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Jamirah Shutes Named to AAC All-Rookie Team
Mar 08, 2019 | Women's Basketball
Shutes led the freshman class with 13.8 points per game
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the regular season awards, with freshman Jamirah Shutes being named to the All-Rookie Team.
The Brownsville, Tennessee native led the Tigers in points on the year, averaging 13.8 points per game in 27 appearances. Shutes led the Tigers in scoring 14 times, the most among any AAC freshman. She scored in double-figures 20 times, including five games of 20 or more points. In her Memphis debut, she scored 20 points on 14 shots, marking the first time she would score 20-plus. On December 21st, she scored a career-high 25 against Little Rock.
Her scoring average was the seventh-highest in the AAC and led the freshman class. At the charity stripe, the All-Rookie Team member put together a streak of 38 consecutively made free throws, a school record. Her free throw percentage of 69.4 percent was second among freshmen.
Shutes led the team in three-point shooting, connecting on 32 triples in the regular season. That total is tied for the fifth-most in a season by a freshman in Memphis history.
Outside of her scoring, Shutes grabbed 4.0 rebounds per game and dished 57 assists. Defensively, she led the team and ranked 10th in the AAC in steals, swiping 1.5 possessions per game. Additionally, she blocked 15 shots, which was tied for third on the team.
Shutes is the first Memphis player since Mooriah Rowser and Breigha Wilder-Cochran in 2014 to be named to the AAC All-Freshman Team.
Player of the Year
Napheesa Collier, UConn
Freshman of the Year
Christyn Williams, UConn
Defensive Player of the Year
Napheesa Collier, UConn
Newcomer of the Year
Florence Sifa, Cincinnati
Most Improved Player of the Year
Krystal Freeman, Tulane
Ambassador Award
Sierra Cheatham, Tulane
Sixth Player of the Year
Kayla Thigpen, UCF
Coach of the Year
Geno Auriemma, UConn
First Team All-Conference
Kay Kay Wright, UCF
IImar'I Thomas, Cincinnati
Napheesa Collier, UConn*
Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn*
Crystal Dangerfield, UConn
Mia Davis, Temple
Second Team All-Conference
Antoinette Miller, Cincinnati
Dorian Branch, Houston
Enna Pehadzic, USF
Alliya Butts, Temple
Krystal Freeman, Tulane
Third Team All-Conference
Megan Walker, UConn
Lashonda Monk, ECU
Angela Harris, Houston
Alicia Froling, SMU
Crystal Polk, Tulsa
All-Freshman Team
Christyn Williams, UConn*
Jamirah Shutes, Memphis*
Sydni Harvey, USF*
Kayla White, SMU*
Dynah Jones, Tulane
Carla Bremaud, Wichita State*
The Brownsville, Tennessee native led the Tigers in points on the year, averaging 13.8 points per game in 27 appearances. Shutes led the Tigers in scoring 14 times, the most among any AAC freshman. She scored in double-figures 20 times, including five games of 20 or more points. In her Memphis debut, she scored 20 points on 14 shots, marking the first time she would score 20-plus. On December 21st, she scored a career-high 25 against Little Rock.
Her scoring average was the seventh-highest in the AAC and led the freshman class. At the charity stripe, the All-Rookie Team member put together a streak of 38 consecutively made free throws, a school record. Her free throw percentage of 69.4 percent was second among freshmen.
Shutes led the team in three-point shooting, connecting on 32 triples in the regular season. That total is tied for the fifth-most in a season by a freshman in Memphis history.
Outside of her scoring, Shutes grabbed 4.0 rebounds per game and dished 57 assists. Defensively, she led the team and ranked 10th in the AAC in steals, swiping 1.5 possessions per game. Additionally, she blocked 15 shots, which was tied for third on the team.
Shutes is the first Memphis player since Mooriah Rowser and Breigha Wilder-Cochran in 2014 to be named to the AAC All-Freshman Team.
Player of the Year
Napheesa Collier, UConn
Freshman of the Year
Christyn Williams, UConn
Defensive Player of the Year
Napheesa Collier, UConn
Newcomer of the Year
Florence Sifa, Cincinnati
Most Improved Player of the Year
Krystal Freeman, Tulane
Ambassador Award
Sierra Cheatham, Tulane
Sixth Player of the Year
Kayla Thigpen, UCF
Coach of the Year
Geno Auriemma, UConn
First Team All-Conference
Kay Kay Wright, UCF
IImar'I Thomas, Cincinnati
Napheesa Collier, UConn*
Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn*
Crystal Dangerfield, UConn
Mia Davis, Temple
Second Team All-Conference
Antoinette Miller, Cincinnati
Dorian Branch, Houston
Enna Pehadzic, USF
Alliya Butts, Temple
Krystal Freeman, Tulane
Third Team All-Conference
Megan Walker, UConn
Lashonda Monk, ECU
Angela Harris, Houston
Alicia Froling, SMU
Crystal Polk, Tulsa
All-Freshman Team
Christyn Williams, UConn*
Jamirah Shutes, Memphis*
Sydni Harvey, USF*
Kayla White, SMU*
Dynah Jones, Tulane
Carla Bremaud, Wichita State*
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