Career: Ranks as the third best free throw shooter in NC State history at 77.0 percent (154-200) … Will begin her final season 217 points shy of 1,000 for her career … She would become the 26th player to join the 1,000-point club at NC State.
Junior (2008-09): Started all 30 games in her third season at NC State … Was third on the team in scoring at 10.9 points per game – that ranked 26th in the ACC … Notched first career 20-point game with a game-high 22 points at Wake Forest on Feb. 17 ... Made two dramatic three-pointers (One to send game into overtime, and the other, a game winner with six seconds left) in the game at Wake Forest ... Also played a significant role in beating No. 17 Virginia with 15 points and five rebounds ... Teamed up with Shayla Fields as the top scoring backcourt in the ACC ... Led the team and ranked eighth in league with 3.4 assists per game ... Scored in double figures 18 times ... Strong rebounder from the guard position with 5.2 caroms per game ... Scored 14 points and hauled in seven rebounds in 45 minutes of playing time in the 61-58 overtime loss to No. 4 Duke ... Tied a career-high with 12 rebounds against Florida State.
Sophomore (2007-08): Took another step forward in her progress by becoming a starter in all but two of 34 games during second campaign with NC State … Ranked second on the club in assists (2.62) and third in points (9.6), rebounds (4.4) and steals (1.4) per game … Led all Wolfpack guards with 148 rebounds … Shot a team-leading 85.9 percent (67-for-78) from the free throw line … Scored in double figures on 20 occasions … Played some of her best basketball against the top teams in the nation by averaging 14.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in four games against ranked opponents - Tossed in a career-high 19 points against No. 5 Maryland … Recorded first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds at No. 2 North Carolina … Led team with 13 points at No. 10 Duke … Had 12 points and seven rebounds against No. 3 UNC … Also averaged 12.3 points and shot 93.8 percent (15-of-16) from the charity stripe in four Postseason Women’s NIT games.
Freshman (2006-07): Averaged 4.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 28 games as a freshman … Made 15 starts … Played five minutes in NCAA Tournament first round win over Robert Morris, collected two rebounds and one assist … Played in the final minute of the ACC quarterfinal win over Florida State … Had eight points in 10 minutes against Boston College … Tossed in eight points, including two 3-pointers, in eight minutes against Wake Forest … Scored all 10 of her points in the second half against No. 1 Maryland … Scored 13 points with five rebounds in season-opening win over High Point … Had 10 points at UC Santa Barbara … Tied season-high with 13 points against South Carolina.
High School: Set a school-scoring record with 2,800 career points ... Ranked 10th as a point guard and 33rd nationally by All Star Girls Report ... Ranked 18th nationally among Top 50 seniors by Street & Smith ... Averaged 25.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game as a senior ... Nike National Team member with the AAU Georgia/Lina 76ers in 2005 ... Averaged 25.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 6.0 steals a game as a junior ... Scored a career-high 41 points as a junior ... Averaged 18.0 points, 6.0 assists and 5.8 steals as a sophomore ... Averaged 15.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.5 steals as a freshman ... Member of the USA Basketball U18 National Team that won the gold medal in FIBA Games (2006) - Started one of four games and averaged 17. 3 minutes, 2.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg and 1.3 apg ... WBCA All-American Honorable Mention (2006) ... Participated in the USA Youth Development Festival (2005) ... Averaged 6.8 ppg in five games with the USA White team that won a silver medal ... Was fifth among the three USA teams (Red, White, Blue) with an average of 23.4 minutes per game ... Ranked 15th nationally as a guard by Scout.com (2006) ... First team AP All-State (2005, 2006) ... YouthPrepStar.com ranked her third in state of Georgia (2006) ... Named first team All-State by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (2006) ... Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Class All-State first team (2006) member ... End of the Oregon Trail All-Tournament team (2005) ... All-area Player of the Year (2005) ... 4Shot Hoops All-State second team (2005) ... GSWA 4-A All-State Honorable Mention (2005) ... Atlanta City Champions and was named MVP (2005) ... Named to the All-Tournament team at the Peach State Classic (2005) ... Named to the All-Tournament team at the Morrow HS Thanksgiving Classic (2005) ... Sweet-Sixteen appearance in the State Playoffs (2005) ... Atlanta Journal Constitution Player of the Year (2005) ... Second team All-State (2003, 2004) ... Named Atlanta Journal Constitution Player of the Week (2004) ... All Game Sport All-America camp underclassman All-Star (2004) ... First team all-city (2003) ... 2003-04 4-A State champions ... Four-time team MVP ... As a sophomore finished second in the state in the 800-meter middle distance run and was a regional champion in the 400m and 800m.
Personal: Nikitta Shantae Gartrell … Daughter of Shanterrise Gartrell … Has two brothers, Mario Gartrell and De’Anthony Maeberry, and one sister, Ebonee Maeberry.
Courtesy: NC State
