J'Lisia Ogburn Bio
9/26/2007 4:18:00 AM | General
JUNIOR (2008-09): Averaged 9.7 points per game starting in all 30 contests…Posted 10.7 points per game in league contests, tying for the team lead…Led the team in rebounds, pulling down 5.9 boards on average and 6.2 against SoCon opponents…Drained 49 percent of her field goal attempts and 69 percent of her free throws…Posted two double-doubles on the year…Her first at UNCG (12/17) with 16 points and 15 rebounds…Second double-double came at Davidson (1/10) with 16 points and 10 rebounds…Contributed season-high 17 points three times: Samford (1/5), Wofford (1/12) and Furman (2/14)...Tallied a season-high eight field goals in the win over Furman for 17 points…Went 6-of-9 from the free throw line at Davidson for a 67 percent accuracy en route to her second double-double of the season…Contributed 12 points off 6-of-9 shooting to the Eagles' winning effort over Chattanooga at home (1/3)...Scored in double digits 16 times...Ties for fifth all-time blocks with 34 in a season…Is ninth all-time in career blocks with 46.
SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Played in 26 games, starting 13 of them...Averaged 5.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and blocked 0.3 shots per game...Made 43 percent of her field goals and 64.6 percent of her free throws...Played in 15 conference games and started 10 of them...Averaged 6.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, made 53.8 percent of her field goals in conference play...Scored in double digits five times during the season...Went 3-for-3 from the field and dished out two assists against Jacksonville (11/9)...Pulled down eight rebounds against Jacksonville State (11/20)...Scored 10 points and picked up six boards in a 64-62 win over Western Carolina (1/26)...Led the team against Chattanooga (1/28) in points and rebounds, with a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds...Tied with five other teammates for the assist lead, with two assists, in the UNC Greensboro victory (2/2)...Led the team in the College of Charleston game with nine rebounds (2/16)...Blocked two shots against Western Carolina (2/23)...Led the team in rebounds, with six, against College of Charleston in the SoCon Tournament (3/8).
FRESHMAN (2006-07): Earned the starting nod in two out of 29 games played...Made her collegiate debut versus Stetson (11/12) scoring four points and grabbing six rebounds...Led the team several times with one blocked shot at Jacksonville State (11/15), versus Troy (11/18), at South Florida (11/19), and Central Florida (12/1)... Received her first collegiate starting nod versus Troy (11/18) netting five points on 2-of-3 shooting and pulling down a career-best seven boards in 22 minutes, tying her career-high points total set the prior game at Jacksonville State (11/15)....Scored a career-high seven points on 3-of-5 shooting versus Charleston (12/16)... Went a perfect 2-of-2 from the charity stripe versus Troy (12/21)... Tallied a career-high tying one steal at UNCG (1/8)...Matched a season-high one steal versus Davidson (1/13)...Pulled down a team- and game-high tying seven rebounds - matching a career-best - and tallied a career-best two assists at Furman (1/27)... Tied a career-best 2-of-4 shooting from the free throw line at Davidson (2/10)...Dished out a career-high two assists and had two steals at Appalachian State (2/14).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Charles Turner at East Laurens HS…Four-year basketball letterwinner…Voted 'Most Valuable Player Offense' all four years…Voted First-Team All-Region all four years… Also excelled in softball and track & field…Voted 'Best Offensive' twice for the softball team.
PERSONAL: Born J'Lisia Monae Ogburn on March 15, 1988 in East Dublin, Ga. to James and Dorothy Ogburn…Hobbies include eating, sleeping, talking and playing basketball…If a movie was made about her, she would want Sanaa Lathan to play her…Craziest ambition is to go skydiving…Chose Georgia Southern because she loves her teammates and the atmosphere…One word that describes her is “goofy”…Three people she would invite to dinner are Lloyd, T.I. and her brother…Favorite sports figure is Venus Williams…Favorite pro team is the Detroit Pistons...Favorite pre-game ritual is prayer.
MAJOR: Sociology.
SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Played in 26 games, starting 13 of them...Averaged 5.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and blocked 0.3 shots per game...Made 43 percent of her field goals and 64.6 percent of her free throws...Played in 15 conference games and started 10 of them...Averaged 6.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, made 53.8 percent of her field goals in conference play...Scored in double digits five times during the season...Went 3-for-3 from the field and dished out two assists against Jacksonville (11/9)...Pulled down eight rebounds against Jacksonville State (11/20)...Scored 10 points and picked up six boards in a 64-62 win over Western Carolina (1/26)...Led the team against Chattanooga (1/28) in points and rebounds, with a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds...Tied with five other teammates for the assist lead, with two assists, in the UNC Greensboro victory (2/2)...Led the team in the College of Charleston game with nine rebounds (2/16)...Blocked two shots against Western Carolina (2/23)...Led the team in rebounds, with six, against College of Charleston in the SoCon Tournament (3/8).
FRESHMAN (2006-07): Earned the starting nod in two out of 29 games played...Made her collegiate debut versus Stetson (11/12) scoring four points and grabbing six rebounds...Led the team several times with one blocked shot at Jacksonville State (11/15), versus Troy (11/18), at South Florida (11/19), and Central Florida (12/1)... Received her first collegiate starting nod versus Troy (11/18) netting five points on 2-of-3 shooting and pulling down a career-best seven boards in 22 minutes, tying her career-high points total set the prior game at Jacksonville State (11/15)....Scored a career-high seven points on 3-of-5 shooting versus Charleston (12/16)... Went a perfect 2-of-2 from the charity stripe versus Troy (12/21)... Tallied a career-high tying one steal at UNCG (1/8)...Matched a season-high one steal versus Davidson (1/13)...Pulled down a team- and game-high tying seven rebounds - matching a career-best - and tallied a career-best two assists at Furman (1/27)... Tied a career-best 2-of-4 shooting from the free throw line at Davidson (2/10)...Dished out a career-high two assists and had two steals at Appalachian State (2/14).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Charles Turner at East Laurens HS…Four-year basketball letterwinner…Voted 'Most Valuable Player Offense' all four years…Voted First-Team All-Region all four years… Also excelled in softball and track & field…Voted 'Best Offensive' twice for the softball team.
PERSONAL: Born J'Lisia Monae Ogburn on March 15, 1988 in East Dublin, Ga. to James and Dorothy Ogburn…Hobbies include eating, sleeping, talking and playing basketball…If a movie was made about her, she would want Sanaa Lathan to play her…Craziest ambition is to go skydiving…Chose Georgia Southern because she loves her teammates and the atmosphere…One word that describes her is “goofy”…Three people she would invite to dinner are Lloyd, T.I. and her brother…Favorite sports figure is Venus Williams…Favorite pro team is the Detroit Pistons...Favorite pre-game ritual is prayer.
MAJOR: Sociology.
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