University of South Carolina Upstate

Prior to Upstate:  Played two seasons for head coach Penny Jones at Pensacola State College in Pensacola, Fla…Appeared in 41 games and averaged nearly seven points per contest…Played in just 13 games as a freshman after suffering an injury, and posted a scoring average of 5.0 points per game…Recorded 13 points during her freshman season against Shelton State Community College…As a sophomore, scored a career-high 25 points versus Jones County Junior College…Averaged 7.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore…Received Panhandle All-Conference accolades for academics and basketball.

High School:  Attended Oxford High School where she was a dual-sport athlete in both basketball and track & field…Received the Oxford Eagle Award, which is given to outstanding athletes in the Oxford area, twice…Was a three-year starters on the varsity basketball team and helped her team to a state championship as a senior while the team went 33-0…As a junior, was a part of the region championships team…On the track, was three state straight championships while competing in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay, long jump and triple jump.

Personal:  Born August 21, 1994…Parents are Ron and Kendreah Dickerson…Her dad played football and ran track at Arkansas, and then followed with a career in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs; her grandfather also played football in college for Kansas State and later in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins… Has two brothers, Joe Merritt (28) and Keegan Dickerson (6), and one sister, Ashten Dickerson (8)…Is majoring in pre-physical therapy…Hobbies include playing basketball, traveling and watching any kind of sport…Enjoys any kind of food…Lists “Matilda” as her favorite movie and “Scandal” her favorite TV show…Lists Idris Elba and Kerry Washington as her favorite actors…Says her favorite singer is August Alsina…Lists basketball season as her favorite season…Claims Quiet Strength:  The Principles, Practices and Priorities of a Winning Life is her favorite book…Favorite sports figure is Muhammad Ali…States her favorite quotes is the Bible verse Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”…Her dream job is to become a sports commentator.