Tyresha Calhoun

Position:
G
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Major:
Criminal Justice
Hometown:
Riverside, Calif.
High School:
North HS
Prev School:
Riverside City College

2007-08 (Junior): Started nearly every game for the 49ers, playing in 31 games and starting 30 … played point guard all year … second on the team in minutes played, averaging 29.3 minutes per game … led team with 115 assists …tied for team lead with 51 steals … averaged 6.8 points per game, third-most on the team … led the team against USC in the season opener with 14 points … scored a season-high 16 in the next game at home against Santa Clara, again leading the team … made a season-best 7 assists at San Diego … topped that mark with a career-high 8 assists against Fairfield … nabbed 10 rebounds against UC Irvine, her only double-digit total of the year … finished with double-digit points 11 times total last season.

Prior to LBSU: Earned third team all-state and was named the Riverside City College MVP after averaging 13.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.5 steals, and 5.4 assists per game at Riverside City College for the 2005-06 season… they also advanced to the Final Four of the State championship… Riverside won the conference title in 2004-05 and advanced to the State’s Elite 8 that year.

High School: Three-year letter winner at John W. North HS in Riverside… earned second-team all-league (Ivy) honors in 2003.

Personal: Father, Ricky, played in the NFL for several teams, including a stint as running back for the Los Angeles Raiders in 1987… wants to major in Criminal Justice.