Delta State University

Career: Played in 97 games with 40 starts in her career...Achieved a career .455 field goal percentage, a .345 3-point field goal percentage and a .701 free throw percentage...Ended career with 735 points scored, 353 rebounds, 71 assists and 15 blocked shots.

2010-2011 (Senior): Played in 32 games with 19 starts for Delta State...Helped bring the Lady Statesmen to a 28-4 season record and to their 24th apperance to the Gulf South Conference Tournament...Averaged 8.0 points and 4.3 rebounds a game...Scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds against Arkansas-Monticello (2/26/11), achieving one double-double for the season...Ended season with a .743 free throw percentage, highiest of her career...Was high-scorer against West Florida (13 points) and Ouchita baptist (17 points).

2009-2010 (Junior): Played in 31 games, making 18 starts for the 27-4 Lady Statesmen...Averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game...Scored in double figures 16 times, including a career-high 22 points versus West Florida (12/13/09)...Also grabbed career-high 11 rebounds versus West Florida (12/13/09)...Second leading scorer for the Lady Statesmen last season, dropping in at least 17 points on six different dates.

2008-2009 (Sophomore): Appeared in 34 games for the Lady Statesmen, making three starts…Averaged 4.3 points per contest…A consistent threat behind the arc, making 45 percent of her 3-point attempts (13-of-29)…Scored a team-high 11 points in Delta State’s season-opener vs. Southwest Minnesota State (10/31/08)…matched her DSU best two other times during the season, against Montevallo (12/18/08) and Southern Arkansas (2/19/09).

2007-2008 (Freshman/SE Louisiana): Spent her freshman season as a forward at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, La.

PREP: Two-year starter at Wayne County HS under head coach Gina Skelton…Earned All-State, All-Conference, All-District and All-Area honors her junior and senior seasons..Finished her career with a 107-12 record and a 4A State title…Also lettered in softball…Member of the Beta Club and Mu Alpha Theta…Graduated number 43 in her class with honors…Racked up 18.4 points and 8.4 rebounds her senior year while shooting 74 percent from the free-throw line.

PERSONAL: Full name is: Shemeka Bianca Russell…Born July 7, 1989…Daughter of James and Bessie McCann…Has three siblings, Shymyred and Kandace Russell and James McCann Jr.…Majoring in Biology.