1  Briana Bass Class: Sophomore Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. High School: North Central Height: 5-2 Position: Guard

TENNESSEE 2008-09: Scored in double-digits three times...Averaged 2.4 ppg and 1.9 apg in SEC play...Scored two points and dished two assists against Auburn...Scored three points, dished three assists and grabbed two steals against Florida...Was a perfect 2-of-2 from the field against Alabama to score five point and dished three assists in her SEC Tournament debut against Alabama...Finished with two points, both on free throws, and two assists in five minutes against Vanderbilt...Scored five points, to go with an assist and a steal in 14 minutes against Mississippi State...Played very well on both the offensive and defensive ends against Duke. She finished with a career-high 14 points, including a 6-of-6 performance from the free throw line. She added two rebounds and one assist, while only committing one turnover...Did not score against Alabama, but dished out four assists and grabbed two boards...Came off the bench to play 29 minutes at Florida, with a three-pointer to key a 7-0 run in the first half. She added three assists, two rebounds and one steal...Played very well in 29 minutes against Georgia, finishing with three points and three assists...Her only basket of the Auburn game was a running 40-foot 3-pointer she banked in right before the half to end a 9-0 Tiger run. In 19 minutes, she added three assists and a rebound...Had a three-pointer barely two minutes into the game at Arkansas, but picked up a third foul right before the half. Keyed an 11-0 UT run with her ability to push the offense and stepped up her defensive efforts. Sank 3-of-4 free throws in the final minute to help put the game away... Was 2-of-5 against South Carolina to finish with five points. She returned to the starting lineup and played 25 minutes. Also added a pair of assists...Very effectively ran the UT offense to a win at Mississippi State by knowing when to push tempo. Scored five points and grabbed a steal on a MSU fastbreak in 24 minutes...Named CAREacter Star Athlete of the Week on Jan. 6...Had a pair of three-pointers in 21 minutes at Rutgers -- one right before the half to give UT 13 points and one in the middle of the Lady Vols' 11-0 run to start the second half. Effectively ran the offense, knowing when to push tempo and when to set up in half court...In 11 minutes at Gonzaga, had six points on 2-of-3 shooting from beyond the arc...Had six of Tennessee's first 10 points -- all on a pair of three pointers -- against Stanford. Also grabbed two steals and did not commit a turnover...Effectively ran the UT offense to a win at Old Dominion. Did not make a field goal, but was a perfect six-of-six from the free throw line, four of which came in the last 30 seconds to ice the game...Started at the point for UT at Texas, finished with six points, six boards and three assists in a season-high 30 minutes...Made first career start and energized the offense against Middle Tennessee. Finished with a game-high four steals, three points, two rebounds and an assist...Dished out three assists and grabbed seven rebounds in 17 minutes at George Washington...Dished out a game-high eight assists in 21 minutes against DePaul...Scored in double-figures for the second time this season with 10 points against Western Carolina, including a perfect 4-of-4 effort from the free throw line...Finished with six points on 2-of-4 shooting from the field and 2-of-3 from the charity stripe against Louisiana Tech in 19 minutes off the bench. Also grabbed one board and one steal...Incredibly efficient in only 20 minutes of action against Virginia, finishing with 13 points, five assists and three steals...Against Virginia, made a driving layup to tie the game at 17 in the middle of a 12-0 UT run...Played 28 minutes in season-opener against San Francisco, finishing with four points, four assists and four rebounds

HIGH SCHOOL: The sixth player from the state of Indiana to play basketball at the University of Tennessee...The 5-2 guard ties former Lady Vol Shannon Bobbitt as the shortest scholarship players in the history of the program...As a freshman, she was the starting point guard on a repeat state champion team that had only one returning starter...During her sophomore season, she got the team off to an 8-1 start before being sidelined with an injury for most of the season...As a junior, she led the team in scoring, assists and steals and was named to the 2007 Indiana Junior All-Star team...Named all-Marion County, all-metro, and all-conference (2005)...Named all-state, all-county, and all-conference (2006)...Named all-state, all-county, all-conference, and all-metro (2007)...The 2008 Miss Basketball Candidate was an All-State selection by Hoosier Basketball Magazine three times (2006, 2007 and 2008)...Named to the 2008 Indiana Basketball Coaches Association All-State Team.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Played for Indiana's Finest in AAU competition.

PERSONAL: Briana is currently enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and plans to major in exercise science...Achieved the high honor roll in high school...Enjoys doing community service...Lists Cynthia Cooper and Tony Parker as players after whom she has modeled herself...Wants to be a physical therapist...Has one brother, Tim, age 16...Briana René Bass was born December 7, 1989, in Indianapolis, Ind. ...Her parents are Tim and Gina Bass.