Jelila Abdul-Bassit

Jelila Abdul-Bassit

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Anchorage, Alaska

High School:
Cheyenne H.S.

Last College:
Monroe C.C.

Height:
5-11

Position:
Guard

2006-07: Started five of 27 games...Averaged 6.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game...Led the team in three-pointers made (41) and was third in free-throw percentage (70 percent)...Scored a career-high 19 points at Winston-Salem State on Jan. 13...Pulled down a career-high six rebounds vs. North Carolina A&T on Feb. 3.

JUCO: Named to the All-NJCAA second team as a freshman at Monroe Community College (Bronx, N.Y.)...Missed second year at Monroe due to an injury...Averaged 17.4 points per game and shot 52 percent from three-point range during the 2004-05 Lady Mustang season, helping Monroe to a 25-1 campaign that year.

High School: Attended Cheyenne High School (Las Vegas, Nevada) and Bartlett High School (Anchorage, Alaska)...Named to the Northwest Division's first team...Received All-City honors in Anchorage (junior year) and Las Vegas (senior year).

Personal: Born November 20, 1984 in Bronx, New York...Daughter of Michelle and Claude Butler...Has two brothers, Rahim and Jalil...Major is Criminal Justice...Named to the Dean's List and President's List at Monroe Community College...Athletic goal for the season is to have the best shooting percentage in the MEAC.

Career Highs
Points: 19 (@ Winston-Salem State, Jan. 13, 2007)
Rebounds: 6 (3x, last North Carolina A&T, Feb. 3, 2007)
Blocks: 2 (2x, last at Morgan State, Jan. 27, 2007)
Assists: 2 (vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Nov. 14, 2006)
Steals: 3 (Bethune-Cookman, Feb. 19, 2007)
Minutes: 29 (Auburn, Dec. 19, 2006)

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