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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Courtney Blakely
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Prev school:
- Bishop Noll
- Hometown:
- Gary, Indiana
Bio
NOTABLES
• Finished her career with 883 points, 343 assists, 308 rebounds and 197 steals
• Shot 37.3 percent from the field on her career, including 22.3 percent from beyond the arc and 71.0 percent from the charity stripe
2024-25 (SENIOR)
• Played and started all 35 games
• Averaged 9.3 points, 4.1 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 steal per game
• Led CUSA in assists per game
• Shot 34.2 percent from the field
• Scored double figures in 16 games
• Dished out five or more assists in 16 games
• Logged five or more steals in five games
• Tallied a career-high 25 points against Tennessee (11/12)
• Posted 11 points, eight assists and five steals against Tennessee Tech (11/19)
• Notched 10 points and seven assists SIUE (12/4)
• Logged seven points, 10 assists, four steals and three boards against FIU (1/2)
• Tallied 18 points, four assists, three steals and three rebounds against San Houston (1/23)
• Scored 15 points, five assists, four boards and three steals against WKU (2/15)
• Averaged 4.8 points, 1.4 assists, 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game
• Shot 81.1% from the charity stripe
• Charted the third-best three-point percentage on the team, at 34.3%
• Scored 24 points (11 of 20) against Stanford for a career high. Her 11 made field goals were also a career best
• Tallied a career-best five steals in the win over Seattle
• Posted double-digit scoring performances in four games, three of which were in-conference
• Averaged 5.8 points per game in conference play and played in all 18 of Arizona’s conference matchups
• Shot 43.6% from the field and 42.9% from three-point range in conference games
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE)
• Enjoyed a breakout season splitting point guard responsibilities with Player of the Year candidate Savannah Wheeler.
• Played in 31 games, earning 10 starts
• Averaged 7.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game
• Shot 42.8 percent from the field, a marked improvement from shooting 37.6 percent as a freshman. Also connected on 75.3 percent of free-throw attempts
• Posted a 43 to 24 assist-to-turnover ratio in 17 league games
• Her electrifying speed in initiating the MTSU offense helped the program to the top spot among C-USA in scoring offense and the best-best scoring margin in C-USA history at +16.0 ppg
• Nearly recorded a triple-double in win over UTSA Jan. 5 with 11 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds
• Scored a season-high 16 points, along with three rebounds and three assists in an 85-46 win at FIU (Feb. 18)
• Scored 15 points and pulled eight rebounds in 85-56 win against Rice (Jan. 11)
• Netted 11 games with double figure scoring
• 15 games with 3-plus assists, including career-high 11 vs. UTSA (1/5) with no turnovers
2021-22 (FRESHMAN)
• Electrifying point guard appeared in all 35 games, averaging 16 minutes per game
• Posted five double-figure scoring games and scored in 28 contests
• 11 games with three-plus assists
• Made collegiate debut vs. ECU with 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting to go with five assists and one steal
• Made first collegiate start at Southern Miss
• Strong effort against Illinois, providing seven points, four assists and a season-high two steals
• Career-high six assists against Mercer
• Contributed nine points on career-high five free throws at Lipscomb
• Tallied eight points, three steals and two assists at Troy, establishing career highs for rebounds (4) and minutes (20:27)
• 2-of-3 from 3-point range for six points, adding four assists and three rebounds at UTSA
• Career high three steals at UTEP
• Strong all-around game vs. Rice with career high for minutes (37:47), while also tying career highs for rebounds (4) and steals (3); finished with 13 points, four rebounds, four assists, no turnovers and three steals
• Career highs for points (18) and field goals (8) vs. North Texas
• Came up big at Marshall (2/24) with 11 points, career-high five rebounds, three assists, three steals ... Was 3-of-6 from the field and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line
• Scored eight points (on 4-of-7 shooting), dished out four assits and collected two steals vs. Wofford in first round of the WNIT
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letter winner for coach Vanita Golston at Bishop Noll Institute
• Named to the Indiana All-Star Game following outstanding senior season
• Career averages of 23 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals per game
• Bishop Noll’s all-time leading scorer (girls or boys) with 2,324 points
• Career points total of 2,324 ranks 16th all-time in Indiana High School Athletic Association
• Led Indiana in scoring as a senior (2020-21) with 31.7 points per game, to go with 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.4 steals
• McDonald’s All-American Nominee (2021)
• Passthaball Who’s NXT? All-American game participant
• Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Supreme 15 All-State selection
• Associated Press All-State
• GSSC 3X Player of the Year
• Hoops For Pink Tournament MVP (2018)
• Averaged 23 points as a junior (2019-20) and 20.4 as a sophomore (2018-19) at Bishop Noll
• Led Bishop Noll to three conference championships and two sectional championships
• National Honor Society
• Honors graduate
PERSONAL
• Born April 6
• Daughter of Jermal and Angela Blakely
• Mom, Angela, was a team captain and All-Big Ten selection at Iowa and also played in the WNBA for Detroit
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Rick Insell Conference USA Hall of Fame Announcement
Wednesday, July 09
2025 Blue Raider Blitz Media Panel
Thursday, July 03
MTSU Women's Basketball Coach Rick Insell interview at 2025 Blue Raider Blitz
Monday, June 30
