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Jesyka Burks-Wiley |
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AS A JUNIOR IN 2007-08
Garnered America East All-Conference Second Team honors ... Led the team in scoring with 13.2 points per game and averaged 5.8 rebounds per game ... Ranked fourth in the conference in scoring and free throw percentage (.805) ... Started all 32 games and recorded three double-doubles ... Scored in double-figures in 24-of-32 games, including 10 straight from Dec. 11, 2007 to Jan. 30, 2008 ... Posted a career-best 21 points and a game-high 12 rebounds at St. John's on Dec. 1 for her second consecutive double-double ... Poured in 15 points vs. Binghamton on Feb. 13 ... Led the Terriers with a team-high 19 points at UNH on Jan. 30 ... Posted her third double-double of the season vs. Stony Brook on Jan. 19 on 17 points and 12 rebounds ... For the second consecutive game, posted 20 points at Kansas on Dec. 30, on 9-for-17 shooting ... Netted 20 points on 9-for-18 shooting against VCU on Dec. 28, while also earning three steals, two blocks and nine rebounds ... Posted a game-high 19 points against Harvard on Dec. 11 ... Matched a then-career high with 20 points versus UMass on Nov. 28 ... Scored 19 points on the opening day of the UNC Greensboro tournament against host-school UNCG on Nov. 23 ... For the third straight game, posted double-figures with 16 points against No. 16 Ohio State on Nov. 17.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2006-07
Saw action in 20 games ... Averaged 4.2 points per game, was .846 from the free throw line ... Sunk a season-high three free throws versus UMBC on Feb. 4 ... Matched season highs for steals (1) and blocks (1) vs. Hartford on Jan. 31 in a season-high 31 minutes ... Made an impact off the bench, scoring seven points and eight rebounds in 20 minutes versus New Hampshire on Jan. 23 ... Posted a season-high 12 points to go along with five rebounds at Maine on Jan. 20 ... Missed three games while recovering from injury, returned to action against Dayton and the following day posted one point, one assists and a block against No. 3 Duke on Dec. 30 ... After missing the first five games due to injury, came back with an 11-point performance, adding seven rebounds and one steal against then-No. 14/12 Arizona State in 15 minutes of play.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2005-06
A four-time America East Rookie of the Week selection ... Earned Rookie of the Week status in back-to-back weeks on Feb. 27 and March 6 ... Played in 28-of-30 games and started in four, including three in the conference tournament ... 17th in the conference in rebounding, averaging 5.4 per-game ... Fifteenth in the conference in offensive rebounding with 1.7 per-game ... In first career start against Albany had a career-high in points (20) and blocks (3), while grabbing 15 rebounds ... In the semifinals against Stony Brook on March 11, recorded first double-double with 16 points and a career-high 20 rebounds ... In the finals against Hartford had back-to-back double-doubles with 17 points 10 rebounds.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Was a three-time conference Player of the Year at Lincoln College Prep Academy ... As a senior, averaged 19.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 3.0 assists per game while leading Lincoln Prep to the Missouri 4A state championship game ... Following senior year, was named to the All-State, All-Conference, All-Metro and Missouri-Kansas All-Star teams ... Academically, was selected to the Principal's honor roll.
PERSONAL
Born on May 27, 1987, in San Diego, Calif. ... Daughter of Sharon Burks and Jerome Wiley ... Has two older sisters, Tameka and Tamera ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a psychology major.
