Sharnea Boykin

Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Westlake HS
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.

-2012-13-

Returned from an injury riddled sophomore season to serve as the conductor of a much improved Mercer offensive unit … Was the only player to appear and start in all 32 games last season … Averaged an astounding 7.4 assists per game in 2012-13, which led the A-Sun Conference and ranked fourth in nation … Set up her teammates at will, but also took great care of the ball as she led the A-Sun Conference and ranked sixth in the country with a 2.57-to-1.0 assist-to-turnover ratio … Her 236 total assists were the third-most in a single-season in Mercer program history and the 10^th-most in a single-season in A-Sun Conference history … Chipped in on the defensive end as well, leading the team and ranking 13^th in the A-Sun Conference averaging 1.5 steals per game … Sustained all her production on both ends of the floor while averaging 35.8 minutes per game, which was the second-most in the A-Sun Conference … Also put up averages of 2.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game … Racked up seven or more assists in 21 games in 2012-13 … Tied her season-highs with nine points and four made field goals in a 96-90 road win at Troy (11/14) … Put together an impressive run of 11-straight games with seven assists or more spanning from mid-January to late February … Set a new career-high with 15 assists in a win over ETSU( 1/21) which was the most helpers in a single-game by anyone in the A-Sun Conference since Mercer’s Courtney Ford also had 15 assists in a win over Charleston Southern in November of 2009 … Tied her season-high with nine points on a perfect 3-for-3 showing from the field in a 68-61 home win over Jacksonville (2/11) … Had one of her best all-around games of the season in the Bears 63-53 A-Sun Championship first round win over Jacksonville (3/7) by tallying four points, 10 assists and tying her season-high with six rebounds.

-2011-12-

Appeared in 10 games, making eight starts in an injury plagued sophomore campaign … Averaged 2.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in abbreviated playing time … Had two points, five rebounds, five assists and a career-high five steals at Davidson (11/14) … Collected season-highs six rebounds in 75-67 win at High Point (11/25) … Notched season-highs in minutes (38) and assists (6) against Georgia (12/6) … Sustained a concussion that effectively ended her season versus Troy (12/18).

-2010-11-

The only Mercer player to start all 29 contests … Led the conference in both assists (169) and minutes played (1,092) … Ranked 16^th in the country at 5.8 assists per game … Third among A-Sun players in assist/turnover ratio (1.22) … 10^th among conference players in steals per game (1.86) … Played 40 or more minutes six times … Tallied 10 or more assists in four games, becoming the first Mercer player with 10 or more helpers in multiple games since the 2005-06 season … One of just three Mercer players to top 100 assists in a single season since 2001 … Scored 11 points and dished out six assists in collegiate debut at Auburn (11/12) ... Dished out seven assists and grabbed seven rebounds at Georgia Southern (11/16) ... Scored seven points and had four assists against Furman (11/19) ... Scored nine points on 3-of-5 shooting versus Ala. A&M (11/28) ... Had six assists and no turnovers in Mercer’s win at Belmont (12/2) ... Two points and four assists at Lipscomb (12/4) ... Had a career-high four steals at Georgia (12/7) ... Had two points and six assists against CSU (12/20) ... Had a career-high 10 assists versus UNCA (12/22) ... Played a full 40 minutes, dishing 10 assists with only two turnovers against ETSU (1/3) ... Dished 10 assists at Campbell (1/10) ... Played a full 40 minutes and had eight assists at FGCU (1/17) ... Set a career-high with 45 minutes played vs. JU (1/24) ... Dished five assists and had three steals at Kennesaw State (1/26) ... Set a career-high with 11 assists at USC Upstate (1/29) ... Scored six and had five assists at ETSU (1/31) ... Passed out six assists versus Campbell (2/5) ... Tallied six assists at Jacksonville (2/20).

-Prior to College-

Four year letterwinner at Westlake High School for coach Hilda Hankerson … Led the team to a pair of final fours and an eighth place finish at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Hawaii … Part of a squad that was ranked No. 8 in the nation … Earned role of captain in three seasons and was named team MVP twice … Also played AAU for Nicki Wimberly and the Ga/Lina 76ers.

-Personal-

Sharnea D. Boykin was born on June 17, 1992 in Oakland, Calif. … Daughter of Antonous and Patricia Boykin … Has one sister, Tierra (16).