Sha-Kiyla Finney

Sha-Kiyla Finney

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Portsmouth, Va.

High School:
Woodrow Wilson H.S.

Height:
5-7

Position:
G

2010-11: Stronger competitor off the bench, appearing in 27 games with one start ... third on the team with 27 steals, averaging one per game ... scored career high eight points with three steals against American (1/2) ... tied team season high with five steals plus five points and a pair of assists in victory against Morgan State (1/24) ... had six points, three rebounds, three steals and two assists in win over North Carolina A&T (2/7).

2009-10: Appeared in seven games ... Averaged 1.6 points and 1.0 rebounds per game ... Tallied a career-high five points in the season opener at UMBC on Nov. 15 ... Pulled down two rebounds at UMBC and again against South Carolina State on Jan. 9 ... Hit one 3-pointer at UMBC and one versus Winston-Salem State on Jan. 11.

High School: Played basketball and ran track and cross country at Woodrow Wilson H.S. ... Was named Second Team All-District in basketball as a junior and senior ... Placed second as a freshman, and fifth as a sophomore.

Personal: Born June 19, 1991 in Portsmouth, Va. ... Daughter of Desiree Finney ... Has fourth brothers and one sister ... Brother Ben plays basketball at Old Dominion ... Major is Exercise Science ... Was an honor-roll student and elected to the National Honor Society in high school ... Pregame routine is to play and kiss my Bible and also talk to my brother the night before ... Personal best athletic achievement was scoring 1,000 points in high school ... Most influential person is her oldest brother Ben because he lets me know it's easy, just let it come to you and relax ... Personal best non-athletic achievement is maintaining a GPA in the 3s ... Upon graduation, she plans to accomplish the goals I set for myself ... Best advice received is: "just play" ... Hobbies include shopping and texting on the phone ... Favorite movie is "Glory Road" ... Personal goal for the season is to help the team get over the hump they need to get over ... Personal athletic goals before graduation are to win some championships and complete the goals the team has.

FINNEY'S CAREER STATISTICS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring
Season GP-GS Min/Avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg
2009-10 7-0 68/9.7 4-20 .200 2-10 .200 1-2 .500 3 4 7 1.0 4 0 2 9 0 2 11 1.6
2010-11 26-1 308/11.8 16-77 .208 9-41 .220 12-21 .571 4 17 21 0.8 36 0 13 25 0 27 53 2.0


TOTAL 33-1 376/11.4 20-97 .208 11-51 .216 13-23 .565 7 21 28 0.8 40 0 15 34 0 29 64 1.9

Career Highs
Points: 8 (vs. American, Jan. 2, 2011)
Rebounds: 4 (@ Canisius, Dec. 28, 2010)
Steals: 5 (vs. Morgan State, Jan. 24, 2011)
Assists: 3 (vs. UMBC, Nov. 14, 2010)
Blocks: N/A
Minutes: 27 (vs. American, Jan. 2, 2011)

Maryland Eastern Shore Women's Basketball
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