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"Scoring is only one part of the ball game and Micheaux does the job that a lot of kids do not like to do. She is very physical and doesn't back down to great post players she has faced. She accepts her role at the five position as a challenge. She was a member of the Big 12 All-Defensive Team as a sophomore and can be a great defender. She is also a very good offensive player. A lot of our offense goes through her, because of the screens she sets on the pick and rolls. This will be a huge senior year for her. When her offense comes together, she will have the opportunity to become a professional basketball player like her father and her teammates." - Texas A&M Head Coach Gary Blair
HONORS AND AWARDS
• The 18th all-time player to gain entrance into the 500 Rebound Club at A&M
• Ranked eighth all-time in career rebounds (591)
• Texas A&M NCAA Tournament Record Holder In Single-Game Steals (6)
• 2006-07 Big 12 All-Defensive Team
JUNIOR (2007-08)
Played in 36 games of the season with 31 starts...Team's second-leading rebounder averaging 5.3 boards per game...Shot a career-best 51.2 percent from the free throw line...Recorded her third career double-double with a career-high tying 15 points and 10 rebounds versus Prairie View A&M...Also tied a career-high for free throws made (9) and shot a career-best 9-of-10 (.900) from the charity stripe against the Lady Panthers...Missed her first game of her A&M career with migraine headaches against Indiana...Blocked a season-high three shots versus No. 14 Auburn...Became the 18th player in school history to gain entrance into the 500-Rebound Club as she brought down 10 boards and a season-high four assists against Missouri...Brought down a career-high 14 rebounds at Texas Tech...Scored seven of A&M's first 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting from the floor against Missouri in the Big 12 quarterfinals...Finished with a league season-best 11 points which also marked a career-best in a Big 12 Tournament game...Made a career-high six steals against UTSA in the NCAA First Round to set a new school record in an NCAA Tournament game.
SOPHOMORE (2006-07)
One of the league's most improved players...Named to the inaugural Big 12 All-Defensive Team...Started in 31 of 32 games of the season...Led the team in rebounding averaging 7.4 boards per game...Has made 31 career starts in Big 12 Conference play...Had a near double-double performance with 10 points and nine rebounds against North Texas...Had a career-high five steals versus the Mean Green...Recorded her first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds against Western Illinois...Tied a career-high in steals (5) versus the Westerwinds...Played 32 minutes against Colorado and registered a team-high 13 points versus the Buffaloes...Set a new career-high in assists (6) versus No. 25-ranked Nebraska...Played a career-high 40 minutes and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 54-52 upset of sixth-ranked Oklahoma...Added five points and two assists to the winning cause...Was sent to the line a career-high 12 times and converted a career-best nine (.750) against Oklahoma State to mark a career-best percentage from the charity stripe...Sank two key free throws with 6:10 remaining of the second half to tie the game up at 50-50 versus the Cowgirls...Also set a new career-high in points (15) against OSU...Brought down double-digit boards on eight occasions including 10 at Missouri, 11 at Oklahoma State and 11 against OU...Turned in a career-high 13 rebounds and five blocked shots against Texas Tech...Recorded her second career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds versus Texas...Ranked ninth in the Big 12 in rebounding and third in offensive rebounds (113).
FRESHMAN (2005-06)
Played in all 32 games of the season with 30 starts...Ranked second on the team in total rebounds (162)...Was second on the team in rebounding average (5.1 rpg)...Dominated the boards during the Aggies' last seven games of the year (44) averaging 6.2 boards per game...Had three double-digit rebounding games, two in Big 12 Conference play against Missouri and Iowa State...Averaged more offensive rebounds than defensive rebounds...Grabbed a season-high eight offensive rebounds against Iowa State...Tallied 18 blocked shots to rank fourth all-time in the freshman single-season records at A&M.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
A first-team all-state selection at Hightower High School...Helped her AAU basketball team to a national championship title...Was ranked No. 9 in the state of Texas by The Dallas Morning News and No. 22 by Texas Roundball...Ranked No. 68 nationally by the All-Star Girls Basketball Report and No. 72 by The Blue Star Report...One of three A&M signees on the five-player Houston Chronicle Preseason All-Greater Houston First Team prior to her senior season...Earned all-region first team accolades by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches as a junior...Twice named an Adidas Top 10 Camp Underclass All-Star in 2003 and 2004...Two-time Street & Smith's Honorable Mention All-American in 2003 and 2004...Named district newcomer of the year as a sophomore and district offensive most valuable player as a junior...Played summer AAU basketball for Houston Elite with current A&M teammates A'Quonesia Franklin and Morenike Atunrase...Team was coached by Howard Randall...Averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds in 2004 and 2005 at Hightower under coach Angie Spurlock...Hightower reached the third round of the state playoffs in 2004...Also competed in track and cross country and was on the state's Junior Olympics team...Was a member of PALS, HOSA and the National Honor Society...Honored as a Texas Scholar and YES Scholar.
PERSONAL
La Toya Aneise Micheaux...Born August 31, 1987 in Houston, Texas...Daughter of Larry and Annette Micheaux...Has one sister, LaTasha (25), and one brother, Joshua (18)...Also has two nephews, Korendez (6) and Courtez (4)...Her father, Larry, was a member of the famed Phi Slamma Jamma at the University of Houston in the 80's and played alongside Clyde Drexler and Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon...Graduated in August of 2008 with a bachelor's degree in sport management...Pursing a master's degree in education and human resource development at Texas A&M...Completed an internship over the summer with adidas and the College Station Chamber of Commerce...Began playing basketball at the age of six for the First Colony Association...Chose A&M over Georgia and LSU...Spent her childhood growing up in Spain while her father played professionally overseas...Spanish was her first language...Member of the bronze-medal winning U.S. Jones Cup Team in the summer of 2007...Averaged 7.4 points and 6.8 rebounds for Team USA...Recorded a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds against Japan.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 15 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/15/07), vs. Oklahoma State (1/30/07)
Field Goals Made: 7 vs. Western Illinois (1/2/07)
Field Goals Attempted: 14 vs. Western Illinois (1/2/07)
3-Point Field Goals Made: None
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: None
Free Throws Made: 9 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/15/07), vs. Oklahoma State (1/30/07)
Free Throws Attempted: 12 vs. Oklahoma State (1/30/07)
Rebounds: 14 at Texas Tech (2/2/08)
Assists: 6 vs. Nebraska (1/24/07)
Blocks: 5 vs. Texas Tech (2/21/07)
Steals: 6 vs. UTSA (3/22/08)
Minutes: 40 at Oklahoma (1/27/07)
