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Jersey Number 25
Kanita Shepherd
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Hometown:
- Garner, N.C.
- High School:
- Garner Magnet
Bio
At JMU:
Career Rank (at end of 2012-13 season)
2012-13:
2011-12:
2010-11:
2009-10:
2008-09:
High school:
Personal:
Career Rank (at end of 2012-13 season)
- Blocked Shots, 11th (72)
2012-13:
- Conference (CAA) All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Tied second on team in blocked shots
2011-12:
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete
2010-11:
- Played in first nine games before being sidelined for remainder of season with an injury (right knee)
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete
2009-10:
- Team blocked shots leader
- Among CAA leaders in blocked shots (5th)
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete
2008-09:
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
High school:
- Coached by Hardrick Mays at Garner Magnet
- Greater Neuse River Conference (4A ) Player of the Year as a senior (2008)
- Three-time all-conference (2006, 2007, 2008)
- Averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocked shots and 2 steals as a senior (2008)
- School's nominee for Wendy's Heisman Award (2008)
- Four-time team MVP (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
- N.C. High School Athletic Association Scholar Athlete (2008
- The Trojans were conference champions 2007, regular-season champions 2008
- Her AAU team, Team North Carolina, won the Junior Olympics (2007)
- Also played volleyball and was team MVP and All-Conference (2004, 2005)
- Also competed in track and field and won team's Trojan award for leadership and sportmanship (2008)
- National Honor Society member
- Graduated with distinguished honors
Personal:
- Kanita Shepherd
- Pre-physician assistant major
- Daughter of Karen and Johnny Shepherd
- Has an older sister, Jaraea, a former thrower (2006-09) on the track and field team at North Carolina Wilmington
- Her father, Johnny, played in the Canadian Football League (Hamilton Tiger-Cats), Arena football (New York Knights) and with the Buffalo Bills during the 1988 NFL strike
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