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Clarissa  Craig - Women's Basketball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Clarissa Craig

Position

F/C

Height

6-3

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Cincinnati, Ohio

Previous School

Cincinnati

JUNIOR (2023-24 at Cincinnati):  Appeared in 21 games… averaged 4.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game while averaging 12.7 minutes per game… finished in double figures in three games, twice against Big 12 opponents with 13 points at Oklahoma behind 5-7 shooting and again with 12 points at UCF that included 4-4 shooting from the floor… on the season, shot 50.0% from the floor, twice going 4-4… recorded at least one steal in seven games with a season-high two steals against Texas, and recorded two blocks with one apiece against BYU and West Virginia.

SOPHOMORE (2022-23 at Cincinnati):  Scored in double figures nine times with a season-high 16 points in the game at Temple… registered a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against UIC… started 17 games and played in 28 games… averaged 6.7 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, 15 blocks, 11 steals and 20.6 minutes per game…led the team with 56.6 percent shooting from the field, which was a 16.8 percent increase from her freshman season… career highs in points, field goals made, assists and minutes in an overtime road win over Temple (Feb. 11), scoring 16 points on 7-9 shooting from the field and four assists in 36 minutes.

FRESHMAN (2021-22 at Cincinnati): Appeared in 28 games with one start… first collegiate start was against Tulsa (Jan. 29)… averaged 3.2 points and 1.5 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game… recorded her first double-digit game behind a season-high 10 points with 5-6 shooting against North Carolina A&T (Dec. 19) … season-high five rebounds against Ohio State (Nov. 21) and against Wichita State (Jan. 13)… named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Roger Bacon High School in Cincinnati … finished with 1,240 points and 681 rebounds, which are both program records … averaged 13.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks on 54.9 percent from the field in her senior season … led the program to Greater Catholic League titles in 2019 and 2020 for the first time since 2005 … ranked as Ohio’s top center recruit by Ohio Girls Basketball Report and 23rd-ranked center nationally by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report … two-time First Team All-GCLC and a two-time Third Team All-Ohio Division II selection by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.

PERSONAL: Majoring in liberal arts and integrative studies.