40  Shekinna Stricklen Class: Sophomore Hometown: Morrilton, Ark. High School: Morrilton Height: 6-2 Position: Guard/Forward

TENNESSEE 2008-09: Named Freshman of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association...Selected to Second Team All-SEC and was a unanimous selection to the SEC All-Freshman Team by the leagues' coaches...Earned honorable mention All-SEC honors from the Associated Press...Averaged a team-best 12.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.5 apg and 1.1 spg in SEC games...Sored double digits 21 times this season, including going for 20-plus four times and grabbed double-digit rebounds three times...Notched double-doubles against Rutgers (16 pts, 11 rebs) and South Carolina (13 pts, 10 rebs)...Scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Ball State...Managed only six points and five rebounds against Auburn...Scored 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting in 31 minutes against Florida...Scored 16 points, dished seven assists and grabbed six boards against Alabama...Scored a team-high 18 points against Vanderbilt to go with eight boards and six assists, with 15 points coming after the break...Scored 18 points at LSU. Added six boards, three assists and two steals...Scored 14 points against Mississippi State to go with six boards, four assists and three steals...Scored eight points at Kentucky and grabbed seven boards ...Scored six points and grabbed three rebounds against Duke...Had four points, three assists and a rebound in nine minutes against Alabama...Finished with seven points at Florida and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds...Named CAREacter Star Athlete of the Week on Feb. 3...Scored nine points on 4-of-9 shooting, grabbed six boards and dished four assists against Georgia...Recorded game-highs of 21 points, including 15 in the first half, and five steals at Oklahoma in 38 minutes. She added six boards and two assists against the Sooners ...Played a solid all-around game against Ole Miss, narrowly missing a triple-double with nine points, eight rebounds - including six offensive - and a career-high seven assists...Scored seven of UT's first 11 points on her way to a career-high 26 points on 9-of-20 shooting, including four three-pointers at Auburn...Made a three-pointer just 12 seconds into the game at Arkansas. She finished with 11 points on 5-of-12 shooting and grabbed four boards against the Razorbacks...Recorded her second career double-double against South Carolina with 13 points on 6-of-13 shooting, and 10 rebounds, eight of which came on the offensive end. She added three assists and one steal in 30 minutes...Despite shooting 2-of-11 from the floor at Mississippi State, she was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line to finish with 15 points. She also grabbed seven boards, dished four assists, picked three steals and blocked one shot. She made key defensive plays in a UT win. Hit a three-pointer with 1:45 to go that gave the Lady Vols the lead for good...Scored six points on 3-of-11 shooting at Vanderbilt. Added three rebounds, two assists and a steal...Was a perfect 8-of-8 from the line against Kentucky, to go with four field goals as she finished with a game-high 18 points. She also finished with team-highs of six rebounds and six assists in 36 minutes...Named SEC Freshman of the Week for the second time after averaging 14 points and 8.5 rebounds in wins at Gonzaga and Rutgers...Scored 13 of her 16 points and grabbed six of her 11 rebounds in the second half at Rutgers, leading UT to a come-from-behind win. Hit back-to-back threes to cut the lead to eight at 40-32 midway through the second half. Was named CBS Player of the Game...Was 5-of-13 from the field for 12 points in 35 minutes at Gonzaga. Added six boards, five assists and four steals in the win over the Zags... Scored 25 points against Stanford, including eight of the Lady Vols' 11 overtime points. Was 10-of-17 from the field and three-of-seven from three-point range. She also pulled down seven rebounds, dished four assists, grabbed three steals and added a block. She was named SEC Freshman of the Week for her performance...Scored eight points, to go with a team-high four assists, three boards, two steals and a block in 31 minutes at Texas...Posted team-highs of 20 points six rebounds in 26 minutes against Middle Tennessee. Hit a buzzer-beating 33-foot three-pointer to end the first half. Added two assists, two steals and block against the Blue Raiders...Scored 12 points on 6-of-12 shooting at George Washington. Added a game-high five steals, four rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes...Scored 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting and 6-of-8 from the free throw line against DePaul. Grabbed four steals, three boards and dished two assists against the Blue Demons...Showed off her entire skill set with 13 points, four steals, three blocks in 37 minutes against Western Carolina. Despite shooting only 4-of-14 from the floor, was 5-of-6 from the charity stripe...Despite sitting most of the second half against Louisiana Tech with four fouls, she scored nine points, grabbed four rebounds in 19 minutes. She was a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line...Scored nine points and grabbed seven boards in 31 minutes at Chattanooga. Her free throw with 2.0 seconds remaining gave UT a 66-63 lead. After missing the second free throw, grabbed the loose ball to run out the clock...In 32 minutes against Virginia, scored 12 points, grabbed four rebounds -- three of which were offensive -- picked three steals, dished two assists and two blocks. Was a perfect 4-of-4 from the free-throw line...Played 35 minutes against San Francisco and finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists...Along with Glory Johnson, became the 11th and 12th Lady Vols to start their first career games at Rocky Top...Was named to the Preseason Second Team All-SEC by a vote of the league coaches.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named all-state and all-conference all four years of her high school career...Earned four varsity letters at Morrilton High School and spent three seasons as co-captain and one season as captain of her squad...Started in all 120 games played and totaled 2,690 points, 1,400 rebounds, 726 assists, 474 steals and 605 blocked shots...Had 45 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists in the 2008 state finals her senior year...Twice Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year (2007 and 2008)...Named a McDonald's All-American (2008)...Parade Magazine All-America Second Team (2008) and Third Team (2007)...2008 USA Today All-USA First Team...Helped the Red Team win in the 2008 Women's Basketball Coaches Association High School All-America Game...2008 EA Sports All-America First Team and 2007 Second Team...2008 Slam Magazine All-America First Team...Street & Smith's All-American...The 2006 MVP of the Arkansas State AAAA championships after her 30-point, 16-rebound, four-assist and four-block performance in the championship game to lead Morrilton to the title...Named to the 2006 Arkansas AAAA all-state team.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Named a member of the 2008 USA Women's U18 National Team...Helped the USA Red Team to the bronze medal at the 2007 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival...Most Outstanding Player in the 2006 Basketball Congress International Nationals 15U.

PERSONAL: Shekinna is currently enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and plans to pursue a major in Recreation & Leisure Studies...A member of the Beta Club and Student Council in high school...Lists former Lady Vol Chamique Holdsclaw as the player after whom she models herself...Wants to be a coach someday...Admires Michael Jordan...Has one brother, Joshua, 24...Shekinna Paries Stricklen was born July 30, 1990, in Conway, Ark. ...Her parents are Wayne and Karen Stricklen.