Draft Prospect Profiles | Imani Boyette

 

 
College: Texas
Class: Senior
Height: 6-7
Position:Center
Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Quick Hits

• 2016 Haier Achievement Award
• 2016 Texas Exes President’s Leadership Award
• 2014-15 Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year

PERSONAL
• Born Imani Trishawn Stafford on Oct. 11, 1994 in Los Angeles, Calif.
• Married Paul Boyette Jr., on July 25, 2015 … Paul is a defensive tackle for Texas Football.
• Daughter of Pamela McGee and Kevin Stafford … has one older brother, JaVale McGee, and two younger sisters, TaKenya and Torrey.
• Cousin, Annette Smith-Knight, played basketball at Texas and was a member of the 1986 NCAA Championship team … brother, JaVale McGee, plays in the NBA (Dallas Mavericks) … mother, Pamela McGee, played in the WNBA, won two national championships at USC and a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics … aunt, Trisha Stafford-Odom, is the head coach at Concordia University, played collegiately at Cal and professionally in the WNBA … cousin, Jarron Gilbert, played in the NFL (Buffalo Bills).

2015-16 SEASON
• Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first person in school history to earn Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year accolades.
• All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 All-Defensive Team member.
• A three-time Big 12 Conference Player of the Week selection in 2015-16.
• The only player on the Texas team to start all 32 games this season.
• Leads her team in rebounds per game (8.9 rpg) and blocks per game (3.0 bpg). Ranks second in scoring (11.6 ppg).
• All games combined, leads the Big 12 Conference in blocked shots, ranks 16th in scoring and third in rebounding.

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