Deajanae Scurry Season 2012-13

#12
PositionFORWARD
Height6-1
YearRedshirt Freshman
HometownLos Angeles, Calif.

Coach Terry Says:
'Nae has not even begun to tap into all of her potential. She is a tremendous athlete who can jump out of the gym and has the ability to score a lot of points very quickly. She is very versatile and can play a number of positions on the court.'

As A Redshirt Freshman (2012-13)
Was voted the Mountain West Preseason Freshman of the Year ... Played in 15 games before sitting out the second semester to focus on academics ... Averaged 5.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in 15.9 minutes per contest ... Shot 47.4 percent from the floor overall, including a 64.8 percent clip (24-37) over the final seven games she appeared in ... Cracked the starting lineup in her collegiate debut, scoring eight points to go with a game-high nine rebounds at UCLA (11-10-12) ... Also earned a start in the home opener vs. UC Irvine, posting a season-best three blocks and two steals (11-14-12) ... Finished with seven rebounds and two assists against Cal State Dominguez Hills (11-18-12) ... Logged a season-long 24 minutes vs. USC, tallying 11 points, seven rebounds and an assist (11-30-12) ... Came up with two huge blocks in the Aztecs[apos] come-from-behind victory at crosstown rival San Diego (12-8-12) ... Totaled a season-high 12 points on two occasions, including a 6-for-7 effort from the field against 14th-ranked Oklahoma State at the San Diego Surf `N Slam (12-30-12) ... Matched that point production in the conference opener, connecting on 6-of-9 field-goal attempts, while pulling down six rebounds vs. Fresno State (1-9-13) ... Also contributed nine points and three rebounds at UNLV (1-16-13).

As A Freshman (2011-12)
Utilized her redshirt campaign.

At Inglewood High School
Went to Inglewood High, playing basketball under head coach Tony Scott ... Team won the Ocean League her senior campaign when she averaged a double-double ... All-state underclass second team by Cal-Hi Sports as a junior, posting 11.2 points and 8.6 rebounds an outing ... Had 35 points and 15 points against Mt. Miguel in the 2010 playoffs ... First-team all-CIF as a junior, when her squad went 30-5, won CIF and advanced to the Southern Regional Division III title game ... Was a four-star recruit and rated 31st nationally at the forward position by the HoopGurlz website ... Involved in her school[apos]s student government.

AAU
Was a member of the Cal Sparks Gold club team under coach Elbert Kinnebrew from 2007-10.

Personal
Deajanae Scurry was born Dec. 16, 1992, in Los Angeles, Calif. ... Daughter of Angelina Adams and Derek Scurry ... Aunt is former U.S. women[apos]s national soccer team goalkeeper Briana Scurry ... Is interested in majoring in criminal justice with a minor in photography.