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Jersey Number 34
Shirley McCall
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Bassett
- Hometown:
- Collinsville, Va.
Bio
At JMU:
2006-07:
2005-06:
2004-05:
2003-04:
High school:
Personal:
2006-07:
- CAA all-tournament team.
- CAA All-Defensive Team.
- 21st on JMU's career scoring list (1,182).
- Scored her 1,000th career point Jan. 21 at North Carolina Wilmington.
- Missed games 2-8 due to an injury to shooting hand in Nov. 12 season-opener vs. East Carolina; her first game back was Dec. 21 at Wake Forest; her first start since the season-opener was Dec. 29 vs. Coppin State.
- Team's Defensive Player and Leadership Award recipient.
2005-06:
- Second on team in steals and field-goal percentage, third in rebounds, and fourth in points (12.1).
- Among CAA leaders in scoring (17th), rebounding (14th), field goal percentage (11th) and steals (11th)
- Started every game
- Scored in double figures in 21 games
- Career-high and game-high 30 points Jan. 15 at Hofstra; only the 14th time in school history that a JMU player had scored 30 or more points. Had 19 points by halftime and scored 70% of JMU's 27 first-half points. Outscored the entire Hofstra team 19-17 in the first half.
- CAA Commissioners Academic Award
- Team's Attitude Award, Defensive Award, and Leadership Award co-recipient
2004-05:
- Team's Defensive Award
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete
2003-04:
- Team's Hustle Award
- One of five players to play in every game
- Third on team in rebounding and minutes played and fourth in scoring
- Hit game-winning basket on a put-back as time expired in 62-61 win at Delaware Feb. 12.
- Season-high 19 points on three occasions, the last time in March 11 CAA quarterfinal vs. George Mason.
High school:
- Coached by Lisa Black (2000, 2001) and Tom Hering (2002, 2003) at Bassett
- Roanoke Times Timesland Female Athlete of the Year (encompassing all sports) (2003)
- State Player of the Year (2001)
- Region IV Player of the Year (2002)
- Three-time all-state first team (2001, 2002, 2003)
- Three-time All-Region IV first team (2001, 2002, 2003)
- Three-time Piedmont District Player of the Year (2001, 2002, 2003)
- Three-time All-Piedmont District first team (2001, 2002, 2003)
- Three-time Roanoke Times All-Timesland first team (2001, 2002, 2003)
- Virginia High School Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game (2003)
- Bassett’s nominee for Wendy's Heisman Trophy, honoring seniors for excellence in academics, community service and athletics (2003)
- Scored 1,814 career points
- Roanoke Times Sophomore of the Year (2001)
- The Bengals won two state championships (2000, 2001) and played in 2002 state tournament
- National Honor Society member, National Honor Roll and honor graduate
Personal:
- Shirley McCall
- Dean's List student in health science with minor in pre-physicians assistant
- Daughter of Alethia and Oliver McCall
- Her father beat Lennox Lewis to become WBC heavyweight world champion in 1994-95
- Has an older sister, two younger sisters and three younger brothers
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