LaKitha Murray

Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
High School:
Bryant

2006-07: Played in 30 games for the Blazers as a junior, averaging over eight minutes per game ... hit 13-of-43 from the floor (.302), including 5-of-20 from three-point range (.250) on the year ... also made 8-of-15 from the charity stripe ... notched a total of 39 points and 48 rebounds, while also contributing nine assists and four steals ... had her best outing at Memphis (1/2) where she had six points, seven rebounds and two assists in UAB[apos]s 75-59 win over the Tigers ... scored a season-best seven points as the Blazers defeated UCF, 58-44, on Feb. 15.

2005-06: The lone Blazer to start all 28 games on UAB[apos]s schedule, she averaged 6.3 ppg and 3.7 rpg during her sophomore season ... also tallied 36 assists and 29 steals ... scored in double-digits on seven different occasions during the year ... set a new career-high with 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting against Southern Miss (1/27) ... one of her best outings of the season came against Jackson State (11/28) where she scored 12 points, pulled down nine rebounds and added four assists.

2004-05: Was only freshman to play in all 28 games for UAB, starting 15 of them and averaging 21.5 minutes per contest ... registered the first double-double of her career with 13 points and 11 rebounds, both career highs, as well as a career-best three assists at Tulane (2/13) ... had third-straight double-digit performance with 11 points against USF (2/20) ... tallied fourth-straight double-digit game and second career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at USF (2/26) ... recorded a career high with 12 points against Louisville (1/9) ... grabbed a career-high nine boards versus Saint Louis (1/23) ... had 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and two assists at Southern Miss (2/11) ... came off the bench to tally 10 points, five rebounds and two steals at South Alabama (12/21) ... registered nine points to go along with three rebounds against Chattanooga (12/1) ... went 3-of-6 from the floor for eight points, while grabbing six rebounds in win over East Carolina (2/7) ... had eight points and four rebounds against Alabama, in her homecoming (12/7) ... recorded seven points and a career-high three steals to go along with three defensive rebounds at Colorado State (11/27) ... tallied seven rebounds, including five offensive boards, while scoring two points and grabbing a steal versus Holy Cross (11/26) ... contributed six points and five rebounds in 12 minutes against Cincinnati (1/7) ... tied career high with three steals to go with five points and six rebounds in a career-high 30 minutes versus Memphis (1/21) ... tallied four points, three rebounds and one steal in 15 minutes of play in her first collegiate game at Western Kentucky (11/19) ... registered the first block of her career at Houston (1/14) ... got her first career start at Kentucky and grabbed seven rebounds to go along with two points (12/18).

HIGH SCHOOL: Named all-state honorable mention by the Birmingham News in 2004 ... team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior ... as a senior, averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals ... member of the Tuscaloosa News[apos] West Alabama Super 5 team in 2002 ... had the best free-throw percentage on team as a junior ... as a sophomore, was named team[apos]s best defensive player ... rookie of the year on team in freshman season ... played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game.

PERSONAL: Full name is LaKitha Marchelle Murray ... born on January 24, 1986 ... majoring in communication studies ... parents are Keith and Debra Murray ... has a older brother; Markus ... is related to former NBA player, Herb Williams.