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  Tyonna Willingham

Tyonna Willingham

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Cary, N.C.

High School:
Athens Drive

Height:
5-9

Position:
G

Birthdate:
03/21/1990

Before Fordham: Split her high school career between Athens Drive High School (2006-08) and Cary High School (2004-06)... Averaged 16.6 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and three steals per game as a senior at Athens Drive... 2007-08 Tri-8 Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-District... Two-time All-Conference and Academic All-Conference selection... Averaged 12.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game as a junior... Received the Coach's award in 2007, and reached 1,000 points for her high school play... Finished AAU play for the prestigious SC 76ers, which won the 2007 SC AAU State Championship and placed second at the adidas Deep South Classic Tournament in Raleigh, N.C... Selected as a 2007 adidas Top Ten All-American... Was a two-time All-Conference and Academic All-Conference pick at Cary High School, averaging close to 13 points and seven rebounds over her two seasons... Member of the National Honor Society, the National Technical Honor Society, and the Medical Science Club, and was selected as an Honors Scholar and Peer Mediator.

Personal: Plans to major in Biological Sciences.