Sharnecce Currie-Jelks

Position:
F
Height:
6-2
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Jackson, Tenn.
Previous School:
Southside HS

Awards and Honors

Yearly Honors
- 2023 OVC Freshman of the Year
- All-OVC first team (2022-23)
- All-Newcomer team (2022-23)
Weekly Honors
- 2x OVC Player of the Week (2/21/23, 2/27/23)
- 9x OVC Freshman of the Week (11/29/22, 12/6/22, 12/20/22, 1/10/23, 1/31/23, 2/7/23, 2/14/23, 2/21/23, 2/27/23)
Academic Honors
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll: (Fall 2022)

2022-23: Named OVC Freshman of the Year…Tabbed to All-OVC first team and All-Newcomer squad…Earned a pair of OVC Player of the Week selections (Feb. 21 and Feb. 27)…Set a school record with nine OVC Freshman of the Week honors (Nov. 29, Dec. 6, Dec. 20, Jan. 10, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, Feb. 14, Feb. 21 and Feb. 27)…Played in 28 games for the Skyhawks while starting 26 contests…Averaged 15.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks in 29.4 minutes per game…Shot 53.9 percent from the field, 23.8 percent from beyond the arc and 73.8 percent from the free throw line… Ranked amongst OVC leaders in scoring (third), field goal percentage (third), blocked shots (third), offensive rebounds (third), rebounding (fifth) and defensive rebounds (t-fifth)…Scored in double figures in 22 games…Posted her best game of the season against Southeast Missouri (Jan. 5) while tallying 30 points and 13 rebounds…Eclipsed 20 points against Purdue Fort Wayne (Nov. 23), South Dakota (Dec. 14), Southeast Missouri (Jan. 5), Evansville (Feb. 6), SIUE (Feb. 16), Tennessee State (Feb. 27) and Morehead State (March 1)…Finished the season by scoring in double figures in 11 games…Posted four double-doubles against Troy (Nov. 10), Southeast Missouri (Jan. 5), Eastern Illinois (Feb. 9) and Tennessee Tech (Feb. 18)…Eclipsed five rebounds or more in 22 games along with four in double figures…Dished out multiple assists in seven games, including a season-best three assists on three occasions…Posted multiple steals in 14 games, including a season-best four steals against Tennessee State (Feb. 23)…Tallied 28 blocks on the season while notching multiple blocks in six games and posting a season-best four blocks against Murray State (Nov. 30)…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall semester.

High School: Prepped at Southside High School where she plays for head coach Brent McNeal…Averaged 12.8 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.0 spg and 2.0 bpg last season while shooting 56 percent from the field en route to being voted Team MVP…Played two seasons during which time she helped her team to a 56-8 record with two substate appearances…Has tallied 780 points and 515 rebounds in her career…Earned a pair of all-district and all-region honors along with being named to both the All-West Tennessee Newcomer Team and All-West Tennessee second team.

Personal: Born on May 27, 2004...Daughter of Darrell and Stephanie Jelks...Has two siblings, Francheska and Wesley...Majoring in nursing.

Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 27

Thursday, April 10

Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 26

Thursday, April 10

Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 25

Thursday, April 10

Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 24

Thursday, April 10

McMillan Announces 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule

Tuesday, September 02

Skyhawks to Host Lady Vols In Pat Summitt Heritage Classic Nov. 9

Monday, August 04

McMillan Adds Veteran Coach Sisco To Staff

Thursday, July 03

McMillan Signs Four More For 2025-26

Thursday, May 15

2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Sydneey Boykin

Ella Thompson

Diamond Cannon

Anaya Brown

Seygan Robins

Shae Littleford

Lexi Rubel

Sharnecce Currie-Jelks

Paige Pipkin

Ally Collett

Josie Storey

Kenley McCarn

Sydneey Boykin

Ella Thompson

Diamond Cannon

Anaya Brown

Seygan Robins

Shae Littleford

Lexi Rubel

Sharnecce Currie-Jelks

Paige Pipkin

Ally Collett

Josie Storey

Kenley McCarn