Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Dowdell, Mykia
Jersey Number 34
Mykia Dowdell
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Prev school:
- Oak Ridge
- Hometown:
- Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Bio
2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
• Named to C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.0-3.74 GPA)
• Made Lady Raider debut with 16 minutes against Vanderbilt, contributing four points in the win
• Saw action in 12 games
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letterwinner for Head Coach Paige Redman at Oak Ridge High School
• Led Oak Ridge to back-to-back Class AAA state tournaments as a sophomore and junior
• Named to the All-Tournament team of the Class AAA Girls State Championship as a sophomore and junior
• Made 132 consecutive starts and scored more than 1,500 career points
• Knoxville News-Sentinel Prep Xtra Sophomore of the Year
• Helped lead Oak Ridge to three consecutive District 3-AAA championships
• All-District and All-Region
PERSONAL
• Born May 22
• Daughter of Tammy Dowdell and Ronnell Threat
• Majoring in speech pathology
• Mother, Tammy, played AAU Basketball for Head Coach Rick Insell ... Tammy also played against Insell's Shelbyville High School team in the 1988 Class AAA Tennessee State Championship game, leading her Oak Ridge team to a 60-58 win an an undefeated season
• Named to C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.0-3.74 GPA)
• Made Lady Raider debut with 16 minutes against Vanderbilt, contributing four points in the win
• Saw action in 12 games
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letterwinner for Head Coach Paige Redman at Oak Ridge High School
• Led Oak Ridge to back-to-back Class AAA state tournaments as a sophomore and junior
• Named to the All-Tournament team of the Class AAA Girls State Championship as a sophomore and junior
• Made 132 consecutive starts and scored more than 1,500 career points
• Knoxville News-Sentinel Prep Xtra Sophomore of the Year
• Helped lead Oak Ridge to three consecutive District 3-AAA championships
• All-District and All-Region
PERSONAL
• Born May 22
• Daughter of Tammy Dowdell and Ronnell Threat
• Majoring in speech pathology
• Mother, Tammy, played AAU Basketball for Head Coach Rick Insell ... Tammy also played against Insell's Shelbyville High School team in the 1988 Class AAA Tennessee State Championship game, leading her Oak Ridge team to a 60-58 win an an undefeated season
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