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3 Essence Booker

  • Position G
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Las Vegas, Nev.
  • High School Spring Valley HS

Biography

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SOPHOMORE (2019-20) – Mountain West Honorable Mention … Mountain West Player of the Week (11/11) … Saw action in all 31 games for Nevada, including starts in 30 contests … Averaged 27.6 minutes on the floor, including a season-high 36 minutes twice, at Fresno State (2/22) and at San Diego State (2/27) … Led the Wolf Pack and ranked 16th in the conference averaging 12.5 points per game … Scored a total of 389 points on the year, including a season-high 21-point performance in the win over Sacramento State (11/9) where she was 6-of-12 from the field and 9-of-9 from the free throw line … Scored in double figures in 21 of the 31 games, including a stretch of 12 in a row from Jan. 18 through Feb. 27 … Grabbed 111 rebounds to average 3.6 rebounds per game and added 33 steals and one block … Led the team with 73 assists on the year and posted a season-high five assists three times … Also led the Wolf Pack and ranked eighth in the Mountain West with 53 made 3-pointers … Shot 37.7 percent (141-of-374) from the field, 35.8 percent (53-of-148) from beyond the arc and 84.4 percent (56-of-64) from the free throw line … Connected on a season-high five 3-pointers at San Diego State (2/27), where she finished 5-of-9 from long range … Finished the season with a positive assist to turnover ratio of 1.2 … Reached 500 points in her collegiate career during the middle portion of the season … Scored at least 15 points in 13 contests ... Academic All-Mountain West selection and was named a MW Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN (2018-19) – Mountain West Scholar-Athlete and part of the MW All-Academic team ... Played in 30 of 31 games during her rookie season and made 12 starts … Earned the first start of her career in the road win at Long Beach State (11/18) … Started four consecutive games to end the season … Averaged 19.6 minutes per game and played a season-high 37 minutes in the double overtime game at Utah State (1/2) … Scored 168 points in her first season to average 5.6 points per game … Scored in double figures seven times, including a season-high 13 at UNLV (2/27) … Reached double figures in four of the last eight games of the year … Shot 36.5 percent (57-of-156) from the field, 36.8 percent (14-of-38) from the 3-point line, and 75.5 percent (40-of-53) from the free throw line … Ranked third on the team with 50 assists, including a season-best six in the Mountain West tournament win over San Jose State (3/10) … Combined for 10 assists in her last two games of the season … Added 53 rebounds (29 def, 24 off) to average 1.8 rebounds per game … Posted a block in the win against Air Force (3/4) and had 34 steals, which ranked second on the team … Recorded three games with four steals; vs. Stanislaus State (12/11), at Utah State (1/2) and at Air Force (1/19).

HIGH SCHOOL – Graduate of Spring Valley High School in Las Vegas where she was a four-time letterwinner in basketball … Brings a slew of accolades that includes three second team all-state honors and two first team all-conference selections … Named the conference MVP, first team all-region her freshman year, two all-state academic awards and three Las Vegas Sun Super 7 Standout selections … Helped lead her team to back-to-back conference championships in 2015 and 2016 and a state championship in 2015 … Her and her high school team were the state runner-up in 2016 … Over her four years played in high school she averaged 16.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 4.3 steals per game in her career … Nominee for Gatorade Player of the Year … Played AAU ball for Jam On It NV Select.

PERSONAL – Daughter of Telisha Honeycutt and Gregory Honeycutt … Has four sisters, Tiana, Makayla, Aaliyah and Sade … Public health major with a minor in sociology ... Would like to become a pediatric neurologist after college … Chose Nevada because she wanted to be part of turning the program around, she believes in the coaches and their plan for her collegiate career, and because she is representing her home state … Also recruited by Sacramento State, Cal Baptist, Denver, Air Force, San Jose State, UC Santa Barbara and UC Davis … The most memorable moment of her pre-college career was going on a 24-0 run to capture the regional championship in 2015 … Lists Tamika Catchings as her sports hero … Enjoys volunteer work, photo shoots, movies and spending time with family in her free time.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Freshman

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    2019-20Sophomore

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