| Safi Mojidi |
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Career Honors:
• Competed for her native Nigeria at the 2007 FIBA African Championship
• 2007-08 Rhode Island Division I Women's Basketball Player of the Year
• Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (Jan. 21, 2008)
• 2007-08 Christmas City Classic All-Tournament Team
• 2007-08 URI Invitational All-Tournament Team
• 2007-08 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Second Team
• 2006-07 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team
• Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (Jan. 1, 2007)
• 2006-07 Brown Invitational All-Tournament Team
• 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Second Team
• 2005-06 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
• 2005-06 University of Rhode Island Most Improved Player
• 2004-05 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• 2004-05 University of Rhode Island Newcomer of the Year
• Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 27, 2004)
• Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 5, 2004)
• Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 21, 2004)
Career Totals:
• Games played: 116 (third all-time at URI)
• Games started: (tied, fifth all-time at URI)
• Points: 1,601 (fourth all-time at URI)
• Assists: 354 (third all-time at URI)
• Steals: 231 (ninth all-time at URI)
• Three-pointers: 185 (first all-time at URI)
• Minutes: 3,829 (first all-time at URI)
Career Notes:
Played in all 116 career games, recording 110 starts and averaging 33.0 minutes per game... Finished her career as Rhode Island's all-time three-point field goal leader (185) and also holds the top spot in career minutes played (3,829)... Ranks second all-time with a .796 free-throw percentage, is third all-time assists (354) and fourth in scoring (1,601)... Tied for the fifth-highest single-game point total, scoring 33 against Saint Joseph's on Feb. 4, 2007.
2007-08:
Finished the season ranked 16th in the Atlantic 10 with 12.2 points per game... Saw action in all 31 games for the Rams, averaging 29.2 minutes per contest... Posted a team best 379 points, 125 field goals and 78 free throws, while finishing second on the squad with 51 three-pointers, 74 assists and 45 steals... Was an Atlantic 10 Preseason Second Team selection... Registered 13 points and six assists vs. Siena... Had 15 points, three steals and 3 assists at Boston University... Scored 23 points with four assist and two steals in all 40 minutes of action at Holy Cross... Registered 21 points - including a 6-for-7 performance from behind the arc - vs. nationally-ranked West Virginia... Garnered URI All-Tournament Team honors... Had 13 points and 5 assists at Central Connecticut... Was named to Lehigh's Christmas City Classic All-Tournament team after netting the winning basket against Stony Brook (56-55) and Lehigh (50-47) to help the Rams earn the championship title... Recorded 17 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals against Tulane... Registered 16 points and four assists against No. 13 George Washington... Recorded 30 points on 10-for-13 shooting from the field and an 8-for-8 performance from the charity stripe against St. Bonaventure... Was named A-10 Player of the Week on Jan. 21, after averaging 23.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals in a 1-1 week for the Rams... Registered 24 points with four assists and was 9-for-9 from the free throw line in an overtime win at Saint Louis... Scored 14 points and handed out four assists vs. Xavier... Recorded 14 points and added four assists while sinking the game-winning bucket with three seconds to go in a 57-55 win at Fordham... Logged 18 points and three assists against Massachusetts... Recorded 15 points and four assists in a 65-63 win at Charlotte.
2006-07:
Finished the season ranked eighth in the Atlantic 10 with 15.9 points per game and led the league in conference games only with 19.2 ppg... Earned preseason Second-Team honors and landed a spot on the All-Conference Third Team at the conclusion of the season... Saw action in all 29 games for the Rams, averaging 33.2 minutes per contest... Posted a team-best 432 points, 49 three pointers, 158 field goals, 95 free throws, 109 assists and 58 steals... Registered 10 points and seven assists vs. Boston University... Scored 19 points to go along with six assists and two steals against Vermont... Followed with a 17-point, seven-assists performance against Central Connecticut... Scored 12 points and had four assists at Michigan State... Garnered All-Tournament honors at the Brown Invitational after totaling 16 points and four assists in the consolation game vs. the host Bears... Had 16 points, five rebounds and three steals at Illinois... Was credited with 12 points, six steals and five rebounds against Holy Cross... Scored 17 points and dished out three assists at Providence... Poured in 31 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 4-of-6 from long-range, to go along with five rebounds and four assists at Pepperdine... Received A-10 Co-Player of the Week Honors for her performance over the week of Dec. 25-31... Scored 11 points at California... Finished with 21 points and five assists in URI's overtime victory over Massachusetts... Became the 18th member of the 1,000-point club at URI after scoring 31 points on 10-of-18 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and four assists at Duquesne... Scored 14 points and grabbed a personal-best eight rebounds at La Salle... Was named named to the Atlantic 10 Honor Roll on Jan. 15... Tallied a game-high 27 points to go along with four assists and three steals at Temple... Scored 26 points and handed out six assists in a win over Charlotte... Put together another 26-point effort to go along with five assists against Saint Louis... Was an A-10 Honor Roll selection on Jan. 29... Was named to the Feb. 5 A-10 Honor Roll after totaling a career-high 33 points, inlcuding six 3-pointers, along with six rebounds and four assists against Saint Joseph's on Feb. 4... Recorded 25 points, six boards and six assists at Massachusetts... Had 12 points, five boards and four assists against Dayton... Poured in 16 points against Richmond... Had eight points and four assists against St. Bonaventure... Registered 10 points against Xavier.
2005-06:
Was an All-Conference Second Team selection after averaging 15.4 points, 2.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game... Scored in double-figures a team-high 20 times in 27 games played, including nine games with at least 20 points... Had 29 points, including 5-of-7 three pointers, to go along with eight assists against Xavier... Scored nine points and recorded three steals in the season-opener against Hartford... Recorded a team-high 22 points in the Rams' win over Brown... Scored 19 points to go along with three assists and three steals in the win over Maine... Followed with a 16-point effort against Marquette... Registered 28 points, including five three-pointers, to go along with five steals in the win over Holy Cross... Tied her career-high with eight assists while scoring 15 points against Providence... Contributed 23 points, four assists and four steals against Liberty... Was credited with 22 points, three assists and four steals against Illinois... Recorded 22 points and had three steals against George Washington... Scored 21 points against St. Louis and again against Fordham.
2004-05:
Finished her rookie campaign ranked ninth in the Atlantic 10 with 89 assists (3.18 per game) and earned a spot on the A-10 All-Rookie squad... Earned A-10 Rookie of the Week honors after posting a double-double 16 points and 10 steals in her first collegiate game vs. Northeastern... Steal total was the third-highest single-game performance in school history... Recorded 10 points, four rebounds and two steals in an overtime loss to Harvard... Had 18 points, five assists and five boards against Tennessee-Martin en route to her second Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honor in three weeks... Recorded 16 points, four assists and four steals versus Brown... Registered 11 points, six rebounds and seven assists against Marquette... Poured in 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting to go along with five assists and three steals vs. Rice to earn her third A-10 Rookie of the Week award... Recorded eight points, six assists, three rebounds and two steals vs. No. 2 Duke... Scored 18 points, dished out five assists and had four rebounds vs. La Salle... Recorded 15 points against Dayton... Scored 27 points, including 11-of-11 free-throws, along with seven rebounds and three assists vs. Duquesne... Scored 13 points and had three steals against Fordham... Registered 13 points, five assists and three rebounds vs. George Washington... Scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds against Saint Joseph's... Registered 13 points, three assists and three steals vs. Temple... Scored 17 points, including the game-winning shot, while totaling five assists and no turnovers in 37 minutes of play vs. Massachusetts... Recorded seven points, two assists and three steals vs. Richmond at the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
High School:
Was a three-year starter and team captain for coach Kira Orr at Bullis Prep... Helped lead the team to four Independent School titles... Sveraged 15.0 points, 7.0 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.0 rebounds per game as a senior, earning Montgomery County Player of the Year recognition... Was an All-County, All-Montgomery Journal and All-Independent School League selection as a sophomore, junior and senior... Was a two-time Best of Maryland All-Tournament Team selection and was a McDonald's All-American nominee as a senior... Also was a three-time All-Metropolitan Honorable Mention... Received Bullis Prep's Offensive Player of the Year Award as a junior and senior... Also played softball and was team captain while playing on the tennis team at No. 1 singles and doubles... Was an honor roll student and earned the Presidential Academic Award.
Personal:
Born May 26, 1986 in Lagos, Nigeria... Daughter of Khadijat and Akanni Mojidi... Has two sisters, Habi and twin sister Nofi, who plays basketball at the University of Chicago... Competed for her native Nigeria at the 2007 FIBA African Championship for Women... Majoring in Computer Science.
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