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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

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22 Tessa Miller

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Crossville, Tenn.
  • High School Stone Memorial HS

Biography

- 2023-24 All-MVC Second Team
- 2024 DI-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2024 DI-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete Team
- 2023-24 CSCĀ Academic All-DistrictĀ®
- 2023-24 Winter State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award

- 2023-24 MVC Scholar-Athlete FirstĀ Team
- 2022-23 CSCĀ Academic All-DistrictĀ®
- 2022-23 MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team

MVC Player of the Week
- March 5, 2024

OVC Freshman of the Week
- Dec. 21, 2021

Junior (2023-24):
Ā More than doubled her scoring average from the season prior … One of only two Bruins to start all 35 games … Led the team in scoring (14.4 PPG) and led the Missouri Valley Conference in field goal percentage (57.9), good enough for 20th nationally … Ranked in the top 20 in the MVC in rebounding, her 6.2 rebounds per game the second-most on the team … Distributed the second-most assists on the team (111) and was third in assists per game (3.2 APG) … Finished with 503 points, 216 rebounds, 29 blocks and 26 steals … One of only two forwards or centers (Adrianna Smith, Maine) in the nation to average at least 14 points, 6.0Ā rebounds and 3.0Ā assists … Scored in double figures in 28 of 35 games … Dished out at least three assists 22 times … Recorded two double-doubles and reached 20 points on five occasions … Named All-MVC Second Team … Selected to the MVC Scholar-Athlete FirstĀ Team and aĀ College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-DistrictĀ® honoree … Notched 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting, six boards and six assists in the second round of theĀ Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) at Penn State (March 25) … Averaged 17.5 points on 54.5 percent (12-of-22) shooting and 5.5 rebounds at the MVC Tournament … Totaled a team-high 17 points on 9-for-13 shooting at the free-throw line, grabbed six boards and made a block in the MVC Tournament semifinals versus Missouri State (March 16) … Reached a game-high 18 points on 8-for-12 shooting, collected a game-best five rebounds, dished out a trio of assists, made a block and came up with a steal in the MVC Tournament quarterfinal win over UIC (March 15) … Earned 12 points, six boards,Ā a game-high five assists and season-best three blocks in the road victory at Illinois State (March 9) … Accounted for a game-high 24 points, six rebounds, two assists and a block in the road win at Bradley (March 7), going 8-for-11 from the field and 8-for-11 at the free-throw line … Posted a game-high 24 points on 10-for-12 shooting and added five assists, two blocks and a pair of boards in the home win over Evansville (March 3) … Finished with 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting and distributed five assists in the home rout of Indiana State (March 1) … Claimed a career-high 25 points on 10-for-19 shooting, five rebounds, a team-best four assists and two steals in the road win at Murray State (Feb. 25) … Put togetherĀ 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting, a game-high tying eight boards, five assists and a block in the win at Valparaiso (Feb. 22) … Registered her sixth career double-double and second of the season versus Drake (Feb. 17) with 24 points on 11-for-16 shooting, a game-high 12 rebounds, a team-high tying five assists, a block and a steal … Was on triple-double watch in the home win over Northern Iowa (Feb. 15), finishing with 18 points on 8-for-11 free-throw shooting, a career-high nine assists, a team-best six boards and two blocks … Tallied 13 points, a game-high tying six rebounds, a trio of assists, two steals and a block in the win at Southern Illinois (Feb. 11) … Went 7-for-8 at the free-throw line and finished with nine points, four boards, a block and an assist at Missouri State (Feb. 9)Ā ...Ā Poured in 13 points on 6-for-10 shooting, grabbed seven rebounds, dished a game-high tying four assists and made a block in the home win over Murray State (Feb. 2)Ā ...Ā Notched 20 points on 9-for-13 shooting, pulled down seven boards, accounted for three assists and made a block in the home win over Southern Illinois (Jan. 28) … Scored 14 points on 7-for-8 shooting, secured six rebounds, distributed three assists, made a block and came up with a steal in the home win over Missouri State (Jan. 26)Ā ...Ā Nearly had a double-double in the win at Northern Iowa (Jan. 21), earning nine points on 4-for-6 shooting, nine rebounds, two assists, a block and a stealĀ ...Ā Collected a game-best 11 boards, dealt a team-high five assists and came up with a trio of steals at Drake (Jan. 19) … Totaled a game-high nine rebounds and dished out a team-best four assists in the resilient road victory at Indiana State (Jan. 14)Ā ...Ā Reached 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting and secured seven rebounds in the road blowout of Evansville (Jan. 12) … Earned eight points, six boards, three steals, two assists and a block in the home rout of Bradley (Jan. 6) … Finished with 12 points and five rebounds in the home win over Illinois State (Jan. 4) … Had 16 points on 7-for-12 shooting and recorded a block, a steal,Ā an assist and three rebounds in the home win over UIC (Dec. 30) … Posted a team-high 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting and dished out a trio of assists at 13th-ranked Ohio State (Dec. 22) … Tallied 19 points going 9-for-9 at the free-throw line in the win at Kennesaw State (Dec. 17), also accounting for nine boards, five assists, a block and a stealĀ ... Her nine made free throws at Kennesaw State wereĀ a career bestĀ ...Ā HadĀ an outstanding all-around game in the victory over rival Lipscomb in the 77th Battle of the Boulevard (Dec. 6) with 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting, eight boards, five assists, two blocks and a steal … Scored 18 points, snagged eight rebounds and distributed a team-high tying four assists in the win at Troy (Nov. 29) … Nearly had a double-double in 25 minutes in the dominant win over Northwestern (Nov. 24) at the Ball Dawgs Classic in Las Vegas, finishing with 13 points and eight boards … Recorded 18 points on 9-for-16 shooting against fourth-ranked Stanford (Nov. 22) in the 2023 Ball Dawgs ClassicĀ ...Ā Notched 12 points on 6-for-9 shooting in the homeĀ nailbiter with receiving-votes Mississippi State (Nov. 19) … Scored 17 points and grabbed eight boards for the second consecutive game in the home win over Wichita State (Nov. 15) … Registered her fifth career double-double in the dominant 76-50 home victory over Georgia (Nov. 10), tallyingĀ 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds … Nearly recorded a double-double in the season openerĀ at Missouri (Nov. 6) with 12 points and eight boards.

SophomoreĀ (2022-23):Ā Moved into a much bigger role, starting the final 27 games of the season … Played in all 35 games, averaging 25.6 minutes per outing … One of only four players in the nation to average over 6.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and a block while shooting over 50 percent from the field … Averaged 6.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 blocks … Once again led the Bruins in field goal percentage (.517) … Came up with 22 steals and finished with 39 blocks … Top 10 in the MVC in both blocks and total rebounds (220) … Belmont's top rebounder and shot blocker … GarneredĀ CSC Academic All-DistrictĀ® honors and named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team … Posted a team-best three double-doubles … Reached double-figure scoring six times and recorded double-figure rebounding on five different occasions … Distributed four or more assists in 10 different games … Made three blocks in four seperate contests … Pulled down a career-best 21 rebounds in the thrilling overtime win over Troy (Dec. 20), notching Belmont's first 20-rebound performance since Nov. 6, 2019 (Ellie Harmeyer) … Her 21 rebounds were just three off the single-game program record of 24 … Also collected 16 rebounds off the bench versus Saint Louis (Nov. 26) at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Florida, the second-most in a single game in the 10-year history of the tournament … Registered back-to-back double-doubles at Evansville (Jan. 29) and versus Murray State (Feb. 2) … Snagged 11 boards and scored 10 points at Evansville, before scoring 13 points on 6-for-8 shooting and grabbing 15 rebounds against the Racers … Notched 11 points and 10 boards at UIC (March 2) … Went 6-for-9 from the field, including going 1-for-2 from beyond the arc, in scoring 15 points versus Southern Illinois (Jan. 22) … Totaled 16 points on 6-for-8 shooting in the WNIT opening round at Ball State (March 16) … Recorded 11 points on 4-for-4 shootingĀ and secured eight rebounds at Bradley (Feb. 5) … Dished out six assists versus Northern Iowa (Feb. 23), at Southern Illinois (Feb. 17) and versus Drake (March 12) in the MVC Tournament championship game.

Freshman (2021-22): Ohio Valley ConferenceĀ Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Played a significant role off the bench as a true freshman, appearing in all 31 games … Saw action for over 550 minutes, averaging 17.9 minutes per contest … Averaged 5.7 points, 4.6 rebounds,Ā 1.3 assists and 1.2 blocks per outing … Ranked third in the OVC with 37 blocked shots … Led the Bruins in field goal percentage (.558) … Notched seven double-figure scoring games … Named OVC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 21 after registering her first career double-double against SEC member Auburn (Dec. 15), tallying 12 points and 10 rebounds … Scored 16 points on 8-for-8 shooting and distributed a season-high five assists in 20 minutes of action at Morehead State (Jan. 20) … Recorded a career-high five blocks at Murray State (Feb. 24) … Posted 14 points and seven rebounds against Southeast Missouri (Jan. 6) and at Austin Peay (Jan. 27) … Went 5-for-6 from the floor and scored 12 points versus Morehead State (Feb. 10) … Had 11 points and eight boards at SIUE (Dec. 30) … Nearly had a second double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds against SIUE (Feb. 19) … Played a season-high 26-and-a-halfĀ minutes in the NCAA Tournament First Round win versus Oregon (March 19) … Tallied six points, seven boards and three assists in her second-ever collegiate game, a win at Ole Miss (Nov. 11).

Prior to Belmont: Starred atĀ Stone Memorial High SchoolĀ under head coach Mike Buck … Ranked as the No. 88 recruit in the 2021 signing class and a four-star recruit by Prospects Nation … Tennessee Class AAA Miss Basketball finalist … Named Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) All-State … Averaged 19.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 blocks as a senior, leading the state sectionalist Lady Panthers to a 24-6 record … Earned All-5Star Preps First Team honors … Tabbed Main Street Preps All-Midstate First Team … Joined the 1,000-point club as a junior while leading Stone Memorial to a 30-4 record and a state finals appearance … Also averaged a double-doubleĀ of 16.4 points and 10 rebounds her junior year … Multiple-time all-region, all-district and district all-tournament team selection throughout her illustrious prep career … Competed for Tennessee Flight Select in AAU … Lettered in volleyball as a junior and senior as well where she was twice named all-district and selected to the district all-tournament team … Tabbed volleyball team MVP by her teammates both seasons.

Personal: Majoring in Legal Studies.

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2021-22Freshman

    Forward
    6'2"
    22
  • 22

    2022-23Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    22
  • 22

    2023-24Junior

    Forward
    6'2"
    22