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2001-02 Women's Basketball Roster
Craig, Rometra
Jersey Number 5
Rometra Craig
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Portola Valley, Calif.
Bio
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Is the strongest player on the Blue Devil roster ... very athletic and exceptional defensive player ... can penetrate and pop out and take the three-pointer.
As a Freshman (2000-01)... Selected to the Duke Women's Basketball Classic All-Tournament team ... garnered ACC Rookie of the Week honors on Dec. 18 after notching 10 points, one rebound, one assist and two steals in the first round of the Fun in the Sun Shootout in Cancun, Mexico ... saw action in 33 of Duke's 34 games while starting four contests ... recorded 10 or more points in 10 contests ... averaged 8.3 points in her four games started ... played 17 minutes and notched four points in the season opener against UCLA in the Women's Sports Foundation Classic (WSF) ... scored three points and pulled down two rebounds against LSU in nine minutes ... collected a then career-high 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including 3-of-7 from three-point range against William & Mary ... also recorded three steals ... notched 12 points and five rebounds in 24 minutes at ninth-ranked Penn State ... scored seven points in 16 minutes against 24th-ranked Boston College ... posted a game-high 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting in 25 minutes against Duquesne ... dished out three assists and scored four points against Toledo ... played 15 minutes against Charlotte scoring two points ... played 18 minutes at Clemson scoring five points, along with one charge taken ... scored 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting versus Arkansas State in the Fun in the Sun Shootout in Cancun, Mexico ... also dished out three assists, had two steals and grabbed one rebound in only 20 minutes of action ... tallied seven points, one rebound, and one assist in 13 minutes against Oral Roberts to help Duke claim the Fun in the Sun Shootout title ... hit 3-of-6 from the field, including 1-of-1 from 3-point land ... collected two points and recorded two steals in 10 minutes at home versus fifth-ranked Iowa State ... scored 10 points in 16 minutes against Wake Forest ... was also 6-of-7 from the free-throw line versus WFU ... recorded two assists in 16 minutes at Florida State ... scored eight points in 26 minutes against Georgia Tech ... notched 10 points, including 2-of-2 from three-point range in 21 minutes at Maryland ... posted nine points and pulled down five rebounds in 22 minutes against N.C. State ... earned first start of her career scoring two points and pulling down four rebounds at Virginia ... scored 17 points, including 3-of-5 three-pointers at North Carolina, while pulling down eight rebounds and dishing out five assists in 37 minutes ... scored eight points, pulled down five rebounds and had three steals against Clemson ... scored six points in 26 minutes at Wake Forest ... played six minutes versus Florida State ... scored nine points and pulled down six rebounds in 21 minutes against Maryland ... pulled down four rebounds and had two points in 18 minutes at N.C. State ... notched two points and recorded two assists in 19 minutes against Virginia ... scored two points and dished out two assists at home versus North Carolina ... recorded 10 points and grabbed three rebounds in the first round of the ACC Tournament versus Wake Forest ... scored nine points and notched four assists in 22 minutes against Florida State in the ACC Tournament semifinals ... posted one assist in eight minutes versus N.C. State in the ACC Tournament Championship game ... scored a career-high 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting against UW-Milwaukee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... collected 11 points in 22 minutes at home versus Arkansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... scored four points and recorded four steals in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament against SW Missouri State.
Prior to Duke... Senior year selected WBCA All-America, Nike All-America, Parade All-America second team, Student Sports All-America, USA Today California Player of the Year, USA Today All-America third team, Street & Smith's All-America fifth team, and All-State first team ... averaged 23.7 ppg., 4.9 rpg., 5.0 spg. and 2.3 apg. as a senior at Archbishop Mitty High School under coach Susan Phillips-Chargin ... played in the WBCA All-America game for the Red Team and scored two points and had one steal ... as a junior, averaged 21.1 ppg., 7.7 rpg., 3.4 spg. and 1.5 apg. ... as a junior and senior selected Student Sports Magazine first team All-State and California State Athlete of the Year, San Jose Mercury News and KICU High School Sports Focus Player of the Year for the Central Coast Section and MVP of the Blossom Valley Athletic League ... scored 1,391 points and had a field goal percentage of .563 in two seasons at Archbishop Mitty H.S ... selected All-Tournament in the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions and the Archbishop Mitty New Year's Classic ... featured in Sports Illustrated on April 24, 2000 in the "Faces in the Crowd" section ... as a sophomore, averaged 26.5 ppg., 8.0 apg., 7.0 rpg. and 7.0 spg. ... freshman year, averaged 20.5 pts., 8.0 apg., 3.0 rpg. and 5.0 spg. ... attended Menio H.S. as a freshman and sophomore ... an outstanding track and field performer ... state champion in the 4X100 meter relay as a junior and senior and finished second at the state championships in the 100 & 200 as a junior.
Personal... Full name is Rometra T. Craig ... born October 5, 1981 in Iowa ... daughter of Roger and Vernessia Craig ... has six brothers and sisters, Nia-Jai (5), Alex (10), Cierra (14), Rogdrick (15), Carsha (19) and Damesha (22) ... her father, Roger, played football for the San Francisco 49ers ... her cousin, Corey Maggette played basketball for Duke ... majoring in economics ... she was inducted in the San Jose Hall of Fame in the summer of 2000 ... is a six-time National Champion in Tae Kwon Do ... is a second degree black belt ... ranked third in the world at the Barcelona Junior World Championships and could have participated in the 2000 Olympics, but decided to concentrate on basketball.
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Career Highs
Points 20 vs. UWM (3-17-01)
Rebounds 8 at North Carolina (1-27-01)
Assists 5 at North Carolina (1-27-01)
Field Goals 8 vs. William & Mary (11-18-00) vs. UWM (3-17-01)
FG Attempts 14 at North Carolina (1-27-01)
FG% .889 (8-9) vs. UWM (3-17-01)
3PFG 3 three times - last vs. UWM (3-17-01)
3PFG Attempts 3 vs. William & Mary (11-18-00)
3PFG% 1.000 (3-3) vs. UWM (3-17-01)
Free Throws 6 vs. Wake Forest (1-2-01)
FT Attempts 7 vs. Wake Forest (1-2-01)
Blocks 1 at Clemson (12-09-00) at Georgia Tech (2-12-01)
Steals 3 vs. William & Mary (11-18-00) vs. Clemson (1-28-01) vs. SW Missouri St. (3-24-01)
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The Craig File
If I could be on the cover of any magazine next month, it would be... Sports Illustrated
Three people that I admire which I would like to invite to dinner would be... Marion Jones, Da Brat and Allen Iverson
The best sporting event I ever attended was... Three Super Bowls
My favorite web site is... www.espn.com
My most memorable road trip was... Cancun last year
My craziest ambition is... To run a relay with Marion Jones
The movie actor I would most likely co-star with would be... Omar Epps in Love in Basketball
If I could guest star in one television show, it would be... ER
The toughest player I have ever faced is... Jackie Stiles
If I could have any job in the world it would be... CEO of a computer company
In summer/preseason training I worked on... Ball handling and shooting
One thing that most people don't know about myself is... I love Sushi
When I pick up the newspaper, the first section I turn to is... Sports
My nickname is... Ro and "T"
The one possession I cannot live with is... Eli, my stuffed puppy
One person from history that I would like to spend the day with would be... God
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