NC State Wolfpack

13  Billie McDowell
	Class: Senior Hometown: Lumberton, N.C. High School: Lumberton Height: 5-9 Position: Guard Experience: 3V Pronunciation: Bill-ee

Billie McDowell Bio in PDF Format

Career: 33 double figure scoring games ... Two double figure rebounding games ... One double double.

Senior (2005-06): Co-captain ... Was sidelined during preseason ... Was cleared to play in games on Wednesday, Nov. 30 ... In first game action played 21 minutes, hitting first four three-point attempts for 12 points in the first half (vs. No. 19 Vanderbilt) ... Leading scorer in eight games ... Second in scoring for ACC games with 10.6 ppg and third for all games with 10.7 ppg ... 14 double figure games in 27 appearances ... Started last 22 games ... Posted season/career-best five steals and a season-best eight rebounds against North Carolina ... Tallied a career-high nine assists versus Ark. State ... Did not miss a start since Dec. 18 vs. Ark. State ... Ranked fourth in ACC for 3-pointers made a game (2.07) .. In ACC games only ranked 8th for steals (2.21 spg) and 9th for 3-point FG made a game (1.79) ... (Named to NC State Tournament All-Tournament team ... State Farm Player of the Game versus Elon, at Virginia, versus North Carolina and versus Miami ... Iron Wolf Award, MVP 2005-06 Team.

Junior (2004-05): Tore her left ACL after just eight minutes of playing time against MTSU in the NCAA First Round ... Underwent reconstructive surgery in April and spent the summer rehabbing ... Emerged as a scoring threat ... Third-team All-ACC ... Her first such honor ... She was the Wolfpack's leading scorer for most of the season ... Led the team in scoring nine times and in steals nine times ... Nearly tripled her scoring output from her sophomore year, improving from 4.7 ppg to 11.2 ppg ... Saw a huge improvement from freshman year to junior in points per game (3.0 ppg - 11.2 ppg) ... Tripled her her scoring output ... Had 81 pts in freshman year to 326 ...Scored 500th career point at Wake Forest ... Tallied 5 games with 20 or more points, 27 against Wake Forest and 26 at Miami ... One of 11 ACC players to notch five, 20-point games ... Inked 15, double digit scoring games ... Improved her three-point percentage from 27.0% last season to 34.4% as a junior ... Hit six three-pointers in a win at Miami, at home against Wake Forest. In doing so, she became just the second player in NC State history to hit six or more in a game, twice in a season ... Finished ranked in the Top 20 of three ACC categories for overall games - 3ptrs. made (5th, 1.86); 3pts FG % (12th, 34.4), Scoring (19th, 11.5) ...Ranked in the Top 15 of three ACC Games Only Categories - 3-ptrs. made (4th, 2.29); Scoring (11th,14.4), 3 -pt FG% (5th, 39.5) ... Averaged 1.70 steals per game overall ... Averaged 2.00 assists per game ... Pulled down nearly 4.0 rebs per game ... Was named NC State Player of the Game seven times - the most of any Wolfpack player ... Team voted Best Offensive Player ... Team MVP honor

Sophomore (2003-04): McDowell nailed 3-3 three point attempts against Wake Forest ... 20 of 45 field goals made have been from the arc ... Scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds, had two assists, one block and one steal in only 13 minutes in the win at Wake Forest ... Has one trillion game (recording a stat in every category) ... Took place at Wake Forest on Feb. 5, 2004. Recorded a career-high four steals in two games this season, vs. Virginia on Feb. 15 and again in the NCAA Tournament First Round game against Auburn ... Averaged 4.7 ppg in 10.7 minutes played ... Rex Healthcare Player of the Game 2 times: Wake Forest (2/5) and Clemson (3/6).

Freshman (2002-03): Has great speed and quickness ... the only freshman to see playing time for the Wolfpack ... recorded one double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds), earned versus Big 10 opponent Iowa, which earned her a starting spot vs. LMU in the LMU Thanksgiving Invitational and made her the Rex Hospital Player of the Game ... played in all but one game and averaged 3.0 ppg amd 2.1 rpg in 10.8 minutes played ... Team voted, Peanut Doak Rookie of the Year.

High School: Participated in basketball, volleyball and track ... Helped lead her basketball team to a three-year record of 77-6 ... Scored a career-high 46 points and brought down 21 boards ... In her junior year was named Associated Press co-Player of the Year, was Cape Fear Player of the Year ... North Carolina Player of the Year, named MVP at Regionals tournament, the conference tournament and Christmas tournament and was the USA Today Player of the Year ... In her senior year was named Most Outstanding Player in the 4A Championship ... Participated in both the North and South All-Star games in 2002 ... Was a member of five AAU teams, all of which were state champions.

Personal: Billie La'Kisha McDowell ... Parents are Billy and Vera McDowell ... Has one sister La'Quadia McDowell and one brother Maurice Henry... Majoring in Parks, Recs and Tourism.

Season/Career Highs
Points
2005-06 23 at Virginia (1/13/06)
Career 27 vs. Wake Forest (1/3/05)

Field Goals Made
2005-06 9 at Virginia (1/13/06)
Career 10 vs. Wake Forest (1/3/05)

3-Ptrs. Made
2005-06 5, 3x vs. North Carolina (3/4/06)
Career 6, 2x, at Miami (2/14/05)

Free Throws Made
2005-06 4 vs. Boston College (1/30/06)
Career 9 vs. Miami (1/20/05)

Rebounds
2005-06 8, 2x vs. Georgia Tech (2/10/06)
Career 10, 2x, vs. Duke (1/30/05)

Assists
2005-06 9 vs. Arkansas State (12/18/05)
Career 9 vs. Arkansas State (12/18/05)

Steals
2005-06 5, North Carolina (1/15/06)
Career 5, 3x North Carolina (1/15/06)

Blocks
2005-06 1, 3x at Clemson (2/16/06)
Career 2 vs. UAB (12/4/04)

Minutes
2005-06 38 vs. Georgia Tech (2/12/06)
Career 38, 3x vs. Georgia Tech (2/12/06)