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2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

Ricky Bassman

1 Leanna James

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Godley, Texas
  • Prev School Godley HS

Biography

At Midwestern State

Sophomore (2017-18)

made 26 appearances off the bench, averaging 10.4 minutes per game…averaged 1.5 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game…scored a season-high seven points against Texas Wesleyan on Nov. 15…played a season-high 19 minutes against Texas A&M-Commerce on Dec. 2…had five assists and four rebounds in a road win over WNMU on Feb. 17...

Redshirt Freshman (2016-17)

appeared in all 26 games with 17 starts at point guard … ranked fifth in the Lone Star Conference with 3.8 assists per game and a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio, leading the Mustangs with 98 helpers on the season … averaged 3.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 20.9 minutes per game … connected on 41.8 percent of her shots (28-for-67) including a 39.4 percentage (13-for-33) from behind the arc … shot 72.2 percent (13-for-18) from the free-throw line … registered a season-high 11 points and nine rebounds in an 86-65 road win over UT Permian Basin (2/9/17) … dished out 11 assists in an 81-59 victory over Texas Wesleyan (12/31/16) for the fifth-most assists in a single game in program history … also recorded a season-best four steals against Texas Wesleyan … tallied at least five assists in eight contests … posted at least six assists in four-straight games from Dec. 31, 2016 – Jan. 12, 2017 … scored her first career points with eight in a victory over Texas A&M International (11/12/16) at MSU’s Ashbrook Classic … tallied eight points with six boards and six assists in a road win over Western New Mexico (1/12/17) … made her first collegiate start in MSU’s conference opener at Tarleton State (12/1/16)...

Freshman (2015-16)

served redshirt season...

At Godley High School

four-year letterwinner for coach Mark Chauveaux at Godley (Texas) High School ... a Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) Class 4A All-State and Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Region I-4A first team performer after averaging 13.7 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals per game as a senior in 2014-15 ... also tabbed District 7-4A MVP as a  senior ... earned District 10-2A Offensive MVP honors as a junior in 2013-14 and was a first team all-district selection as a sophomore in 2012-13 ... helped Lady Cats to Texas UIL state playoff appearances in each of her four prep seasons including a regional semifinalist showing in 2014-15, to the regional quarterfinals in 2012-13, to the area round in 2011-12 and a bi-district appearance in 2013-14 ... was also a volleyball standout earning District 10-2A Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore in 2012, Server MVP as a senior in 2014 and was a first team pick as a junior in 2013...

Personal

daughter of Lyndell and Tonna James ... born Jan. 21, 1997...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2015-16Freshman

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    2016-17Redshirt Freshman

    Guard
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    2017-18Sophomore

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