The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Barnes, Miyah
Jersey Number 0
Miyah Barnes
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Central
Bio
2019-20 (Senior)
- Named Second Team All-Conference USA
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
- Nancy Lieberman Award Watchlist
- Became the 30th member of UAB’s 1,000-point club after recording her 1,000th-career point in the Preseason WNIT against South Alabama (Nov. 8)
- Named C-USA Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 11) after recording a career high 25 points and five assists against Oklahoma
- Put up 23 points including a career high five three pointers with four assists and five rebounds against Boise State (Nov. 15)
- Dished out a season high seven assists against McNeese State (Nov. 24)
- Recorded her 500th career assist against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 15), becoming one of just three Blazers with 1,000 points and 500 assists
- Moved into second place in UAB history in assists (Feb. 20) at Middle Tennessee surpassing Shyronda Mifflin
- Tied her career high with 25 points against Rice (Feb. 22)
- Set career highs in points (389), points per game (12.5), free throws made (95), free throw percentage (86.4%), rebounds (106), rebounds per game (3.4) and blocks (2)
- Finished her career with 1,380 points and 519 rebounds
- Tied for first in UAB history in games played (128)
- Second in UAB history in minutes played (4,150)
- Scored in double figures 19 times, with five games of 20+ points
- Third in UAB history in career FT% (80.6%)
- Top 10 in C-USA history in career assists
- Top 10 in UAB history in threes made (160)
2018-19 (Junior)
- Named Second Team All-Conference USA
- Represented UAB on the Conference USA Tournament All-Tournament team after averaging 21.0 points per game and netted a career-high five 3-pointers in the first round against Charlotte
- One of four players to start all 33 games
- Dished out 158 assists, the fifth most in a single season in UAB history
- Ranked third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.9 points per game
- Led UAB in assists 19 times, including a career high 11 against Memphis (Nov. 15)
- Paced the Green and Gold in scoring in 10 games, finishing with 18 10+ point games and four with 20 or more
- Netted a career-best 23 points on six made field goals with four assists in a victory over Southern Miss (Jan. 12)
- Finished the year ranked sixth nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.5) and first in C-USA in assists and assists per game (4.8)
- Enters her final season nine points shy of the 1,000-point scorers club and ranks fourth all-time in career assists
- Helped UAB to setting the program record for 3-pointers in a season (291), 3-point field goals attempted (811), the third best field goal percentage from long range (35.9 percent) and fifth best free throw percentage (72.0 percent)
2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Named Second Team All-Conference USA
- Started in all 34 games
- Helped guide the team to 27 total wins and 13 wins in C-USA play, both program records
- Helped win the program’s first-ever C-USA Regular Season Championship
- Member of the first UAB squad to play in the postseason since 2010-11
- Helped the Blazers to a 60-50 win over Chattanooga in the first round of the WNIT, the team’s first postseason victory since winning the WBI title game, 68-60, over Cal
State Bakersfield on March 27, 2011 and its first win in the WNIT since an 81-77 decision
over Davidson on March 15, 2007
- Dished out 164 assists on the year, the fourth most in a single season in program history
- Finished the season with 4.4 assists per game and a 2.2 assist/turnover ratio, both ranked third in Conference USA
- Helped set the school record for most assists in a singles season (590) and assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
- Aided in the Blazers finishing the year ranked 15th in the NCAA in assists per game (17.3) and ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
- Played an integral role in helping break the school record for most assists in a single game (34 vs. Tuskegee (12/30/17))
- Shot 36.8 percent from long range (43-for-117), the third-best on the team
- Part of the UAB team that set the program record for 3-point field goal percentage (37.6) and set the school record for made 3-point field goals (267)
- Knocked down one triple against UTEP (02/02/18) en route to helping the team break the school record for most made 3-pointers in a single game (17)
- Dished out a career-best 10 assists against North Texas (01/20/18) and UTEP (02/02/18)
- Averaged 10.9 points per contest, the third-most on the team
- Scored a career-high 24 points in the conference opener against Old Dominion (01/04/18)
- Recorded her first career double-double against North Texas (01/20/18), when she finished with 12 points and 10 assists
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Named to the 2017 Conference USA All Freshman Team
- Appeared in all 30 games, making a freshman-high 27 starts
- Dished out a career high eight assists against Mississippi Valley State, the most by a UAB player since Ashley Grimes’ nine assists against Marshall on March 12, 2014
- Netted double figures 10 times, including a career-high 20 against Belmont (11/19)
- Named C-USA Freshman of the Week Nov. 21 and Nov. 14
- Garnered a spot on the Maggie Dixon Classic All-Tournament team after netting 18 points against Big East Regular Season Champion DePaul
- Finished the season with 91 assists, the second most a by a UAB freshman in program history
- Finished the season with 30 triples made, the 11th most by a UAB freshman in program history
- Was a part of the UAB team that set the program record for 3-point field goal percentage (37.3) and finished second in school history in made 3-point field goals (218)
- Made #SCTop10 and the No. 4 top play after netting a half-court shot in her debut; the No. 4 spot is the highest by a women’s basketball team in C-USA
- Netted the 19th most points by a freshman (262) in UAB history
- In C-USA play, shot 44.0 percent (22-od-50) from beyond the arc, a league best
- Helped the Blazers set the conference record for made 3-pointers in league action (187) in Conference USA history with 30 3-pointers
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
High School
- Led Central High School with 18.9 points and 7.8 assists per game
- Led her team to a 24-1 overall mark as a senior, before missing the final 11 games
- Helped guide her team to the No. 3 rank in Tennessee in 2015-16
- Dropped a career-best 39 points in a 65-43 win over Whitehaven as she shot 16-of-23 (70 percent) from the floor
- Scored in double figures 19 times in 26 games played in 2015-16
- Three-time All-Metro and All-District team selection
- Graduated with honors
Personal
-Daughter of Tracy Pettigrew and Marcus Barnes
-Born May 13, 1998
-Has one brother, Marquis and two sisters, Kirsten and Maraven
-Step brother is Jayson Tatum, who plays for the Boston Celtics
- Named Second Team All-Conference USA
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
- Nancy Lieberman Award Watchlist
- Became the 30th member of UAB’s 1,000-point club after recording her 1,000th-career point in the Preseason WNIT against South Alabama (Nov. 8)
- Named C-USA Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 11) after recording a career high 25 points and five assists against Oklahoma
- Put up 23 points including a career high five three pointers with four assists and five rebounds against Boise State (Nov. 15)
- Dished out a season high seven assists against McNeese State (Nov. 24)
- Recorded her 500th career assist against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 15), becoming one of just three Blazers with 1,000 points and 500 assists
- Moved into second place in UAB history in assists (Feb. 20) at Middle Tennessee surpassing Shyronda Mifflin
- Tied her career high with 25 points against Rice (Feb. 22)
- Set career highs in points (389), points per game (12.5), free throws made (95), free throw percentage (86.4%), rebounds (106), rebounds per game (3.4) and blocks (2)
- Finished her career with 1,380 points and 519 rebounds
- Tied for first in UAB history in games played (128)
- Second in UAB history in minutes played (4,150)
- Scored in double figures 19 times, with five games of 20+ points
- Third in UAB history in career FT% (80.6%)
- Top 10 in C-USA history in career assists
- Top 10 in UAB history in threes made (160)
2018-19 (Junior)
- Named Second Team All-Conference USA
- Represented UAB on the Conference USA Tournament All-Tournament team after averaging 21.0 points per game and netted a career-high five 3-pointers in the first round against Charlotte
- One of four players to start all 33 games
- Dished out 158 assists, the fifth most in a single season in UAB history
- Ranked third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.9 points per game
- Led UAB in assists 19 times, including a career high 11 against Memphis (Nov. 15)
- Paced the Green and Gold in scoring in 10 games, finishing with 18 10+ point games and four with 20 or more
- Netted a career-best 23 points on six made field goals with four assists in a victory over Southern Miss (Jan. 12)
- Finished the year ranked sixth nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.5) and first in C-USA in assists and assists per game (4.8)
- Enters her final season nine points shy of the 1,000-point scorers club and ranks fourth all-time in career assists
- Helped UAB to setting the program record for 3-pointers in a season (291), 3-point field goals attempted (811), the third best field goal percentage from long range (35.9 percent) and fifth best free throw percentage (72.0 percent)
2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Named Second Team All-Conference USA
- Started in all 34 games
- Helped guide the team to 27 total wins and 13 wins in C-USA play, both program records
- Helped win the program’s first-ever C-USA Regular Season Championship
- Member of the first UAB squad to play in the postseason since 2010-11
- Helped the Blazers to a 60-50 win over Chattanooga in the first round of the WNIT, the team’s first postseason victory since winning the WBI title game, 68-60, over Cal
State Bakersfield on March 27, 2011 and its first win in the WNIT since an 81-77 decision
over Davidson on March 15, 2007
- Dished out 164 assists on the year, the fourth most in a single season in program history
- Finished the season with 4.4 assists per game and a 2.2 assist/turnover ratio, both ranked third in Conference USA
- Helped set the school record for most assists in a singles season (590) and assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
- Aided in the Blazers finishing the year ranked 15th in the NCAA in assists per game (17.3) and ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
- Played an integral role in helping break the school record for most assists in a single game (34 vs. Tuskegee (12/30/17))
- Shot 36.8 percent from long range (43-for-117), the third-best on the team
- Part of the UAB team that set the program record for 3-point field goal percentage (37.6) and set the school record for made 3-point field goals (267)
- Knocked down one triple against UTEP (02/02/18) en route to helping the team break the school record for most made 3-pointers in a single game (17)
- Dished out a career-best 10 assists against North Texas (01/20/18) and UTEP (02/02/18)
- Averaged 10.9 points per contest, the third-most on the team
- Scored a career-high 24 points in the conference opener against Old Dominion (01/04/18)
- Recorded her first career double-double against North Texas (01/20/18), when she finished with 12 points and 10 assists
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Named to the 2017 Conference USA All Freshman Team
- Appeared in all 30 games, making a freshman-high 27 starts
- Dished out a career high eight assists against Mississippi Valley State, the most by a UAB player since Ashley Grimes’ nine assists against Marshall on March 12, 2014
- Netted double figures 10 times, including a career-high 20 against Belmont (11/19)
- Named C-USA Freshman of the Week Nov. 21 and Nov. 14
- Garnered a spot on the Maggie Dixon Classic All-Tournament team after netting 18 points against Big East Regular Season Champion DePaul
- Finished the season with 91 assists, the second most a by a UAB freshman in program history
- Finished the season with 30 triples made, the 11th most by a UAB freshman in program history
- Was a part of the UAB team that set the program record for 3-point field goal percentage (37.3) and finished second in school history in made 3-point field goals (218)
- Made #SCTop10 and the No. 4 top play after netting a half-court shot in her debut; the No. 4 spot is the highest by a women’s basketball team in C-USA
- Netted the 19th most points by a freshman (262) in UAB history
- In C-USA play, shot 44.0 percent (22-od-50) from beyond the arc, a league best
- Helped the Blazers set the conference record for made 3-pointers in league action (187) in Conference USA history with 30 3-pointers
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
High School
- Led Central High School with 18.9 points and 7.8 assists per game
- Led her team to a 24-1 overall mark as a senior, before missing the final 11 games
- Helped guide her team to the No. 3 rank in Tennessee in 2015-16
- Dropped a career-best 39 points in a 65-43 win over Whitehaven as she shot 16-of-23 (70 percent) from the floor
- Scored in double figures 19 times in 26 games played in 2015-16
- Three-time All-Metro and All-District team selection
- Graduated with honors
Personal
-Daughter of Tracy Pettigrew and Marcus Barnes
-Born May 13, 1998
-Has one brother, Marquis and two sisters, Kirsten and Maraven
-Step brother is Jayson Tatum, who plays for the Boston Celtics
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