2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Awa Keita
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lanterne
- Hometown:
- Bamako, Mali
- Prev School:
- Cochise College
Played in just four games due to injury … averaged .5 points, 3.0 rebounds and .5 assists in 5.5 minutes per game … made her season debut against Valparaiso (2/28) and grabbed two boards in under two minutes of work … tallied two points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal in 12 minutes against UNI (3/6).
2019-20 (Junior Season)
Appeared in all 29 games … averaged 2.8 points and 2.3 rebounds in 9.8 minutes off the bench … scored in 22 of SIU’s 29 games, which included a season-high seven points at IUPUI (11/12), vs. Murray State (12/15) and at Valparaiso (1/3) … recorded at least one steal in 14 games … recorded five steals, five rebounds, one assists and one steal in 13 minutes off the bench against Indiana State (2/21) .. blocked at least one shot in 12 games, which included a season-high three blocks against Loyola (3/5) … dished out a season-high three assists at UNI (2/9) and against Loyola (3/5).
Junior College (at Cochise College)
2018 ACCAC Division I Player of the Year … 2018 NJCAA Third Team All-American ... 2017 NJCAA Second Team All-American … Averaged 13.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 1.7 blocks per game for Cochise College … Helped Cochise go 29-3, including a 21-1 record in league play … The Apaches advanced to the second round of the NJCAA Division I National Tournament … Played for the Mali National Team at numerous tournaments including the FIBA U19 World Championships ... Will become the first student-athlete from another continent on the Saluki women's basketball roster and just the second international player in Saluki women's basketball history.
Personal
Born on Feb. 1, 1996 … Daughter of Diola and Fatoumata Some Keita … Father, Diola, is a mathematician … has three sisters and three brothers … is fluent in three languages … earned an associate degree at Cochise College … majoring in sport administration.
