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Keena Mays

Position G
Height 5'7''
Class Freshman
Hometown Arlington, Texas
High School Mansfield Timberview HS
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Mays’ Career Stats

2010-11 (Freshman):
Appeared in all 34 games as a freshman and drew 13 starts, including two during Big 12 Conference play … Poured in 7.1 points per game and averaged 3.0 rebounds … Second on the team with 119 assists and led the Jayhawks in assists on nine occasions … Her 3.5 assists per game ranked second among Big 12 freshmen … Hit 30-of-84 attempts (35.7 percent) from beyond the three-point arc … Pulled down seven rebounds and dished five assists in the season opener versus South Dakota (Nov. 14, 2010) … Scored in double figures nine times, including in her first career start versus North Dakota State (Nov. 26, 2010) going for 13 points … Also tallied seven assists and had eight rebounds in a personal-high 37 minutes versus the Bison … Hit 4-of-6 shots, including all three of her three-point attempts, en route to 12 points and her second-straight game with seven dimes versus Memphis (Nov. 27, 2010) … Knocked down 6-of-9 field goals on her way to 14 points, while dishing nine assists and nabbing six steals versus Maine (Dec. 1, 2010) … Notched a double-double with a career-high 10 assists to go along with 12 points at Michigan (Dec. 9, 2010) … Followed that performance with a personal-high 11 rebounds against Alabama (Dec. 12, 2010) … Sank all three of her field goal attempts and went 4-for-5 from the free throw on her way to 10 points versus SIU Edwardsville (Dec. 19, 2010) and added five assists … Perfect from beyond on the three-point arc (3-for-3) and at the charity stripe (4-for-4) for 13 points versus UT-Arlington (Dec. 30, 2010) and also grabbed three steals … Earned her second conference start against Colorado (Feb. 2, 2011) and responded with a season-best 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the field … Pulled down five rebounds and dished four assists versus the Buffaloes … Turned in a nine-point, seven-board performance versus CU (March 8, 2011) in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship.

High School:
A 2010 graduate of Mansfield Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas … A 2010 McDonald[apos]s All-American nominee … Earned a spot on the 4A All-Tournament Team after leading Timberview to the state title … Named All-State for three-straight years by the Texas Girls Coaches Association … A two-time All-Region honoree by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches … Averaged 10.6 points, 6.3 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game as a senior … Tabbed the second-rated point guard in the state of Texas, the 18th-rated point guard in the country and the 61st overall player in the Class of 2010 by HoopGurlz.com … Averaged 10.0 points and 3.0 assists per game as a junior … Played for Candi Harvey at Timberview … Named to the 2009 All-District 8-4A Team, while also picking up 2009 District 8-4A Offensive Player of the Year honors … Earned All-Tournament Team honors from Class 4A after leading THS to a runner-up finish a the 2009 Texas State Tournament … Earned all-tournament honors all four years of high school at the Meredith Hatch Memorial Tournament, taking home MVP honors in her junior season … A 2010 recipient of the Whataburger All-Star Scholarship … Concluded her prep career as the all-time leader in assists at Timberview.

Personal:
Daughter of Teresa and Ken Mays … Born in Waco, Texas … Has two brothers Ozie Hood and Kendell Mays and a god-sister Sydnee Jones … Ozie competed in track and field and cross country at UT-Arlington … Undecided on a major.