A wing player who has proven that she also has the ability to play the two-guard and the point for the Bulls ... Has impressive strength and speed and can cover a lot of ground with tremendous range ... Her wing span for a guard is outstanding ... Being 5-11, Sheats creates match-up problems for the opposition both offensively and defensively ... Can put the ball in the basket both on the perimeter and in the paint ... Is probably the Bulls' best defender.
2005-06 (JUNIOR): Averaged 7.3 points per game and paced the Bulls in steals on the year with 56 (2.1 spg) ... Her steals per game average was also good enough for fifth in the BIG EAST ... Was second on the team in field goal percentage hitting 44.4 percent (75-169) of her shots from the floor ... Shot 50 percent or better in 13 of the 27 games she played, and 60 percent or higher in eight of the 13 outings ... Played in 27 of 31 games and started in 24 ... Sat out four games - Robert Morris (11/27/05), No. 7/8 North Carolina (12/7/05), No. 11/13 DePaul (12/7/05), and No. 13/15 Michigan State (12/10/05) - with a torn lateral meniscus in her right knee suffered in the first 1:30 of the Bulls meeting with Maryland-Baltimore County (11/26/05) ... Returned in limited action during the San Juan Shootout averaging 4.3 points per game while playing 44 minutes in the three games ... Scored in double figures 10 times during the year ... Tallied a season high 18 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting from the field and 4-6 (.667) from the free throw line against Cincinnati (1/15/06) ... Also scored 17 points against Florida International (1/2/06) ... Established a career for steals with eight in the season opener against Texas-Arlington (11/19/05) which also shared the most in a single game in the BIG EAST this year ... Had a season-high eight rebounds in back-to-back outings against Syracuse (1/18/06) and Providence (1/21/06) ... Also tied her career high with seven assists against Pittsburgh (1/8/06).
2004-05 (SOPHOMORE): Continued to be one of the top defensive players in Conference USA and should be a force defensively in the BIG EAST ... Played in all 32 games while starting 31 ... Finished the year second in steals - behind former Bull Anedra Gilmore - with 61 (1.9 spg) ... Had four or more steals in five games and three or more in 10 outings ... Recorded a season-high five steals twice against Wagner (12/22/04) and Southern Miss (3/3/05) in the Conference USA Tournament first round ... Proved to be very consistent offensively, finishing second on the team in field goal percentage hitting 44.3 percent (101-228) of her shots ... Also finished the season ranked third on USF's all-time list for field goal percentage, netting 47.1 percentage (176-374) from the floor in her two seasons ... Was fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 8.0 points per game and fourth in rebounding grabbing 4.7 per outing ... Poured in a career-high 26 points against Cincinnati (1/9/05) on a blistering 12-14 (.875) shooting from the field ... Was 10-10 (1.000) from the floor with 22 points in the first half against the Bearcats ... Also grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against UC, establishing her first career double-double ... Equaled her rebounding career-high three games later - while also recording her second-career double-double - with 12 points and 11 boards against Saint Louis (1/21/05) ... Had 17 points and dished out a career-best seven assists against No. 17/18 DePaul (1/30/05) while logging 40 minutes ... Also had 17 points against William & Mary (12/19/04) in the second game of the Image Depot Shootout ... Scored 14 points against Southern (12/15/04) on 7-11 (.636) shooting from the field and against Southern Miss on 5-8 (.625) from the floor in the C-USA Tournament ... Also tallied 13 points in 44 minutes of action at No. 8/8 Connecticut (12/1/04).
2003-04 (FRESHMAN): Proved from the mid-point of the season on to be a tremendous contributor for the Bulls ... Played in 28 games and started in 19, including the last 17 straight ... Finished the season fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 6.4 points per game and an impressive 10.1 points per outing in Conference USA games ... Averaged just 3.1 points per game in her first 13 games of the season and tallied 9.3 points per contest in her last 15 outings ... Led the Bulls in shooting at 51.4 percent (75-146) on the year ... Was fifth in field goal percentage in C-USA games, netting 53.2 percent (59-111) of her shots ... Shot 65% (39-60) from the field in the six games that she tallied double figures on the year ... Was third on the team in steals during the year with 39 and was fourth in assists, handing out 38 ... Scored a career-high 21 points on a blistering 66.7 percent (10-15) from the field against Saint Louis (1/23/04) ... Had what was possibly the most productive game of her young collegiate career with 16 points, six rebounds, and career-highs in steals (7) and assists (5) in a win over UAB (2/15/04) ... Scored 15 points and recorded five rebounds, and three steals in her second C-USA game, a loss to East Carolina (1/11/04) ... Had 13 points in a loss to Memphis (1/25/04) and a win over No. 18 TCU (2/2/04), and 10 points in a loss to No. 17 DePaul (1/18/04).
HIGH SCHOOL: One of the most decorated players to come to USF of late ... Was ranked in the top 100 players coming out of high school, nationally, by the All-Star Girls Report ... Averaged 20 points, four rebounds and four assists per game as a senior ... Was named to the Atlanta Tip Off Club (ATC)/Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) All-Metro Prep team at the conclusion of her senior year ... Was also tabbed a second team All-5A and second team All-State selection by the AJC ... Tallied 16 points, four steals and four assists during her junior year ... Her many honors during that season included 5A All-State first team, first team All-Cobb County and the Metro Atlanta Prep Team Player of the Year ... Was also tabbed an honorable mention All-America by Street & Smith Magazine.
PERSONAL: Full name is Rachael Evan Sheats ... Born July 26, 1985, in Marietta, GA ... Has one brother, Nathan Blythe (29) and one sister, Braxton (10) ... Coach at Sprayberry was Herman Jones and her Georgia Dream Team AAU coach was Guy Coleman ... Majoring in physical therapy ... Enjoys playing X Box and listening to music in her spare time.
