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Kentucky Girls Basketball 

Butler Traditional High School Girls Basketball🏀

Louisville, Kentucky

  • A three-time all-state selection who smashed Butler’s all-time scoring record, accumulating over 2,264 points over 124 career game.

  • Averaged 27.1 points per game, shooting 77.3 percent from the floor as a senior.

  • Averaged 27.3 points per game, connecting on 73.2 percent from the floor in her junior season.

  • Amassed 892 rebounds, 448 steals, 351 assists and 305 blocks.

  • All-Kentucky First Team 1994-1995

  • Led team to back-to-back Sweet Sixteens in sophomore and junior season.

  • Led the state in field goal shooting percentage 77.3. 1994-1995

  • KY Sweet Sixteen All-Tournament Team 1994

  • Led the Bearettes to a 22-6 record and the district title in her final year.

  • 2-Time AAU All-American 1994, 1995

  • Kentucky Miss Basketball Runner-Up 1995

  • Kentucky Gatorade Circle of Champions Player of The Year 1994

  • United States Marine Corps Kentucky Player of The Year 1995

  • Kentucky All-Star 1995

  • 4-Time All District Team Sixth Region 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

  • 3-Time Team MVP 1993, 1994, 1995

  • East/West Kentucky All-Star 1994

  • Ranked Top 25 Nationally by Blue Chip Magazine

  • Top 25 USA Today Girls Basketball High School Ranking

  • BlueStar Top 25 High School Girls Basketball Ranking

  • Finalist for WBCA All-Star Game

  • First in School History to score over 2000pts (2,264)

  • US Olympic Festival Women's Basketball Tryout (1994)  in her junior season - final high school player cut (Shout out to Ceal Barry, WBB Hall of Famer)

A B10 Great

The Ohio State University Women's Basketball🏀

Columbus, Ohio

  • 4-Year Letter Winner

  • Ohio State Graduate

  • 2-Time 1st Team All-B10 1998, 1999

  • 2-Time Team MVP 1998, 1999

  • B10 Foreign Team Selection 1998 (DNP due to injury)

  • Team Co-Captain 1998-1999

  • Second in team heptathlon 1998

  • NSCA All-American Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year 1999

  • 29.5in standing vertical leap 

  • Top Rebounder Award 1998

  • #1 in field goal percentage, OSU record .667%, 96-97

  • Most Improved Scholar Athlete 1998

  • Top Free Throw Shooter Award 1998

  • B10 Player of the Week 1999

  • Hawaii Invitational All-Tournament Team 1998

  • Shooting field goal percentage leader-ranked among the best in the nation throughout career

  • Planks Cafe Honoree-Player Of The Month 1996

  • All-B10 Honorable Mention Team 1996

  • Team Sixth Player of The Year Award 1996

  • A Member of the 1000th points club (1,486 career points)

  • *Greatness Fun Fact-Marrita Porter was the first basketball player to score a basket in the Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center (1998) during its inaugural season.

  • Her basketball memorabilia is buried in a time capsule beneath the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

  • Two NCAA appearances: 2nd Round 1996, 1st Round 1999

  • A Top Scorer in the country ranked (19th) 1998-1999

  • Ranks in the Top 20 in Ohio State history in scoring, rebounding, free throws made and field goal percentage.

  • Ohio State Student-Athlete of the Month, 2019

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