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SMU's Mays earns training camp invitation

Postby PonyPride » Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:20 pm

From SMUMustangs.com:

Mays Invited To Training Camp With Los Angeles Sparks
SMU standout competing for WNBA roster spot

April 23, 2014

LOS ANGELES (SMU) - SMU senior Keena Mays has been invited by the Los Angeles Sparks to participate in training camp with an opportunity to make the roster. Mays, who set a single-season scoring record at SMU with 691 points as a senior, is one of 15 players competing for 12 roster spots with the Sparks.

The training camp starts April 27 and will include two preseason games during the two-week duration. The Sparks' current roster includes former No. 1 draft picks Candace Parker (Tennessee - 2008) and Nneka Ogwumike (Stanford - 2012), as well as Louisville's Antonita Slaughter, a 2014 draft selection.

"I'm very excited about this opportunity the Sparks have given me. Growing up, this is every little girl's dream, to play in the WNBA," Mays excitedly stated. "It's amazing to see my dreams come true. I know it's going to be a hard and challenging road ahead of me, but I'm ready for it."

Mays, a 5-9 guard from Mansfield, Texas, was a two-time All-America finalist, two-time first-team all-conference selection, and was named Conference Player of the Year as a junior. During her senior season, she led the American Athletic Conference with 21.6 points per game, and shot a league-best 39.6 percent from behind the arc, finishing with a school-record 88 3-point field goals in 32 games.

She scored 1,115 points in 55 games during her two-year career on the Hilltop, leading SMU to back-to-back WNIT appearances and regular-season conference championship. She made 152 3-pointers, shooting 39.8 percent from behind the arc, and finished with a 40.8 shooting percentage overall at SMU.
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Re: SMU's Mays earns training camp invitation

Postby DanFreibergerForHeisman » Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:21 pm

Awesome!

Good luck, Keena!
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Re: SMU's Mays earns training camp invitation

Postby Junior » Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:22 am

That's great! Best of luck to her.
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Re: SMU's Mays earns training camp invitation

Postby DanFreibergerForHeisman » Thu May 01, 2014 12:07 pm

Not much news out of Sparks camp, but they did post an interview with Keena:



Their first exhibition game is May 10.
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Re: SMU's Mays earns training camp invitation

Postby jimhagle » Thu May 01, 2014 1:09 pm

Keep on smiling Keena and good luck!
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Re: SMU's Mays earns training camp invitation

Postby Junior » Thu May 01, 2014 1:43 pm

we're going to miss her next year. hard to replace that kind of talent.
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Re: SMU's Mays earns training camp invitation

Postby DanFreibergerForHeisman » Tue May 06, 2014 9:47 am

Unfortunately, the Sparks waived Keena yesterday. Hopefully, she can catch on somewhere else.

http://lovewomensbasketball.com/2014/05/05/la-sparks-waives-keena-mays-jackie-nared-antonita-slaughter-and-cierra-warren/

Los Angeles Sparks has waived guards Keena Mays, Jackie Nared and Antonita Slaughter, and center Cierra Warren.

Slaughter was Sparks third round draft pick and was their only draftee to attend the camp (second round pick Jennifer Hamson will not be joining the Sparks this summer). The other three were free agent pickups.

Sparks roster currently stands at sixteen players.
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