Connie James - 2008 Women's Basketball - LIU Brooklyn


Connie James
#02 Connie James

Position: Guard
Height: 5-8
Class: Junior
Hometown: Galloway, N.J.
Previous School: Absegami
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2007-08: Played in 32 games, making 31 starts… Averaged 6.7 points per game… Pulled down 196 rebounds, finishing second on the team… Placed 15th in the Northeast Conference, averaging 6.1 rebounds per game… Averaged 2.8 offensive boards per contest, finishing sixth in the NEC… Was fifth in the league with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.2… Dished out 104 assists, finishing ninth in the NEC… Placed 11th in the conference with 54 steals… Scored in double figures five times, including a season-high 15 points at Saint Peter’s… Tallied 13 points at Mount St. Mary’s and netted 12 at Quinnipiac… Recorded double-figure rebounds four times, including a season-high 11 boards against Holy Cross, Mount St. Mary’s and at Central Connecticut State… Handed out at least five assists on nine occasions, including eight against Quinnipiac in the NEC Tournament… Pilfered a season-high five steals against Youngstown State… Was 4-for-7 from beyond the three-point arc for the season… Shot 48 percent from the field and 65 percent from the free-throw line.
 
2006-07: Appeared in 29 games, making 20 starts during her inaugural campaign… Averaged 4.0 points per game… Ranked 20th in the Northeast Conference, averaging a team-high 5.0 rebounds per game… Scored a season-high 12 points against Saint Francis (Pa.), going 6-for-7 from the field… Swiped a season-high 11 rebounds twice, both against Monmouth… Recorded at least eight rebounds in a game five times… Shot 48 percent from the floor and 57 percent from the charity stripe… Drained her lone three-pointer against Navy… Scored eight points at Siena… Tallied nine points, seven boards and five assists against Mount St. Mary’s… Scored nine points at Iona in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament… Accumulated 61 assists, 39 steals and four blocks on the season.
 
Background: A four-year letterwinner at Absegami High School… Captained her squad in 2005 and 2006… Led team to state championship in 2005 and 2006… Named Cape Atlantic League First Team All-Star in 2006, earning honorable mention in 2005… Led team to American Conference championship in 2004… Was ranked as the Newark Star-Ledger’s top defender in 2006… Earned a spot on the Courier-Post All-Star Second Team… Named an all-star in 2006 by the Press of Atlantic City… Recorded 89 steals and 82 assists as a senior… Also competed in soccer, track and field and softball.
 
Personal: Daughter of Herbert and Sheila James… Born on Aug. 14, 1988… Majoring in business management.

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