HONORS & AWARDS
• 2022-23 Big Sky Conference Most Valuable Player
• 2022-23 Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year
• 2022-23 All-Big Sky Conference First Team
• 2023 Big Sky Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player
• 2023 Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team
• Big Sky Conference Player of the Week (11/22/22, 12/27/22, 1/10/23, 1/24/23, 2/21/23)
SENIOR (2022-23): Started all 33 games for the Hornets after transferring from Oakland University, averaging 36.1 minutes per game and leading the team with 1,191 minutes played… Averaged 20.8 points and 5.8 rebounds to go along with 5.09 apg (168 assists total) and 44 steals (1.3 spg)… Shot .444 from the field and .379 from three-point range while hitting 151-of-184 (.821) from the line… Her 685 total points rank second on the school’s single-season list behind only Kristy Ryan’s 727 points in 1993-94, while her 20.8 ppg scoring average is fourth on the single-season list… She also ranks third on the single-season list for field goals made (228), second for attempts (513), tied for seventh in three-pointers (78), seventh in three-point percentage (.379), fourth in free throws made (151), fifth in assists (168), and first in minutes (1,191)... Ranked among the top 25 individually in the NCAA in total points (No. 10), points per game (No. 15), and total assists (No. 25)… Stood among the top 10 in the Big Sky in total points (tied for first), points per game (second), field goal percentage (fourth), three-point percentage (sixth), free throw percentage (seventh), free throws made (third), three-pointers per game (fourth), assists and assists per game (second), assist-to-turnover ratio (sixth), minutes per game (second), and total minutes (second)… Scored in double figures in all but one game during the year, and in the final 24 games of the season, scoring 20-or-more points 14 times — including a trio of 30-plus point games against Eastern Washington (31 on Jan. 7), Weber State (31 on Jan. 21), and Montana State (a collegiate career-high 35 on Feb. 23)… Reached her 2,000th career points (including her four years at Oakland) with a three-pointer at the 6:56 mark of the third quarter against Montana State on Feb. 23… Finished with three point-rebound double-doubles against UC Davis (12 points, 11 rebounds) on Nov. 22, at Idaho (19 points, 11 rebounds) on Feb. 4, and against Idaho (22 points, 13 rebounds) at the Big Sky Tournament on March 6... The 13 rebounds against Idaho were a collegiate career high… Added three point-assist double-doubles against Northern Colorado (13 points, 10 assists) on Feb. 11, at Idaho State (29 points, 10 assists) on Feb. 18, and against Portland State (16 points 10 assists) on Feb. 27… Hit double-digit baskets from the field eight times, including a season-high 11 in back-to-back games at Santa Clara (Nov. 14) and UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 19)… Her seven three-pointers against Montana State (Feb. 23) were tied for the most in a single game and rank tied for fourth on the school’s single-game list… Her 10 free throw makes at San Diego State (Dec. 7) and against Eastern Washington (Jan. 7) are tied for second on the single-season chart… Played 40-or-more minutes four times… Her five player of the week awards are the most in a single season by a Hornet and one shy of the Big Sky single-season record for the award… She is one of eight players in the history of the conference to win at least five awards in a season.
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
Played four years for the Golden Grizzlies, earning three All-Horizon League honors — including a first-team award as a junior in 2020-21… Named to the All-Horizon League third team as both a sophomore and senior… Became the 29th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points as a junior, scoring 34 points at Milwaukee on Feb. 13, 2021… Named the Horizon League’s Sixth Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2019-20 and earned league all-freshman team honors as a newcomer in 2018-19… Averaged 14 points and shot .374 from the field in her four seasons with the Golden Grizzlies, collecting a total of 169 three-pointers and 159 steals… Led the team in scoring as a senior at 15.8 ppg to go with 4.4 rpg and a team-high 41 steals… Stood third on the team with 50 assists… Finished the 2021-22 season shooting .372 from the field and drained 40 three-pointers while hitting on 81 percent (97-for-120) from the line… Finished in double figures 19 times as a senior, including five performances of 20 points or more… Tied her career high with 34 points in 31 minutes against Central Michigan on Dec. 7, 2021… Started all 24 games as a junior in 2020-21, averaging a team-high 17.2 ppg to go with 5.6 rpg, and a team-high 106 assists… Also led the team with 44 steals… Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds to go with 14 points against Purdue Fort Wayne on Jan. 22, then added 21 points and 12 assists against the Mastodons one day later… Scored in double figures in all but three games… Led the team in scoring (12.0 ppg) and ranked ninth in the Horizon League, while leading the team in assists (3.0 apg) coming off the bench as a sophomore in 2019-20… Reached double figures 17 times, including 11 consecutive games over the course of a month… Led the team in steals… Finished second on the team in scoring at 11.7 ppg while shooting .381 from the field as a freshman in 2018-19, leading the squad with 50 steals and 60 three-pointers made.
INDEPENDENCE HS
Four-year letter winner and team captain for the Falcons… Also lettered twice in track and field and once in volleyball… Averaged 16.5 ppg, 6.5 rebounds, four assists, and three steals per game, as a senior… Named to the Division II All-State First Team in 2016-17… Two-time All-Area MVP in 2017 and 2018… Two-time All-Valley MVP selection in 2015 and 2016… Led Independence HS to four consecutive league championships (2015-18) and three consecutive Valley championships (2015-17)… Finished her prep career as the school record-holder in points, field goals, three-pointers, and assists.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kahalle Dean… Has three brothers, Malcom, Khiylan, and Joshua… Her cousin is Joey Porter, who played 13 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection with Pittsburgh, Miami, and Arizona, winning Super Bowl XL with the Steelers in 2005.
