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Kelley Cain
52  Kelley Cain
Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.

High School:
St. Pius X H.S.

Height:
6-6

Position:
Center

TENNESSEE 2007-08:

On Dec. 11, Cain underwent successful surgery that addressed and corrected the patella subluxation of her right knee...On Dec. 2, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine, Jenny Moshak announced that Cain would redshirt the 2007-08 season...After seeing just four minutes of action against the USA National Team, Cain came off the bench for 25 minutes of playing time against Carson-Newman and took the Lady Eagles for 11 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and three steals...Joined fellow freshman Vicki Baugh as the only two Lady Vols to record a double-double in preseason contests...Named a Vol Scholar for the fall semester.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Upon signing with Tennessee, tied Vonda Ward (1991-95) as the tallest Lady Vol (6'6") in program history...During her career at St. Pius X H.S., Kelley tallied 2,017 points, 1,420 rebounds, 194 assists, 219 steals and 660 blocked shots in four seasons...Recorded career highs of 32 points, 24 rebounds and 11 blocks, six assists and five steals...Kelley was the force behind three of four state titles during her tenure...During her senior season, she averaged 14.8 points, 12.6 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game...Her final go-round at Pi-Hi saw Kelley spark the Lady Golden Lions to a 30-3 record and a 4A state championship...Helped St. Pius X earn Atlanta Tip-Off Club Metro Team of the Year in 2005 and 2006...Captured her second 4A state championship as a junior in 2005-06 and averaged 20.6 ppg, 13.2 rpg, 1.5 apg, 2.2 spg and 6.0 bpg to finish 31-2...As a sophomore in 2004-05, averaged 16.8 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.5 spg and 6.0 bpg while leading her team to 28-4 and a fifth-place finish...As a freshman in 2003-04, helped her team finish 30-2 to capture the state championship after averaging 14.4 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.5 spg and 5.0 bpg...A recipient of a number of honors, she was selected to the 2006-07 USA Today Girls High School All-America Team...WBCA, McDonald's and Parade 2007 All-American...During the 2007 McDonald's All-American game, Kelley set a new record for rebounds (14)...She was selected as the 2007 Metro Atlanta Girls' High School Player of the Year...Named the Georgia Athletics Coaches Association 4A Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007...Honored as the Georgia Sports Writers Association 4A Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006 and all-state first team in 2005 and 2006...Selected as the Atlanta Journal Constitution 4A Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007, and all-state and all-county first team in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007...Named School Sports Greater Atlanta Top Girls Hoop Player first team in 2005 and 2006...Atlanta Journal-Constitution AAAA All-State First Team, 2005, 2006 and 2007...4Shot Hoops All-State First Team, 2005-07...Selected to Street & Smith's All-America Fourth Team in 2006 and honorable mention in 2005...AAAA All-State First Team, 2004-2007...All-Area First Team, 2004 & 2005...All Game Sports All-America Camp Underclass All-Star, 2004.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL:

Earned a gold medal as a member of the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship Team...Played with future Lady Vol teammate Vicki Baugh...The U18 Team went 4-0...Kelley averaged 6.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.8 bpg and shot 57.9 percent from the field in four games and started once...The 6.5 rpg she averaged was fifth on the team and tied for 15th overall for the tournament...Her 1.8 bpg was tied for the best on the team and tied for the best mark overall for the tournament...It also tied for the third best mark ever for an American at this event...Her 57.9 percent field goal percentage was the second best overall for the tournament...On the AAU circuit, she played for the Georgia Metros...The Metros were the 2006 U.S. Junior National Champions, 17 & Under, and the Nike Nationals 2006 Championship Team...Kelley earned spots on the 2006 Nike Nationals All-Tournament Team and the End of the Oregon Trail All-Tournament Team in 2005.

PERSONAL:

Kelley is a gifted mathematician and plans to major in mathematics at UT...Would like to play in the WNBA...Was an academic standout and multi-year member of the honor holl at SPHS...She was voted the senior class superlative of "Most Likely to Become Famous"...Was a member of the 2007 Senior Class Homecoming Court and was selected as Miss Junior Homecoming in 2006 and Miss Sophomore Homecoming in 2005...Her father played football at Clemson University (S.C.)...Kelley Lynn Cain was born on May 16, 1989, in Stone Mountain, Ga....She is the daughter of Harold and Lynda Ward Cain...Kelley has 21-year-old twin brothers, Douglas and James.

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