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Majoring in communications with a concentration in media production. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006-07) Started all 38 games for the Tar Heels, establishing a new school record for games played and games started in a season • Averaged 9.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in 21.2 minutes per game • Third on the team and eighth in the ACC in steals with 2.16 per game • Matched her career high of 16 points five times - Nov. 12 against Winston-Salem State, Nov. 17 against Elon, Dec. 10 against Western Carolina, Dec. 20 against St. John's and Dec. 30 against Tennessee Tech • Had a career-high five steals against Arkansas on Nov. 26 and matched that on Dec. 30 against Tennessee Tech • Had a career-high eight rebounds in the win over St. John's on Dec. 20 • Matched that total in the Georgia Tech game on Jan. 18 • Had one of her best all-around games of the season at Florida State, finishing with 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting and seven rebounds • Scored in double figures for the fourth time in six games with 11 points in the ACC quarterfinal win over Virginia Tech • Had a standout game against Prairie View in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, scoring 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting and grabbing six rebounds • Had a number of key baskets en route to 15 points in the regional final win over Purdue • Scored a team-high 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in the national semifinal loss to Tennessee. FRESHMAN SEASON (2005-06) An honorable mention selection for the ACC All-Freshman Team • Appeared in 34 games, all but the Wofford contest (Dec. 8), which she missed due to illness • Ranked fifth on the team in scoring and tops among reserves with 5.8 points per game • Played two of her best games at the Caribbean Classic in Mexico in November, averaging 14.5 points and shooting .667 from the field (.625 from three) in UNC's wins over Arizona State and TCU • Was 5-for-9 from the field with a three-pointer and two free throws for 13 points against Vanderbilt in Myrtle Beach in December • At Old Dominion, scored all five of her points in a row early in the overtime period as UNC pulled ahead for the win • Scored nine points and tied for the team high with four steals in her ACC debut, against Clemson on Jan. 6 • Named ACC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 16 after providing a spark off the bench in a pair of ACC road games the week before - she averaged seven points and shot 40.0 percent from the field in wins at Miami and NC State • Was 2-for-3 from three-point range and finished with nine points, six rebounds in the Feb. 2 win over NC State • Played a career-high 33 minutes against Maryland on Feb. 9 • Had six rebounds, tied for the team lead, in the ACC Tournament semifinals win over NC State • Scored 15 points, one shy of her career high, in the first-round NCAA win over UC Riverside to lead UNC in scoring for the first time • The game was her first in double figures since December. NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL Participated in trials for the Junior National Team in 2004 and 2005 • Played for the South team in the 2004 USA Youth Development Festival. PREP/PERSONAL Coached by Sonita Gibbs • All-America selection by McDonald's, the WBCA and EA Sports as a senior • She and her older brother, Rashad, are the first brother-sister duo to play in the McDonald's All-American Game • Second-team All-America by Parade magazine and third-team All-USA by USA Today • All-Southern Player of the Year by the Orlando Sentinel • Averaged 21 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals as a senior, when her team was undefeated and won a third consecutive state championship • Two-time Class 3A Miss Basketball in North Carolina and two-time all-state selection • Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina as a senior • Three-time region MVP • Second-team all-state as a sophomore • As a senior, recorded two quadruple-doubles: 21 points, 12 assists, 12 rebounds, 10 steals and 25 points, 10 assists, 10 blocks, 11 steals • Also competed in track and field • An honor roll student • Born Nov. 17, 1986, in Asheville, N.C. • The daughter of Brenda Muckelvene and James McCants • Her older brother, Rashad, played basketball for the Tar Heels from 2002-05 and was the 14th pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by Minnesota • Also has a younger sister, Sade' • A cousin, Cameron Maybin, was the 10th pick in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft by the Detroit Tigers • Another cousin, John Avery, played football in the NFL and is now in the Canadian Football League. |
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