JAMILA WIDEMAN
#10

Amherst, MA
Sophomore
5-6
Guard

A large (252K) photo of Jamila in action

Honors

 1993-94 U.S. Olympic Festival (West Squad alternate) (St. Louis)
1993-94 Pac-10 All-Freshman
1993-94 Stanford "Coaches Award"
1992-93 Parade First Team H.S. All-American
1992-93 USA Today First Team H.S. All-American
1992-93 USA Today Top 25
1992-93 Converse High School All-American
1992-93 Nike High School All-American
1992-93 Kodak High School All-American
1992-93 Street & Smith's Second Team H.S. Preseason All-American
1992-93 Gatorade Regional (New England) High School Player of the Year
1992-93 Gatorade State (Massachusetts) High School Player of the Year

At Stanford

 Jamila Wideman (pronounced ja-MEEL-ah WIDE-man) jumped in with both feet last year as a freshman and took over the starting point-guard position almost from Day 1...She started the first 29 games of the season before an ankle injury sidelined her for a game and a half... Jamila, at 5-6 Stanford's smallest player, is considered a highly-talented point guard...More than anyone else, Jamila makes the team go at a fevered pitch...Remarkably, Jamila was named a captain last year early in her freshman season...Bothered by a bone bruise throughout the summer, it is expected Jamila will be ready to go by the start of practice...She had an opportunity to play in the U.S. Olympic Festival in St. Louis, but decided to decline to take care of her injuries..."We need Jamila Wideman healthy," said VanDerveer. "She runs very well, works very hard defensively, and had a great freshman year. She can also make the big play. She makes us go"..."Jamila is very unselfish, a smart player who penetrates well and passes well," said Associate Coach Amy Tucker. "She's also an excellent shooter. She was a very critical recruit for us."

The 1993-94 Season

 THE 1993-94 SEASON: Named Pac-10 All-Freshman...Played in 30 games, starting the first 29 before an ankle injury slowed her in the post-season...Still had a very fine year--especially for a freshman...She averaged 6.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 4.5 assists...Led the team in assists eight times...Missed the NCAA first-round game against Wisconsin-Green Bay due to an ankle injury, and missed the first half of the NCAA second-round game versus Montana...Her career-high in scoring was 19 points versus Arizona...She went 9-of-13 from the field in that contest...She had 11 assists, her career high, at California...She had 10 assists each versus Oregon State at home, then versus Arizona State on the road...Shot .712 from the free throw line...She was also credited with 49 steals...Ended the season being selected a co-winner of the "Coaches Award" at the Stanford banquet.

In High School

 A lefthander, Jamila was named the nation's sixth best player, according to Blue Star Index, and the nation's second best guard nationally by the same magazine--and that was before she ever began her senior year during which she only enhanced her credentials at Amherst Regional High School in Amherst, Massachusetts...Jamila was Amherst Regional's starting point-guard FOR SIX STRAIGHT YEARS, or from the SEVENTH GRADE on...In the seventh grade, she was 4'6" and 80 pounds "soaking wet"...In her last four years at Amherst Regional, she was named All-Western Mass First Team, to the Western Mass Tournament All-Star Team, and was named All-Valley Wheel League...As a senior, she averaged approximately 17 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 steals...As a senior, she was named a Parade First Team All-American, a USA Today First Team All-American, a member of USA Today's Top 25, as well as a Converse, Nike, and Kodak All-American...She was named the Gatorade Regional (New England) and Gatorade State (Massachusetts) Player of the Year...She was featured on ESPN's Scholastic Sports America...She also led Amherst Regional to the state title, scoring 27 points and being credited with 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and a remarkable 14 steals in the championship game...Jamila was also named an AAU All-American in her final three years on the Central Mass Cougars, during which time the team finished 4th, 2nd, and 2nd in the nation...As a junior, Jamila was named MVP of the Blue Star Camp...As an eighth grader, Jamila was named to the All-Western Mass Second Team...In the ninth grade, during the only year in which she played tennis, she was the Western Mass Tennis Singles Champion and was named to the All-Western Mass Team...In the 11th grade, she was her league javelin champion and the Western Mass 100-meter dash champion...In the 12th grade, she was her Valley Wheel League and Western Mass javelin champion, finishing 5th in the state championships...She was her league 400-meter champion, and anchored the Western Mass first place 400-meter relay team...Not surprisingly, Jamila earned her High School Senior Best Athlete Award...Had a 3.6 GPA...An honor roll and National Honor Society member.

Personal Information

 Born October 16, 1975 in Denver, Colorado...She lived in Laramie, Wyoming through the fifth grade, before moving to Amherst, Massachusetts...Interested in political science and law school...May want to become a criminal lawyer...Father, John, and mother, Judy, both graduated from the University of Pennsylvania...Father played four years of basketball at Penn, two of those years playing against arch-rival Princeton and Bill Bradley...Father, John, is a writer who has published 11 books, including one non-fiction, two novels, and many short stories...Father has won the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award, and now teaches at UMass...Jamila is interested in reading, writing, music, tennis, and is a member of the Big Sister Program.

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