| Kenyatta Shelton |
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2007-08: Appeared in 28 games ... missed the first four games while continuing to rehabilitate her left knee ... averaged 2.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in her first seven games of the season while playing 12 minutes per contest ... recorded nine points and 10 rebounds against Southern Illinois (1/5) ... had back-to-back nine-rebound games against Indiana State (1/19) and Missouri State (1/25) ... had a career-high seven offensive rebounds against Indiana State ... scored a season-high 11 points against Missouri State (2/24) ... nearly recorded her first double-double of the season with back-to-back games with nine points and nine rebounds against Southern Illinois (3/6) and Evansville (3/8) ... tied her career-best with seven offensive boards against Evansville ... averaged 7.7 rebounds per game in the MVC Tournament ... recorded a season-high three blocks each against Southern Illinois (3/14) and Creighton (3/15) in the MVC Tournament.
2006-07: MVC All-Freshman Team selection ... appeared in 26 games, with 17 starts ... led ISU freshmen in scoring, field goal percentage, rebounding and blocks ... recorded 12 double-digit scoring and eight double-digit rebounding efforts ... had five double-doubles in the first 15 games ... averaged 11.3 points and 8.1 rebounds during that stretch ... started the first 15 games of the season before suffering two stress fractures in her left foot that sidelined her for seven-consecutive MVC contests ... three-time MVC Newcomer of the Week (11/20, 1/8 and 1/18) ... scored in double figures in five of the first six games of the season ... had a string of four double-digit rebounding outputs in five games, including a career-high 11 against Loyola (11/14), Stony Brook (11/17) and Eastern Illinois (12/17) ... scored a season-high 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting against Eastern Michigan (12/17), to go along with 10 rebounds ... scored 18 points, on 9-for-11 shooting, with eight rebounds, against Evansville (1/6) ... 06-07 Valley ranks: No. 3 in offensive rebounds; No. 5 in rebounds; No. 8 in field goal percentage; No. 9 in defensive rebounds; No. 10 in blocks per game; No. 27 in scoring.
High School: Five-sport athlete (basketball, softball, volleyball, soccer and track and field) at Crane Tech ... averaged more than 12 points and eight rebounds per game in her career, including a double-double in her final two seasons ... four-time all-conference selection and team captain ... received all-city recognition in her final three seasons ... two-time all-area honoree ... Chicago Sun Times First-Team All-State selection in 2006 ... ranked No. 5 among 226 campers in SPARQ rating (speed, power, agility, reaction and quickness) at the 2005 Nike Camp in South Carolina ... three-time Chicago Public League Academic All-Star ... named one of the Chicago Sun-Times' Top-50 Players in 2005 ... 2005 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Special Mention All-State ... prep coach was Maurice Garner ... played AAU basketball for Chicago-based Illinois Hustle, coached by Derril Kipp and Reggie Dawson ... represented Crane Tech at 2005 Willye White Winner's Dinner for the top student-athletes in Chicago high schools.
Personal: Kenyatta M. Shelton ... born October 5, 1987 in Chicago, Ill., ... daughter of Johnny Jones and Mickelle Shelton ... one brother (Lamarius Brooks) ... her uncle, Derrick Shelton, played basketball at Texas ... plans to major in computer science.