of her 30 games, including a league-high eight on two occasions ... She has 192 takeaways in her short two-year stay on The Mesa, including 100 as a junior ... Her 100 steals are the most by an Aztec in 15 years ... Third in SDSU history in career three-pointers with 95 and is fifth in attempts (275) ... Season debut against UConn, recording a team-best 17 points, five rebounds and three steals ... Team-high 14 points to go with three steals at USD ... Notched her second career game with more than 30 points against No. 25/22 Iowa State, shooting 12-for-24 from the floor for 34 points ... Also added five threes, four assists and three steals vs. the Cyclones ... Game-winning basket at the buzzer against UC Riverside, scoring a team-high 19 points on 5-for-6 shooting from three-point land ... Also had three steals and three assists vs. the Highlanders ... Earned MWC player-of-the-week honors after a stellar performance against LMU, recording a career-best eight steals, seven rebounds and two blocks, to go with a game-high 26 points and a season-best eight assists ... Four steals and 12 points vs. Sacramento State ... Tournament MVP after scoring a game-high 24 points and recording eight steals in the upset of No. 4 Texas ... Named MWC co-player of the week for the second time this year ... Game-high 16 points in the win over Air Force and 14 at Utah ... Had 12 points and five boards vs. BYU ... Team-best 17 points in loss at TCU ... Game-high 19 points, including three triples, vs. UNLV ... Five steals at Air Force ... Scored 10 of her 17 points in the second half of the win over New Mexico, also tallying three assists and three steals ... Leading scorer with 16 points at BYU ... MWC POW after her 21-point, seven-steal performance vs. TCU ... Third career 30-point scoring game, going 14-for-27 from the field for 31 points with five assists, five steals and two blocked shots at Colorado State ... Scored 14 points, including the game-winner in the regular season finale with UNLV ... Garnered MWC all-tourney honors after scored 20-plus points in both outings in Las Vegas ... Had a team-best 27 points and four steals in the win over UNLV ... Made 11 of her 15 free-throw against the Lady Rebels, both career highs ... Followed that up with 22 points in the title game vs. Utah ... Has scored 20 or more points in four of her five career MWC tournament contests ... Breakout offensive performance in the team's first NCAA trip in 12 seasons, scoring 35 points on 10-for-20 shooting in the team's upset over DePaul ... Was 12-for-14 at the line in the win over the Blue Demons ... Her 35 points were the most by a player in the first round of the NCAA tournament and most-ever by an Aztec in an NCAA game ... Had six steals against No. 2 Stanford in the NCAA second round, while also tallying 14 points ... Finished the year with 23 steals in five games vs. nationally-ranked teams.

As A Sophomore (2007-08):
Second team all-Mountain West Conference selection ... One of two Aztecs named to MWC championship all-tournament team ... Team MVP and co-best defensive player ... Played and started all 31 games ... Led the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game ... Also first for SDSU in three-pointers (46) and steals (92) ... Ranked first in the conference and 27th nationally in steals in overall (2.97/g) games ... Also No. 1 in steals for league-only outings (3.06) ... Her 92 steals ranks fourth in MWC season history, while her 49 steals in 16 conference contests tie for third and are the most-ever by a sophomore ... Fifth in the MWC in scoring in conference games (16.1 ppg.) with the highest average ever by an SDSU player (prev. 14.5 ppg. by Jamey Cox in 1999-2000) ... Only the second Aztec to finish in the top five in MWC scoring ... Fourth in free-throw percentage in MWC games (85.7 percent) ... Entered into the SDSU season record book in three categories including steals (7th), three-point percentage (7th) and three-pointers made (10th) ... Team-best 22 double-figures scoring games, including 13 in MWC action ... SDSU's high scorer in 14 games ... Led the squad in assists eight times and in rebounds four times ... Starter in the opener with Nevada, logging seven steals ... Career-best nine assists and seven steals vs. Southern Utah ... Four steals in just 18 minutes against USD ... Team-best six assists vs. No. 2 UConn ... Had 20 points and four 3-pointers vs. Quinnipiac ... Team game-high 17 points, six rebounds and went 9-for-9 from the line vs. UNM ... Scored 25 points on 10-for-18 shooting to go with a team-best five rebounds at Utah ... Matched a team game-high with 17 points in the win over BYU ... Career-high 35 points at UNLV, making seven consecutive three-point attempts, while also adding three steals and five boards ... Named MWC co-player of the week on Jan. 28 ... 35 points, 13 field goals and 7 three-pointers vs. UNLV was the most by a player in a league game in 2008 ... Seven threes in a single game are the second-most in Aztec game history and tie for fourth in conference history ... Fourth 20-point scoring outing at New Mexico, finishing with 22 to go with four steals ... 14 points at BYU and 19 vs. UNLV, tallying six assists against both opponents ... Had seven steals for the third time at CSU, while also adding 19 points and a team-best five boards ... Six steals in the first half of the final home game with AFA ... Team game-high 21 points, including 18 in the second half, in the win over Wyoming in the MWC quarterfinals ... Added team-best four steals to go with six rebounds and a 4-for-7 effort from three ... Second 20-point scoring outing in the MWC semis vs. TCU, notching 24 points ... Made a steal off an in-bound pass with 11 seconds remaining to secure the upset over the Lady Frogs ... Limited by foul trouble in the conference championship game against New Mexico, but still managed to score 10 points ... Averaged 18.3 points and 3.7 rebounds, while chipping in seven triples, seven steals and a 41.7 field-goal percentage in the three MWC tourney games.

In 2006-07:
Did not play her first year on campus, sitting out after transferring from Cal.

Morris' Aztec Career Statistics

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Junior
2008-09

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5-9 / -
3641829

Senior
2009-10

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5-9 / -