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Tere Williams

Class: Senior
Height: 5-11
Hometown: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Position: Forward
photo     Solidified herself as one of the nation's premier players over the past three seasons ... A candidate for All-America honors again this season ... Added a mid-range and three-point jump shot to her offensive arsenal ... Invited to tryout for the USA Basketball Women's Jones Cup Team this past spring ... Back to full strength after missing four games at the end of last year with a torn medial collateral ligament in her right knee ... Injured during the Duquesne game on Feb. 20 ... Played against Georgia State in the first round of the WNIT (3/16), her first game back ... Atlantic 10 First-Team All-Conference ... Finalist for Atlantic 10 Player of the Year ... Three-time Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week selection ... Fourth place on Tech's all-time scoring list (1,293) ... Needs 208 points to move into third place ... Fourth on Tech's all-time rebounding list (676) ... First on Tech's all-time field goal percentage list ... Fourth in career field goals made (518) ... Scored in double figures 71 times over her career, pulled down double-digit rebounds 26 times and has 23 double-doubles to her credit ... A tremendous rebounder and aggressive player ... Continues to improve her overall game ... Has the athletic ability to add to the Hokies' perimeter offense ... Instrumental in Tech's transition game.

Tere's Bests

Points 26 vs. Duquesne, 12/12/98 and vs. UNCC, 12/30/99
FG Attempted 19 vs. Duquesne, 12/12/98
FG Made 13 vs. Duquesne, 12/12/98
3PT FG Attempted 1 vs. James Madison, 12/2/99
3PT FG Made 0
FT Attempted 15 vs. UNC Charlotte, 12/30/99
FT Made 14 vs. UNC Charlotte, 12/30/99
Rebounds 15 (twice)
Assists 3 vs. Duquesne, 12/12/98
Blocks 4 vs. Dayton, 2/27/99
Steals 5 vs. Auburn, 3/15/99 and vs. UMass, 2/13/00
1999-00: Played in 27 games, starting 26 ... Started all 25 games before sustaining the knee injury at Duquesne (2/20) ... Averaged 15.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals a contest ... Led the Hokies in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and free throw percentage ... Third in the Atlantic 10 in scoring and rebounding, first in field goal percentage and fourth in free throw percentage ... Shot 156-of-262 from the field for 59.5 percent, ninth in the nation ... Hit 81.1 percent (99/122) from the free throw line ... Led the team in scoring 14 times, rebounding 17 times, steals five times and blocked shots five times ... Scored in double figures 23 times ... Pulled down double-figure rebounds 11 times ... Nine double-doubles ... Shot .500 or better from the field 23 times ... Shot .600 or better 14 times ... Most Valuable Player of the 1999 Virginia Lottery-Hokie Hardwood Classic ... Scored 20 points or more seven times ... In her first game back from injury, she scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor, 3-of-4 from the line, pulled down four rebounds and finished with a team-high three steals against Georgia State in the first round of the WNIT (3/16) ... Followed that with a team-high 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line and pulled down five boards against Maryland in the second round of the WNIT (3/18) ... Career-high 26 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor and 14-of-15 from the free throw line and pulled down 14 rebounds against UNC Charlotte in the championship game of the Hardwood Classic (12/30) ... 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the floor and 5-of-5 from the free throw line, pulled down 10 rebounds and blocked a shot at St. Joseph's (1/23) ... 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field and 5-of-6 from the line and finished with nine rebounds at George Washington (2/2) ... 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor, 7-of-9 from the free throw line, pulled down seven rebounds and had a career-high five steals against UMass (2/13) ... 22 points, six rebounds and a blocked shot against Dayton (1/28) ... 18 points at then-ranked No. 16 Oregon (11/27) ... 13 rebounds against then-ranked No. 20 Duke (12/8) ... 15 points and 10 rebounds at Virginia (12/20).

1998-99: Topped a brilliant freshman performance with an even-better sophomore season ... Started 29 games for the Hokies ... Led the team in scoring (15.6 points) and rebounding (7.4) for the second straight season ... Also was among the nation's top 15 in field goal percentage all season ... Ranked as high as eighth at 65.0 percent ... Shattered the Tech single-season field goal percentage mark at 60.2 percent ... Shot 74.3 percent from the free throw line after shooting only 59.7 percent from the line as a freshman ... Led the Hokies in scoring 11 times and rebounding 16 times ... Registered five double-doubles during the season ... Became the first Hokie to earn first-team All-Atlantic 10 honors ... Also was tabbed honorable-mention All-America by the Associated Press ... Scored a career-high 26 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in Tech's win over Duquesne ... Led all scorers with 21 points and added 10 rebounds versus Virginia ... Reached the 20-point plateau six times during the season ... Added 23 points and nine rebounds in the Hokies' win over Temple.

1997-98: One of Tech's best recruits became one of Tech's best freshmen ... Chased and set numerous freshman marks at Tech ... Established new freshman records for rebounds (237) and rebounding average (7.6) ... Also set new rookie mark for field goal percentage (.538) ... Her field goal percentage was tops among all Atlantic 10 Conference players for most of the season ... Selected third-team freshman All-America by the Women's Basketball News Service ... Shared Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year honors with Elisa Aguilar of George Washington ... Also earned spots on the Atlantic 10 all-conference second team and all-rookie team ... Named A-10 rookie of the week twice during the season ... Earned VaSID Division I All-State honorable mention honors ... Finished second in the Atlantic 10 in rebounding ... Led the Hokies in scoring (13.4), rebounding (7.6) and field goal percentage ... Was also second in blocks with 15 and third in steals with 36 ... Was the Hokies' leading scorer in 10 contests and leading rebounder in 20 games ... Reached the 20-point plateau in four contests ... Also registered double-doubles in eight contests ... Had 10 points and seven rebounds in her debut as a Hokie ... Combined for 29 points and 11 rebounds to earn selection to the St. Mary's Tipoff Classic All-Tournament team ... Posted her first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in an 88-74 win at UNC Greensboro ... Tallied 23 points and career-best 15 rebounds in Tech's loss at Xavier ... Had personal-best 25 points along with 11 rebounds in a 99-86 loss at Duquesne ... Posted 22 points and 13 rebounds in the Hokies' win over George Washington ... Followed that performance with 21 points and 15 rebounds at La Salle ... Combined for 31 points and 18 rebounds in two games to earn Atlantic 10 All-Championship honors.

High School: Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina ... Selected a Parade All-American as well as being tabbed for Street & Smith's All-America team ... Lettered four years for Coach Dave Murr's Orange High School team in Chapel Hill ... Led the 1996-97 Orange team to a 22-2 mark ... Three-time team most valuable player ... Garnered all-state recognition in addition to being chosen area player of the year ... Named 1997 Herald Sun Player of the Year ... Earned numerous tournament honors, including being named most outstanding performer at the Glaxo Welcome Tournament ... Averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds per contest as a senior ... Also an outstanding track performer, earning team most valuable player honors four consecutive years ... Holds school records in numerous events for Coach Dan Furry's squad ... Conference and regional champ in the 200- and 400-meter events ... Lettered two years in volleyball at Orange.

Odds and Ends: Tere Michelle Williams ... Born 12/30/78 in Chapel Hill, N.C. ... Lefthanded ... Daughter of Mahlon and Veronica Williams ... Double majoring in biology and business.

YearGGSMPFGM-AttPct.3PTM-AttPct.FTM-AttPct.Reb.Avg.ATOBlkSTTPAvg.
97-983128776170-316.5380-0.00074-124.5972377.61685153641413.4
98-993029822192-319.6040-0.00084-113.7502217.52766222946815.6
99-002725807156-262.5950-1.00099-122.8112188.41976143241115.1
Totals88822405518-897.5770-1.000257-359.7166767.7622275197129314.6