AWARDS AND HONORS

Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference 2012

Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference 2012

Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team 2012

Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week 2/20/12

2011-12:  Named to Sun Belt All-Conference second team after leading the Trojans in rebounds averaging 8.0 per game and in field goal percentage with a .524 mark...Second on the team in points averaging 12.3 per game...Played in 32 games and started 26 at center for the Trojans...Earned Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week honors after averaging 17 points and five rebounds and shooting 73.7 percent from the floor and 85.7 percent from the free throw line for the week...Named to Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament team after averaging 13.7 points and 11.3 rebounds including recording a double-double of 18 points and 16 rebounds in the Championship game...Recorded career-highs of 25 points at Louisiana Tech and 19 rebounds vs Nicholls State...Recorded 21 double-digit scoring games, eight double-digit rebound games, and six double-doubles this season...Ranked in four UALR single-season records:  tied eighth field goal percentage, tied fifth free throws made (98), third free throw attempts (144), second in rebounds (257)... Ranked in 13 UALR career categories:  sixth scoring (1.112), eighth field goals made (426), eighth field goal attempts (801), first field goal percentage (.532), third free throws made (260), second free throw attempts (410), second rebounds (821), second offensive rebounds (267), second defensive rebounds (554), eighth rebounding average (6.3), ninth blocks (43), sixth minutes (3,238), and tied first games played (130)…Will graduate in May of 2012 with a degree in health and exercise science.

2010-11: Averaged 8.8 points, second on the team, and 6.2 rebounds, tied for first on the team, per game for the Trojans while leading UALR to the team’s first-ever Sun Belt Conference Tournament title, fourth-straight Sun Belt West Division title, fifth-straight 20-win season, and second-straight NCAA appearance...Recorded season-high of 17 points against Middle Tennessee and tied career high of 14 rebounds vs Denver...Recorded 14 double-digit scoring games, four double-digit rebound games, and two double-doubles...Ranked overall in the Sun Belt Conference: third in field goal percentage (.573), 15^th in rebounds (6.2), and 15^th in defensive rebounds (4.3)...Ranked in conference games only: third in field goal percentage (.591), tied for tenth in defensive rebounds (5.0), 12th in rebounds (7.0), tied for 15th in offensive rebounds (2.0), and 25^th in scoring (10.3)... Ranked in UALR single-season records: first in field goal percentage...Ranked in UALR career records: first in field goal percentage (.536), fourth in offensive rebounds (190), fifth in rebounds (564), fifth in defensive rebounds (374), tied for tenth in blocks average (0.3), tied for tenth in games played (98), and tenth in rebounding average (5.8).

2009-10:  Played in all 34 games while starting in 33 and averaging 6.9 points and 5.4 rebounds, third on the team, per game…Helped the Trojans to first-ever NCAA appearance and win and third-straight Sun Belt West Division title…Recorded career highs of 19 points at North Texas, three steals twice against Arkansas State and ULM, and two blocks against Arkansas State…Recorded season-highs of 12 rebounds against Arkansas State and two assists against New Orleans…Recorded 11 double-digit scoring games, four double-digit rebound games, and three double-doubles…Finished season ranked overall in the Sun Belt 20^th in rebounds and in conference games only13th in defensive rebounds (4.2) and 17^th in rebounds (6.1).

2008-09:  Played in all 33 games while averaging 25.5 minutes and 5.6 rebounds and totaling 18 assists, 22 steals, 15 blocks, and a 48.8 field goal percentage helping the Trojans to the team’s second-straight Sun Belt Conference West Division title and WNIT appearance…Recorded career and season highs of 17 points and five field goals made against WKU, 13 field goal attempts and 14 rebounds at Louisiana Tech, three assists against Sam Houston State and Denver, three steals against Southern Miss and WKU, and two blocks against Arkansas State and WKU…Recorded one double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds against WKU, seven double-digit scoring games, and four double-digit rebounding games…Recorded four team highs with 1.000 free throw percentage against Middle Tennessee going 5-of-5 and Murray State going 4-of-4, and 14 rebounds at Louisiana Tech.

Fort Smith Northside High School:  Averaged 17 points, ten rebounds, and two assists per game at Fort Smith Northside High School...A two-time all-state and three-time all-conference honoree helped lead her team to the state final four her senior season, state champions her junior season with 14-0 conference and 28-2 overall records, and state runner-up her sophomore year... Earned all-tournament team at the Tournament of Champions and was a member of the All-Star team her senior season.

Personal:  Parents are Kim and James Mays....Has one brother, Robert Kursh, Jr., and one sister, Kandace Black...Born March 24, 1990 in Fort Smith, Ark....Majoring in health and exercise science.