South Carolina Gamecocks

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Teresa Geter

Class: Senior Hometown: Columbia, SC Height: 6-4

Position: Forward/Center

GAMECOCK CAREER
• Finished her collegiate career with 979 points, 670 rebounds and 237 blocks • Played in 122 games and started 76 (67 games & 28 starts from two years at Tennessee) • Registered at least one block in 97 of 122 games during her four-year career • Nine double-double performances, most recently in the NCAA Second Round game • Scored in double figures 35 times, rebounded in double figures 11 times • Broke 10-year USC record with 58 blocked shots in her first year at South Carolina • Named to the All-SEC Second Team as a junior • Earned SEC Player of the Week honors in 2000-2001 after scoring a career-high 34 points and pulling in personal high of six steals against Alabama • As a junior, led team in scoring, rebounding, steals and blocked shots • Set new career high of six blocks against Auburn as a junior

2002 NCAA TOURNAMENT
• Started all four NCAA Tournament games • Contributed 10 points, five rebounds, three steals and one block against Duke in the East Regional Final on March 25th • Chipped in seven points, seven boards in the East Regional semi-final victory over Drake • Recorded fifth double-double of season with a 21 point-10 rebound effort against Cincinnati to lead the Gamecocks into the Sweet 16 • Scored 13 points, dished out four assists and converted all four free throw attempts in final minutes to seal opening round win over Liberty • Ends her collegiate career with a 12-2 NCAA Tournament record from her USC and UT days

SENIOR YEAR (2001-02)
• Started 23 of the 28 games in which she appeared • Third-leading scorer with average of 9.2 points per game. • Second in rebounding at 6.3 rpg • Sidelined for four games in January and February with a stress fracture in her left foot (Jan. 27- Feb.10) • Ten double-figure games and five double-figure rebounding games. • Five double-double performances • Recorded double-double in the 2002 SEC Tournament game against Arkansas with 10 points and 11 rebounds • Scored a season-high 21 points and a career-best 15 rebounds against North Carolina • Contributed 20 points and 12 rebounds against Duquesne • Blocked a season-high four shots at Georgia

JUNIOR YEAR (2000-01)
Named to the All-SEC Second Team • Named as the SEC Player of the Week for her efforts against Auburn and Arkansas in Week 9 • Started 25 of 27 games • Scored in double figures in 15 games, rebounded in double figures in four games, notched three double-doubles, led team in scoring five times and in rebounding seven times • Set a new USC season record with 58 blocks • Finished 11th in the SEC in scoring, fifth in FT percentage, seventh in rebounding, fourth in steals, third in blocks and fourth in defensive boards • Her six blocks against Arkansas tied a USC single-game record • Recorded 20+ points in five games • Averaged 11.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest • Scored a career high 34 points at Alabama • Contributed 21 points at Rice and 23 points against ETSU • Pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds against LSU • Snared 12 rebounds against UNCC and 11 versus Georgia • Set two new personal marks with six steals and six assists at Alabama • Recorded at least one block in 23 of 27 games played.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (1998-99)
Played in 28 games, starting 19 • Averaged 5.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game • Second on UT squad in blocks, fifth in rebounding and seventh in scoring • Third in the SEC in blocks with an average of 1.5 per game • Scored in double figures in three games • Scored season-high 17 points against #16 Duke, connecting on 8-of-11 shots • Played pivotal role in the victory over top-ranked UConn scoring nine points • Played in all four NCAA Tournament games.

FRESHMAN YEAR (1997-98)
Member of the 1998 National Championship Lady Vol squad • Lady Vols’ most aggressive shot blocker, breaking a UT season record by swatting away 93 shots • Led the SEC in blocks and was 12th in the NCAA • Averaged 6.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game • Scored in double figures seven times and rebounded in double figures twice • Recorded her first double double against Manhattan with 11 points and a career-high 11 boards • Played in all six NCAA Tournament games.

PERSONAL
Named Miss South Carolina Basketball after her senior year at Columbia High School • Two-time South Carolina Player of the Year • Born September 29, 1979 • Family includes parents, Robert and Joann, younger brother, Robert, Jr., and older sister, Lashunda • Would really like to met Maya Angelou • Selected her jersey number because it was her father’s number in school • Most memorable basketball moment was winning the national championship at Tennessee in 1998 during her freshman year • Can’t go an entire day without watching television • Favorite song is anything by Tupac • Most memorable city that she has visited is Rome • Majoring in retailing.

GETER'S CAREER HIGHS
POINTS- 34, at Alabama, 1/14/01
MINUTES PLAYED - 38, at Alabama, 1/14/01
FGs -10, at Alabama, 1/14/01
FGs ATTEMPTED - 13, 2x, last vs Georgia, 2/8/01
3FGs -3, 2x, last vs Kentucky, 2/11/01
3FGs ATTEMPTED - 3, 5x, last vs Kentucky, 2/11/01
FTs - 11, at Alabama, 1/14/01
FTs ATTEMPTED - 13, at Alabama, 1/14/01
OFF. REBOUNDS - 8, vs Manhattan, 12/7/97 (at Tennessee)
DEF. REBOUNDS - 11, at Charlotte, 12/28/00
REBOUNDS - 15, vs North Carolina, 12/20/01
ASSISTS - 6, 2x, last vs East Tennessee State, 12/19/00
TURNOVERS - 9, at UNC Charlotte, 12/28/00
BLOCKS - 6, vs Auburn, 1/7/01
STEALS - 6, at Alabama, 1/14/01

CAREER STATISTICS