Jolene Tamboue

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
High School:
Manhattan HS/Independence
Hometown:
Manhattan, Kan.

(Updated through games as of Mar. 2, 2010)

as a Senior (2009-10): Has started every game for the Zips... leads the team with six double-doubles on the season ... filledthe stat sheet with 12 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, threesteals and two blocked shots in 29 minutes in a win over Ohio (Mar.2) ... scored a career-high 21 points – on 8-for-10 shootingfrom the floor – at Toledo (Feb. 10) ... recordeddouble-doubles in back-to-back games with 10 points and 11 reboundsin a win against Buffalo (Jan. 9) and 13 points and 14 boards in awin against Kent State (Jan. 13) ... led the Zips with 18 points– on 7-for-8 shooting – and grabbed 10 rebounds to fuelUA to a win against Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 27) ... recordeddouble-digit rebounds in five straight games from Jan. 2-16,averaging 12.0 boards during that span ... notched her thirddouble-double of the season with 11 points and a career-high 15rebounds in a win against Western Michigan (Jan. 23) ... posted 11points, 10 rebounds and a career-high four blocked shots in a winagainst Central Michigan (Feb. 4) ... posted 13 rebounds at BowlingGreen (Jan. 6) ... has reached double-digits in scoring 13 timesafter doing so just three times in 2008-09 ... matched a careerhigh with five assists at Robert Morris (Nov. 19).

as a Junior at Akron (2008-09): Appeared in all 30games, starting all but one ... second on the team in rebounding(6.7/game), assists (1.7) and steals (1.6) ... tied for the teamlead (Kyle Baumgartner) with six double-digit rebounding games onthe year ... recorded a season-high 12 boards on three occasions;vs. Buffalo (Jan. 10), at Bowling Green (Jan. 17) and vs. EasternMichigan (Feb. 7) ... notched her first double-double in an Akronuniform with 11 points and 12 rebounds against the Bulls (Jan. 10)... posted two or more steals 16 times while recording three stealsin seven games ... connected on a season-best three 3-pointers atYoungstown State (Dec. 20) in a 14-point, six rebound effort.

at Independence Community College (2006-08):Two-time first-team all-conference performer and freshman of theyear ... first team all-region as a sophomore after leading theJayhawk Conference in rebounds ... averaged 10.7 points and 9.8boards, which was ranked 31st in the country among junior collegeranks, as a second-year player ... ranked 27th in the nation withan average of 3.1 steals per game while also posting 29 blocks onthe year ... averaged 11.3 rebounds per contest, including 5.1 offthe offensive glass in conference games ... team finished with a24-9 overall record, including a 15-3 mark in league play, and acaptured the conference championship.

at Manhattan High School: Posted a perfect 20-0record as a freshman ... selected to play in the KBCA all-star gameas a senior ... tournament MVP of the Hay Tournament after teamtook first place ... placed fifth at the state track meet for shotput two years in a row.

Personal: Parents are Tamboue Deffo and HelenTamboue ... has a brother, Michael (25), and two sisters, Patricia(23) and Cynthia (21) ... born in Cameroon, Africa ... graduatedhigh school at the age of 16 ... fluent French speaker ... majoringin biochemistry.