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Viane Cumber

Guard
SANDIA HS
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

22.4

Points per game

10.6

Rebounds per game

2.5

Assists per game

3.3

Steals per game
“Viane is an excellent inside-outside player. She has great range on her shot and she can post up. She makes everyone around her better.”
Doug Dorame
Head Coach Head coach at Albuquerque High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10 junior guard had led the Matadors to a 21-4 record and the Class 5A state tournament at the time of her selection. Cumber averaged 22.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.3 steals through 25 games. A three-year varsity regular, Cumber was a First-Team All-Metro selection and District Player of the Year in 2019.

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Academic Achievement

Cumber has maintained a weighted 4.01 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Cumber has volunteered locally with the Festival of Trees, which raises money for children with physical challenges, and she has helped distribute groceries to low-income families on behalf of the Palo Duro Senior Center. Cumber has also donated her time as a youth servant at the Calvary Church.