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2012-13 Women's Basketball

22 Misha Jackson

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool St. Pius X
  • Hometown Atlanta, GA

Biography

Emory Career:
Closed out her three-year career at Emory by playing in78 contests, 69 in a starting capacity ... Ranks among the school'stop-10 all-time performers in 11 categories ... Stands second inblocked shots (95) and is first in blocked shots average (1.2 bpg)... Grabbed a total of 621 rebounds, good for seventh place onEmory's career ladder, while her 8.0 per-game average in reboundingranks fifth ... Holds down the No. 10 spots on the Eagles' all-timecharts in total points (900) and scoring average (11.5 ppg) ...Connected on 48.6 percent (385-0f-792) of her field goal tries withthat effort placing fifth on the school's career list ... Eighthall-time at Emory in both field goals (385) and steals (135) ... Produced 51 double-figure scoring contests ... Recorded 17double-doubles (pts./rebs.)  ... 22 outings of 10 or morerebounds.

Senior (2012-13):
Outstanding season that culminated with her capturing HonorableMention All-America honors as selected by the WBCA ... First TeamAll-UAA selection ... Started all 28 games and averaged 28.4minutes per contest, second-highest on the squad and ninth amongUAA players ... Tossed in 11.1 points per game with that effortplacing third on the club and ninth on the UAA ladder ... Toppedthe league in rebounding with a 9.0 per-game average, good for theNo. 9 spot on Emory's seasonal chart ... 253 rebounds was thesixth-highest individual season total in school annals ... Led orshared for team rebounding honors on 20 occasions ... Chalked up aconference-high eight double-doubles (pts./rebs.) during the year... 11 performances of 10 or more caroms ... Manufactured 19double-figure scoring games and either led or shared for teamscoring honors on six occasions ... Shot a team-leading .492 fromthe floor (131-of-266), good for the No. 6 slot on the UAA list andfor a 15th-place tie on the school's season list ... Connected on50 percent of her field goal attempts in 15 contests ... Set aschool season record with 43 blocked shots and her average of 1.5rejections per game paced the team and was third among UAA players... Chalked up at least one block in 22 contests and turned ineight performances of multiple rejections ... Third in the UAA inoffensive rebounds per game (3.3 orpg) ... Grabbed aconference-leading 8.8 rebounds per outing in league contests ...Second among conference cagers with a 2.1 per-game showing inblocked shots for league contests ... 12 points, convertingsix-of-seven from the field, and grabbed a game-high nine reboundsin Emory’s 72-65 decision over Whitworth (Mar. 1) in theopening round of the NCAA Tournament ... Followed that effort witha game-high 12 caroms vs. Huntingdon (Mar. 2) in an 88-62 NCAATournament second-round win ... Exploded for 17 second-half points,including the team’s first eight of the stanza, en route totying Danielle Landry for game scoring honors with 19 points in an80-65 win at Chicago (Feb. 10), ending the afternoon convertingeight-of-11 from the field ... Second high on the squad with 12points, 10 coming in the second half, and posted a game-high 10rebounds while blocking five shots in a 60-48 decision at NYU (Feb.3) ... Hit the game-winning bucket at the buzzer, snapping a tieand gave the Eagles a 66-64 win at Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 20),finishing with 12 points and eight rebounds (second high on theteam) ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Nov. 20) after averaging17.5 points and 17.0 rebounds in guiding Emory to season-openingwins over Spelman (Nov. 16) and Piedmont (Nov. 17) in the EmoryTipoff Classic – posted back-to-back efforts of 17 reboundsin those contests, tying the 10th-highest individualgame total in school history ... Topped the squad with 19 points in19 minutes of play, sinking seven-of-13 from the floor andfive-of-seven from the charity stripe, and snatched 17 rebounds ina 94-37 decision vs. Spelman --- recorded a double-double in thefirst half alone vs. the Jaguars with 17 points and 11 caroms ...Picked up her eighth and final UAA-leading double-double of theyear when she led all players with 19 points (tying hersecond-highest effort of the season), hitting seven-of-10 from thefloor, along with a game-high 12 rebounds in a 76-55 win overCarnegie Mellon  (Feb. 17)  -- scored six points as partof a 14-2 Emory run in the opening half that gave the Eagles a41-22 lead ...   Racked up a season-high 20 points, 14 overthe final 20 minutes of play, and posted a nine-of-14 shootingperformance from the field, while tying for team honors with 10caroms, in a 70-56 win at home vs. Piedmont (Dec. 29) ... Tied the school’s single-game record with six blockedshots (tying the high-water mark by a league player during theyear) and finished with 13 points, second-high on the team, and agame-high 16 rebounds (tying the 12th-highest Emoryindividual game mark) in an overtime battle vs. No. 3 WashingtonUniversity (Jan. 11) ... Tied Hannah Lilly for team-high scoringhonors with 13 points, 11 in the first half, and topped all playerswith 13 rebounds over 28 minutes in a 69-41 triumph vs. Oglethorpe(Dec. 5) ...  Totaled 10 first-half points and finished tiedas the team’s No. 2 scorer with 14 points, hitting seven of11 field goal attempts in an 82-59 win over Birmingham Southern(Nov. 30).

Junior (2011-12):
Started 20 or 25 games, averaging 29.6 minutes per game,third-highest on the squad ... Ranked second on the team and fourthamong UAA players with a 13.0 points-per-game scoring average withthat mark ranking 18th on Emory's seasonal list ... Topped the teamand stood fourth in the league in rebounding with an 8.0 per-gameaverage, good for the 13th spot on the Eagles' seasonal chart ...Ranked among the UAA's top-10 players in eight statisticalcategories including sixth in field goal percentage (.485,146-of-301), fourth in steals (1.8 spg) and seventh in blockedshots (1.0 bpg) ... Selected as a Second Team All-UAAperformer ... 146 field goals were second on the team andplaced 10th on the school's seasonal ladder ... 201 totalboards tied the school's 13th-highest seasonal effort...  Recorded a league-leading eight double-doubles(pts./rebs.) ... Scored in double figures on 21 occasions andtallied 20 or more points on two occasions ... Eight performancesof 10 or more rebounds ... Club's top point producer in seven gamesand led or shared for the Eagles' lead in rebounding on 14occasions ... Totaled game highs in both scoring with 18 points,hitting nine-of-18 from the floor, and rebounding with 11 boards ina season-ending 79-68 victory over No. 19 Rochester (Feb. 25) ...Garnered her first UAA Player of the Week award (Nov. 29) afteraveraging 19.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.0 steals in helping Emory tothree wins ... Keyed an 80-58 win over LaGrange (Nov. 23) with acareer-high 25 points, sinking 11-of-16 field goal attempts, and ateam-high tying 10 rebounds -- scored six points during an 11-2Emory run early in the second half that propelled the team to a17-point lead ... Followed that effort against LaGrange with ateam-high 20 points in a 72-59 decision over Birmingham Southern(Nov. 27), making her the first Emory player since Lora Turner(Feb. 6 & 8, 2009) to post back-to-back games of 20 or morepoints .... Sank all six of her field goal opportunities en routeto finishing with 13 points in an 84-57 verdict vs. Spelman (Dec.2) ... Enjoyed an eight-game streak (Nov. 21 - Dec. 28) where sheshe hit 60.7 percent (51-of-84) from the floor while averaging 15.5points ... Played a career-long 41 minutes and chalked up ateam-high 17 points, hitting eight-of-16 from the floor, and eightrebounds in an 82-73 overtime win vs. NYU (Feb. 10) -- her blockedshot with six seconds left in regulation helped preserve aone-point Emory lead, and her basket early in the extra sessiongave the Eagles the lead for good and started a 7-0 Emory run ...Sixth double-double of the campaign was a 10-point, team-high12-rebound performance that also included a career-high tying sixsteals in a 53-48 triumph vs. Brandeis (Feb. 12) ... Hercareer-high 14 rebounds in a 68-56 verdict over Case Western (Jan.22) paced the team and tied the 15th-highest individual game markin school history ... Compiled a team-high 13 points that includeda bucket with 51 seconds left on the clock that snapped a 51-51tie, and led all players with 13 caroms while chipping in threesteals in a 56-53 triumph against Maryville (Jan. 9) ... 13 outingsof two or more steals and her 46 thefts tied for 16th place on theschool's seasonal chart ... Posted double-digit scoring in theteam's first 13 games of the campaign ... Squad's second-highscorer with 17 points, 11 coming in the second half, and led allplayers with 12 rebounds while recording four steals in an 83-60win at Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 17) ... Blocked shots in 18 games andturned in five performances of two or more rejections.


Sophomore (2010-11):
Took to the court in all 25 Emory games, 21 as a starter... Second Team All-UAA selection ...Averaged 23.6 minutes perplaying stint and ranked second on the club and 15th among UAAperformers with a 10.6 per-game scoring effort ... Tied withDanielle Landry for the team lead with 167 rebounds and her 6.7per-game showing in that category ranked fourth in the UAA ...Connected on a team-leading 48.0 percent of her field goal attempts(108-of-225), good for the No. 7 position in the  UAA ...Posted three games of double-figure rebounding and either led orshared for squad honors in that department on 10 occasions ...Registered 11 double-figure scoring affairs and was the team's toppoint producer on five occasions ... Paced the team in both scoring(11.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg) in conference contests ...Earned her first double-double in an Emory uniform when sherecorded a game-high 21 points, tying her season high, and 13rebounds in a 77-54 triumph over Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 20) ... Sanka season-high 10-of-14 from the floor and tallied a team-high 21points, while coming up with a season-best four blocked shots, vs.No. 6-ranked Washington University (Feb. 11) ... Convertednine-of-14 field goal attempts and finished with 21 points, alongwith a team-leading seven rebounds vs. NYU (Jan. 30) ... Successfulon six-of-eight from the field and was second high on the club with13 points while also managing to to snare a team-high nine boardsvs. Maryville (Jan. 2) ... Notched 10 of her 14 points in theopening half and picked off a game-high nine rebounds in a 90-79decision over Brescia (Jan. 5) ... Totaled a team-high 47 steals,good for a 13th-place tie on the school's seasonal chart, and her1.9 per-game average in that category tied for fifth in the UAA ...Game-high 12 boards and led the Eagles with six steals, tying thehigh-water mark byan Emory player during the year and tying for11th on the school's single-game list, vs. Case Western (Jan. 21)... Registered steals in each of the last 12 games of the year andended the campaign with 14 contests of multiple thefts ... Averaged1.1 blocks over 14 league encounters, good for a fourth-place tieon the UAA list, and was No. 2 in offensive rebounds (3.1orpg).

Prior To Emory
Played the 2009-10 season for NCAA Division II member FloridaSouthern College ... Appeared as a reserve for the Lady Mocs in sixgames.

High School
Four-year member of the basketball program at St. Pius X inAtlanta ... Was coached by Stephanie Dunn ... Served as teamcaptain her final season ... Tossed in 14.6 points and grabbed 5.0rebounds her senior campaign en route to second-team all-regionhonors ... Was a member of the 2006-07 state championship squadthat compiled a won-lost mark of 30-3.

Personal 
Born October 5, 1991 .. Daughter of Nedra Kelow-Jackson ... APsychology major ... In high school, she was a member of theNational Honor Society ... Was on the Dean's & Principal's Listall four years at Pius ... Winner of the University of the South'sExcellence In Writing Award.

Emory Career Stats

YearGP-GSFG-FGAPCT3pt
FG-FGA
PCTFT-FTAPTSAVGREBAVG
2012-1328-28131-266.492 0 - 0.00048-7531011.12539.0
2011-1225-20146-301.485 0 - 0.00034-6632613.02018.0
2010-1125-21108-225.480 1 - 2.50047-7926410.61676.7
TOTAL78-69385-792.486 1 - 2.500129-220900 11.5621 8.0


Emory Career Highs

Points25 LaGrange College, Nov. 23, 2011
 21at Carnegie Mellon University, Feb. 20, 2011
 21Washington University, Feb. 11, 2011
 21at New York University, Jan. 30, 2011
 20Piedmont College, Dec. 29, 2012
 20Birmingham Southern, Nov. 27, 2011
Rebounds17 Piedmont College, Nov. 17, 2012
 17Spelman College, Nov. 16, 2012
 16Washington University, Jan. 11, 2013
 14Case Western Reserve, Jan. 22, 2012
 13Oglethorpe, Dec. 5, 2012
 13Maryville College, Jan. 9, 2012
 13at Carnegie Mellon University, Feb. 20, 2011
Field Goals11 LaGrange College, Nov. 23, 2011
 10Birmingham Southern, Nov. 27, 2011
 10Washington University, Feb. 11, 2011
 9Piedmont College, Dec. 29, 2012
 9at Rochester, Feb. 25, 2012
 9at New York University, Jan. 30, 2011
3 pt. FGsOglethorpe University, Nov. 16, 2011
Assistson three occasions
StealsBrandeis, Feb. 12, 2012
 6Case Western, Jan. 21, 2011
Minutes41 New York University,  Feb. 10, 2012


Quote: "I chose to go to Emory because I know itis an institution that will challenge me both in the classroom andon the court."

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Historical Player Information

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    2010-11Sophomore

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    2011-12Junior

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    2012-13Senior

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