Vernessa Neamo
12 Vernessa Neamo
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Forestville, MD

High School:
DuVal

Height:
5-10

Position:
F/G

2002-03: Started all 26 contests…closed out the season third in the Colonial Athletic Association and first among teammates with 7.8 rpg… Collected four double-doubles on the season… Scored in double figures 18 times… Set new career-highs in points (27), free throws (9) and minutes (43) in the overtime loss to Georgetown (Nov. 26)… Named CAA Player of the Week for efforts against the Hoyas (Nov. 26)… Averaged a team second-best 31.9 minutes per game… Finished second among Patriots in points per game (13.3) and assists (62)… Led Mason with 68 steals and finished second in the conference with 2.62 steals per game…Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds at Georgetown and matched this effort against James Madison in the conference tournament (Mar. 13)… Shot .401 (138-344) from the floor… Paralled career-best of seven steals at Delaware (Jan. 19)… Posted at least six rebounds in 23 games, six of which were double figures… Dished out a season-high five assists at William & Mary (Feb. 27)… Sits fourth all-time in Mason’s history with 186 career steals and seventh with 61 blocked shots.

2001-02: Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters for academic excellence… Started 20 of 31 games… Averaged 11.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per contest… Led the Patriots in rebounding average… Ranked second on the team in scoring average… Posted double figures in points 21 times… Was the Patriots leading scorer in 11 contests and their leading rebounder 21 times… Had 10 or more rebounds 12 times… Recorded 11 double-doubles… Began the season netting double figures in 12-of-14 games and ended the year scoring 10 or more in 9-of-12 contests… Tallied 22 points against George Washington (Dec. 20), going 9-of-14 from the floor… Tallied six or more rebounds 27 times… Grabbed a career-best 15 caroms versus UNC Wilmington (Mar. 2/02)… Averaged 28.6 minutes per game… Shot .408 (137-336) from the floor… Led George Mason in steals (72), blocks (30), and ranked second in assists (62)… Registered a career-high seven steals at Drexel (Feb. 3) and four blocks against Hartford (Nov. 16)… Dished out a career-best six assists at James Madison (Feb. 14)… Was twice named CAA Player of the Week (Dec. 28; Feb. 25)… Ranked 20th in the CAA in scoring average… Listed in the top 10 in CAA averages in rebounding (fourth), steals (fourth), and blocked shots (seventh)… Selected an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars honorable mention by Black Issues in Higher Education… Tabbed a CAA Scholar-Athlete.

2000-01: Appeared in 29 games and made six starts… Scored in double figures in nine contests… Finished fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 8.3 points per game… Led George Mason in scoring in four games… Tied for third on the squad with a 4.1 rebounding average… Was the Patriots leading rebounder in two contests… Began the season with three-straight 12-point outings… Fell one rebound shy of a double-double (16pts, 9rbs) in her first collegiate start against Georgetown (Nov. 29)… Totaled a career-high 22 points against Richmond (Jan. 7)… Averaged 20.4 minutes per contest… Named Eastern College Women's Basketball Coaches & Media Association Central Atlantic Rookie of the Week on Feb. 5… Ranked second on the team in blocks (21) and steals (46) despite coming off the bench… Listed in the CAA top 10 in blocked shots… Named to the AD's Honor Roll in the spring for academic excellence.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played varsity basketball at DuVal High School for four years... Finished with 1,200 points and 800 rebounds in her career... Averaged 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 steals and 5.0 assists per game as a senior… Led DuVal to back-to-back Maryland AAA state championships, earning Player of the Year honors from the Gazette… A USA Today honorable mention All-American… A first-team all-county and second-team All-Met selection as a junior and senior... Scored a career-high 34 points against Gywnn Park... Scored 27 points with 11 rebounds versus Milford Mills in a championships game... Played on the AAU-Beltway Lady Tigers for four years, which was runner-up in the 1998 AAU national championship.

NOTES: Parents are Earl and Linnette Neamo... Has three older siblings, Ronnie, Earl, Jr., and Keisha... Born November 13, 1982... An excellent student who graduated with a 3.6 GPA... Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society... Named to the honor roll... Team was the Flint Hill summer league champions in 2000... Chose George Mason over Penn State, Temple, Georgetown, Maryland, Rhode Island and Richmond… Majoring in sport management.

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