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  Tabitha Turner

Tabitha Turner

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Miami, Fla.

High School:
Monsignor Edward Pace

Height:
6-2

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
04/07/1987

General: Tough, lanky athlete under the basket that can play either power forward or center for the Yellow Jackets ... Was a valuable scout team member her four seasons at Tech ... 2007-08 recipient of the Wingo Family Athletic Scholarship Endowment.

2008-09: Played in 14 games as a senior ... Saw a minute of action against Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, her final career game (3/24) ... Started first career game on Senior Day against No. 22/19 Virginia (3/1) ... Recorded two points at Clemson (2/22) ... Tallied two points in four minutes of action at Savannah State (2/11) ... Played extensive minutes in the win over Mississippi Valley State, scoring four points and grabbing four rebounds (11/22) ... Averaged 1.1 points and 0.9 rebounds in her final season on the Flats ... Named to Dean's List in the fall.

2007-08: Averaged 5.2 minutes in 14 games this season ... Finished the season averaging 1.7 points and 0.7 rebounds a game ... Knocked down 10-of-11 free-throw attempts for a .909 percentage ... Scored a career-high 8 points in 15 minutes vs. Savannah State (2/12) ... Scored 5 points and grabbed a career-high 5 boards in Dec. 6 win over USC Upstate.

2006-07: Played in 31 games this season averaging 1.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game ... Played a season-high 19 minutes against Winston-Salem State ... Scored a career-best six points in Tech wins over Jacksonville and Longwood ... Scored four points and grabbed four rebounds in 17 minutes against Georgia.

2005-06: Played in eight games during the season, including two against conference opponents ... Scored the first point of her collegiate career against Alabama State in the Georgia Tech/Atlanta Marriott NW Holiday Invitational ... Played a season-high of seven minutes against Longwood, where she had two steals and two rebounds.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner and four-year captain for Coach Clyde Glover at Pace High School in Miami ... Was also an outside hitter for the Pace volleyball team under the direction of Zeida Davila for three years ... Helped her basketball team to the state championship in 2002, 2003 and 2005 ... Named to the all-tournament team in the 2005 state championship ... Garnered all-district and Rookie of the Year honors in 2002 ... Also earned all-district honors in volleyball after being named the Gatorade Rookie of the Year in 2002 ... Heisman and Silver Knight Nominee in 2005 ... Member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll.

Personal: Tabitha Renee Turner was born April 7, 1987 ... Daughter of Cora Turner ... Sister Corrina was a standout basketball player at Old Dominion University from 2001-2005 ... Has two other siblings, Kenisha Robinson and Michael Turner ... Great-aunt is the singer, Gloria Gaynor ... Lists graduating from high school with a 4.5 GPA as her most memorable nonathletic accomplishment ... Enjoys swimming and watching movies in her spare time ... Management major at Tech.

Turner's Career Statistics
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR TR Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2005-06 8-0 20/2.5 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 3 2 5 0.6 6-0 0 4 0 2 1/0.1
2006-07 24-0 184/7.7 11-34 .324 0-0 .000 7-8 .875 13 14 27 1.1 28-0 4 9 2 4 29/1.2
2007-08 14-0 73/5.2 7-11 .636 0-0 .000 10-11 .909 8 2 10 0.7 8-0 1 3 0 3 24/1.7
2008-09 14-1 52/3.7 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 3 7 10 0.7 5-0 0 5 0 0 10/0.7
Totals 60-1 329/5.5 22-58 .379 0-0 .000 20-24 .833 27 25 52 0.9 47-0 5 21 2 9 64/1.1

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