Chairese Culberson Season 2012-13

#5
PositionFORWARD
Height6-0
YearSophomore
HometownOakland, Calif.

As A Junior (2013-14)
Was the team[apos]s top reserve, averaging 26.8 minutes in 28 games last season ... Earned a starting assignment in four of the first five outings ... Ranks second among SDSU returners in rebounding after grabbing 4.3 boards per contest a year ago ... Helped the Aztecs overcome an early deficit against UC Riverside in the opener of the San Diego Surf [apos]N Slam, scoring a season-high 11 points to go with seven rebounds (12-28-13) ... Also tallied 11 points the following week at Boise State (1-8-14) ... Finished with 10 points on a personal-best five field goals in the Aztecs[apos] triumph at Air Force (2-15-14) ... Dished out a career-high eight assists at New Mexico (3-7-14) ... Drained multiple three-pointers on five occasions during the year, including a pair of crucial conversions in the Aztecs[apos] victory over Air Force in the opening round of the Mountain West Championship (3-10-14) ... Registered season-highs of nine rebounds and three steals the next evening in the quarterfinals against Nevada (3-11-14).

As A Sophomore (2012-13)
Provided valuable minutes as a key reserve in 32 of the team[apos]s 34 games, averaging 2.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest ... Led the Aztec sophomore class with an average of 14.9 minutes per game ... Finished Mountain West competition tied for 10th in the league in blocked shots (0.8/g) ... Totaled eight points on 3-of-3 shooting, including a pair of three-pointers vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State at the San Diego Surf `N Slam (12-30-12) ... Tied her collegiate best with three blocks and added two assists at UNLV (1-16-13) ... Came away with a season-high three steals at home vs. Air Force (2-2-13) ... Went 4-for-4 from the charity stripe and dished out a pair of assists at Nevada (2-23-13) ... Finished with seven points, sinking all three of her field-goal attempts, while adding five rebounds and a block vs. Colorado State (2-13-13) ... Played a season-long 28 minutes at Air Force, recording her first collegiate double-double with career-highs of 15 points and 13 rebounds to help SDSU clinch its second straight Mountain West regular-season title (3-6-13) ... Tallied four points and eight rebounds vs. Boise State (3-9-13) ... Averaged 5.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 18.3 minutes in three games at the MW tournament ... Blocked two shots in the Aztecs[apos] win over UC Santa Barbara in the first round of the WNIT (3-20-13).

As A Freshman (2011-12)
Preseason Mountain West Freshman of the Year ... Only true freshman to log a start for the Aztecs in 2011-12 ... Played in all 32 games, earning a starting spot in the opening eight contests ... Finished the season tied with Courtney Clements as the team[apos]s second-leading rebounder with 5.3 per game and was tops among MW freshmen ... Had 83 offensive boards, which is 28 more than any other SDSU player ... Also chipped in just under five points a contest (4.6) and had 25 steals and 15 blocked shots ... Had an Aztec game high in rebounding seven times and had two double-figure efforts to her credit ... Led the squad in steals twice and in scoring once ... Notched nine rebounds in her opening two games of her collegiate career ... Had 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting as well as two steals in the upset of No. 18 DePaul ... Notched a career-high 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting, while knocking down her only 3-point attempt of the year vs. Washington on Nov. 26 ... Had nine boards, including six on the offensive glass, and a season-high three blocked shots against USD ... Was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field at UC Irvine ... First double-figure reboundings performance in the win over Penn, grabbing 10 total ... Was 4-for-4 at the free-throw line and ended with eight points and eight boards in the Mountain West opener vs. TCU ... Had eight points and eight rebounds again on. Jan. 28 against Colorado State ... Hauled in 10 rebounds in the road outing at TCU ... Season-high three steals in 25 minutes of action against UNLV ... Handed out a career-best two assists at UNM ... Was 4-for-6 from the field and ended up with nine points and eight boards against Air Force ... Collected seven rebounds to help SDSU clinch a share of the regular-season title at Wyoming on Feb. 21 ... Came up big in the MW championship, scoring six second-half points and tallying four boards and two steals vs. UNM ... Fnished with two points and three rebounds in 14 minutes at LSU in the NCAA tournament.

At Berkeley High School
Played at Berkeley High School under coach Cheryl Draper ... Lettered all four years and was team captain twice ... Was a four-time all-league honoree ... Helped the Yellowjackets to their conference title in each of her four seasons ... Berkeley was 31-2 overall her senior campaign, finishing as state runner-up in Division I and earning a No. 8 national ranking ... Named second-team all-state among Division I schools and third-team overall by MaxPreps, averaging 13 points and 12 rebounds an outing ... Landed on the San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro team and Contra Costa Times All-East Bay squad in 2011 ... As a junior, averaged 14.4 points and 11.6 rebounds and was named a second-team all-East Bay pick ... Was the Aztecs[apos] highest rated recruit in the 2011 signing class ... Ranked seventh nationally as a prep at the wing position and 46th overall (at any position) by ESPN[apos]s HoopGurlz web site.

AAU
Played most recently for the California Ballaz club team under head coach Leroy Hurt ... In 2009, was named to the all-tournament team at the prestigious End of the Oregon Trail, while also picking up MVP honors in her bracket at the Nike Summer Showcase in Chicago.

Personal
Chairese D. Culberson is the daughter of Carolyn and Eric Culberson ... Has two sisters and a brother, Eric, who played football at Akron ... Earned her bachelor[apos]s degree in criminal justice from SDSU in May 2014 and is now pursuing her master[apos]s in homeland security.