Sherry McCracklin Class: Senior Hometown: Hazel Crest, Ill. High School: Hillcrest HS Height: 6-2 Position: Forward / Center Birthdate: 09/14/1983 Experience: 3L

UNLV Profile Is ready to bounce back from a season-long injury from last year and lead the Rebels to the top of the Mountain West ... one of the top rebounders in the nation and one of the top defensive players on the West Coast ... possibly the strongest player in the MWC, will power herself to the basket on offense to either convert a layup or draw the foul ... very tough competitor and one of the team's leaders, inspires the team on the floor with her agressive play ... ranks eighth all-time in career rebounds at UNLV (713), and fourth in blocks (112).

(2004-05 Redshirt Senior): Received a medical redshirt after suffering a tear in her right Achilles ankle in the preseason which forced her to miss the entire season.

(2003-04 Junior): Turned in a breakout season, as she led the nation in rebounding for the first six weeks of the season, and finished first in the league in both rebounding (9.7 pg) and blocks (1.4 pg) while finishing third in steals (1.9 pg) on the way to being named MWC Co-Defensive Player of the Year ... also named All-MWC first team and was a WBCA/Kodak Honorable Mention All-America, All-Region 7 selection ... finished fifth in scoring as well (12.9 ppg) ... tied for first for most double-doubles with 13 ... her 331 rebounds and 49 blocks ranked her fifth on both all-time season charts ... hit three free throws in last 20 seconds to lift UNLV over Arizona State 50-47 in the WNIT First Round (3/18), had 13th double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds ... posted 18 points and 15 rebounds in upset win at Utah (3/4) ... totaled 20 points and 13 rebounds against BYU (2/5) ... notched 13 points and 13 rebounds against Mississippi State (12/28) ... 12 points and career-high 21 rebounds in 74-61 win over South Florida (12/21) ... set career-high with five blocks, and tied career-best with six assists ... 16 points, 16 rebounds, three blocks, and two steals in UNLV's 77-67 win over Richmond in the Lady Rebel Shootout championship game, named tournament MVP ... 14 points and 15 rebounds in the 78-64 first round game against San Diego (11/29) ... 11 points and 15 rebounds at UCLA (11/23) ... 21 points, 14 rebounds against Centenary (11/21).

(2002-03 Sophomore): Turned in an outstanding season, as she was 11th in the MWC in scoring (11.2 ppg), second in rebounding (8.6 rpg), third in field goal percentage (51.6%), sixth in blocks (1.1 bpg), and named third-team All-Mountain West Conference ... scored career-high 24 points (including a 12-of-13 performance from the line) and added 12 rebounds for her eighth career double-double in a 66-64 overtime loss to BYU in the MWC Tournament quarterfinals, a performance that earned her a spot on the MWC All-Tournament Team ... posted 22 points in a 73-69 win over BYU (1/25), and 20 points at Air Force (1/30) ... also set a then career-high with 15 rebounds ... named to the Lady Rebel Shootout All-Tournament team after averaging 10 points and 14 rebounds over the two games.

(2001-02 Freshman): 2002 NCAA Tournament participant ... the only true freshman on the team to play in all 31 games of the season ... earned first career start against San Diego State on Feb. 9 ... also the first time of her career to start alongside her older sister, Dishawn ... posted first career double-double with 11 points and game-high 12 rebounds versus Minnesota in NCAA first round.

High School Led team to back-to-back conference championships ... team's defensive player of the year and MVP ... as a senior, averaged 17.7 points and 13 rebounds per game, a new school single-season record ... finished high school career with 900+ points, 400 rebounds, 100 blocked shots and 90 assists ... recorded first triple-double with 25 points, 16 rebounds and 12 blocked shots ... in 1998, broke school record for most blocked shots in a game with 12 as a sophomore ... member of two conference and sectional champion teams ... 18-and-under team made it to the Elite Eight at the 2000 Nationals ... also lettered in cross country and track and field ... helped the Hawks to four straight conference titles in cross country ... broke the school's track & field records after claiming conference crowns in the 200, 400 and 800-meters en route to qualifying for the state championships.

Personal Sherry Roxane McCracklin ... born on Sept. 14, 1983, in Evergreen, N.C. ... daughter of Larry and Barbara McCracklin ... the younger sister of former Lady Rebel Dishawn McCracklin (1999-2003) ... has a twin brother, Larry (21) ... her uncle Otis Nixon played Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves and uncle Donnel Nixon for the San Francisco Giants ... majoring in criminal justice.

McCracklin'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
2001-02	31-6	50-101	.495	0-0	.000	30-59	.508	71-63	134	4.3	2	17	31	16	469	130	4.2
2002-03	29-28	115-223	.516	0-0	.000	96-141	.681	110-138	248	8.6	38	95	32	38	908	326	11.2
2003-04	34-34	141-284	.496	0-0	.000	157-228	.689	119-212	331	9.7	59	110	49	64	1130	439	12.9
Totals	94-68	306-608	.503	0-0	.000	283-428	.661	300-413	713	7.6	99	222	112	118	2,507	895	9.5