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Latavia Dempsey
Latavia Dempsey

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
St. Petersburg, FL

High School:
Boca Ciega HS

Height:
5-7

Position:
G

Birthdate:
07/11/1992

Major:
Public Management


02/22/2013

Women's Basketball Seeking 10th SBC Win, Hosts UALR on Saturday

Owls look for double-digit SBC seasons in back-to-back seasons

02/20/2013

Hot Outside Shooting Keys Women's Basketball Rally Past North Texas

Owls make first six three pointers of second half, score 49 points in half

02/15/2013

Women's Basketball Begins Final Road Trip at Louisiana on Saturday

Dempsey scored 19 points, including making all five of her three-point field goal attempts in first meeting

02/13/2013

Women's Basketball Falls 64-61 to WKU

Dempsey, Miller score 14 points each in loss

02/09/2013

Women's Basketball Gets Key Road Victory over South Alabama

Three Owls score in double figures

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Emerged as a vital outside shooting threat and a key component of the team's WNIT team as a sophomore last season.

2011-12: Ranked third on the team with 34 three-point field goals...averaged 6.6 points per game despite not starting one game during sophomore campaign...played a key role in FAU posting its first winning season since 2005-06 with a 17-13 record and most league wins in Sun Belt Conference history with a 11-5 record...connected on 32-percent of her three-point attempts (34-for-106)...started season scoring in double figures in five of the first six contests...scored a career-high 15 points in a home win over Bethune-Cookman (11/20/11)...matched offensive output with 15 points in victories over Bethune-Cookman at the Stetson Hatter Tournament (12/20/11) and a road Sun Belt Conference victory at Troy (1/19/12)...tallied double digits in eight games...made a career-high three three-point field goals in five games...ranked second on the team with 40 assists.

2010-11: Earned two starting assignments...scoring output increased in each of her first three games, highlighted by a 10-point performance against Jacksonville (11/17)...also scored eight points against Kennesaw State (11/14) and North Florida (11/19) in the opening weeks of the season...had season-high seven assists in collegiate debut against Webber International (11/12)...added five points in home victory over Arkansas State (1/8).

High School: Played at Boca Ciega High School...was a second team Class 5A all-state selection...scored 1,710 points in 123 career games (13.9 ppg)...had a school record 225 career three-point field goals...scored a career-high 49 points in a game against Osceola (12/1/08)...four-time all-conference selection, three-time all-county selection and two-time all-Suncoast selection...helped Boca Ciega to four district championships and two Pinellas County Athletic Conference championships...featured in highlights of ESPN Rise during the 2007-08 school year.

Personal: Public management major...daughter of Gladys Dempsey...aspires to play professional basketball...member of the 2010 FAU Honor Roll with a 3.0 or higher GPA.

Career Stats
SEASON            GP/S  Min   FGM/A  Pct.  3FGM/A  FTM/A  Pct  RB AST  PTS  Avg.
2010-11.......... 26/2  256   23/97  .237    9/47   7/12 .583  25  17   62  2.4
2011-12.......... 30/0  670  69/206  .335  34/106  25/42 .595  63  40  197  6.6
Totals........... 56/2  926  92/303  .304  43/153  32/54 .593  88  57  259  4.6 
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