Women's Basketball Lands Second Recruit in Early Signing Period
Nov. 12, 2004
CORAL GABLES, Fla. –
The University of Miami and head women’s basketball coach Ferne Labati announced today the signing of LaToya Cunningham to a National Letter of Intent for the 2005-06 season in the November early signing period.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
Cunningham, a 5-6 guard from La Jolla Country Day in <?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>La Jolla, Calif., is ranked one of the top 75 players at her position in the class of 2005 by the All-Star Girls Report. Last season, she averaged 12.2 points and 4.0 assist per game while shooting nearly 40 percent from the three point line as she led the Lady Torreys to their third consecutive California Interscholastic Federation Championship.
“LaToya is a tremendous athlete and an excellent team leader,” said La Jolla head coach Terri Bamford. “She has worked extremely hard on her basketball skills and with her leadership and work ethic, she should be very successful at Miami.”
Cunningham is the second player in this year’s class to commit to UM, joining Brittany Denson, who signed with Miami Thursday.
Denson, a 6-3 center out of Winter Haven High School in Winter Haven, Fla., is considered by most recruiting services to be the top post player coming out of the state of Florida and one of the best players in the country in the class of 2005.
LaToya Cunningham
5-6
Guard
La Jolla Country Day
La Jolla, Cailf.
Ranked the No. 74 guard in the class of 2005 by the All-Star Girls Report.
2004 Adidas Evaluation Camp MVP.
All-Coastal South League Second Team selection in 2004.
All-Coastal South League First Team selection in 2003.
All-Coastal South League Honorable Mention selection in 2002.
All-California Interscholastic Federation Division IV First Team selection in 2004.
All-California Interscholastic Federation Division IV First Team selection in 2003.
All-California Interscholastic Federation Division V Second Team selection in 2002.
Member of the basketball, cross country and track team; School record holder in the 400 meters.
Brittany Denson
6-3
Center
Winter HavenHigh School
Winter Haven, Fla.
Ranked one of the top five players in the state of Florida by FloridaHoops.com.
Ranked the No. 77 player overall in the class of 2005 by the Blue Star Report.
Selected as a Street & Smith’s High School All-America honorable mention selection in 2004.
Selected as a Street & Smith’s High School All-America honorable mention selection in 2003.
Florida Sports Writers Association Class A All-State Third Team selection in 2004.
All-Central Florida Second Team selection in 2004.
Osceola News-Gazette All-County First Team selection in 2004.
Osceola News-Gazette All-County First Team selection in 2003.
Osceola News-Gazette All-County First Team selection in 2002.
