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Littleford, Shae
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Jersey Number 11
Shae Littleford
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Charleston, Ill.
- Previous School:
- Charleston HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2023-24: Played and started four games for the Skyhawks before suffering a season-ending injury…Averaged 6.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals in 28.5 minutes per game…Shot 22.5 percent from the field, 26.7 percent from beyond the arc and 50.0 percent from the free throw line…Saw action against Marquette (Nov. 6), Vanderbilt (Nov. 9), Central Arkansas (Nov. 14) and South Dakota State (Nov. 18)…Scored a season-best 14 points with seven assists against Vanderbilt (Nov. 9)…Tallied four steals against Marquette (Nov. 6) in the season-opener…Knocked down four three-pointers against Vanderbilt (Nov. 9)…Snagged a season-best five rebounds against Central Arkansas (Nov. 14).
2022-23: Named to All-OVC second team…Played in 23 games for the Skyhawks while starting 20 contests…Named OVC Player of the Week (Feb. 7)…Averaged 13.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.1 blocks in 32.8 minutes per game…Shot 43.4 percent from the field, 31.7 percent from beyond the arc and 86.4 percent from the free throw line…Missed seven games due to illness…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in free throw percentage (second), assists (sixth), assist/turnover ratio (sixth), minutes played (seventh), steals (ninth) and points (10th)…Scored in double figures 17 times, including a stretch of nine straight games from Nov. 23 through Jan. 14…Eclipsed 20 points or more in six contests against Southern Indiana (Jan. 14), SIUE (Feb. 2), Lindenwood (Feb. 4), Evansville (Feb. 6), Tennessee State (Feb. 23) and Morehead State (March 1)…Scored 20 points or more in three straight games against SIUE (Feb. 2), Lindenwood (Feb. 4) and Evansville (Feb. 6) while combining for 72 points during the stretch…Named OVC Player of the Week after averaging 24.5 points and 3.0 assists per game…Scored a season-best 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting at Lindenwood (Feb. 4)…Made a career-high 13 free throws against Tennessee State (Feb. 23)…Tallied five or more rebounds in five games…Dished out three or more assists in 14 contests – including a season-best eight assists against Vanderbilt (Dec. 4) and Eastern Illinois (Jan. 21)…Recorded multiple steals in 12 contests while posting a season-best four steals against Troy (Nov. 10), Southern Indiana (Jan. 14), SIUE (Feb. 2) and Evansville (Feb. 6)…Notched blocks against Murray State (Nov. 30), Tennessee State (Feb. 23) and Morehead State (March 1)…Named to Preseason All-OVC team…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Earned OVC Medal of Honor with perfect 4.0 GPA.
2021-22: Named to OVC All-Newcomer squad…Three-time OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 4, Feb. 15 and Feb. 28)…Played in 24 games for the Skyhawks while starting 23 contests…Averaged 11.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.1 blocks in 34.5 minutes per game…Shot 36.7 percent from the field, 30.5 percent from beyond the arc and 74.3 percent from the free throw line…Missed the first five games with an injury…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in minutes per game (34.5, first), steals (1.8/game, seventh) and free throw percentage (77.8, ninth)…Scored in double figures 14 games…Eclipsed 15 points or more against Austin Peay (Dec. 30), Tennessee State (Jan. 6), Morehead State (Jan. 24), SIUE (Feb. 10), Morehead State (Feb. 16) and SIUE (March 2)…Scored a season-high 21 points – knocking down four three-pointers – against Morehead State (Feb. 16)…Made five or more free throws in 10 games, including a season-best eight free throws against SIUE (March 2)…Tallied five or more rebounds in three games against Saint Louis (Dec. 5), SIUE (Jan. 1) and Tennessee Tech (Jan. 31)…Dished out three or more assists in 10 games, including a season-high five assists at Eastern Illinois (Feb. 12)…Recorded blocks against Southern Illinois (Dec. 15), Tennessee Tech (Jan. 31) and Murray State (Feb. 19)…Tallied multiple steals in 12 games…Notched a season-high six steals against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 25)...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in fall and spring semester.
High School: Littleford joins the Skyhawks from Charleston High School where she played for head coach Jeff Miller…Led team to 15-0 mark as a senior while averaging 24.6 points, 4.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.4 steals per game en route to all-state honors…Named Herald and Review Girls Basketball Area Player of the Year for the second time in her career…Claimed Apollo All-Conference first team honors…Set school records with 1,980 points, 343 assists and 294 steals in her four-year career…Averaged 22.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.5 steals per game in 19 contests as a junior…Shot over 46 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line…Posted a spectacular sophomore season where she averaged 23.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.7 steals per game and was named Journal Gazette and Times-Courier Girls Basketball Player of the Year…Named one of Southern Illinois Top Slashers/Drivers by PrepGirlsHoops…Tabbed to IHSA 3A All-State honorable mention squad.
Personal: Born on Oct. 25, 2002...Daughter of Jim and Karen Littleford...Has two siblings, Reid and Sydnie...Majoring in accounting.
- Yearly Honors
- All-OVC Second Team (2022-23)
- OVC All-Newcomer Team (2021-22)
- Weekly Honors
- 2x OVC Player of the Week (2/7/23, 12/17/24)
- 3x OVC Freshman of the Week (1/4/22, 2/15/22, 2/28/22)
- Academic Honors
- OVC Medal of Honor (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
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2023-24: Played and started four games for the Skyhawks before suffering a season-ending injury…Averaged 6.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals in 28.5 minutes per game…Shot 22.5 percent from the field, 26.7 percent from beyond the arc and 50.0 percent from the free throw line…Saw action against Marquette (Nov. 6), Vanderbilt (Nov. 9), Central Arkansas (Nov. 14) and South Dakota State (Nov. 18)…Scored a season-best 14 points with seven assists against Vanderbilt (Nov. 9)…Tallied four steals against Marquette (Nov. 6) in the season-opener…Knocked down four three-pointers against Vanderbilt (Nov. 9)…Snagged a season-best five rebounds against Central Arkansas (Nov. 14).
2022-23: Named to All-OVC second team…Played in 23 games for the Skyhawks while starting 20 contests…Named OVC Player of the Week (Feb. 7)…Averaged 13.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.1 blocks in 32.8 minutes per game…Shot 43.4 percent from the field, 31.7 percent from beyond the arc and 86.4 percent from the free throw line…Missed seven games due to illness…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in free throw percentage (second), assists (sixth), assist/turnover ratio (sixth), minutes played (seventh), steals (ninth) and points (10th)…Scored in double figures 17 times, including a stretch of nine straight games from Nov. 23 through Jan. 14…Eclipsed 20 points or more in six contests against Southern Indiana (Jan. 14), SIUE (Feb. 2), Lindenwood (Feb. 4), Evansville (Feb. 6), Tennessee State (Feb. 23) and Morehead State (March 1)…Scored 20 points or more in three straight games against SIUE (Feb. 2), Lindenwood (Feb. 4) and Evansville (Feb. 6) while combining for 72 points during the stretch…Named OVC Player of the Week after averaging 24.5 points and 3.0 assists per game…Scored a season-best 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting at Lindenwood (Feb. 4)…Made a career-high 13 free throws against Tennessee State (Feb. 23)…Tallied five or more rebounds in five games…Dished out three or more assists in 14 contests – including a season-best eight assists against Vanderbilt (Dec. 4) and Eastern Illinois (Jan. 21)…Recorded multiple steals in 12 contests while posting a season-best four steals against Troy (Nov. 10), Southern Indiana (Jan. 14), SIUE (Feb. 2) and Evansville (Feb. 6)…Notched blocks against Murray State (Nov. 30), Tennessee State (Feb. 23) and Morehead State (March 1)…Named to Preseason All-OVC team…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Earned OVC Medal of Honor with perfect 4.0 GPA.
2021-22: Named to OVC All-Newcomer squad…Three-time OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 4, Feb. 15 and Feb. 28)…Played in 24 games for the Skyhawks while starting 23 contests…Averaged 11.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.1 blocks in 34.5 minutes per game…Shot 36.7 percent from the field, 30.5 percent from beyond the arc and 74.3 percent from the free throw line…Missed the first five games with an injury…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in minutes per game (34.5, first), steals (1.8/game, seventh) and free throw percentage (77.8, ninth)…Scored in double figures 14 games…Eclipsed 15 points or more against Austin Peay (Dec. 30), Tennessee State (Jan. 6), Morehead State (Jan. 24), SIUE (Feb. 10), Morehead State (Feb. 16) and SIUE (March 2)…Scored a season-high 21 points – knocking down four three-pointers – against Morehead State (Feb. 16)…Made five or more free throws in 10 games, including a season-best eight free throws against SIUE (March 2)…Tallied five or more rebounds in three games against Saint Louis (Dec. 5), SIUE (Jan. 1) and Tennessee Tech (Jan. 31)…Dished out three or more assists in 10 games, including a season-high five assists at Eastern Illinois (Feb. 12)…Recorded blocks against Southern Illinois (Dec. 15), Tennessee Tech (Jan. 31) and Murray State (Feb. 19)…Tallied multiple steals in 12 games…Notched a season-high six steals against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 25)...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in fall and spring semester.
High School: Littleford joins the Skyhawks from Charleston High School where she played for head coach Jeff Miller…Led team to 15-0 mark as a senior while averaging 24.6 points, 4.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.4 steals per game en route to all-state honors…Named Herald and Review Girls Basketball Area Player of the Year for the second time in her career…Claimed Apollo All-Conference first team honors…Set school records with 1,980 points, 343 assists and 294 steals in her four-year career…Averaged 22.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.5 steals per game in 19 contests as a junior…Shot over 46 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line…Posted a spectacular sophomore season where she averaged 23.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.7 steals per game and was named Journal Gazette and Times-Courier Girls Basketball Player of the Year…Named one of Southern Illinois Top Slashers/Drivers by PrepGirlsHoops…Tabbed to IHSA 3A All-State honorable mention squad.
Personal: Born on Oct. 25, 2002...Daughter of Jim and Karen Littleford...Has two siblings, Reid and Sydnie...Majoring in accounting.
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