2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

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23 Tamara Henshaw

  • Position Post
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • High School Flagler Palm Coast HS
  • Hometown Palm Coast, Fla.
  • Major Medical Technology

Biography

  • Duel in the Desert All-Tournament Team (Dec. 21, 2019)
  • USF Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2018)
  • American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (March 4, 2019)
  • American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year (2016-17)
  • American Athletic Conference Freshman Team (Unanimous, 2016-17) 
2019-20 (SENIOR): Finished her USF career fourth on the program’s all-time games played list with 133, and fifth on the Bulls’ career-rebounding list with 895 … Was just five rebounds shy of becoming the fifth player in program history to record 900 career rebounds when the season was canceled due the Covid-19 pandemic … Played in all 32 games for USF during the 2019-20 campaign, getting the start in 14 contests … Averaged 5.3 points per game and 6.5 rebounds per game … Her rebounds per game average was second on the team … Shot 50.4 percent from the field (71-for-141) on the year … In addition, she shot 50.0 percent-or-better 18 times, and over 60.0 percent on 10 occasions … Scored in double figures four times and grabbed double-digit rebounds seven times … Recorded five of her seven double-figure rebounding games during a five-game stretch where she averaged  … Dropped a season-high 15 points, to go along with 10 rebounds, against Brown (Dec. 30) for her lone double-double of the season … Shot 54.5 percent (6-for-11) from the field and 75.0 percent (3-for-4) from the free-throw line against the Bears, and 13 points at Memphis on 6-of-8 (75.0 percent) shooting from the field and 1-for-1 from the line … Also had 10 points against St. Francis (Pa.) (Nov. 24) and against Florida Gulf Coast (Nov. 29) in the second game of the Cancun Challenge … Scored 14 points, on 7-of-13 (53.8 percent) from the field, to go along with three steals, two blocked shots and an assist, against No. 15 Mississippi State (Nov. 15) and UNLV (Nov. 21) in the Duel in the Desert en route to All-Tournament Team honors.
 
2018-19 (JUNIOR): Named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for a 35-rebound week while tying her career-high with 15 over Houston (Feb. 27) … Started in 21-of-35 appearances … Led the team in rebounds (181) and steals (28) … Tied for No. 10 on the single-season list with 284 rebounds … Scored a career-high 16 points on a career-best eight field goals in a double-double effort against Memphis (Jan. 23) … Tied her career-high in rebounds with 15 in a double-double effort against Tulane (March 8) in the American Athletic Conference Tournament … Finished with five double-doubles on the season.
 
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE): Started in 19 of 33 appearances ... Averaged 20.2 minutes per game... Missed one game due to injury (at Memphis, Jan. 17) ... Third on the team in rebounds (176) ... Shot 60 percent from the floor ... Tallied a team-best 20 blocks ... Collected one double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Temple (Jan. 28) ... Led the team in rebounds twice and led the team in blocks 10 times.
 
2016-17 (FRESHMAN): American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year ... Unanimous American Athletic Conference Freshman Team ... Second on the team in rebounds (226) ... Played in all 33 games and recorded 24 starts ... Shot an impressive 63 percent from the floor ... Boasted a team best 31 blocks ... Tallied four double-doubles ... Turned in her best rebounding performance (13) against Stetson (Dec. 30) but grabbed double-digit rebounds on eight different occasions ... Scored a career-best 15 points at Tulsa (Feb. 25).
 
PREP CAREER: Four-year letterwinner at Flagler Palm Coast ... Led FPC to the Florida State Class 8A Final Four in 2015, the first Final Four appearance in program history ... As a senior was named All-Area First team and FABC 8A All-State Second Team ... Averaged 11.8 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Verneal Henshaw Sr. and Shawnett Hess

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Freshman

    Forward
    6'1"
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    2017-18Sophomore

    Post
    6'1"
    23
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    2018-19Junior

    Post
    6'1"
    23
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    2019-20Senior

    Post
    6'1"
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