2011-12 (W) Basketball Roster

5 Chakeitha Weldon

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
  • High School B. E. Mays

Biography

SENIOR • 2011-12
• Played in all 34 contests and made 22 starts
• Finished second on the team in assists (2.8 apg) and steals (1.8 spg)
• Scored 10 or more points on eight occasions, including a season-high 20 in a Senior Night win over Furman (Feb. 20)
• Earned SoCon all-Tournament honors after averaging 12.7 ppg during the conference tournament
• Also named Georgia State Thanksgiving Classic MVP after averaging 12 ppg in two victories over the Thanksgiving holiday
• Dished out a career-high nine assists in a win over Gardner-Webb (Nov. 19)
• Recorded four or more steals in nine contests and ended her career ranked eighth in school history with 174 career steals

JUNIOR • 2010-11
• Played in 31-of-32 games and made 28 starts
• Started the final 21 games of the season
• Scored a season-high 11 points at Davidson (Jan. 19)
• Ranked sixth in the SoCon in steals per game (1.9) and finished third on the team with 60 steals
• Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds at Elon (Jan. 24)
• Was perfect from the charity stripe in five contests
• Set a season-high with six steals against Elon (Nov. 29)
• Recorded four or more steals on six occasions
• Dished out a season-high eight assists against Davidson (Feb. 2)
• Scored 10 points at Georgia Southern (Jan. 10)

SOPHOMORE • 2009-10
• Played in 32-of-35 games, missing three games due to injury
• Made 18 starts, starting the final 14 games of the season
• Ranked fourth on the team in points with 247 and scoring average (7.7 ppg)
• Ranked eighth in the SoCon in assists (3.0 apg) and 10th in the league in steals (1.6 spg)
• Posted nine games in double-figure scoring
• Best scoring output of the season came in the SoCon Tournament semifinals against Samford when she poured in a career-high 21 points
• Against the Bulldogs (March 7) she shot a career-best 10-14 from the field (.714)
• Hauled in career-high 11 rebounds against College of Charleston (Feb. 22)
• Tallied three contests with double-digit boards
• Showcasing her athleticism, the 5-8 guard tallied four blocks against Elon (Jan. 2)
• Dished out a career-best eight assists against UNCG (Feb. 20)
• Named second-team all-SoCon Tournament

FRESHMAN • 2007-08 • (Kansas)
• Saw action in 10 games before injuring her right knee in practice in early February
• Made 4-of-6 shots from the field against Oklahoma
• Had  two rebounds versus OU, along with three assists and one steal
• Followed that performance up with a five-point, two-assist, two-rebound effort in a win over Iowa State
• Scored four points in the season-opening win over Hartford  (Nov. 11, 2007) and five points in a win over Creighton (Nov. 27,  2007)
• Shot 52.9 percent from the field, making 9-of-17 shots on the season

HIGH SCHOOL
• Averaged 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals during her senior season at B. E. Mays High School in Atlanta, Ga.
• Shot 87 percent from the free throw line
• Named first-team all-city, second team all-state and an Atlanta City All-Star
• McDonald’s All-America nominee
• Played her freshman, sophomore and junior years at Tri-Cities High School where she averaged 15, 18 and 22 points per game, respectively
• Scored 1,375 points in three seasons at Tri-Cities
•  Earned second team all-state as a junior and first team all-region as a sophomore and freshman

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Kenneth Weldon and Latrice Holland
• Born September 24, 1988
• Has five siblings: Lamiesha Weldon, Eumieka Weldon, Kenneth Weldon, Jr., Kendrege Holland and Kendrecus Weldon
• Cousin, Batavia Weldon, played football at Tennessee State
• Majoring in health promotion
• Her teammates calls her "TC"

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
  • 5

    2009-10Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2010-11Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2011-12Senior

    Guard
    5'8"
    5