Shamela Hampton Class: Senior Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo. High School: Sierra Height: 6-3 Position: Center Experience: 2L

UNLV Profile Is the top returning center in the Mountain West ... could be limited in the beginning of the season after recovering from an ACL injury suffered at the end of the regular season ... biggest strength is her power and size in the post ... talented athlete with the ability to score around the basket, as she can convert almost any pass she catches in the post into a field goal ... rebounds aggressively and plays solid defense in the paint, most notably with her ability to block or change shots.

(2006-07 - Sophomore): Developed over the course of the season into one of the top two centers in the Mountain West before suffering an ACL injury against New Mexico (3/1) ... would finish 14th in the league and second on the team in scoring with 12 points per game, was eighth in rebound (6.7 rpg), and third in field goal percentage, hitting 51.9% (124-239) from the floor ... finished with five double-doubles on the year as well, and was named Third Team All-MWC ... posted 18 points and nine rebounds and was 10-of-12 at the line against Air Force (2/25) ... scored a game-high 23 points at San Diego State (2/8) ... fifth double-double of the year with 15 points and 12 rebounds against TCU (2/3) ... notched 11 points, nine rebounds against Colorado State (2/1) ... posted 11 rebounds, eight points at New Mexico (1/27) ... scored 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting in her hometown during UNLV's 63-55 win at Air Force (1/25) ... team-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds at BYU (1/20) ... 14 points, 10 rebounds against Utah (1/13) ... 10 points, nine rebounds against Wyoming (1/11) ... double-double of 12 points, 11 rebounds against San Diego State (1/6) ... burned Nevada, Reno (12/30) for a career-high 30 points on 11-of-13 shooting and added 10 rebounds for her second career double-double ... made 8-of-10 shots for 16 points despite playing 20 minutes with foul trouble in win over DePaul (12/28) ... limited by foul trouble, scoring eight points in 16 minutes before fouling out against Boise State (12/20) ... had a then-new career-high for sixth straight game, and first career double-double, with 22 points and a career-high 12 rebounds against UC Irvine ... also added a career-high three blocks.

(2005-06 - Freshman): Saw the most time of the UNLV freshmen ... scored six points against Air Force (2/25) ... tied career-high with nine points against Lamar (12/31) ... had a breakout game against Jackson State (12/18), setting new career highs in points (nine) and rebounds (10) while also recording her first career assist and block ... scored her first career points against Albany (12/3) and also grabbed first two career rebounds ... finished the year with 37 points, 25 rebounds and six blocks.

High School Four-year starter at Sierra High ... helped them to a No. 5 ranking and the Sweet Sixteen of the state tournament her senior year ... earned all-state honors after leading the state in both scoring (19.8 ppg) and rebounding (13.5 rpg) and finishing third in blocks ... also earned MVP honors in the Colorado All-Star game after posting 25 points and 15 rebounds ... three-year letterwinner in volleytball and ran track for one season ... played three years for the Colorado All Stars AAU team in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Personal Shamela T.D. Hampton ... born on August 23, 1987, in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... daughter of Tonia Brooks ... older brother, Shalamar Jordan (24) played basketball for Colorado State-Pueblo ... chose UNLV over Washington State and Long Beach State ... majoring in university studies.

Hampton's Career Statistics

YEAR	G-GS	FGM-FGA	FG%	3FG-ATT	3PT%	FT-FTA	FT%	OR-DR	REB	AVG	AST	TO	BLK	STL	MIN	PTS	AVG
2005-06	17-0	15-27	.556	0-0	.000	7-12	/583	9-16	25	1.5	2	13	6	1	97	37	2.2
2006-07	27-27	124-239	.519	0-0	.000	75-130	.577	65-115	180	6.7	13	76	26	21	777	323	12.0
TOTAL	44-27	139-266	.523	0-0	.000	82-142	.577	74-131	205	4.7	15	89	32	22	874	360	8.2