BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Texas A&M Women's Basketball's Ciera Johnson and Men's Basketball's Josh Nebo represent Texas A&M Friday and Saturday at the annual Southeastern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Leadership Councils at the SEC headquarters.
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The council consists of one male representative and one female representative from each of the SEC's 14 institutions.
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The goal of the Leadership Council is for student-athletes to serve as a conduit of communication from their teams to the conference office on issues related to student-athlete experience, student-athlete wellness, and to provide feedback on proposed rules governing the SEC and NCAA.
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Among the agenda items for the group is dinner and a conversation with Commissioner Greg Sankey, a review of NCAA and SEC legislative items, and the 28 student-athletes will also have an opportunity to engage with men's and women's basketball officials on rules of the game, student-athlete/referee interaction and careers in officiating. Keyon Dooling, former Missouri student-athlete, author, motivational speaker and former NBA player, will speak to the group on Saturday on the topic of mental wellness.
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Johnson ranked among the SEC's leaders in 2018-19 with 12.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, her first season in the Maroon & White. She started all 34 games for the Aggies, notching 12 double-doubles and scoring 10+ points 27 times. During the 2019 SEC and NCAA Tournaments, she increased her averages to 13.2 points and 9.6 rebounds.
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Nebo played in 30 games a year ago and led the team with 69 blocked shots. The Houston, Texas, native averaged 8.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Nebo recorded three double-doubles in 2018-19 and tallied a season-high 21 points in the Aggies' 81-80 victory at Alabama.
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The council consists of one male representative and one female representative from each of the SEC's 14 institutions.
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The goal of the Leadership Council is for student-athletes to serve as a conduit of communication from their teams to the conference office on issues related to student-athlete experience, student-athlete wellness, and to provide feedback on proposed rules governing the SEC and NCAA.
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Among the agenda items for the group is dinner and a conversation with Commissioner Greg Sankey, a review of NCAA and SEC legislative items, and the 28 student-athletes will also have an opportunity to engage with men's and women's basketball officials on rules of the game, student-athlete/referee interaction and careers in officiating. Keyon Dooling, former Missouri student-athlete, author, motivational speaker and former NBA player, will speak to the group on Saturday on the topic of mental wellness.
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Johnson ranked among the SEC's leaders in 2018-19 with 12.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, her first season in the Maroon & White. She started all 34 games for the Aggies, notching 12 double-doubles and scoring 10+ points 27 times. During the 2019 SEC and NCAA Tournaments, she increased her averages to 13.2 points and 9.6 rebounds.
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Nebo played in 30 games a year ago and led the team with 69 blocked shots. The Houston, Texas, native averaged 8.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Nebo recorded three double-doubles in 2018-19 and tallied a season-high 21 points in the Aggies' 81-80 victory at Alabama.