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2017-18 W. Basketball Roster
Tia Weledji
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
At Princeton:
Senior Year (2017-18): Was an impressive 7-of-12 (58.3 percent) from the floor with 18 points vs. George Washington (Nov. 10) ... Recorded first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds at Seton Hall (Nov. 16) ... Dropped in 10 points and three assists vs. Georgia Tech (Nov. 19) ... Ripped off 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting (66.7 percent) along with two steals vs. Delaware (Dec. 2) ... Had 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting (50 percent) vs. Chattanooga (Dec. 21) ...Helped out with nine points, three rebounds and two blocks vs. UMBC (Dec. 30) ... Missed just one shot in seven attempts, scoring 15 points at Brown (Feb. 3) ... Contributed 11 points at Cornell (Feb. 16) ... Went 5-of-6 at Dartmouth (Feb. 23), scoring 12 points.
Junior Year (2016-17): Played in every game, making 11 starts … Saw a jump in playing time that led to personal bests in every offensive category … Averaged 5.8 points, 3.1 rebounds per game … Opened the season with 12 points vs. Rider (Nov. 11) … Grabbed at least three rebounds in five straight games (Nov. 13-25) … Was 4-of-8 (50 percent) from the floor, scoring 12 points and stole four passes vs. Rutgers (Nov. 25) … Dished out three assists at UMBC (Nov. 27) … Collected seven rebounds in three consecutive games (Nov. 30-Dec. 12) … Personal-best 20 points along with seven rebounds vs. Lafayette (Dec. 7) … Sparkling performance vs. Wagner (Dec. 21) on 8-of-12 shooting (66.7 percent), dropping in 19 points … Stellar performances in Ivy play vs. Brown (Jan. 13) and Brown (Jan. 14) combining for 33 points on 13-of-29 (44.8 percent) from the floor … Amassed 11 points at Yale (Feb. 17).
Sophomore Year (2015-16): Played in every game ... Back-to-back three rebound outings to begin the season (Nov. 13-15) ... Scored six points and snagged three rebounds vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 27) ... Made all four three throws, had five rebounds and three assists at Dayton (Dec. 20) ... Personal-best seven points in 11 minutes of game action at Dartmouth (Feb. 5) ... Career-best six rebounds vs. Harvard (Mar. 4) ... Scored three points and had three rebounds vs. No. 23 West Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 18).
Freshman Year (2014-15): Has appeared in 20 games this season ... made collegiate debut at Duquesne on Nov. 16 ... nabbed first career steal against Drexel on Nov. 19 ... scored first collegiate points versus Montana on Nov. 28 ... had three points and a pair of assists against Binghamton on Dec. 13 ... pulled down four rebounds in five minutes against Cornell on Mar. 6.
Before Princeton:
Four-year starter at Saint Thomas Aquinas … led team to three perfect league records, four sub-state championships and a pair of Class 5A state titles … squad was a combined 86-12 in her four years … three-time all-state performer … two-time league Most Valuable Player, four-time all-conference pick, two-time all-metro honoree … McDonald’s All-America nominee … averaged 13.5 points per game as a junior and 14.3 points per game as a senior … fifth all-time in scoring at Saint Thomas … 466 career rebounds are the second-most in school history … also finished career ranked sixth in three-pointers made and 10th in assists.
Personal: Daughter of Conrad and Medie Weledji … father played basketball for the Cameroonian national basketball team and soccer for Boston University … has two sisters … Nelly played basketball for Brown (2011-15) and Sereena, who is a sophomore in high school.
| Career Highs | |
| Points | 22, vs. Delaware (12/2/17) |
| FG | 8, 3x - MR - vs. Delaware (12/2/17) |
| FG Attempted | 16, vs. Lafayette (12/7/16) |
| 3FG | 3, 3x - vs. Chattanooga (12/21/17) |
| 3FG Attempted | 6, vs. George Washington (11/10/17) |
| FT | 5, 2x - MR - vs. Delaware (12/2/17) |
| FT Attempted | 6, vs. Dayton (11/19/16) |
| Rebounds | 10, at Seton Hall (11/16/17) |
| Assists | 4, at Harvard (2/24/18) |
| Blocks | 2, vs. UMBC (12/30/17) |
| Steals | 4, vs. Rutgers (11/25/16) |
