Jessica Sell

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Barrackville, W. Va.
High School:
North Marion

A philosophy/communication studies double major

2005-06 Season Notes: Recipient of the Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete Award ... Served as the squad's Academic Team Captain ... Did not play in the Coastal Carolina game due to illness, but started the other 34 game ... Averaged 2.6 points in 9.8 minutes of play per game ... Was 25-65 (38.5) from three-point range during the season... A three-point specialist who hit just five field goals that weren't three-pointers and attempted 13 shots from inside the arc ... One of three seniors on the roster and one of two in the starting lineup ... Scored a season-high nine points in a season-high 19 minutes against Wofford on Dec. 8 ... Against Clemson on Jan. 6, scored all five of her points in the first 3:05 of play ... Hit a three-pointer at the 18:29 mark and a pair of free throws at 16:55 to account for five of the team's first seven points ... Honored in Senior Day ceremonies before the Feb. 25 game against Duke ... Had a season-high four rebounds in the ACC Tournament win over Virginia ... Hit her only field goal attempt, a three-pointer, in the ACC Tournament semifinal against NC State ... Was 2-for-2 from three-point range in the NCAA second-round win at Vanderbilt ... Tied her career high with four steals in the NCAA region semifinals win over Purdue ... Scored five points in eight minutes of play against Tennessee in the region final ... Against Maryland in the national semifinal game, hit back-to-back three-pointers at the start of the second half to give UNC a two-point lead, its largest of the second half ... Finished the game with six points in 13 minutes of play ... Named to the Dean's List and the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2004-05 Season Notes: Appeared in 20 games, averaging 2.3 points and 1.0 rebounds ... Scored a season-high seven points twice, against Coastal Carolina (Dec. 12) and against Lipscomb (Dec. 28) ... Was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line for the season ... Hit her only three-point attempt in the final home game at Carmichael, against Virginia on Feb. 24

2003-04 Season Notes: Played in 29 games, starting one ... Averaged 2.0 points and 1.2 rebounds on the season ... Saw action in all but the Penn State and NC State (Jan. 8) games ... Started against Wofford on Dec. 13 and played a career-high 27 minutes ... Has a perfect shooting game against South Carolina State, hitting all three of her field goal attempts - all three-pointers - and both of her free throws for 11 points ... Was 2-for-3 from three-point range at Clemson on Feb. 5

2002-03 Season Notes: Recipient of the team's Hustle Award ... Played in 31 games, averaging 3.8 points in 8.9 minutes of play ... Was diagnosed with mononucleosis following the ACC Tournament and was unable to make the trip to Boulder, Colo., for the NCAA Tournament first and second round games ... Shot a team-best 40.6 percent (26-64) from three-point range for the season ... Led the Tar Heels with 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting against East Tennessee State ... Also hit double figures against Old Dominion (11 points) and American (11), with three three-pointers in both of those games ... Against NC State on Jan. 5, was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field, with two of those shots from three-point range for eight points in nine minutes of play ... Against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 24, made her first career start and scored 12 points on 4-for-7 shooting from three-point range in 14 minutes of play ... Against Maryland on Feb. 27, scored six points on 2-for-5 shooting from three-point range and had two steals in nine minutes of play ... Against Virginia in the ACC Tournament semifinals, scored seven points in nine minutes of play, hitting 2-of-3 from the field, including her only three-point attempt ... Against Duke in the ACC Tournament Championship, scored three points in 12 minutes of play ... Was 4-for-5 from from three-point range in the three ACC Tournament games ... Named to the Dean's List and the ACC Academic Honor Roll

At North Marion High School in Rachel, W. Va.: Coached by Rick Sell, her father ... Named West Virginia Player of the Year and Gatorade State Player of the Year as a senior ... A McDonald's Top 100 All-American nominee and WBCA All-America nominee ... Owns her school's scoring and rebounding records for male and female players ... Averaged 30 points, 14 rebounds and five assists per game as a senior ... All-state tournament as a senior when her team finished as the state runner-up ... Ranked 61st on the All-Star Girls Report list of prospects for the class of 2002 ... First-team all-state as a junior and senior .... Started at point guard, but saw time at all five positions ... In her junior year, named Most Outstanding Player at the 2000-01 Beach Ball Classic Holiday Tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C. ... Graduated with highest honors and a 4.0 grade point average ... Member of the National Honor Society, and Mu Alpha Theta math club ... Played club basketball for the West Virginia Glory and the West Virginia Meteors