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Kenya Pye

Position

G

Height

5-8

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Tallahassee, Fla.

Previous School

Maclay Prep

NEW MEXICO: An all-around player for the Lobos. … An outstanding defender that can play either guard position. … Takes what the defense gives her and is a capable scorer, but will find ways to fill the stat sheet if defenders force the ball out of her hands. … A 2015 Spring Academic All-Mountain West honoree.

FRESHMAN (2014-15): Played in 33 games in her first season as a Lobo…averaged 6.9 minutes per game and 1.7 points per game…had best game of six points on two occasions, including games against Nevada (2-14-15) and North Dakota in the WBI (3-23-15)…picked up two assists against Air Force on Feb. 4…2015 Spring Academic All-Mountain West selection.

HIGH SCHOOL: A second-team all-state selection for Maclay Prep School in Tallahassee, Fla., her senior year … led the Marauders in scoring with a 14.7 points-per-game average … also averaged 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists as Maclay finished with a 22-7 record and were district and regional champions … the 3A Player of the Year  and a first-team all-state  honoree as a junior, averaging 15.5 points, 2.0 assistans and 3.0 steals … a two-time first-team All-Big Bend selection as well as a two-time team Most Valuable Player … nominated for the McDonald’s High School All-America Team … Maclay was a district champion in each of Pye’s four years.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 22, 1996 in Tallahassee, Fla. … Mother Glenda Stokes was a nationally renowned player at Florida State … Stokes scored 1,000 points and grabbed 938 rebounds during her FSU career from 1797-83 … finished high school with a 3.5 grade-point average and graduated with Honors … a two-year member of the Spanish Honor Society … favorite food is shrimp … favorite athlete is LeBron James … majorining in Elementary Education.