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  Megan Wilderotter

Megan Wilderotter

Player Profile

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
New Orleans, La.

High School:
Dominican HS

Height:
5-5

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
07/10/1987

Experience:
3L

One of the toughest players to ever play at Samford . . . a tremendous leader and a true coach on the floor . . . has the ability to attack the defense and one of the best defenders in the conference . . . has an outstanding assist to turnover ratio is outstanding.

Junior (2008-09): Saw action in all 29 games, including 28 starts . . . led the team with 73 assists and 40 steals . . . averaged 5.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game . . . played her first regular-season game in nearly a year in season-opening win at Jacksonville State, scoring four points and pulling down three rebounds . . . scored seven points at Lipscomb . . . led the team with 15 points against McNeese State . . . scored seven points against Elon . . . scored eight points, making 6-of-6 free throws against UNC Greensboro . . . scored 11 points at Georgia Southern . . . had six points, four rebounds and three assists at Western Carolina . . . scored 16 points, making 6-of-8 shots from the floor against Davidson . . . had 11 points, four rebounds and five assists against Furman . . . scored nine points at Elon . . . dished out six assists against College of Charleston . . . had six assists against Georgia Southern . . . had a career-high six steals at Appalachian State . . . had 10 points, five rebounds and five assists at Davidson . . . had seven points, four assists and five steals against UNC Greensboro in the SoCon Tournament.

Medical Redshirt (2007-08): Started the first eight games before a knee injury ended her season . . . received a medical redshirt . . . averaged 6.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game . . . dished out 20 assists in her eight games . . . scored 10 points against Princeton . . . led the team with 16 points at Florida Atlantic . . . scored nine points at New Orleans . . . suffered a season-ending knee injury against George Washington.

Sophomore (2006-07): Saw action in all 31 games, starting 24 contests . . . ranked second on the team in assists with 61 . . . averaged 6.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game . . . had six points, five rebounds and two assists against Centenary . . . scored 10 points at Memphis . . . led the team with 13 points at Iowa . . . scored 10 points at Jacksonville State . . . scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds at Southeast Missouri . . . scored seven points at Tennessee State . . . tied a career high with five rebounds at Austin Peay . . . scored 12 points and dished out five assists against Tennessee State . . . scored eight points at Morehead State . . . tied a career high with 20 points at Eastern Kentucky . . . scored eight points against Southeast Missouri . . . scored 12 points against Eastern Illinois . . . dished out six assists against Tennessee Tech in the first round of the OVC Tournament.

Freshman (2005-06): Saw action in 28 of the team's 29 games, starting one . . . ranked third on the team with 57 assists . . . scored eight points and dished out five assists at Eastern Kentucky . . . scored seven points at Tennessee Tech . . . had eight points in win at Tulane . . . scored eight points against Murray State . . . had 10 points against Southeast Missouri . . . scored a career-high 20 points against Jacksonville State . . . scored eight points against Troy . . . dished out eight assists against Florida Atlantic in the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel Thanksgiving Classic . . . earned her first collegiate start at Birmingham-Southern . . . scored six points in her collegiate debut at Miami.

High School: Prepped at Dominican High School . . . her team reached state finals three straight years . . . named the Times-Picayune Athlete of the Year . . . named to All-District, All-Orleans and All- Metro teams . . . also named to the Clarion Herald Elite team . . . named All-District and All-State for volleyball.

Personal: Born July 10, 1987 . . . daughter of Carl and Jane Wilderotter . . . majoring in exercise science at Samford.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH WILDEROTTER
My earliest sports memory was: going to basketball camp at the playground.
The strangest nickname I have ever had was: Yoda.
The biggest obstacle I've had to overcome is: tearing my ACL.
My parents were right when they said: you never get penalized for being early.
If I could change something about myself, it would be: my height.
Favorite sport besides basketball: volleyball.
Favorite place to eat: Botega.
Favorite food: my mom's Chinese noodles.
Favorite movie: Rudy.
Favorite color: Blue.
Favorite holiday: My birthday!
Favorite cartoon character: Peter Griffin.
Favorite TV show: Jon and Kate Plus 8
Favorite book: When you are happy.