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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

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Vanderbilt Athletics

12 Destiny McClendon

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Lake Oconee Academy
  • Hometown Greensboro, Ga.

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Played in a total of 45 games for the Mocs, making three career starts.
- Averaged 12.4 minutes per game with the Mocs.
- Finished with a career scoring average of 4.7 points per game.
- Logged 39 rebounds, 16 assists, 13 steals and one block over the course of her career.
- Shot 35.1 percent from the floor and 33 percent from three in her two seasons of action.
- Four-time UTC Dean's List and AD's Honor Roll member.

Academics
- Dean's List: F21, S22, F22, S23
- Athletics Director's Honor Roll: F21, S22, F22, S23
- Southern Conference Honor Roll: 2022, 2023

2022-23 Sophomore
- Appeared in a total of 15 games while also making three starts on the year.
- Averaged 7.0 minutes of action per game.
- Finished the year with 29 points, averaging 1.9 per contest.
- Shot 30.6 percent (11-for-36) from the floor and 21.4 percent (3-for-14) from behind the arc.
- Also shot a team-best 100 percent from the charity stripe (4-for-4) on the season.
- Chalked up her season-high of six points at Belmont.
- Finished perfect from the floor twice on the year.
- Helped the Mocs claim their 19th Southern Conference Tournament title and 16th appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

2021-22 Freshman
- Played in all 30 games in her rookie campaign including a career-high 28 minutes at Tennessee.
- Seventh on the team in scoring with 6.1 points per game.
- Led UTC with a career-best 17 at Western Carolina.
- Had 34 rebounds for the year; recorded her career-best three times.
- Shot 36.1% from the field.
- Second on the team in 3-point field goal percentage - 35.1%.
- Second on the team in 3-pointers made - 27.
- Made a career-best four 3-pointers at Western Carolina.

Lake Oconee Academy
Scored her 1,000th career point in her junior year … led the Titans to the 2020 Sweet 16 in the state tournament … team posted an overall record of 2107 … three-time team captain … averaged 24.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game as a junior … Averaged 22.6 points per game in her sophomore year and had 6.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game …  as a freshman, named Player of the Year for Max Preps/WBCA … averaged 17.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists per game.
 
Played high school ball for Kevin Furtado … played AAU for Chad Hubbard.
 
Currently maintaining an "A" average … recipient of the Citizenship Award, Youth of the Year for Pete Nance Boys and Girls Club … member of the Beta Club, Junior Board of Directors, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Keystone's president of the Boys and Girls Club, Future Business Leaders of America.
 
Competed in Karate and won first place in a competition … soccer and ballet.
 
Personal
Destiny Jasmine McClendon … goes by Destiny … nicknames D and DJ … born October 10, 2002 in Athens, Ga. … daughter of Janet McClendon and Stacy McClendon … has a younger brother Ryan McClendon … plans to major in Communication.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2021-22Freshman

    Guard
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2022-23Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    12