HIGH SCHOOL: A product of Lord Botetourt High School in Daleville, Va., Moats comes to Tennessee as only the fourth Lady Vol basketball player from the state of Virginia...Played both basketball and volleyball while in high school...During her career, the Cavaliers stormed to a 90-21 overall record...Missed most of her senior season with a knee injury...Averaged a double-double throughout her career with 16.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game...Her list of basketball awards is quite long and impressive...Named All-America Honorable Mention by Street and Smith's (2004, 2005)...AP AA First-team All-State (2005)...Third-team All-State (2003)...Hoops and Dreams All-Star (2003, 2004)... Third-team Virginia Preps (2003)...All-District (2003, 2004, 2005)...All-Region (2003, 2004, 2005)...Region III Player of the Year (2005)...Orlando Sentinel All-South honorable mention (2005)...All-Metro Team (2003, 2004, 2005)...All-Metro Player of the Year (2005)...Blue Ridge District Player of the Year (2005)...Blue Ridge All-Tournament Team (2003, 2004, 2005)...Team MVP (2003, 2004, 2005)...Her volleyball achievements are also impressive, as she was named to the All-District and All-Region teams her freshman and sophomore years...Had game highs of 26 kills, 15 blocks and 5 aces.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Helped lead her 16U AAU team, the Elkton Elks, to national finishes of 5th (2002, 2004) and 7th (2003)...16U AAU All-America (2004).

PERSONAL: Nicci plans to major in Nursing...Was an honor roll student at Lord Botetourt High School and was given the Academic Excellence Award...Member of the National Honor Society, Young Life, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), and volunteered for her church...Was named Lord Botetourt High School Homecoming Queen in 2005...Chose Tennessee over Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and Virginia...Picked UT because of its national reputation, its coaching staff, its academics and because "after my official visit, it just felt right"...Models herself after former WNBA star Cynthia Cooper...Lists her father as her biggest sports influence because of "his hard work and perseverance to earn an athletic scholarship in basketball to William & Mary"...Has one sister, Tisha, 22, and one brother, Matthew, 13...Nicolette Alexandra Moats was born Oct. 27, 1987, in Virginia...Her parents are Dale and Annette Moats.