Troy University Athletics
2021-22 Basketball (W) Roster
Roster
Jelissa Reese
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Cordele, Ga.
- High School:
- Americus Sumter HS
CAREER HONORS
• 2020-21 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA)
Freshman (2021-22)
Missed the first 19 games due to injury… Saw action in six games… Grabbed four boards against South Alabama… Scored her first points of the season against Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Tournament
Freshman (2020-21)
Played in 26 of the teams 28 games while helping Troy win their fourth Sun Belt Championship, the first of her career, and making the NCAA Tournament as a No. 15 seed ... Averaged 1.6 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.3 steals per game while shooting 80 percent from the free throw line (8-of-10) ... Posted a season-high nine points against LaGrange (Dec. 7) and earned a season-best six rebounds twice (Jan. 15 and Feb. 11) ... Scored a total of 42 points with 10 assists and seven steals
High School
Reese was a scoring machine in high school, averaging double-digits in all four of her seasons on varsity. Her best season came as a senior where she averaged 20.9 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.2 steals, 3.4 assists and 0.7 blocks per game. During her senior campaign she led Americus Sumter to a 29-2 record and a Georgia 4A State Championship while earning first team all-state honors. She posted career-highs with 41 points and 14 rebounds in a game vs Cairo. As a sophomore she averaged 16.8 points per game, 5.7 rebounds, 3.8 steals, 1.5 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. Reese also played softball in high school and was an honor student with a 4.0 GPA and ranked third in her class.
• Daughter of Tabetha Patrick and Marcus Reese and siblings are Harold, Marcus and Kamora
• Also played softball in high school
• Majoring in Electrical Engineering
• Born October 8, 2001
CAREER HIGHS (Through 2020-21)
Points: 9, vs LaGrange (12/7/20)
Rebounds: 6, 2x last vs South Alabama (2/11/21)
Field Goals Made: 3, 2x last at Coastal Carolina (2/26/21)
Field Goals Attempted: 7, at Coastal Carolina (2/26/21)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 1, 2x last at Middle Tennessee (12/17/20)
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: 2, at Middle Tennessee (12/17/20)
Free Throws Made: 2, 4x last vs Coastal Carolina (1/22/21)
Free Throws Attempted: 4, vs LaGrange (12/7/20)
Assists: 2, 3x last vs South Alabama (2/11/21)
Steals: 2, vs App St. (3/7/21)
Blocks: N/A
Minutes: 18, vs LaGrange (12/7/20)
