2011-12 Season Highlights
Played in all 34 games and started the final 13 games ... Averaged 3.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest ... Played 18 minutes in the season-opening victory over Monmouth and finished with eight points ... Was a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor, including 1-of-1 from the beyond the arc, in the win over Mercer ... Finished with a season-high 13 points and also recorded five steals against the Bears ... Played 15 minutes and grabbed a then season-high eight rebounds in the road victory at SMU ... Was a perfect 4-for-4 and grabbed a then season-high nine rebounds in a then season-high 20 minutes against Maryland-Eastern Shore ... Dished-out a season-high two assists in 24 minutes of action at Georgia Tech ... Had a season-high three blocks at Miami ... Made her first career start at Duke on Feb. 2 and finished with five points and eight rebounds in a season-high 29 minutes ... Tied a then season-high with nine rebounds in the win at Clemson ... Pulled-down a season-high 11 rebounds in the WNIT victory at Charlotte.
2011-12 Game-by-Game
Scored eight points in her first collegiate game against Monmouth (11/15) ... Had three points and four rebounds in the win over Coppin State (11/18) ... Dished-out one assist in four minutes of action against Kansas (11/20) ... Was a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor, including her first career three-pointer, against Mercer (11/23) ... Finished with 15 points and five steals against the Bears ... Was held scoreless against Jacksonville (11/25) but grabbed a team-high seven rebounds to go along with two steals ... Scored two points and grabbed four rebounds in the win over Minnesota (12/1) ... Played just three minutes at Seton Hall (12/4) and grabbed one rebound ... Hauled-in six rebounds and had three steals in the win over Radford (12/7) ... Recorded six rebounds in 12 minutes of action against nationally-ranked Delaware (12/11) ... Had two rebounds, a steal, a block and an assist against Howard (12/18) ... Was 3-of-4 from the floor and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in the road victory at SMU (12/21) ... Played a season-high 23 minutes and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor against Maryland-Eastern Shore (12/29) ... Also pulled-down a season-high nine rebounds against the Hawks ... Made her only shot attempt and grabbed a pair of rebounds in the win over Davidson (12/31) ... Had one block and missed her only shot attempt against Duke (1/6) ... Scored nine points and grabbed three rebounds in the win over Boston College (1/8) ... Dished-out a season-high two assists in a season-high 24 minutes of action at Georgia Tech (1/12) ... Made her second three-pointer of the season against NC State (1/16) and finished with three points and five boards ... Had six rebounds and one steal to go along with two points in 21 minutes at Maryland (1/19) ... Shot a season-high six free throws and finished with five points in the win over Clemson (1/22) ... Had a season-high three blocks to go along with seven rebounds and four points at Miami (1/26) ... Scored six points and had four steals in the narrow loss to North Carolina (1/29) ... Made her first-career start at Duke (2/2) and finished with five points and eight rebounds in a season-high 29 minutes ... Grabbed six rebounds and scored five points in the road victory over Boston College (2/5) ... Took a season-high eight field goal attempts against Florida State (2/9), finishing with six points and two rebounds ... Made two big baskets down the stretch in the win at NC State (2/12) , ultimately finishing with six points, four rebounds and two blocks ... Played a season-high tying 29 minutes against Georgia Tech (2/16) and finished with seven points and four rebounds ... Tied a season-high with nine rebounds in the road win at Clemson (2/19) ... Grabbed two rebounds and had two points in the loss at Virginia (2/24) ... Saw 15 minutes of action in the season-finale against Virginia Tech (2/26) and pulled-down five rebounds ... Grabbed three rebounds and had one steal in the ACC Tournament victory over Virginia Tech (3/1) ... Had two rebounds and two points in the win over Miami (3/2) ... Scored seven points and grabbed five rebounds in 20 minutes of action in the semifinal loss to Maryland (3/3) ... Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds in the WNIT victory at Charlotte (3/15) ... Scored seven points, grabbed four rebounds and had three steals in the season-ending loss at James Madison (3/18).
Prior to Wake Forest
Helped lead Norcross High School to a second-straight 5-A state title in 2010-11 ... Averaged nearly 10 points and over eight rebounds per game and was named second team All-Gwinnett County ... Attended Marietta High School her first three years ... Was a first-team All-Metro selection by the Atlanta Tip-Off Club as a junior ... Played for three seasons with fellow Wake teammate Lauryn Webster at Marietta ... Currently plays under Angie Hembree ... Rated as the 28th-best forward in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz and received a scouts grade of 92 ... Named to the ESPN HoopGurlz Top-100 ... Rated as a four-star recruit ... Was selected to play in the All-American game at the 2011 Deep South Classic ... Played AAU ball for the Georgia Pistols with Webster under coach Percy Gordon ... Also considered offers from Florida, South Carolina, South Florida and West Virginia.
Background
Full name is Dearica Marie Hamby ... Daughter of Carla Hamby and Derrick Jones ... Has two sisters, Chelsie and Desaraye ... Was also a standout on the softball field.
