Siblings: Nitesha Pierce, Shereka James,
Patricia Pierce-Fairley
Major: Exercise science
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Movie: Love & Basketball
Favorite TV show: The Game
If I could eat anything it would be:
chicken
What’s on my iPod: R&B
I grew up a fan of this team: Lakers
I grew up a fan of this athlete:
Kobe Bryant
What is your personal game routine:
meditate
The one thing I have to take on every
road trip: cell phone
What’s a talent you would most like to
have: high vertical jump
One word that describes me: laid back
I love playing basketball here: because
they treat us like family
I am usually surfing the net here:
Youtube
The one thing that fans do not know
about Coach McNelis is: Superstitious
My hero is: Mother
My goal for this season: win conference
The part of my game I have improved
the most this offseason: shooting
The one arena I would most like to play
in: Staples Center
The toughest player I’ve ever had to
guard: Brittany Carter
If I could take a vacation anywhere it
would be: Bahamas
What is the best thing about The
University of Southern Mississippi: a
very academic school
What is your worst habit: I don’t have
one.
to go with four
rebounds and four
points against
Marshall (2/6)
... Tossed in 10
points to go with
three assists and
two steals against
East Carolina
(2/10) ... Had five
points and two
rebounds against
UAB (2/13) ...
Scored five points
to go with five
rebounds, two
assists and two
steals against
Memphis (2/17)
... Scored only
five points
against Rice
(2/20) ... Tallied
eight points and
grabbed three
rebounds against
UTEP (2/24) ...
Played 35 minutes
against UCF (2/27)
and scored six
points while dishing out five assists
and grabbing
seven rebounds
... Also had two
steals ... Recorded
her first career
double-double
with 13 points
and 10 rebounds
against Marshall
(3/2) … Tossed
in nine points
and grabbed four
rebounds against
Memphis in the
C-USA Tournament … Had 35 assists
and 23 steals on the year.… Prep: A four-year letterwinner at Harrison Central
High School for Coach Nancy Ladner …
Averaged 14. 8 points and 4.0 rebounds
per game as a senior … Named Biloxi
Sun Herald All-Coast Player of the Year …
2009 Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen member ... Earned all-state honors … Helped
her team advance to the semifinals of the
5A State championship, finishing with a
22-2 record ... Named to the North-South
Junior All-Star Team ... Member of the all-
Sun Herald team ... Class 5A Division 8
MHSAA All-Star Team member ... Named
her team’s MVP and best defenisve player
for two years ... Averaged 18. 2 points,
5.0 rebounds and 4. 9 assists as a junior
… Personal: Daughter of Particia Pierce-Fairley and Winston Fairley ... twin sister
Nitesha is also a member of the Lady
Eagle team … An exercise scirence major.
