Topic: Bashaara Graves

Clarksville’s Bashaara Graves invited to USA Basketball U19 Trials

May 7, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN - University of Tennessee rising sophomore Bashaara Graves and incoming freshman Jordan Reynolds are among 34 of the nation’s top athletes age 19 or younger who have accepted invitations to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team trials, USA Basketball announced Tuesday.

Trials to select the 12-member USA squad will be held May 16th-19th at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, CO. The unit will represent the U.S. in the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship, hosted by Lithuania from July 18th-28th in Klaipeda and Panevėžys.

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Clarksville’s Bashaara Graves named Freshman of the Year by Full Court

April 9, 2013 |

Knoxville, TN - The postseason honors continue for members of the Tennessee Lady Vol Basketball team. Full Court has announced it’s 2012-2013 postseason awards, and Clarksville’s Bashaara Graves has been named National Freshman of the Year.

Founded in 1996, Full Court is the longest running provider of women’s basketball coverage on the web.

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Clarksville’s Bashaara Graves nominated for WBCA Division 1 Coaches’ All-America Team and named AP SEC Newcomer of the Year

March 19, 2013 |

Knoxville, TN – The accolades continue for former Clarksville High School star, Tennessee Lady Vol, Bashaara Graves. Graves is the only rookie to be nominated for the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division 1 Coaches’ All-America Team.

One day after learning they were a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, some key components of Tennessee’s successful women’s basketball season were recognized by a pair of organizations.

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Clarksville’s Bashaara Graves and Kamiko Williams prepare to lead UT Lady Vols in SEC Tournament Friday

March 7, 2013 |

Duluth, GA – The SEC Freshman of the Year, Clarksville’s own Bashaara Graves, is set to help her University of Tennessee Lady Vols win the SEC Tournament when they square off against the winner of the Arkansas-Florida game, Friday at noon ET.

Along with Kamiko Williams, from Clarksville’s Northeast High School, the SEC Champions are poised to make a run to the NCAA title.

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Tennessee Lady Vol Bashaara Graves named SEC Freshman of the Year

March 5, 2013 |

Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball player, and former Clarksville High School stand-out Bashaara Graves has been named the SEC Freshman of the Year it was announced today.

Graves, a 6-2 forward/center, became the program’s eighth SEC Freshman of the Year. She joins Angie Bjorklund (2008), Tamika Catchings (1998), Bridgette Gordon (1986), Dena Head (1989), Chamique Holdsclaw (1996), Candace Parker (2006) and Meighan Simmons (2011). She also follows the path of Catchings, Gordon, Holdsclaw and Parker as the only five Tennessee rookies to make the Coaches All-SEC First Team.

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Clarksville’s Bashaara Graves and Kamiko Williams lead University of Tennessee Lady Vols to SEC Championship

March 2, 2013 |

Knoxville, TN – #8 Tennessee secured the outright regular-season SEC championship with an 82-72 victory over #13/15 Texas A&M on Thursday night before 12,213 at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Vols claimed their 17th SEC regular-season crown overall.

Senior Kamiko Williams scored a career-high 18 points and classmate Taber Spani scored eight as the duo won their third SEC regular-season crown.

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Clarksville’s Bashaara Graves a dominant force in Lady Vols success

February 15, 2013 |

Knoxville, TN – The college basketball world is learning what we’ve know for years in Clarksville Tennessee. Bashaara Graves is an amazing basketball player. The Lady Vol freshman has been a big reason for much of the success the Tennessee Women’s Basketball team has had this year.

Graves was part of outstanding high school program at Clarksville High School and was recruited to Tennessee by the legendary Pat Summitt.

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Bashaara Graves continues to make headlines

By Hank Bonecutter | January 16, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN – It is no surprise that another Clarksville student athlete is making headlines at the next level.  Such is the case for former Clarksville High School basketball star Bashaara Graves.  Now playing for the University of Tennessee “Lady Vols”, Graves has racked up her fourth SEC Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week honor.

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Tennessee Lady Vol Bashaara Graves named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week

January 2, 2013 |

Birmingham, AL – For the third time this season, Tennessee’s Bashaara Graves has been named the SEC Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.

Graves, a 6-foot-2 forward/center from Clarksville, Tennessee, also picked up the honor on November 12th and December 3rd.   She is the first player this season to earn either SEC Player or Freshman of the Week distinction on three occasions. «Read the rest of this article»

The Final Horne: Graves featured in video in latest Lady Vols practice report

By James D. Horne | November 2, 2012 |

Clarksville TN – Clarksville High School alumni Bashaara Graves will be a freshman on the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team this year, along with Northeast High School alum and Lady Vols senior Kamiko Williams.

Graves was featured in the latest practice report on the Lady Vols Basketball team on its web site at UT Sports.com.

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