The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Sims, LaMiracle
Jersey Number 12
LaMiracle Sims
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Prev School:
- Jones College
- Hometown:
- Moss Point, Miss.
- High School:
- Moss Point HS
Bio
2020-21 (Junior)
- Appeared in 23 games for the Blazers
- Recorded first career double-double vs. Fort Valley State (10 points/16 rebounds) on March 5
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
Jones College
- Started 48 of 54 games over two seasons
- Averaged a double-double of 11 points and 10.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore
- Recorded a career-high 22 rebounds and 21 points against Meridian CC (Jan. 30)
- Jones College Athlete of the Month January 2020
- Named All-Region 23 Team and All-State Second Team as a sophomore
- MACJC Player of the Week
- Recorded four double-doubles as a freshman
High School
- Recorded 1,000 points and tallied 1,000 rebounds in her career
- Ranked #16 forward in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz
- Averaged a double-double in both junior and senior seasons (15.3 points and 14.5 rebounds as a senior, 15 points and 13 rebounds as a junior)
- Tallied a career-high 28 rebounds in a single game
- Named to the Mississippi All-State Team
- Participated in South Mississippi All-Star Game as a junior and Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game as a senior
- Earned All-Region Team honors as a junior and senior
- McDonald’s All-American Nominee
- Awarded Wendy’s Heisman High School scholarship
- Graduated eighth in her class at Moss Point High School
Personal
- Daughter of Keena Sims-Locke, Henry Locke and Toussaint Roane
- Siblings are Henry Locke, Princess Locke and the late Toussaint Diamon Sims
- Born October 19, 1998
- Plans to major in medical sociology
- Appeared in 23 games for the Blazers
- Recorded first career double-double vs. Fort Valley State (10 points/16 rebounds) on March 5
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
Jones College
- Started 48 of 54 games over two seasons
- Averaged a double-double of 11 points and 10.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore
- Recorded a career-high 22 rebounds and 21 points against Meridian CC (Jan. 30)
- Jones College Athlete of the Month January 2020
- Named All-Region 23 Team and All-State Second Team as a sophomore
- MACJC Player of the Week
- Recorded four double-doubles as a freshman
High School
- Recorded 1,000 points and tallied 1,000 rebounds in her career
- Ranked #16 forward in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz
- Averaged a double-double in both junior and senior seasons (15.3 points and 14.5 rebounds as a senior, 15 points and 13 rebounds as a junior)
- Tallied a career-high 28 rebounds in a single game
- Named to the Mississippi All-State Team
- Participated in South Mississippi All-Star Game as a junior and Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game as a senior
- Earned All-Region Team honors as a junior and senior
- McDonald’s All-American Nominee
- Awarded Wendy’s Heisman High School scholarship
- Graduated eighth in her class at Moss Point High School
Personal
- Daughter of Keena Sims-Locke, Henry Locke and Toussaint Roane
- Siblings are Henry Locke, Princess Locke and the late Toussaint Diamon Sims
- Born October 19, 1998
- Plans to major in medical sociology
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