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Tarleton State University Athletics

2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

Toby Rhodes
Brady Johnson
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Brady Johnson
Toby Rhodes

4 Emily Cunningham

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Italy, TX

Biography

Junior (2020-21) 
Started in 21 of 23 games played … Averaged 8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game … Led Tarleton with 16 blocked shots and was ninth in the WAC in blocks per game (0.7) … Connected at a 30.7 percent clip from behind the arc, which ranked 11th in the conference and was tops among Tarleton players with at least 50 3-point field goal attempts … Recorded the Texans’ second-best field goal percentage (.389) among players with a minimum of 100 field goal attempts … Third on the team in points per game and points scored (184) … Reached double-digit scoring in 10 games … Averaged 11.8 points per game over her first five contests in Purple and White … Scored a career-high 20 points on 7-10 shooting from the field to lead Tarleton to its first true Division I win in a 79-63 triumph over UTRGV on Jan. 27 … Recorded her first career double-double with an 11-point, 10-rebound effort in the Texans’ 62-53 victory at New Mexico State on Feb. 26 … Tallied 16 points vs. Howard Payne on Nov. 28 to help Tarleton earn its first victory of the Division I era … Hit a trio of first-half 3-point field goals and finished with 11 points in Tarleton’s contest at Florida on Dec. 14 … Dished out a career-best four assists on two occasions … Rejected a career-high three shots against Grand Canyon on Feb. 1. 

Hill College (TX) 
Played two seasons for the Rebels … Ranks third in program history in 3-point field goals made and eighth in blocked shots … Also finished with the 15th-most made field goals all-time … Helped team win a North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference (NTJCAC) title as a freshman … Guided the Rebels to a Region V Basketball Tournament appearance and 20-11 overall record during the 2019-2020 season … Earned NJTCAC honorable mention honors as a sophomore … Named a NJCAA Academic All-American  in 2020 … Made the Dean’s List and President’s List as well. 

Italy High School 
Four-year varsity letter winner in basketball … Nominated to the 40th Anniversary McDonald’s All-American Basketball team in 2018 … Averaged 28 points and 15 rebounds per game as a senior … Set a school record with eight made 3-point field goals in a single game … Named the 19-2A Offensive Player of the Year for the 2017-2018 season … TGCA All-Region team selection and TABC All-State performer in 2018 … As a freshman, was named the 12-2A Offensive Player of the Year and was a TABC All-State honoree … Was one of only four freshmen selected to an All-State team in any classification … Also played two years of club basketball for Nike Proskills … Was teammates with Division I basketball players Avionne Alexander (Texas State), Morgan Brady (Tulsa), Brooklyn Evans (Northern Colorado), and Lauren Thompson (Texas State) … three-time Academic All-State honoree … Finished in the top-10 percent of her graduating class … Participated in softball and track and field as well. 

Personal 
2018 graduate of Italy HS in Italy, TX … Daughter of Derrick and Michelle Cunningham … Has a brother, Evan … Majoring in nursing … Born Nov. 13 

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2020-21Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'0"
    4
  • 4

    2021-22Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    4