Saudia Roundtree (born October 4, 1974 in

Anderson, South Carolina Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 28,106 at the 2020 census, making it the 16th-most populous city in South Carolina. It is one of the principal cities in the Gree ...

) is an American

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coach, and also a former star player.

Career

Roundtree attended Westside high School in Anderson, South Carolina, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. She participated in the inaugural WBCA High School All-America Game in 1992, scoring ten points. She began her collegiate career at

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, where she captured National Junior College Player of the Year honors in 1994. She later transferred to the

University of Georgia The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the oldest public university in th ...

, where she was named an

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n and the

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USBWA Women's National Player of the Year The United States Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Year Award is an award that has been presented by the United States Basketball Writers Association since the 1987–88 season to the top women's college basketball player in NC ...

, and WBCA Player of the Year in 1996. In 1996, Roundtree was named to the Final Four All Tournament team. Roundtree also received the

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in 1997 for the Best Female College Basketball Player. She obtained a degree in sociology from Georgia. After leaving UGA, Roundtree played three seasons in the American Basketball League, two with the Atlanta Glory and one with the Nashville Noise, and was an ABL All-Star. She started her coaching career at

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in 2001 and then was the head women's basketball coach

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from 2002 to 2005. Roundtree spent 2005 on the coaching staff at the

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before becoming an assistant coach at

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in 2006.

Georgia statistics

Source

USA Basketball

Roundtree competed with

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as a member of the 1995 Jones Cup Team that won the Bronze in

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. Roundtree averaged 3.0 points per game and had eleven assist, tied for second highest on the team.

Notes

References

University of Alabama press release
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