Saturday, November 14, 2009

Jessica Graham is back

Yep, this is a San Jose State site but we still wish to note that Jessica Graham is back on the floor this season for the Idaho Vandals after a pre-season injury in 2008-2009. Here's her writeup at the Idaho athletics site:

2008-09: Graham redshirted the 2008-09 season after sustaining a knee injury in fall practices.

High School:
Graham led Ripon High School to a 25-7 overall and 12-3 league record in helping the Indians advance to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV Championship game as a junior in 2007. She averaged 15.5 points and 8.0 rebounds as a junior to earn Trans Valley League MVP honors. She was a first-team All-TVL player as a sophomore in 2006 and was the TVL Player of the Year as a freshman in 2005. She was also named to the Modesto Bee All-District First Team as a junior, as well as the Second Team as a freshman and sophomore. She transferred to Modesto Christian High School as senior and led the Crusaders to a 25-8 overall record, a 15-0 TVL record, the 2008 TVL league title and a semifinal appearance at the CIF Nor-Cal Tournament. She averaged 15.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 3.2 steals and 1.3 blocks per game and earned all-TVL honors for the fourth time in her career.

Personal:
She is the daughter of Steven Graham and Sharon Hernandez. She has three brothers, Justin, Roberto and Danny. She comes from a family with a strong basketball background. Both of her parents played at Cal State – Stanislaus and her brother Justin plays for San Jose State. She also competed for the Modesto Magic club team for seven years. Her major at Idaho is Education.

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