Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster

Courtney Blakely
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Prev school:
- Bishop Noll
- Hometown:
- Gary, Indiana
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