Tiffany Blackmon Class: Junior Hometown: Gastonia, NC High School: Hunter Huss Height: 6-2 Position: Center

General: The first member of the 2006-07 freshman class to commit to Georgia Tech, when she did so following her sophomore year of high school ... Runs the floor very well for a tall post player ... Possesses a great turnaround jump shot and has the ability to block shots with her size and athleticism ... 2007-08 recipient of the Edward Thomas Coopat, Jr. Athletic Scholarship Endowment.

2007-08: Came off the bench in 22 games and averaged 6.2 minutes a contest ... Tallied five rebounds, a block and a steal off the bench against Jackson State (1/2) ... Grabbed four rebounds in Dec. 30 win over Kennesaw State ... Finished with five rebounds, two points and two steals in win over USC Upstate (12/6) ... Sparked Jackets with three points, three blocks and five boards in 12 minutes against Northwestern (11/21).

2006-07: Played in 29 games in her first season on the Flats ... Showed steady improvements in defensive abilities and confidence on the court ... Two blocks in NCAA Tournament second round game vs. No. 2 seed Purdue ... Three blocks in an upset win over NC State ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in 19 minutes at College of Charleston ... Scored 10 points with seven rebounds in 20 minutes of play in season opener vs. Mercer ... Averaged 1.2 points and 1.5 rebounds.

Prep: Played for Coach Jane Wiggins at Hunter Huss High School, where she was a three-year captain ... Also played a year of volleyball and participated in cross country for one season ... Three-time Street & Smith honorable mention All-American ... adidas Top-10 All-American Camp All-Star in 2005 ... Rated the No. 38 prep player in the nation in 2005 and the No. 8 center in the country, according to the All Star Girls Report ... The No. 50 high school player in the nation, according to the 2006 Blue Star Index ... Named all-conference on three occasions and first-team All-Gazette in 2004, `05 and '06 ... Helped Hunter Huss to the conference championship all four years in high school ... Named the Big South AAA Conference Player of the Year and Gaston/Observer Player of the Year three times (2004, `05 and `06) ... Three-time all-state honoree ... Member of Team North Carolina All-Star Team in 2005 ... Second in school history in points scored, and holds the record for most rebounds in a career at Hunter Huss ... Member of the National Honor Society and National Beta Club

Personal: Tiffany Matilda Blackmon was born July 4, 1982 ... Daughter of Robert and Lavern Blackmon ... Has one sister, Monica ... Began playing basketball because she enjoyed watching her sister play ... Cites Georgia Tech's strong academic reputation as one reason for choosing the school ... A business management major at Georgia Tech.