Matee Ajavon #22 Guard

Background

2011 Highlights: Ranked second on the team and 11th in the league in scoring with 14.7 points per game (second on the team in total points-501) and averaged 31.3 minutes per game…scored double digits in all but seven games, posting 20 10+ points, six 20+ points and one 30+ points in a game…led the Mystics in scoring in eight games and assists in 15 games…contributed 3.1 assists per game and set a career high seven assists against the Seattle Storm on July 12…finished seventh in the league collecting 1.68 steals per game and set a career high five steals against the Phoenix Mercury on July 15…finished 17th in the league in free throw percentage (.829), shooting 116-for-140 from the charity stripe… scored her 1,000th career point 4:57 into the first quarter in a 91-81 win over the New York Liberty at home on August 6…

2010 Season: Appeared in every game…averaged 5.9 points per game in the regular season…ranked third in the league in steals per 40 minutes (3.06)…averaged 18.0 points in the post-season in two games, shooting .440 from the field and .750 from the free throw line

2009 Season: Played in every game…started in four games…averaged 8 .0 points per game…averaged 17.3 minutes per game…scored a new career high 32 points against the Chicago Sky (9/4/09)…shot 83.3 percent from the free throw line during her first playoffs appearance.

2008 Season: Played in every game…averaged 8.0 points per game and 1.7 assists per game…scored a career high 24 points against the Indiana Fever (6/28/08)…was ranked in the top ten of numerous rookie categories such as points (7th), assists (7th) and steals (8th).

Off-season: Returned to Turkey as a member of the Fenerbahce team alongside Penny Taylor and Tammy Sutton-Brown

College: Completed her Scarlet Knight career with a 109-32 team record…Helped lead her team to four NCAA tournament appearances, with losses in one regional semifinal, two regional finals and one title game…During the 2008 women’s NCAA tournament regional semifinals, hit a game-high 18 points while setting her career-high in field goal attempts…tied the RU senior record for fifth all-time three point shot with 112…led the team in assists 22 times in 2008…named to the Greensboro Regional All-tournament team in 2008.