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2025-26 Basketball (W) Roster
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Detavia Salter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Colquitt, Ga.
- High School:
- Bainbridge High School
- Prev School:
- Georgia Southwestern State
Bio
Georgia Southwestern
Sophomore (2024-25)
Played in 26 games with 16 starts for 5.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks … Debuted for GSW with six points against Florida Tech … First double-digit performance came against West Florida with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting … Scored 10-plus points in 4-of-5 games from Feb. 5 – Feb. 17, including a career-high of 14 against USC Beaufort – she also grabbed a season-high of nine rebounds … Shot above 50 percent (min. 5 shot attempts) in nine games, ending the year with a 54.8 percent from the field … Seized multiple rebounds in all but two appearances with nine games at 5-plus … Rejected a career-high five shots in back-to-back games against Georgia College and Clayton State … Went six straight games with multiple blocks from Feb. 12 – Feb. 26 (19)
Mercer
Freshman (2022-23)
Appeared in six games with 1.7 points and 0.8 rebounds … Made career debut against Georgia Southwestern, scoring four points on 2-of-2 shooting – she also swiped her first career steal … Scored in four of six appearances
High School
Attended Bainbridge High School, where she took the Bearcats to three Sweet Sixteen appearances … Rated as the No.4 shot blocker in Division AAAA with 3.1 per game … Played four years in varsity, leading the Bearcats to a 56-42 record … Peaked her junior season with 12.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.3 blocks and a steal before COVID … Ended her time at Bainbridge with 11.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 1.5 steals to earn 4A All-Region First Team, All-State First Team and Defensive Player of the Year … Received multiple Player of the Game awards throughout her career
Personal
Full name is Detavia Salter … Born in Bainbridge, Ga. on Dec. 27 … One sibling, Destine … Has a pet doodle, Bodhi … Majoring in psychology with a minor in sociology
Sophomore (2024-25)
Played in 26 games with 16 starts for 5.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks … Debuted for GSW with six points against Florida Tech … First double-digit performance came against West Florida with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting … Scored 10-plus points in 4-of-5 games from Feb. 5 – Feb. 17, including a career-high of 14 against USC Beaufort – she also grabbed a season-high of nine rebounds … Shot above 50 percent (min. 5 shot attempts) in nine games, ending the year with a 54.8 percent from the field … Seized multiple rebounds in all but two appearances with nine games at 5-plus … Rejected a career-high five shots in back-to-back games against Georgia College and Clayton State … Went six straight games with multiple blocks from Feb. 12 – Feb. 26 (19)
Mercer
Freshman (2022-23)
Appeared in six games with 1.7 points and 0.8 rebounds … Made career debut against Georgia Southwestern, scoring four points on 2-of-2 shooting – she also swiped her first career steal … Scored in four of six appearances
High School
Attended Bainbridge High School, where she took the Bearcats to three Sweet Sixteen appearances … Rated as the No.4 shot blocker in Division AAAA with 3.1 per game … Played four years in varsity, leading the Bearcats to a 56-42 record … Peaked her junior season with 12.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.3 blocks and a steal before COVID … Ended her time at Bainbridge with 11.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 1.5 steals to earn 4A All-Region First Team, All-State First Team and Defensive Player of the Year … Received multiple Player of the Game awards throughout her career
Personal
Full name is Detavia Salter … Born in Bainbridge, Ga. on Dec. 27 … One sibling, Destine … Has a pet doodle, Bodhi … Majoring in psychology with a minor in sociology
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