University of Memphis Athletics
2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Shutes, Jamirah
Jersey Number 23
Jamirah Shutes
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Brownsville, Tenn.
Bio
Honors
On the Charts
2022-23 (Fifth Year)
2021-22 (Senior)
2020-21 (Junior)
2019-20 (Sophomore)
2018-19 (Freshman)
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- 2022-23 All-AAC Second Team
- 2022-23 AAC Preseason All-Conference Second Team
- 8x AAC Weekly Honor Roll
- 2018-19 AAC All-Freshman Team
- 2018-19 AAC All-Academic Team
- Fall 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Spring 2019 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Fall 2019 Tiger 3.0 Club
On the Charts
- Became the 27th Tiger in program history to score 1,000 points
- Surpassed the 1,500 point mark in the team's AAC Quarterfinal win over UCF (March 7)
- Currently sits 13th all-time in career points
2022-23 (Fifth Year)
- Opened the year with a 16-point performance against Columbia (Nov. 7) followed by an 18-point performance against Howard (Nov. 12)
- Has seven 20+ point games this season
2021-22 (Senior)
- Opened the season with a team-high 15 points and seven rebounds against Xavier (Nov. 9)
- Scored in double figures in 17 games
- Became the 27th Tiger to score 1,000 points
- Led the team with 11.6 points per game and in scoring on 10 occasions
- Recorded a career-best 120 rebounds this season
- Ranked as one of the top-10 free throw shooters in the AAC at 76.6%
2020-21 (Junior)
- Made her comeback against East Carolina (Feb. 6) where she recorded one point, one steal, and one block
- Scored in double figures against Houston (Feb. 13) and Temple (March 2)
- Season-high 18 points at Temple (March 2) came on 6-13 shooting from the field and 3-5 from long range
2019-20 (Sophomore)
- Played in 19 games and started in 17 before suffering a season-ending injury
- Led the team with 15.2 points per game
- Was second on the team with 31 made three-pointers
- Ranked third on the team with 35 steals
- Averaged 3.5 rebounds and a career-high 3.4 assists per game
- Scored a career-high 32 points at East Carolina on 9-for-13 shooting from the field and 5-for-5 from beyond the arc
- Scored in double figures 16 times with four 20-plus point performances and one 30-point performance
- Had a stretch at the beginning of the year with three 20-point performances in four games
- Recorded first career double-double against Eastern Kentucky with 23 points and 10 rebounds
- Had at least four assists 10 times
- Paced Memphis with 27 points in the Junkanoo Jam win against Power 5 opponent Kansas State
2018-19 (Freshman)
- Was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team
- Played in 29 games as a freshman, starting 27
- Led the Tigers in scoring, netting 13.9 points per game, which ranked 7th in the AAC
- Scored in double-figures 22 times and led the team in scoring 18 times
- Finished the season with six games of 20 points or more
- Put together a school-record 38 consecutively-made free throws, spanning from January 30 until March 2
- Finished sixth all-time at Memphis for scoring by a freshman, netting 404 points
- Led the team with 42 steals and also had 15 blocks.
- Swiped a season-high four steals three times, all against AAC opponents
- Her 1.4 steals per game led all AAC freshmen
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- Named the All-West Tennessee Player of the Year
- Broke the state tournament scoring record as a senior in the quarterfinal game with 43 points before breaking her own record the following night with 46 points
- Averaged 33 points, 11 rebounds, and a block per game as a senior
- Finished with 3,034 points during her career at Haywood High School
- Was a four-year starter at Haywood High School
- Earned Newcomer of the Year, All-State, All-District, and All-Region honors
- Was named the District Most Valuable Player and the Region Most Valuable Player in high school
- Was named to the All-West Tennessee Girls Basketball first team as a junior
- Led her team to the Class AA sectionals all four years
- Daughter of Patricia and James Shutes
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