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#24 Shayla Bivins

Shayla Bivins - Women's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 6-5
Birthdate 11/06/1990
Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
Last School Stanton College Prep
Year RS Senior
Shayla Bivins - Women's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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2013-14: Just one of two student-athletes selected to serve on the NCAA Division I Women[apos]s Basketball Issues Committee … Named to the 2014 Allstate WBCA Good Works Team … Honored on the All-ACC Academic Team … Honored with the ACC Postgraduate Scholarship … Named a Peach of Athlete, which is awarded by the Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America … Selected to receive the Charles T. Stoner Law Scholarship by the WBCA … Played in 32 games, starting all 32 at center … Averaged 206 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game … Her 3.9 rebounds per game were fifth on the team … Led the Jackets with 29 blocks overall and averaged 0.9 blocks per game … Led the Jackets in rebounding in five games … Scored seven points at #23/21 Georgia (11/24/13) and led the team in rebounding, grabbing seven boards … Set new career-highs in blocks (3) and assists (5) against McNeese State (11/30/13) … Named to the LIU Turkey Classic All-Tournament Team … Scored a career-high eight points twice against Illinois (12/4/13) and Portland State (12/17/13) … Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against #23/24 NC State, leading the Jackets in rebound … Scored six points, had three assists and two blocks against Virginia (3/6/14) in the ACC Tournament.

2012-13: Played in 21 games… Started at No. 11/20 North Carolina (1/13) and at Miami (1/17)… The start at UNC was her first career start… Finished with six boards against Tar Heels… Averaged 2.4 rebounds per game… Finished with career-highs of six points and 11 rebounds against Kennesaw State (11/13)… Led Tech in rebounds against Kennesaw State and at North Carolina… Earned Dean[apos]s List honors following the fall 2012 semester… Earned her degree in Science, Technology and Culture following the spring 2013 semester.

2011-12: Redshirted.

2010-11: Played in 11 games as a sophomore… Tallied six rebounds, four blocks and three steals… Played four minutes against Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament (3/3)…Grabbed an offensive board in three minutes against Clemson (2/17)… Had a steal in four minutes against Mercer… Recorded two blocks against Kennesaw State (11/17).

2009-10: Saw action in nine games as a freshman … Averaged 1.2 rebounds and 0.3 points … Played seven minutes and recorded two rebounds in win at Kennesaw State (12/18) … Grabbed two rebounds and scored two points in four minutes against Mississippi Valley State (12/13) … Picked up a pair of rebounds in win at Long Island (11/28) … Scored a point, grabbed three rebounds and recorded two blocks in opening night win over Winthrop (11/13).

Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Stanton College Prep under head coach Jenn Miller … Averaged 11 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks a game as a senior … Named to All-First Coast girls basketball third team … Ranked among Ultimate Sports Magazines 24 Top Girls Basketball Players in Northeast Florida … Highly-touted recruit by both Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and All-Star Girls Report … Named the No. 1 player in the class of 2009 in the state of Florida by FloridaHoops.com … Ranked as the No. 3 in Florida by Sunshinestateexposure.com … Sports editor of school newspaper … National Honor Society … Lettered one season in track and field and volleyball.

Personal: Born Shayla Jillyan Bivins on Nov. 6, 1990, in Jacksonville, Fla. … Daughter of Tony and Robin Bivins … Has a younger sister, Danielle and an older brother, Anthony … A southpaw … Father, Tony, played basketball at FAMU … Chose Georgia Tech because of location, balance of athletics and academics and the people … Is involved in many on-campus organizations … President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board and is the Student Government Association Athletic Representative … Majoring in Science, Technology and Culture.

 

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