Celeste Trahan

Celeste Trahan

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Stockton, CA

High School:
Edison

Height:
6-2

Position:
Center

Birthdate:
06/21/1985

Major:
Education

2007-2008 Superlatives As A Senior: 2008 Daktronics Division II Player of the Year; 2008 Daktronics Division II First Team Selection; 2008 NCAA Division II State Farm/WBCA All-America Team; 2008 South Atlantic Region Player of the Year; 2008 CIAA Player of the Year; 2008 CIAA Defensive Player of the Year... NCAA Rankings: 2nd in scoring; 1st in rebounding; 22nd in blocked shots; 43th in field goal percentage ...She is now the first woman in NCAA Division II history to record 2,000 points and 1,500 rebounds in a career ...First woman in ECSU history and the fourth overall to have her jersey (#00) retired;Became the first woman to be honored four times by the North Carolina Sports Information Association All State Team (NCCSIA);.......Named CIAA Player of the Week eight times; Has scored in double figures in every game this season and has registered a double-double in all but two games this season. Scored 2,000th career point (first woman in school history) vs. Bowie State (1/29/08). Recorded her 1,500 career rebound on February 5, 2008 vs. Livingstone College (first in school history, male or female). Set a new career high with 36 points at Mount Olive College (1/2/08); Matched career high at Shaw 2/2/08... ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Third Team (3.3 GPA) CIAA Rankings: 1st in scoring; 1st in rebounding (overall, offensive and defensive; 1st in blocks; 2nd in field goal percentage; 9th in free throw percentage; 4th in steals; ECSU History: All-time leader in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots. Just 2 points shy of becoming the all-time scoring leader in school history (male or female). She was named All-CIAA at the conclusion of her senior season becoming the first person in ECSU history, male or female to be named All-CIAA four straight years. CIAA Career Leaders 4th all-time in scoring; 2nd all-time in rebounding; 15th in steals..... Pre-Season All-CIAA Selection.... Named to the 2007 NC Central Lady Eagle Basketball All-Classic Team;

2006-2007 Superlatives: As A Junior: 2007 NCAA Division II Kodak/WBCA All-America Team; 2007 Daktronics All-American Second Team; 2007 CIAA Player of the Year, 2007 Daktronics South Atlantic Region First Team Selection; NCCSIA All State Basketball First Team; 2007 CIAA All-Tournament Team, CIAA Tournament Runner-Up; Led ECSU to first ever post season appearance; Member of the 2007 All-CIAA Team; Four-Time CIAA Player of the Week; CIAA Career Leaders: Currently the only woman in ECSU history to break into the All-Time CIAA scoring and rebounding lists at 18th place (1, 568) and 5th place (1,145), respectively. Scored 1,000th career point (vs. Johnson C. Smith, 11/28/07) three games into junior season; First woman in ECSU history to record 1,000 career rebounds (Fayetteville State, 2/1/07); Named MVP of the 2006 NC Central Lady Eagle Basketball Classic; CIAA Rankings: 1st in scoring; 1st in rebounding; 1st in blocks; 2nd in field goal percentage; 2nd in offensive rebounds; 1st in defensive rebounds; NCAA Rankings: 18th in scoring; 4th in rebounding; tied for 9th in blocks; 27th in field goal percentage.

2005-2006 Superlatives: As A Sophomore: 2006 Daktronics All-American Third Team;2006 Daktronics South Atlantic Region First Team Selection; Member of 2006 All-CIAA Team, Five-Time CIAA Player of the Week; CIAA All-Tournament Team Selection; Member of NCCSIA All- State Team; CIAA Rankings: 2nd in scoring (19.5 PPG), 1st in rebounding (14.6 RPG) 2nd in blocks (1.9 BPG), 4th in field goal percentage (.532), 11th in steals (2.16 SPG), 14th in minutes played 30.71; Season Highs: 31 points vs. Saint Paul's (1/26/06), 21 rebounds vs. Fayetteville State (1/21/06), 5 blocks vs. Fayetteville State (1/21/06); NCAA Division II Rankings: 1st in rebounding, 15th in scoring, 25th in blocked shots; leads team in, scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, blocks, and minutes played.

2004-2005 Superlatives: As A Freshman: Member of 2005 All-CIAA Team, 2005 CIAA Rookie of the Year, 2005 CIAA All-Rookie Team; Seven-Time CIAA Rookie of the Week, CIAA Player of the Week; Ranks fourth all time in the NCAA record books in top season performances by a freshman in both rebounds (398) and rebound average (13.7). Member of the 2004-2005 South Atlantic Region Second Team; Member of NCCSIA All- State Team; NCAA Division II Rankings: 1st in rebounding and tied at 48th for blocked shots, 35th for field goal percentage, CIAA Rankings: 1st in rebounding; 8th in scoring; 4th in blocked shots, 1st in both offensive and defensive rebounding, broke CIAA Tournament record for rebounds in a game with 28 in championship vs. Shaw University (3/5/05) ,2005 CIAA All Tournament Team, Amassed 19 double-doubles in as a rookie

Career Superlatives: Has amassed 84 career double-doubles in 109 career games; averaging a double-double for career of 19.7 points and 14.1 rebounds per game; Career Highs: 36 points (twice) vs. Mount Olive College (1/2/08) and Shaw (2/2/08) , 28 rebounds vs. Shaw University (3/5/05), 7 blocks vs. Johnson C. Smith (12/16/06), 7 steals vs. Bowie State (2/1/05), 6 assists vs. Fayetteville State (2/1/07). She has been named CIAA Player of the Week 18 times in her career. Led NCAA Division II in rebounding three out of the four seasons she has competed. Just the fourth person in NCAA Division II History to record 2,000 point and 1,400 rebounds and the first woman ever to post 2,000 points and 1,500 rebounds. ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Third Team (3.3 GPA)

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