Samerria Crowder Hometown: Raleigh, N.C. Last College: Tallahassee C.C. Height: 5-9 Position: G Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Previous School: Averaged 8.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game as a freshman at Tallahassee Community College ... Helped the team to a national ranking during much of the season ... Was a Second Team All-Panhandle Florida Community Colleges Activities Association selection ... Transferred to Tallahassee from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she walked onto the team as a freshman, but did not see game action.

High School: Finished her prep career at David G. Farragut High School in Rota, Spain, where she was named First-Team Girls' All-Europe in 2005 after being a second-team selection in 2004 ... Averaged 10.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 4.8 steals per game for Rota as a senior ... Helped Rota claim the Division III crown in 2005 after advancing to the Final Four in 2004 ... Averaged 22.0 points and 5.0 assists per game as a junior ... Began high school at Quince Orchard High School in Maryland, where she was a member of the soccer team that claimed the Class 4A State Championship in 2002.

Personal: Born on Sept. 22, 1986 in Cleveland, Ohio ... Daughter of Samuel and Vanessa Crowder ... Has a sister, Samuelle ... A business management major ... Enjoys dancing ... Favorite foord is macaroni and cheese ... Favorite movie is Love and Basketball ... Favorite TV show is The Simpsons ... Favorite song is "Woman's Worth" by Maxwell ... Admires her family ... Dream job is to coach a professional basketball team.