#23 Deja Foster

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2010 ACC All-Academic Team

General: Unselfish player, who sees the floor very well and looks to pass first … Very aggressive on the defensive side of the ball … Extremely athletic … Most improved player on the Georgia Tech roster … Scoring average jumped eight points between freshman (1.3) and sophomore (9.3) seasons.

2009-10: Played in all 33 games and started 31 of the contests … Averaged 9.9 points and 6.1 rebounds in 28.8 minutes a game … Only second Yellow Jacket to register at least 200 rebounds and 100 assists in the same season, joining Kisha Ford (1993-94) … Her 108 assists are the fourth-most ever registered by a junior in program history … Was one of only two players in the ACC to ranked in the top 30 of scoring, top 20 of rebounding and top 10 of assists … Registered three double-doubles during the season … Scored 15 points on 7-of-14 shooting (2/19) … Missed a triple-double by one assist with 11 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists against Miami (1/27) … Had 15 points and eight rebounds at North Carolina (1/6) … Scored 21 points and grabbed 11 boards in win over Oregon (12/16) … Led Tech to win at Penn State with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field (12/2) … Named MVP of LIU Turkey Classic after registering 12 points, five rebounds and five assists in championship game win over Long Island (11/28) … Team co-captain … Named to the 2010 ACC All-Academic Team for work on and off the court.

2008-09: Started 14 games, including the final 10 of the season … In 31 games, averaged 9.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 27.2 minutes … Finished with 15 points in 34 minutes against Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/24) … Played 34 minutes and scored 14 points in win over Virginia Tech (2/26) … Recorded first double-double behind career-highs in points (24) and rebounds (11) in 33 minutes at Clemson (2/22) … Notched 17 and grabbed nine boards against Maryland (2/19) … Registered eight points, four rebounds and four steals at Florida State (1/18) … Hit her first career three-pointer and had a pair of three-point plays in the final four minutes of the game on her way to a then career-high 13 points in win over No. 21 Michigan State (12/3) … Started first career game in win over Tennessee Tech, playing 32 minutes and registering a career-best five steals (11/30) … Recorded three steals and six points against top-ranked UConn (11/16) … Team co-captain … Dean[apos]s List in the fall and spring.

2007-08: Named to Dean[apos]s List in the fall … Played in 29 games as a freshman … Came of the bench for 10 minutes at Clemson and played some tough defense for the Jackets (2/24) … Played 17 minutes and finished with four points and three steals vs. Savannah State (2/12) … Equalled a season-high with three steals in win over Clemson (1/31) … Broke out at Maryland with eight points and seven boards in 28 minutes of work (1/20) … Continued to be more active on defensive side of ball with two steals and four rebounds against Jackson State (1/2) … Finished with four points in 17 minutes of work against Kennesaw State (12/30) … Averaged 1.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in first season on the Flats.

Prep: Lettered two seasons in women[apos]s basketball under coach Julia Stewart at Wooddale High School … Two-year captain of her team … All-District Player of the Year during her senior season … Member of All-District team for both her junior and senior seasons … Helped freshman team to an undefeated season and the city championship … Played one season of volleyball and was team captain … Honor Student.

Personal: Deja Marie Foster was born April 5, 1989 … Daughter of Tim and Kia Foster … Has four brothers and two sisters … Joined her first basketball team in fifth grade … Dreams to one day be a movie director … Management major at Georgia Tech.