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O'Mariah Gordon

Guard
BRADEN RIVER HS
BRADENTON , FLORIDA
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

29.7

Points per game

6.8

Assists per game

6.6

Rebounds per game

5.3

Steals per game
“O’Mariah is probably the best player I’ve ever coached against in my 28 years of coaching. She’s a phenomenal player with a high basketball IQ.”
Wade McVay
Head Coach - Head coach of Sarasota High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 sophomore guard averaged 29.7 points, 6.8 assists, 6.6 rebounds and 5.3 steals per game this past season, leading the Pirates (24-2) to the Class 8A state quarterfinals. Gordon hit 56.8 percent of her field goals, including 46.5 percent from behind the 3-point line. She recorded a quadruple-double with 27 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and 10 steals in a 74-27 win over Venice High on Jan. 17, the same night she scored her 1,000th point. Gordon concluded her sophomore year with 1,454 points in her prep basketball career.

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Academic Achievement

Gordon has maintained a weighted 3.77 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Gordon has volunteered locally as part of community beautification projects and has donated her time as a youth basketball coach.