Ostanding shooter ...
Has great range
... Will challenge
for the starting two-guard ... Excellent floor
vision ... Possesses good passing and ball-
handling skills ... Junior College: A two-year
letterwinner and starter for Coach Sandra
Sumrall at Jones County Junior College …
Ranked second in the nation in scoring with
24. 9 points per game average … Earned
First Team All-America honors as well as
First Team All-Region 23 and First Team
MACJA South Division … Her JCJC jersey
was displayed in the Women’s Basketball
Hall of Fame’s Ring of Honor for one year
… Led the state in scoring while averaging
7. 9 rebounds, 4. 5 assists and 2. 5 steals per
game … Shot 51. 1 percent from the field
including 51. 3 percent from behind the arc
Tanecka
Carey
#15
Up Close with Tanecka
G • 5-9 • Junior • Jackson, Miss./Jones County Junior College
… Connected on 78. 5 percent from the free
throw line … Scored a school-record 53
points in a upset win over Copiah-Lincoln
CC … Named NJCAA Women’s Division I
Player of the Week on two occasions (Jan.
15 and Feb. 19) … Helped Jones County JC
Carey to a 19-8 record, a runner-up finish
in the MACJC Tournament and a berth in
the Region 23 Tournament … Also earned
First Team All-MACJC and All-Region 23
accolades as a freshman while averaging
21. 3 points, 3. 5 rebounds and 4. 2 assists per
game … Prep: Played a Murrah High School
where she was a three-year letterwinner
for Coach Anna Jackson … Earned all-state
and all-district honors … An All-American
Full name: Tanecka Carey
Nickname: T
Place of Birth: Chicago, Ill.
Siblings: two sisters
Major: physical education
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Movie: Love & Basketball
Favorite TV show: Martin
If I could eat anything it would be:
baked chicken
What’s on my iPod: music
I grew up a fan of this team: Chicago
Bulls
I grew up a fan of this athlete: Carmelo
Anthony
What is your personal game routine:
talking to my mom and dad before the
game
The one thing I have to take on every
road trip: iPod
What’s a talent you would most like to
have: to dunk
One word that describes me: confident
My hero is: my mom
My goal for this season: win a
championship
The part of my game I have improved
the most this offseason: shooting
The toughest player I’ve ever had to
guard: Jamierra Faulkner
If I could take a vacation anywhere it
would be: Hawai’i
What is something about you that
would surprise people: I can cook.
What is the best thing about The
University of Southern Mississippi:
Being able to be a part of the Lady
Eagles basketball team.
What is your worst habit:
Procrastination
nominee … As a senior, helped her team
to a 26-3 record and a state championship
… During her sophomore season, she was
a first-team all-Metro selection and helped
Murrah win a 5A state championship …
Averaged points 21. 3 points, 7.0 rebounds
and 5.0 assists … Played in the Mississippi/
Alabama All-Star game … Personal:
Daughter of Petrice Roach and Elroy Carey
… An interdisciplinary Study major.
