2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Bennett, Shayla
Jersey Number 0
Shayla Bennett
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Piedmont, S.C.
- High School:
- Christ Church School
- Prev School:
- Gulf Coast State
Bio
Majoring in exercise and sport science with a concentration in sport administration ... Played in jersey No. 22 as a senior after wearing No. 0 in 2018-19
2019-20: As a senior, started all 30 games for the Tar Heels ... Led the ACC in assist/turnover ratio and ranked among the top five in assists and free throw percentage ... Tied her career high in scoring in her final UNC game with 26 points against Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC Tournament on March 4th ... Also had 26 at Virginia Tech on Jan. 5th ... Led UNC in minutes with 34.9 per game ... Averaged 13.4 points per game, third on the team ... Led UNC in scoring in both matchups with NC State (20 at home, 24 on the road)
2018-19: In her first season as a Tar Heel, played in all 33 games and started 31 ... Averaged 11.2 points, 4.0 assists and 3.7 rebounds ... Scored in double figures 20 times including a season-high 25 points at Pitt on Feb. 14 ... Had a double-double against Rice on Dec. 18 with 12 points and 10 assists
Before UNC: Played two seasons at Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, Fla. ... 2018 WBCA Two-Year College Player of the Year after averaging 20.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game ... Ranked 10th nationally in scoring ... Received 2017 WBCA Junior/Community College Coaches’ All-America honorable mention honors ... Scored a team-high 21 points in helping lead Gulf Coast State to the 2017 NJCAA national title ... Averaged 15.6 points and shot 39 percent from the three-point line as a freshman in 2016-17
Prep: Graduate of Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, S.C. ... Four-star rated guard by ESPN ... Led Christ Church to back-to-back Class A state championships as a junior and senior ... Named the 2015 South Carolina Class A Girl's Player of the Year ... Greenville County Player of the Year in 2015 & ’16 ... 2015 Region 2A Player of the Year ... 2016 Greenville News All-Upstate Player of the Year ... Averaged 20.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4.7 steals per game as a junior ... Competed with Carolina Hoopzsters for six years with Coach Willis Holliday
More on Bennett: Daughter of John and Michelle Bennett • Brother, Carrio Bennett, played at South Carolina State
2019-20: As a senior, started all 30 games for the Tar Heels ... Led the ACC in assist/turnover ratio and ranked among the top five in assists and free throw percentage ... Tied her career high in scoring in her final UNC game with 26 points against Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC Tournament on March 4th ... Also had 26 at Virginia Tech on Jan. 5th ... Led UNC in minutes with 34.9 per game ... Averaged 13.4 points per game, third on the team ... Led UNC in scoring in both matchups with NC State (20 at home, 24 on the road)
2018-19: In her first season as a Tar Heel, played in all 33 games and started 31 ... Averaged 11.2 points, 4.0 assists and 3.7 rebounds ... Scored in double figures 20 times including a season-high 25 points at Pitt on Feb. 14 ... Had a double-double against Rice on Dec. 18 with 12 points and 10 assists
Before UNC: Played two seasons at Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, Fla. ... 2018 WBCA Two-Year College Player of the Year after averaging 20.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game ... Ranked 10th nationally in scoring ... Received 2017 WBCA Junior/Community College Coaches’ All-America honorable mention honors ... Scored a team-high 21 points in helping lead Gulf Coast State to the 2017 NJCAA national title ... Averaged 15.6 points and shot 39 percent from the three-point line as a freshman in 2016-17
Prep: Graduate of Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, S.C. ... Four-star rated guard by ESPN ... Led Christ Church to back-to-back Class A state championships as a junior and senior ... Named the 2015 South Carolina Class A Girl's Player of the Year ... Greenville County Player of the Year in 2015 & ’16 ... 2015 Region 2A Player of the Year ... 2016 Greenville News All-Upstate Player of the Year ... Averaged 20.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4.7 steals per game as a junior ... Competed with Carolina Hoopzsters for six years with Coach Willis Holliday
More on Bennett: Daughter of John and Michelle Bennett • Brother, Carrio Bennett, played at South Carolina State
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