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2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster

23 Desirae Ball

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School Ursuline
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Major B.A., Education

Biography

Career Statistics & Career Highs

Concluded her career ranked 17th on SLU’s all-time scoring list (1,036 points) … finished fourth on the Billikens’ all-time free throw percentage chart (.784).

2014-15 • SENIOR | Game-by-Game Stats
Was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.5 GPA) for the fall semester … nominated for the Allstate WBCA Good Works Team … played in 29 games and started two … ranked third on the team in fewest fouls per 40 minutes (2.78) … made all 10 of her free throw attempts … scored a season-high 12 points in a season-high 32 minutes vs. Ball State … connected on a season-high two 3-pointers vs. Vanderbilt … grabbed a season-high four rebounds vs. George Mason (home), Davidson (home) and SIUE … collected a season-high four assists vs. Dayton (away) and SIUE … had a season-high two steals vs. George Washington (regular season) and Saint Joseph’s … tied for the team lead with 11 points vs. Indiana State (home) … scored 11 points vs. Dayton (away) and 10 points vs. Mercer (5-of-8 FG) … tallied nine points vs. La Salle and eight points vs. Indiana State (away).

2013-14 • JUNIOR | Game-by-Game Stats
Was named to the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for both semesters … was one of only two Billikens to start all 30 games … in all games, ranked fourth in minutes (36.1 mpg) in the A-10 … in conference games only, was fourth in the league in minutes (35.8 mpg) … her .833 free throw percentage tied for seventh on SLU’s all-time single-season list … led the team in field goals (career-high 144), free throw percentage (career-high .833; career highs of 45 FTM and 54 FTA), minutes (1,084) and minutes per game (36.1), and tied for the team lead in double-figure scoring games (21) … ranked second in points (career-high 368), scoring average (career-high 12.3 ppg), 3-point field goals (career-high 35), assists (career-high 76), assists per game (2.5) and fewest fouls per 40 minutes (2.47) … was third in field goal percentage (.383), steals (26) and fewest turnovers per 40 minutes (2.14) … had team season highs of 29 points (career high), 11 field goals (career high) and five 3-point field goals (career high) at Western Illinois … posted SLU’s best 3-point shooting mark of the season (minimum two made) when she went 3-of-4 vs. Dayton … tied for the Billikens’ best effort of the year at the foul line by going 6-of-6 (career high for FTM) vs. Tulsa … also established career highs for free throw attempts (eight at Rhode Island), rebounds (tied, seven vs. William and Mary), assists (seven vs. St. Bonaventure and Massachusetts) and minutes (45 at Western Illinois) … collected season highs of three steals vs. Eastern Illinois, at Winthrop, at Western Illinois and vs. Tulsa, and two offensive rebounds vs. La Salle … led the team or tied for the team lead in scoring 11 times and in assists eight times … scored in double figures 21 times, tying for the team lead … shot 11-of-16 overall and 5-of-8 from 3-point range in her 29-point effort at Western Illinois … tallied a team-high 17 points at Fordham … tied for the SLU scoring lead with 17 points at St. Bonaventure (6-of-12 FG, 3-of-6 3-point FG) and Northern Iowa … also netted a team-high 17 points (6-of-11 FG, 4-of-5 FT) in the home game vs. St. Bonaventure … turned in a team-high 16 points vs. La Salle in the A-10 Championship first round … buried three 3-pointers in team-leading 15-point efforts vs. Southeast Missouri State and Holy Cross … led SLU with 15 points at Rhode Island, 13 points vs. Duquesne (6-of-11 FG) and 13 points vs. La Salle … also registered double-digit point totals at George Mason (15, 7-of-10 FG), at Winthrop (14), at Dayton (14), at Indiana (13), vs. Dayton (13, 3-of-4 3-point FG), vs. Eastern Illinois (12), vs. Tulsa (12, 6-of-6 FT), at VCU (12), vs. Valparaiso (10) and at Saint Joseph’s (10, 4-of-5 FT) … grabbed six rebounds vs. Holy Cross … picked up five assists vs. William and Mary and four assists vs. Missouri, Valparaiso and Tulsa … committed only 17 turnovers in the last 14 games of the season … in addition to playing all 45 minutes at Western Illinois, went the 40-minute distance at Northern Iowa, vs. Richmond, at Rhode Island, vs. St. Bonaventure, vs. Rhode Island and at Dayton.

2012-13 • SOPHOMORE | Game-by-Game Stats
Was named to the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for both semesters … was the only Billiken to start all 31 games … in all games, ranked third in the A-10 in minutes (36.5 mpg) … in conference games only, was third in minutes (37.1 mpg), 15th in field goal percentage (.430) and 15th in 3-point field goal percentage (.319) … ranked second on the team in field goals made (117), assists (73), assists per game (2.4), steals (29), steals per game (0.9), minutes (1131), minutes per game (36.5) and fewest fouls per 40 minutes (1.66) … finished third in 3-point field goals (23) and tied for third in field goal percentage (.371) … averaged 9.0 points in all games and 11.0 points (second on the team) in conference games … posted career highs of 22 points at Xavier; eight field goals (tied) vs. Charlotte and at Xavier (8-of-11 both games); four 3-point field goals (4-of-5) at Xavier; four free throws made vs. Memphis; seven rebounds vs. VCU; five assists at UMKC, at UT Martin and at Southeast Missouri State; and five steals at Valparaiso … other personal season highs were four free-throw attempts vs. Memphis; two offensive rebounds vs. seven opponents; and 40 minutes vs. four opponents … led the Billikens in scoring four times, including a string of three consecutive games (at Richmond, vs. Charlotte, at Xavier) … led the Bills or tied for the team lead in assists seven times, second most on the team … scored in double figures in 14 games, tying for the third most on the team … enjoyed an eight-game stretch in conference play during which she averaged 14.1 points … began that period with a game-high-tying 13 points (6-of-10 FG) at Richmond … followed with 8-of-11 shooting performances vs. Charlotte (team-high 18 points, 2-of-3 in 3-pointers) and at Xavier (game-high 22 points, 4-of-5 in 3-pointers, team-high-tying three assists, game-high four steals) … in the final four games of that stretch, scored 13 points at Temple, 13 at La Salle, 14 vs. Fordham and 14 vs. Butler … netted 13 points vs. Indiana State … registered 12 points and five assists at UMKC … led the team with 11 points at Duquesne … also had 11 points vs. Dayton … tossed in 10 points at UT Martin (team-high-tying five assists), at Drake and vs. Winthrop (four assists) … grabbed six rebounds at Nebraska Omaha and five boards vs. Western Illinois, Illinois-Chicago and Fordham … had game highs of five assists at Southeast Missouri State and four assists at Rhode Island, and had four helpers vs. Western Illinois, at Evansville and vs. Memphis … made a game-high three steals at Evansville.

2011-12 • FRESHMAN | Game-by-Game Stats
Was named to the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for both semesters … played in all 31 games and started 28 … was one of only two Billikens to start all 14 A-10 games … earned three A-10 Rookie of the Week nods (Jan. 9, Feb. 13, Feb. 27), second most in the conference … was second on the team in scoring (9.2 ppg), points (286), field goals (131), fewest fouls per 40 minutes (2.10), minutes (897) and minutes per game (28.9) … tied for third in steals (26) … scored in double figures 15 times, second most on the team … led Saint Louis with a season-high 18 points (8-of-15 FG) vs. Rhode Island … was 8-of-12 from the field in a team-high 17-point performance vs. Temple … netted a team-high 16 points vs. Nebraska-Omaha … led the squad with 14 points (7-of-14 FG) at Saint Joseph’s … tied for the team high with 14 points and added a team-high three steals at Florida Atlantic … shot 6-of-12 to score a team-high 12 points vs. Murray State … tied for the team scoring lead with 12 points vs. Southeast Missouri State … contributed 12 points (5-of-9 FG), tied her season high with six rebounds and made a team-high three steals in a team-season-high 42 minutes at Fordham … tossed in 12 points (5-of-10 FG) at George Washington … scored 12 points vs. Eastern Michigan … had 11 points at Dayton (5-of-10 FG) and at Xavier … recorded 10 points and four rebounds vs. Dayton in the A-10 Championship quarterfinals … turned in 10-point efforts vs. UMKC and Saint Francis … made the game-winning shot in the final second of overtime vs. Charlotte, and also had five rebounds and a team-high three steals … gathered six rebounds at Murray State and at Charlotte (tied team high).

2010-11
Missed the entire season due to injury.

PRIOR TO SLU
Earned four varsity letters for coach David Loper's Ursuline Lions ... was named first-team All-State and Girls' Greater Cincinnati League Player of the Year as a senior when she averaged 14 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals ... helped lead Ursuline to the 2010 league championship ... enjoyed a 29-point, five-assist, six-steal performance vs. McAuley as a junior ... also lettered four years in soccer and was named first-team All-State as a senior ... received the school's Christian Leadership Award.

 

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Historical Player Information

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    2010-11Freshman

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    2011-12Redshirt Freshman

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    2012-13Redshirt Sophomore

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    2013-14Redshirt Junior

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    2014-15Redshirt Senior

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