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Brionna DickersonBrionna Dickerson |
Sophomore Year (2006-07)
Enjoyed one of the finest statistical games of her career to date
when she scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds at UNC
Wilmington ... Set a career high with 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting
from the field against Winthrop ... Set new career highs with six
rebounds and five assists in the Gamecocks' win over Alabama, adding
10 points against the Crimson Tide as well ... Drained a career-best
three three-pointers against Tennessee in the second round of the
SEC Tournament ... Scored 11 points at Mississippi State and at
Georgia ... Set a new career high with three steals in Carolina's
81-40 pounding of Hartford in the second round of the Women's NIT
... Scored 12 points against South Carolina State ... Her 40 minutes
of action in Carolina's overtime win over Mississippi State set a
new career high ... Matched a career high with six boards in that
same contest ... Scored 10 points in the Gamecocks' 117-63 win over
North Carolina A&T on Nov. 17, then came back to match that number
against Fordham and Alabama ... Distributed four assists against
North Carolina A&T ... Grabbed three rebounds in the Gamecocks'
80-48 win over in-state rival Clemson.
Freshman Year (2005-06)
Became a solid contributor off the bench as the season wore on, as
her minutes jumped significantly during the last six games of the
regular season ... Enjoyed the best game of her career to date in
Carolina's win over Florida in Gainesville, scoring eight points,
grabbing two rebounds and recording two steals ... The bulk of her
production came during a stretch of the first half in which the
Gamecocks appeared to be in trouble against the Gators' pressure
defense, but her scoring punch helped keep Carolina in the game ...
Scored seven points in only eight minutes of action in Carolina's
win over Ole Miss ... Led the Gamecocks in assists with four against
High Point in her first game at the collegiate level ... Scored two
points in four minutes of play against Ohio ... Scored four points
and grabbed two rebounds in Carolina's win over Bethune-Cookman.
High School
Local product who missed her senior season due to injury ...
Dominated the competition during her high school career, averaging
40 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior at Heathwood Hall
Episcopal School in Columbia, where she was coached by her father
Jerome ... Scored more than 3,400 points during her first three
years there and had a chance before her injury to become the highest
scorer in the history of the state of South Carolina ... Three-time
SCISA Player of the Year ... A state finalist for the Wendy's
Heisman Award ... Ranked as the No. 17 senior in America by
Roundball Journal ... A WLTX-TV Player of the Week honoree ...
Tabbed as the 69th-best player by All Star Girls Report ... A
top-100 selection by Blue Star Index..Honorable Mention selection to
the 2004 Street and Smith's All-America team.
Personal
Born Nov. 9, 1986 in Columbia ... Daughter of Jerome and Sandra
Dickerson ... Her father played at Allen University and served as a
coach at Benedict College for seven years ... Her mother was an
all-state selection at Lower Richland HS and was the top player at
Columbia College ... Has two younger sisters, Victoria and Kristen
... Is a cousin of former Gamecock great and current WNBA player
Shaunzinski Gortman ... As well-known in Columbia for her exploits
on the court as she is for her intelligence and character off it,
Dickerson appeared as the subject of a lengthy cover story in
Columbia Metropolitan Magazine before even graduating from Heathwood
Hall Episcopal School ... Chose South Carolina because of the
educational opportunity and the chance to play on a team that is
rebuilding with a chance to win the national championship ... Lists
international business as her anticipated major ... USC has the
number one international business school in the nation ... Is
enrolled in South Carolina's prestigious Honors College, which is on
par academically with schools in the Ivy League ... Plans for after
college include playing in the WNBA and owning a sports agency ...
Would also like to open a recreation center for children with
special needs ... Chose South Carolina over scholarship offers from
Vanderbilt, Princeton, Wake Forest and North Carolina State.
Dickerson's Career Stats
Points Per Game..... 4.4
Rebounds Per Game..... 1.8
Assists Per Game..... 1.0
Steals Per Game..... 0.6
Field Goal Pct...... .384
Three-Point Pct...... .250
Free Throw Pct...... .611
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