2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
vs
A&M-Corpus Christi
Nov 5 (Wed)
7:00 PM
Jersey Number 25
Rakell Spencer
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Cabrini HS
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
About Rakell
Played in 19 games, scoring eight points with 14 rebounds and seven assists … Scored four points with two blocks against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Dec. 10) … Had four points with two rebounds against Prairie View A&M (Dec. 28) … Had two assists in three games and two rebounds in five games … Had two rebounds against No. 15 UCLA in the NCAA Second Round (Mar. 20) ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
High School Career
Tabbed as the 25th-best player at her position by ESPN HoopGurlz ... Scored 2,069 points in high school, a Cabrini school record ... Named New Orleans Clarion-Herald Player of the Year twice, and named to Clarion-Herald’s Elite Team all four years of high school ... Two-time New Orleans All-Metro selection by the Times-Picayune ... Named all-state three times ... Finished her high school career with 1,365 rebounds, 540 assists, and 405 steals ... Averaged 16.9 points as a senior, earning LHSBCA All-State honors ... Averaged 15.0 points and 10 rebounds as a junior ... Named the New Orleans Metro Area Female Athlete of the Week on Mar. 4, 2015 by the Times-Picayune, after scoring 19 points against No. 12 Peabody and a triple double (23 points, 15 rebounds, 10 blocks) against Bastrop to reach the 4A State Semifinals ... Averaged 13.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game, as a sophomore in 2013-14, reaching the regionals of the state playoffs, and earning all-metro honors by the New Orleans Advocate ... Played middle blocker for Cabrini’s state runner-up volleyball team, and earned all-state honors the past two seasons.
Personal
Rakell Michelle Spencer ... Born Dec. 14, 1997 in New Orleans, La. ... Daughter of Russell and Joyce Spencer ... Has two brothers, Rakeem and Aaron, and a sister, Kendra ... Named to the Beta Honor Roll ... Sport Management major
Up Close With Rakell
Favorite Pro Basketball Team: Golden State Warriors
Favorite Pro Basketball Player: Stephen Curry
Favorite Movie: Cinderella (the verison with Brandy)
Favorite Actress: Kerri Washington
Most-Used App On My Phone: Twitter
Favorite Non-Basketball Pro Sports Team: New Orleans Saints
I Wish I Could Dance Like: Michael Jackson
The Superhero I Would Be: The Flash
- Played in 19 games, scoring eight points with 14 rebounds and seven assists in 2016-17
- Had two games with four points in 2016-17, against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Dec. 10) and Prairie View A&M (Dec. 28)
- Scored a school-record 2,069 points in high school, earning all-state honors three times
Played in 19 games, scoring eight points with 14 rebounds and seven assists … Scored four points with two blocks against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Dec. 10) … Had four points with two rebounds against Prairie View A&M (Dec. 28) … Had two assists in three games and two rebounds in five games … Had two rebounds against No. 15 UCLA in the NCAA Second Round (Mar. 20) ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
High School Career
Tabbed as the 25th-best player at her position by ESPN HoopGurlz ... Scored 2,069 points in high school, a Cabrini school record ... Named New Orleans Clarion-Herald Player of the Year twice, and named to Clarion-Herald’s Elite Team all four years of high school ... Two-time New Orleans All-Metro selection by the Times-Picayune ... Named all-state three times ... Finished her high school career with 1,365 rebounds, 540 assists, and 405 steals ... Averaged 16.9 points as a senior, earning LHSBCA All-State honors ... Averaged 15.0 points and 10 rebounds as a junior ... Named the New Orleans Metro Area Female Athlete of the Week on Mar. 4, 2015 by the Times-Picayune, after scoring 19 points against No. 12 Peabody and a triple double (23 points, 15 rebounds, 10 blocks) against Bastrop to reach the 4A State Semifinals ... Averaged 13.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game, as a sophomore in 2013-14, reaching the regionals of the state playoffs, and earning all-metro honors by the New Orleans Advocate ... Played middle blocker for Cabrini’s state runner-up volleyball team, and earned all-state honors the past two seasons.
Personal
Rakell Michelle Spencer ... Born Dec. 14, 1997 in New Orleans, La. ... Daughter of Russell and Joyce Spencer ... Has two brothers, Rakeem and Aaron, and a sister, Kendra ... Named to the Beta Honor Roll ... Sport Management major
Up Close With Rakell
Favorite Pro Basketball Team: Golden State Warriors
Favorite Pro Basketball Player: Stephen Curry
Favorite Movie: Cinderella (the verison with Brandy)
Favorite Actress: Kerri Washington
Most-Used App On My Phone: Twitter
Favorite Non-Basketball Pro Sports Team: New Orleans Saints
I Wish I Could Dance Like: Michael Jackson
The Superhero I Would Be: The Flash
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