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Deeva Vaughn

Position

F

Height

6-0

Class

RS-Sr.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

Previous School

NOC-Enid

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2013-14)

Finished among team leaders in rebounding with 5.6 rebounds per game averages, which marked the second-straight season she averaged 5.6 rpg… Led the team in free throw shooting at 76.3% (61-80) and bumped percentage up in the final five minutes of games to 18-22 (81.8%)…  Had best shooting percentage on the team inside the arc at 71/140 (50.7%)… Tallied a season-high 21 points against San Jose State (1-11-14)… Her five steals against SJSU (2-1-14) were a career high… Recorded a double- double of eleven points and ten rebounds versus San Jose State (2-1-14)… Also grabbed ten rebounds at Texas Tech (11-13-13)… Scored ten or more points in twelve of her final 18 games of the season.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2012-13)

Emerged as a dual threat in the post and on the perimeter and became a regular in the starting lineup at the forward position… Led the team in rebounding with 167 (5.6 rpg)… Posted 15 double-digit scoring games with two 23-point performances (career high)… Tallied three double-doubles on the season… Was an efficient scorer inside and outside posting a 43.4% field goal percentage (7th in MWC) and a 37.1% three-point field goal percentage (6th in the MWC)… Recorded first career double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds in the win over Texas Tech (11-15-12)… Posted a career day versus Air Force (3-9-13) with 23 points, 14 rebounds and three steals, which were all career highs… Recorded a Mountain West Tournament double-double with twelve points and eleven rebounds in quarterfinal win over UNLV (3-14-13)… Swatted a career-best five shots at Nevada (2-2-13).

JUNIOR (2011-12)

Received medical redshirt.

JUNIOR COLLEGE (Northern Oklahoma College – Enid)

Averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds during both of her junior college seasons, helping her team to a 30-7 record and the NJCAA Final Four during her junior year… Named both first and second team all-America over the course of her junior college career.

HIGH SCHOOL

Named player of the year at Highland High during the 2005-2006 season under head coach Jon Ingram.

PERSONAL

Full name is Deeva Marteen Vaughn… Born on May 6, 1990 to Thaddeus Vaughn and Carol Maltiba in Albuquerque… Intends to major in history and American studies… Favorite food is “soul food”… Favorite athlete is Larry Byrd… Has one brother, Andre Vaughn, and one daughter, Jayda Dyann Vaughn.