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Dejoria Howard

Dejoria Howard - Women's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Hometown Orangeburg, S.C.
Last School Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS
Year Freshman
Height 6-0
Dejoria Howard - Women's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2015-16 (True Freshman): Played in 19 games, averaging 1.3 points and 0.5 rebounds in 3.7 minutes … Made Tech debut vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (11/15), scoring three points in five minutes … Played season-high 14 minutes vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/18) … Grabbed season-high four rebounds vs. Lions … Scored season-high nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from 3-point range vs. Prairie View A&M (12/15).

Prep: Was named number one player in top-five players for class of 2015 by Southernhoops.net … Was also ranked at #42 in Blue Star class of 2015 rankings … JumpOffPlus and All Star Girls Report tabbed her as #149 recruit and was ranked as #38 forward and #191 overall player by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report … Was captain for Orangeburg-Wilkinson for three seasons … As junior, Howard assisted Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruinettes to 26-3 overall record and undefeated record, 10-0, in conference play … Bruins were ranked as fourth-best program in state of South Carolina … Played for Cedrick Simpson at Orangeburg-Wilkinson … Following junior season, was selected as Times and Democrat Girls Basketball Player of the Year … Was honored on South Carolina Elite team after helping team win three-straight region titles … Named to Class 3-A All-State Team … Played in three consecutive Lower State championships and two state championship games … Won two Lower State Championships and four conference championships … Played in North/South All-Star gameScored over 1,000 career points and has led Bruinettes in scoring past three seasonsNominated for both Gatorade Player of the Year and Miss South Carolina basketball of the YearNamed all-state, all-region and all-areaHas been named Conference Player of the Year three times and All-Area Player of the Year twice … Named the MVP of Christmas Tournament … Averaged 13.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.8 steals in 28 games as junior … Prior to junior season, was honored as SCBCA Elite Team member and played AAU for Carolina Flames under head coach Arne Morris.

Personal: Born on August 27, 1997, and is daughter of Henry and Brenda Howard … Father, Henry, played basketball at Claflin University while brother, Dominique, plays at Morris College … Intends to pick major in college of sciences at Georgia Tech … Chose Georgia Tech because academic environment is second to none, provides opportunity for personal growth and basketball program.

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