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"Danielle Gant has the perfect body and skills to play in the WNBA someday. It is awfully hard to score against somebody as physical as she is. Is there a better 5-10 player in the Big 12 Conference than Gant? I don't think so. No one plays the game as hard as she does on both ends of the court. She made the All-Big 12 Defensive Team twice, because she always guards the other team's best three or four player. She is the most unselfish star that I've ever coached. She passes up shots to setup her teammates, because she will only take good shots. That's why her shot selection and her shooting percentages are always so high. She also takes the ball to the hole and is by far the best finisher we have on our team." - Texas A&M Head Coach Gary Blair
HONORS AND AWARDS
• 2008-09 Team Captain
• 2008 All-Big 12 First Team by league's coaches
• 2008 State Farm All-America Regional Finalist
• Two-Time Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2007 and 2008)
• Two-Time Big 12 Player of the Week selection (Feb. 25, 2008 and March 3, 2008)
• 2008 All-Big 12 First Team by the Waco Tribune-Herald
• 2008 All-Big 12 Second Team by The Dallas Morning News
• The 21st all-time player to reach 1,000 career points at A&M
• The 17th all-time player to gain entrance into the 500 Rebound Club at A&M
• Ranks 11th all-time in career scoring (1,148)
• Ranks 10th all-time in career field goals made (453)
• Ranks 10th all-time in career free throws made (241)
• Ranks eighth all-time in career steals (191)
• Ranks sixth all-time in career blocks (81)
• Ranks fifth all-time in career rebounds (681)
• Named WBCA National Player of the Month Honorable Mention selection for the month of December 2007
• 2007 Paradise Jam St. John Division All-Tournament Team
• Texas A&M's NCAA Tournament Single Game Record Holder In Points (24) and Rebounds (14)
• 2007 All-Big 12 Second Team by league's coaches
• 2007 All-Big 12 Second Team by the Waco Tribune
• 2007 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year by the Waco Tribune
• 2007 All-Big 12 Second Team by The Dallas Morning News
• 2007 Big 12 Sixth Man Award by league's coaches
• 2005 Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic All-Tournament Team
JUNIOR (2007-08)
Named to the 2008 All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 All-Defensive Team for the second-straight year...Honored on the Big 12 First Team by the Waco Tribune-Herald and Big 12 Second Team by The Dallas Morning News...The team's second-leading scorer and leading rebounder averaging a career-best 14.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game...Made 36 starts during the season for a total of 55 for her career...Became the 17th player in school history to gain entrance into A&M's 500-Rebound Club...Named to the 2007 Paradise Jam St. John Division All-Tournament Team...Did not suit up at TCU due to concussion symptoms she suffered from the Michigan game where she took a knee to the head...Picked up her fourth career 20-point game with a career-high 25 points against Florida State...Shot a season-best 10-of-16 from the floor versus the Seminoles including 17 first-half points...Reset her career-high with a 28-point outburst against New Orleans...Turned in her first double-double of the season with a season-high 14 rebounds versus UNO...Turned in a near double-double performance with 16 points and nine rebounds against No. 14 Auburn...Recorded her sixth 20-point game of her career with a game-high 22 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals versus UT Arlington...Turned in a perfect 10-of-10 performance from the free throw line including a 20-point effort against North Carolina A&T...Became only the third Aggie to go perfect on 10-or-more attempts from the free throw line next to a 12-of-12 performance by Lisa Branch vs. Notre Dame on Dec. 3, 1995 and 10-of-10 performances by Branch vs. Oklahoma State on Jan. 3, 1994 and Janet Duckham vs. Stephen F. Austin on Dec. 4, 1982...Made 22 consecutive makes from the charity stripe dating back to a 4-of-4 performance from the line in the second half of play at No. 22 George Washington and her first of 11 free throw attempts against Kansas State in the Big 12 opener...Recorded 14 points and nine rebounds in a career-high tying 40 minutes of action versus the Wildcats...Named a WBCA National Player of the Month Honorable Mention selection for the month of December as she turned in a league-leading 20.2 scoring average...Scored 18 of her game-high 24 points in the first half of play at No. 25 Colorado...Went a career-high tying 11-of-17 from the floor to mark her eighth 20-point game of her career...Recorded her ninth career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds at Kansas...Also tied a career-high in steals (6) versus the Jayhawks...Turned in her 10th career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds at Texas Tech...Registered a game-high 25 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor and made 9-of-10 from the charity stripe versus rival Texas...Scored a season-high 18 points in the first half alone...It marked her career-best point total against Texas in five tries and a single-game personal best in league play...Became the 21st player in school history to reach the 1,000 career-point plateau with 12 points and a career-high tying seven assists at rival Texas...Twice named Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 25 and March 3...Turned in her 11th career double-double with 18 points and a team-high 12 rebounds in an upset of No. 8 Baylor...Registered her 12th career double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds against No. 10 Oklahoma on her 21st birthday...Recorded a game-high 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor against Hartford in the NCAA Second Round which ranks as the second-most points ever scored by an A&M player in an NCAA Tournament game...Ranked 11th-best among Big 12 scoring leaders...Also ranked 13th in rebounding, fifth in field-goal percentage (52.9), third in steals (2.3 avg) and second in offensive rebounds (3.9 avg)...Tabbed as a State Farm All-America Regional Finalist.
SOPHOMORE (2006-07)
Played in all 32 games of the season with 15 starts...Ranked among the top 25 Big 12 Conference scoring leaders averaging 10.8 points per game which was second-best on the team...Made 10 career starts in league play...Triple award winner...Received the Big 12's inaugural Sixth Man Award and earned a spot on Big 12 All-Defensive Team...Named an All-Big 12 Second Team selection...Second-leading rebounder on the team averaging 7.3 boards per game...Shot a team-best 56.7 percent from the field which ranked fourth-best in the Big 12...Recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against McNeese State...Reached double-double figures in the first half alone versus the Cowgirls...Registered her second career double-double with a career-high 24 points and 13 rebounds at Washington...Went a career-best 11-of-13 from the floor and played 37 minutes versus the Huskies...Turned in her second-straight double-double performance with 14 points and 11 rebounds against North Texas marking the third of her career...Registered a near triple-double with 11 points, seven assists, six rebounds and four steals versus Delaware State...Tied career-highs in assists and steals...Went a perfect 5-for-5 (1.000) from the charity stripe against the Hornets...Brought down double-digit boards eight times during the season including 13 at Texas...Made a season-and career-high tying four steals in a 54-52 upset of sixth-ranked Oklahoma...Hit the game-winning free throw with one second left in a 64-63 win over Oklahoma State...Saw a career-high 40 minutes of action and finished with 16 points and a season-high 15 rebounds versus the Cowgirls for her fourth career double-double...Registered her fifth career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas...Made a season-high three blocked shots versus the Jayhawks...Scored in double figures 17 times of the season including 18 at Mizzou and 11 versus OU...Turned in her sixth career double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds at Oklahoma State...Ranked 11th in the Big 12 in rebounding (7.3) and tied for second in steals (2.0)...Had the eighth-most double-doubles (7) among all league players...Recorded a team-high 22 points at 14th-ranked Baylor...The point total was two shy of her career-high and marked her second career 20-point game...Recorded her seventh career double-double with a game-high 24 points and 14 rebounds against Texas-Arlington in the NCAA First Round...Notched her 600th career point versus the Mavericks...Her 24 points were the most points scored and her 14 rebounds were the most brought down by an A&M player in an NCAA Tournament game in school history.
FRESHMAN (2005-06)
First player off the bench for the Aggies...Played in 32 games with four starts...Ranked second in the nation among freshmen in field-goal percentage at 58.2 percent...Totaled the fifth-most points all-time in school history by a freshman (272)...Team's leading rebounder (190) averaging 5.9 boards per game...Finished third in the Big 12 Conference in field-goal percentage...Solid defender with a knack for rebounding and providing a spark to the team...Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in regular season finale at Oklahoma State...Tallied 11 rebounds in the first half alone at OSU...In her next game against Nebraska in the Big 12 Quarterfinals, surpassed her week-old career rebound record with 16 boards versus the Huskers...Had three double-digit rebounding games for the season including 10 against Oklahoma State at Reed Arena...Dished out seven assists against Utah State...Had nine double-digit scoring games while averaging 8.5 points per game...Also averaged 22 minutes of playing time.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Named Oklahoma Player of the Year and a Nike All-American as a senior at Putnam City West High School in Oklahoma City...Led the state in scoring as a senior averaging 25.2 points per game...Grabbed 9.5 rebounds, four steals and shot 65.4 percent from the floor...Ranked No. 49 nationally by the All-Star Girls Basketball Report and No. 43 by the Blue Star Report...Scored 3,640 career points as a member of the AAU Air Oklahoma Stars from 2000-04...Helped her AAU teams to national championships in 2000, 2004 and 2005...Was selected Miss Basketball All-America, Miss Basketball National Champion and Miss Basketball MVP in 2002...Named Miss Basketball All-America in 2003...Earned AAU All-American honors in 2004...Has the ability to play multiple positions...Played for AAU coach Ron Hutton...Four-time all-city selection, three-time Super Five selection by the Tulsa World and three-time Super Five selection by Tipoff Magazine...Other honors include earning WBCA Honorable Mention All-America, Junior All-America by Student Sports, Sophomore All-America by Student Sports and Freshman All-America by Student Sports...Three-time Street & Smith's Honorable Mention All-American in 2002, 2003 and 2004...The Sunday Oklahoman named her to the Super Five list in 2002, 2004 and 2005...Earned first team all-state honors in 2004 by the Tulsa World...Once scored 40 points in a single game against Norman High School...Coached by Jeff Fuller at Putnam City West...Also ran track...Member of the multicultural club.
PERSONAL
Danielle Nicole Gant...Goes by D.G...Born March 6, 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio...Daughter of Ricky Gant and Sue Taylor...Has one brother, Ricky Jr. (24)...Leadership major at Texas A&M with aspirations of playing professionally in the WNBA someday and winning a World Championship...Began playing basketball in the fifth grade at a local church...Chose A&M over Oklahoma and South Carolina...Enjoys dancing and listening to music.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 28 vs. New Orleans (12/9/07)
Field Goals Made: 11 at Colorado (1/16/08), at Washington (12/6/06)
Field Goals Attempted: 18 vs. Iowa State (2/20/08)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 1 at George Washington (12/20/07)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 1, four times
Free Throws Made: 10 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/30/07)
Free Throws Attempted: 11 vs. Kansas State (1/9/08), UT-Arlington (3/17/07)
Rebounds: 16 vs. Nebraska (3/8/06)
Assists: 7, three times
Blocks: 4 vs. Cal State Northridge (11/25/05)
Steals: 6 at Kansas (1/26/08), vs. Stephen F. Austin (1/3/08)
Minutes: 40 vs. Kansas State (1/9/08), vs. Oklahoma State (1/30/07)
