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Keena Mays
Keena Mays

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Arlington, Texas

High School:
Mansfield Timberview HS

Height:
5-7

Position:
G

Experience:
1L

12/09/2011

Mays To Transfer From Kansas

12/08/2011

Mays Makes Most of Starting Nod

Written by Kelli Hamman, Kansas Athletics Media Relations student assistant

12/08/2011

Postgame Notes

12/08/2011

Postgame Quotes

12/07/2011

Jayhawks To Face Wisconsin in Big 12/Big Ten Challenge

Mays' Career Stats

2010-11 (Freshman):
Appeared in all 34 games as a freshman and drew 13 starts, including two during Big 12 Conference play ... Poured in 7.1 points per game and averaged 3.0 rebounds ... Second on the team with 119 assists and led the Jayhawks in assists on nine occasions ... Her 3.5 assists per game ranked second among Big 12 freshmen ... Hit 30-of-84 attempts (35.7 percent) from beyond the three-point arc ... Pulled down seven rebounds and dished five assists in the season opener versus South Dakota (Nov. 14, 2010) ... Scored in double figures nine times, including in her first career start versus North Dakota State (Nov. 26, 2010) going for 13 points ... Also tallied seven assists and had eight rebounds in a personal-high 37 minutes versus the Bison ... Hit 4-of-6 shots, including all three of her three-point attempts, en route to 12 points and her second-straight game with seven dimes versus Memphis (Nov. 27, 2010) ... Knocked down 6-of-9 field goals on her way to 14 points, while dishing nine assists and nabbing six steals versus Maine (Dec. 1, 2010) ... Notched a double-double with a career-high 10 assists to go along with 12 points at Michigan (Dec. 9, 2010) ... Followed that performance with a personal-high 11 rebounds against Alabama (Dec. 12, 2010) ... Sank all three of her field goal attempts and went 4-for-5 from the free throw on her way to 10 points versus SIU Edwardsville (Dec. 19, 2010) and added five assists ... Perfect from beyond on the three-point arc (3-for-3) and at the charity stripe (4-for-4) for 13 points versus UT-Arlington (Dec. 30, 2010) and also grabbed three steals ... Earned her second conference start against Colorado (Feb. 2, 2011) and responded with a season-best 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the field ... Pulled down five rebounds and dished four assists versus the Buffaloes ... Turned in a nine-point, seven-board performance versus CU (March 8, 2011) in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship.

Keena Mays High School:
A 2010 graduate of Mansfield Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas ... A 2010 McDonald's All-American nominee ... Earned a spot on the 4A All-Tournament Team after leading Timberview to the state title ... Named All-State for three-straight years by the Texas Girls Coaches Association ... A two-time All-Region honoree by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches ... Averaged 10.6 points, 6.3 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game as a senior ... Tabbed the second-rated point guard in the state of Texas, the 18th-rated point guard in the country and the 61st overall player in the Class of 2010 by HoopGurlz.com ... Averaged 10.0 points and 3.0 assists per game as a junior ... Played for Candi Harvey at Timberview ... Named to the 2009 All-District 8-4A Team, while also picking up 2009 District 8-4A Offensive Player of the Year honors ... Earned All-Tournament Team honors from Class 4A after leading THS to a runner-up finish a the 2009 Texas State Tournament ... Earned all-tournament honors all four years of high school at the Meredith Hatch Memorial Tournament, taking home MVP honors in her junior season ... A 2010 recipient of the Whataburger All-Star Scholarship ... Concluded her prep career as the all-time leader in assists at Timberview.

Personal:
Daughter of Teresa and Ken Mays ... Born in Waco, Texas ... Has two brothers Ozie Hood and Kendell Mays and a god-sister Sydnee Jones ... Ozie competed in track and field and cross country at UT-Arlington ... Undecided on a major.

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