Brionna Dickerson
- position G
- height 5-9
- class Senior
- Hometown Columbia, S.C.
- High school Heathwood Hall
- position G
- height 5-9
- class Senior
- Hometown Columbia, S.C.
- High school Heathwood Hall
Brionna Dickerson Bio
Career Highs | |
Pts | 31 at Ole Miss, 1/22/09 |
FG | 11 vs. North Carolina A&T, 3/21/08 |
FGA | 22 at No. 2 UConn, 12/17/07 |
FG % | .857 (6-7) at UNC Wilm., 12/30/06 |
3FG | 5, 2x, last, at Ole Miss, 1/22/09 |
3FGA | 11 at Ole Miss, 1/22/09 |
3FG % | 1.000 (3-3) vs. North Carolina A&T, 3/21/08 |
FT | 6, 3x, last, at Ole Miss, 1/22/09 |
FTA | 8, 2x, last, vs. Ole Miss, 2/10/08 |
FT % | 1.000 (6-6) at Ole Miss, 1/22/09 |
Reb | 9 at Kentucky, 3/2/08 |
Off Reb | 5 vs. Florida, 1/27/08 |
Def Reb | 5, 2x, last, at Kentucky, 3/2/08 |
Asst | 5 vs. Alabama, 1/14/07 |
Stl | 4 vs. Alabama A&M, 12/19/07 |
Min | 40, 2x, last, vs. No. 9/8 Auburn, 1/8/09 |
Career Capsule
Finished her career with the eighth-best career 3-point field goal percentage in the history of the program, hitting 32.8 percent from behind the arc … won the SEC[apos]s Brad Davis Community Service Postgraduate Scholarship (2008-09), was on the SEC Women[apos]s Basketball Community Service Team as a junior (2007-08) and earned a spot on the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll each of her last three years … was a regular starter her final two seasons, over which time she averaged 11.6 points and shot 34.9 percent from 3-point range.
Senior Year (2008-09)
Was the female recipient of the SEC[apos]s Brad Davis Community Service Postgraduate Scholarship … earned a spot on the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … suffered a season-ending knee injury against Vanderbilt on Jan. 25 … led the team with a career-high 13.4 points per game … at the time of her injury, ranked second in the league with 21.2 points per SEC contest and was the league[apos]s most prolific and accurate 3-point shooter, hitting 3.6 3-pointers per game at a 42.9 percent clip … was the team[apos]s leading scorer nine times and reached double-figure points in 15 games … finished season averaging 18.2 points in SEC play, including scoring 3.2 3-point field goals per game with 43.2 percent accuracy … scored 17 or more points in every complete league game she played … hit a 3-pointer against No. 17/18 Vanderbilt before leaving the game with a right knee injury … netted a career-high 31 points at Ole Miss, including 21 in the second half, with a career-high tying five 3-pointers and shooting a career-best 6-of-6 from the free throw line … hit four 3-pointers, one off her career high, en route to a game-high 17 points at No. 13/15 Tennessee … netted a season-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds against No. 19 Florida … scored 19 points at Georgia, her second-straight game at that number, hitting three 3-pointers … paced the squad with 19 points, including 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range, against No. 9/8 Auburn … netted 10 points on 5-of-10 shooting at NC State … led the team with 15 points and four assists against Jacksonville … netted seven points on 2-of-4 shooting against No. 1 UConn … hit 11 points for the second-straight game against Charlotte … added 11 points against No. 3/4 Stanford … tied her season high for the fourth time with 15 points against USC Upstate while snagging three offensive rebounds and handing out three assists … netted 11 points and handed out three assists against High Point … scored 15 points for the third-straight game, hitting 5-of-9 from the field, including 3-for-4 from 3-point range, at Wake Forest … was named Cancun Thanksgiving Classic MVP after leading the team to the tournament title with 15 points against both UNC Wilmington and Ohio … added six points and handed out three assists against Davidson … scored four points and grabbed five rebounds against Clemson … added 10 points in the season opener at Penn State.
Junior Year (2007-08)
Earned a spot on the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … was named to the SEC Community Service Team … finished third on the team with 10.4 ppg … netted nine points in the WNIT second-round game at NC State … hit 11-of-13 from the field, including 3-of-3 from long range, to net 25 points in just 29 minutes against North Carolina A&T in the first round of the WNIT … nearly recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high nine rebounds, including four on the offensive end, at Kentucky … led the team with 11 points against No. 20 Georgia … kicked in eight points at Florida … scored a team-high 14 points against Mississippi, matching her career highs in free throws made and attempted … netted 15 points and grabbed six rebounds against Arkansas … matched Ilona Burgrova[apos]s 12 points and six rebounds against Florida to tie for team-high honors in both categories … scored nine points and handed out three assists against Kentucky … picked up her second-straight 18-point game with 5-of-10 shooting against Savannah State … had her most productive game since returning from a foot injury, scoring a team-high 18 points on 9-of-15 shooting against UNC Asheville … handed out four assists to go with 10 points at Clemson … hit 5-of-8 from the field for 12 points and swiped a career-high four steals against Alabama A&M … returned to the lineup at No. 2 UConn after missing all or most of the previous five games with a foot injury, scoring seven points and leading the team with a career-high seven rebounds … scored 11 points against Penn State … set a career-high with 27 points on 10-of-19 shooting, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, against Virginia … opened the season with a 17-point outing against Saint Francis (Pa.), shooting 8-of-16 from the field and handing out four assists.
Sophomore Year (2006-07)
Named to the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … set a new career high with three steals in WNIT second-round win over Hartford … drained a career-best three 3-pointers against Tennessee in the second round of the SEC Tournament … drew her first career start against Auburn in the first round of the SEC Tournament, adding six points … scored 11 points at both Georgia and Mississippi State, tying her career high of six rebounds against MSU … hit double figures with 10 points against Alabama, adding then-career highs with six rebounds and five assists … set a then-career high with 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field against Winthrop … netted 13 points and grabbed five rebounds at UNC Wilmington … scored 12 points against South Carolina State … added 10 points against Fordham … grabbed three rebounds in the Gamecocks[apos] 80-48 win over in-state rival Clemson … scored 10 points and distributed four assists in the win over North Carolina A&T.
Freshman Year (2005-06)
Became a solid contributor off the bench as her minutes jumped significantly during the last six games of the regular season … enjoyed a solid game in win at Florida, scoring eight points, grabbing two rebounds and recording two steals, with a bulk of her production coming in a first-half stretch during which the Gamecocks struggled against the Gators[apos] pressure defense … scored seven points in only eight minutes in win over Mississippi … scored four points and grabbed two rebounds in win over Bethune-Cookman … scored two points in four minutes of play against Ohio … led the Gamecocks in assists with four against High Point in her first game at the collegiate level.
High School
Played three years for her father Jerome Dickerson, scoring more than 3,400 career points before missing her senior season due to injury … was a three-time SCISA Player of the Year and a state finalist for the Wendy[apos]s Heisman Award … averaged 40 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior … ranked as the No. 17 senior in America by Roundball Journal … was a WLTX-TV Player of the Week honoree … tabbed as the 69th-best player by All Star Girls Report … was a top-100 selection by Blue Star Index and an honorable mention selection to the 2004 Street & Smith[apos]s All-America team.
Career Stats | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year | GP | GS | Min | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | PF | FO | A | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg |
2005-06 | 21 | 0 | 187 | 8.9 | 16 | 52 | .308 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 1.8 |
2006-07 | 31 | 2 | 557 | 18.0 | 82 | 203 | .404 | 9 | 34 | .265 | 16 | 25 | .640 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 2.3 | 23 | 0 | 37 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 189 | 6.1 |
2007-08 | 28 | 26 | 804 | 28.7 | 111 | 309 | .359 | 20 | 61 | .328 | 49 | 60 | .817 | 48 | 67 | 115 | 4.1 | 34 | 0 | 42 | 51 | 1 | 19 | 291 | 10.4 |
2008-09 | 19 | 19 | 632 | 33.3 | 93 | 236 | .394 | 31 | 85 | .365 | 37 | 58 | .638 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 3.1 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 254 | 13.4 |
Career Totals | 99 | 47 | 2180 | 22.0 | 302 | 800 | .378 | 60 | 183 | .328 | 108 | 154 | .701 | 112 | 156 | 268 | 2.7 | 85 | 0 | 120 | 122 | 2 | 63 | 772 | 7.8 |