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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

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23 Te'ja Twitty

  • Position Guard/Forward
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Rutherfordton-Spindale Central
  • Hometown Rutherfordton, N.C.

Biography

Honors
2019-20 Second Team All-SoCon
2018-19 Second Team All-SoCon
2016-17 All-SoCon Freshman Team

2019-20 (Senior)
Her 27 double-doubles are more than any other Spartan in history ... 953 career rebounds are a Spartan Division I program record and rank third in UNCG history all-time ... 543 field goals made are third in Spartan Division I history ... one of only two Spartans to start all 32 games in the 2019-20 season ... 8.3 rebounds per game were the top-mark for the Spartans and ranked third in the SoCon, while her 3.3 offensive boards were contest were second ... had 11 points and seven rebounds at Wake Forest (11.10) and 14 and six at Coastal Carolina (11.13) ... had five assists and four steals while scoring 12 against Maryland Eastern Shore (11.17) ... went a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor for 16 points against Erskine College (11.26), in addition to her four assists, six rebounds and thre steals ... tallied her first double-double of the season at Campbell (12.3), scoring 20 points with 12 rebounds ... had back-to-back 12 point performances against Georgia State (12.7) and at NC A&T (12.12), grabbing nine boards and four steals against the latter ... tallied a career-high 32 points at home against High Point (12.21), hitting 14-of-21 from the floor and grabbing her second double-double on 10 rebounds ... had back-to-back double-doubles with 14 points and 13 boards against Appalachian State (12.29) ... had 15 points against Lenoir-Rhyne (1.1) and 16 against Concord (1.4) grabbing seven and five assists respectively ... had a double-double to kick off the SoCon season against ETSU (1.9), scoring 13 with 10 rebounds ... back-to-back 12 rebound performances against Western Carolina (1.18) and at Furman (1.23) ... tallied 10 and 10 against Samford (2.1) ... had a streak of six straight double-digit scoring performances, finishing off with back-to-back double doubles at ETSU (2.8) and Western Carolina (2.15), scored 14 and 13 against the Bucs and 12 and 11 against the Catamounts, with the former setting a new Spartan career record of 25 double-doubles ... scored 22 with 15 boards in the SoCon semifinal against Mercer (3.6). 

2018-19 (Junior)
Named to the All-SoCon Second-Team … Ranked in the nation 60th in field goal percentage (.500) and in the SoCon second in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and offensive rebounding (3.7 per game), fifth in field goal percentage and defensive rebounds (4.3 per game), eighth in scoring (12.5 ppg) and 10th in free throw percentage (.675) … Pulled down the eighth-most offensive rebounds (99) in a single-season in school history … Recorded eight double-doubles on the season … Scored 20 points with 14 rebound, including a season-high nine offensive, in the win over Pfeiffer (Nov. 11) … Went 8-9 from the field and made all four free throw attempts for 20 points along with nine boards at Campbell (Nov. 28) … Was 7-11 from the field and had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds at High Point (Dec. 1) … Made all six field goal attempts for a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards in the win over Lees-McRae … Made seven of nine field goal attempts and all four free throw attempts for 18 points as well as 11 rebounds against Seton Hall (Dec. 21) … Produced 24 points and 12 boards at ETSU (Jan. 31) … Had 19 points and 11 rebounds in the win against Chattanooga (Feb. 28).

2017-18 (Sophomore)
Played  in all 31 games making 29 starts … Scored an average of 9.5 points per game and grabbed 6.4 rebounds per game … Ranked second in the SoCon in rebounds per game in league games … Shot 44-percent from the field and dished out 30 assists … Blocked eight shots and grabbed 29 steals … Grabbed 87 offensive rebounds during the year and 197 total rebounds … Scored in double figures 15 times … Recorded three double-doubles during the year … Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds against Greensboro College (Nov. 12) … Tallied a season-high 20 points against VCU (Nov. 21) and at Wofford (Feb. 9) … Earned a double-double at ETSU (Jan. 6), scoring 10 points and grabbing 12 rebounds … Tallied another double-double against Western Carolina (Feb. 24) with 14 points and 12 rebounds … Dished out multiple assists in seven games … Season-high three assists twice againgst ETSU (Jan. 6 and Feb. 1) … Blocked a pair of shots against Furman (Jan. 13) … Multiple rebounds in 29 of 31 games … Multiple offensive rebounds in 22 games … Season-high seven offensive rebounds against Wofford (Jan. 11) … Season-high eight field goals in the 20-point effort against VCU (Nov. 21).

2016-17 (Freshman)
Named to the SoCon All-Freshman team... appeared in all 35 games, making 31 starts... registered a team-high eight double-doubles on the season... ranked fourth in the SoCon with 7.9 rebounds per game... shot .484 from the field, also ranking fourth in the conference... grabbed the second most offensive rebounds in the league with 3.1 per contest... her 4.8 defensive boards per game ranked seventh in the conference... made 76.9 percent of her free throws, ranking seventh in the league... reached double figure scoring in 18 games... had double-digit rebounds in 11 contests... scored a career-high 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting against Radford (Dec. 2)... scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 28)... collected a career-high 16 rebounds and added 14 points against Presbyterian (Dec. 15)... posted 17 points and 10 rebounds at High Point (Dec. 30)... recorded 14 boards and 12 points against Furman (Feb. 4)... posted four-straight double-doubles against Chattanooga (Feb. 16), ETSU (Feb. 18), Western Carolina (Feb. 25) and Furman (Mar. 2). 

High School: played at Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School in Rutherfordton, N.C.,… named the South Mountain 2A/3A Conference Player of the Year and helped the Hilltoppers to an 18-4 overall record and undefeated conference slate (16-0)…named all-county, all-conference and Most Valuable Player all four years at R-S Central… three-time All-District selection and County Player of the Year in both 2015 and 2016… all-time leading scorer at R-S Central with 2,276 career points and leading rebounded with 1,538 boards… she led her team to a conference regular season and tournament championship as well as back-to-back regional finals, the first in school history…. Selected for the North Carolina East/West All-Star game and represented North Carolina in the North/South All-Star Game…

Personal: Majoring in Recreation And Parks Management with a concentration in Community Recreation/Event Plan and a minor in Sociology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2016-17Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    5'8"
    23
  • 23

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    5'10"
    23
  • 23

    2018-19Junior

    Guard/Forward
    5'10"
    23
  • 23

    2019-20Senior

    Guard/Forward
    5'10"
    23