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Neydja Petithomme

position

Guard

Height

5-8

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Boca Raton, Fla.

High School

Grandview Prep

Neydja Petithomme - Women's Basketball - University of Miami Athletics

As a Sophomore (2015-16): Transferred from Auburn University after fall semester … Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules.

As a Freshman at Auburn (2014-15): Played in all 31 games, starting the final 16 … Scored in double digits five times … Led the Tigers in assists per game (3.2) and finished third in steals (38) … Also ranked fifth on the team in points per game (5.5) … Made her college debut against Troy (11/14), tallying six points, five assists and four rebounds in 21 minutes … Recorded 11 points and connected on a season-high three 3-pointers against Southeastern Louisiana (12/4) … Scored 10 points and tallied a season-best eight assists at FIU (12/29) … Posted 10 points her first-career conference game at top-ranked South Carolina (1/2) … Logged five assists in the first start of her career at No. 10/11 Kentucky (1/8) … Scored 11 points against No. 18/20 Mississippi State (1/26) … Posted eight points and pulled down a season-high nine rebounds at Missouri (2/8) … Tallied nine points in a season-high-tying 30 minutes of action at Vanderbilt (2/26) … Notched a season-high 12 points at Alabama (3/1).

High School: Graduated from Grandview Preparatory School … Played varsity basketball at American Heritage (Delray Beach) School in eighth and ninth grade … Rated as a three-star prospect and a top-20 guard recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz … McDonald’s All-American Game nominee … Grandview Prep’s all-time leader in points, assists and steals … Scored over 1,800 points in her career … Four-time team captain and four-time district champion … As a senior year, helped team to the class 2A state title, the first in school history … Named MVP of the state final … Tabbed as an FABC First Team All-State selection as a senior … Chosen as the Palm Beach Post Small Schools Player of the Year as a junior … Selected as the Sun Sentinel 5A-2A Player of the Year as a sophomore after leading the team to the first of three consecutive 2A state semifinal trips … Four-time Sun Sentinel All-County selection, including as an eighth grader … Participated in the 2011 USA U16 National Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo. … Member of the Spanish National Honor Society, chess club and debate club.

Personal: Full name is Neydja D’Jenay Petithomme … Name is pronounced NEE-Zhuh PET-Ee-Home … Parents are Dr. Yveny Petithomme II and Junette Petithomme … Father is a doctor and mother is a nurse … Has a younger brother, Yveny III … Majoring in broadcast journalism … Career goal is to be a television anchor or broadcaster … Enjoys playing the piano and volunteering at her church … Favorite athlete is Chris Paul because of his finesse, smooth style of play … Best sports memory is winning the state championship as a high school senior … Chose Miami because of its great academics, quality of its conference and the coaching staff.

 STATS
YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA 3PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG
 2014-15 (AUB)  31 16 683  22.0 67 206 .325 19 66 .288 18 39 .462 66 2.1 98 87 3 38 171 5.5
2015-16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2016-17 7 0 13 1.9 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 2 0.3 3 1 0 1 2 0.3
CAREER 38 16 696 18.3 67 208 .322 19 66 .288 20 43 .465 68 1.8 101 88 3 39 173 4.6