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Samford Women's Basketball
 

 
 

  Giovanni Price

Giovanni Price

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.

High School:
Farragut

Height:
6-0

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
10/01/1982

Major:
Pre-Pharmacy

Price is one of the most competitive and toughest players on the team . . . her ability to draw fouls and her versatility make her a proven scorer for the Bulldogs . . . will be a solid leader for this year's team.

Junior: Started 18 of the 26 games in which she played . . . third on the team in scoring (8.8 ppg), and tied for second in rebounding (4.6 rpg) . . . third on the team in blocks with seven . . . posted two double-doubles on the season: 11 points, 10 rebounds at Eastern Kentucky and 16 points, 11 rebounds against Morehead State . . . scored in double figures 12 times . . . hada season-high 24 points at Southern Mississippi, the performance also tied her career high for points in a game . . . averaged 27.2 minuted per game.

Sophomore: Led the team in scoring, averaging 11.2 points per game, defensive rebounds (98), free-throw percentage (.740) and minutes (27.9 per game) . . . second on the team in blocks (10) and total rebounds (164) . . . played in 26 of the 27 games, starting 25 of them . . . scored a career-high 24 points at Florida Atlantic Dec. 1 . . . recorded four double-doubles: 16 points, 13 rebounds against Southern Miss Nov. 20; 16 points and a career-high 16 rebounds against Birmingham-Southern Dec. 22; 13 points, 11 rebounds at Stetson Jan. 21; 13 points, 10 rebounds against Jacksonville Feb. 11 . . . scored in double figures in 15 games.

Freshman: Named to the TAAC All-Freshman Team after finishing second on the team in scoring with 9.4 points per game and in rebounding with five a game . . . set single-season Samford record for free throws made and attempted (105-156) . . . was in double figures in 16 games . . . led the Bulldogs in rebounds with 146 total rebounds . . . scored a career-high and season-high 20 points, and pulled down 10 rebounds against Florida Atlantic March 3 . . . opened her career with team-high 17 points against Alabama . . . started in 22 of 29 games for the Bulldogs.

High School: Named Knoxville area Player of the Year . . . won All-State and All-Metro honors as a senior at Farragut High School.

Personal: Born Oct. 1, 1982 . . . daughter of Andre and Belinda Price . . . father played football and mother played basketball at Knoxville College . . . majoring in prepharmacy.

Career Highs

Points: 24, (twice), last at Southern Miss, Dec. 3, 2002

Rebounds: 13, vs. Southern Miss, Nov. 20, 2001

Assists: 4, vs. Martin Methodist, Jan. 4, 2003



 

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