Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 13 No. 2 | October 2020

22 Inside Hokie Sports It’s grill season!! Best selection and best price is now!! Since 1969, Nobody Does it Better!!! 1290 Roanoke Street, Christiansburg, VA 24073 • 540-382-7500 • www.gandhappliance.com Find us at G&H Appliance “I think the sky is the limit for her,” Brooks said. “I don’t think there are many post players in our country that will be as talented as her, as she moves forward. Obviously, she’s only a sophomore, and she’s still learning, but I think before it’s all said and done, I think we’ll have one of the best post players in the country.” She won’t work alone, as Tech’s post includes four other players taller than 6-2, including the 6-4 Alex Obouh Fegue, who played in 17 games Georgia Amoore Fr., 5-5, Guard Ballarat, Victoria, Australia • Enrolled at Tech in January, but did not play • Played for the Ballarat Rush and won the Rising Star Award in 2019 • Averaged 11 points and three assists per game for the Rush last season • Led her Australian U18 team to gold medals in the FIBA 3x3 U18 Asia Cup in 2019 and the U16 Asia Cup in 2017 Azana Baines So., 6-1, Guard Blackwood, New Jersey • Averaged 4.8 points and 3.2 rebounds as a freshman at Duke last season • Played in 29 games, starting four of those, at Duke • Scored 1,751 points in her prep career at Gloucester Catholic • Averaged more than 20 points per game as a junior and senior in high school Shelby Calhoun Fr., 5-11, Guard Louisville, Kentucky • Scored more than 2,400 career points and grabbed more than 1,600 career rebounds at Christian Academy • Led her team to state titles and was the state tournament MVP in both her junior and senior seasons • A two-time all-state selection who averaged 16.8 points and 13.2 rebounds per game as a senior • Chose Tech over Iowa, Michigan, and NC State NEWCOMERS MEET THE Nevaeh Dean Fr., 6-2, Forward Hamilton, Ohio • Averaged 9.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game as a senior, shooting 49.2% from the floor • Averaged 9.4 points and 7.2 rebounds as a junior and shot 53.3% from the field • Led the team to 93 wins and to four consecutive conference championships in her career • A two-time first-team Greater Miami Conference selection Da’Ja Green Gr., 5-6, Guard Ellenwood, Georgia • A graduate transfer from Wofford • A three-time All-Southern Conference selection • Third in the Southern Conference in assists last season (4.7 apg) • Averaged 12.7 points per game as a junior last season D’asia Gregg Jr., 6-2, Forward Florence, South Carolina • Started her career at Georgia Tech before spending last season at Gulf Coast State College • Averaged 15.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game last season • Shot 46.7% from the floor and 77.5% from the free-throw line • Played in 22 games as a freshman Georgia Tech, averaging 2.5 points per game Shamarla King Fr., 6-0, Guard Hartford, Connecticut • The highest rated of all Tech’s newcomers, coming in at No. 78 nationally by ESPNW • Missed much of her senior season with an injury • One of only four females in Connecticut nominated to play in the McDonald’s All-American Game last season and averaged 3.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, and the 6-3 Asiah Jones, who sat out last season after transferring from Southern California. Jones averaged 3.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per game during her three seasons at USC (one of which she redshirted because of an injury). But Brooks loves the potential of Jones and loves the thought of playing a longer, athletic player alongside Kitley in the post. Continued from page 21