Jamierra Shante’ Lynn Faulkner
Nickname: Jayy or Jam
Place of Birth: Newark, Delaware
Siblings: Tesheka Nelson, Denise
Nelson, Tavares Davis
Major: Sport management
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Movie: Pursuit of Happyness
Favorite TV show: The Game, Basketball
Wives
If I could eat anything it would be:
shrimp alfredo
What’s on my iPod: Drake, Chris Brown,
Big Sean
I grew up a fan of this team:
Detriot Shock
I grew up a fan of this athlete:
Renee Montgomery
What is your personal game routine:
nap, music, under armour, socks,
uniform, warm-up
The one thing I have to take on every
road trip: my phone, scouting report
What’s a talent you would most like to
have: jump high
One word that describes me: fast
I love playing basketball here: USM
I am usually surfing the net here:
Facebook, Youtube, Google
The one thing that fans do not know
about Coach McNelis is: Superstitious
My hero is: my sister Tasheka Nelson
My goal for this season: Conference
champs, lead my team
The part of my game I have improved
the most this offseason: 3-pt shot,
communicating
The one arena I would most like to play
in: LA Lakers (Staples Center)
The toughest player I’ve ever had to
guard: D’Frantz Smart
If I could take a vacation anywhere it
would be: Barbados
What is something about you that
would surprise people: I can rap
What is the best thing about The
University of Southern Mississippi:
football games
What is your worst habit: cracking my
knuckles
of a triple-double ... Played all but 18 sec-
onds ... Registered a double-double with
16 points and 11 assists to go with four
steals against East Carolina (1/23) ... Earned
Freshman Player of the Week for her perfor-
mance ... Poured in a game-high 19 points
to go with eight assists against SMU (1/27)
... Led the team with 17 points against
Memphis (1/30) ... Also had four assists and
five steals ... Tossed in 15 points to go with
five assists and three steals in 40 minutes
of play against Marshall (2/6) ... Scored
13 points against East Carolina (2/10) ...
Also had four assists and three steals ...
Had 11 points and five assists against UAB
(2/13) ... Tossed in 16 points and handed
out eight assists against Memphis (2/17) ...
Played only 20 minutes and scored seven
points and had seven assists while com-
mitting only one turnover against Rice
(2/20) ... Finished with 11 points, three
assists, four rebounds and two steals against
UTEP (2/24) ... Scored 12 points against
UCF (2/27) ... Scored 16 points against
Marshall (3/2) … Finished with six assists
and six points against Memphis in the
C-USA Tournament (3/9).… Prep: Played
at Trinity Christian Academy for Coach
Luther McCray ... Averaged 11. 5 points, 6. 4
assists and 2.0 rebounds … Named Palm
Beach Post first team all-county for four-
straight years ... Ranked No. 69 overall in
the ESPNU HoopGurlz 100 players ... Rated
No. 20 in point guards ... Helped her team
win its first 1A state championship as a
sophomore ... Was selected the MVP of the
tournament ... Scored a career 1, 136 points
... Tallied a career 351 steals and 619 assists
... Personal: Neice of Tanya Daffin and Luke
McCray … A sport mangement major.
