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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

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1 Ki'Ari Cain

1 Ki'Ari Cain

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Sumter HS
  • Hometown:
    Sumter, S.C.

Summary

Biography

2023 All-Big South selection at guard … Team leader … Consummate point guard with a pass-first mentality … Has amped up scoring production as a senior … Enters the NCAA Tournament with 942 career points, 420 assists and 133 steals in 113 games … Ranks third in program history in career assists … Strong defender … Has fouled out only twice as a Runnin’ Bulldog … Majoring in communications … Plays to pursue a career as a Division I men’s basketball head coach before embarking on a career as a sports broadcaster.

2022-2023 at Gardner-Webb: Has played in 33 games with 33 starts … Helped Gardner-Webb to an 18-0 league mark, the best win total in Big South history … Powered GWU offense to a league-high 76.5 ppg during the regular season … Averaging 10.0 points and a league-high 4.7 assists per game … Leads team with 34.9 minutes played per game … Shooting 33.3 percent from long range (43-of-129), which ranks second on the team … Making 78.2 percent from the free throw line (61-of-78) on the season … Ranks third on the team with 36 steals … Scored in double figures 21 times … Had a season-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting vs. SMU (12/3) … Scored 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting at UNC Asheville (1/14) … Had six points and a career-high 10 assists at Winthrop (1/21) … Scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting vs. Charleston Southern … Dropped off at least five assists in 12 games … Had 11 points, five steals and four assists at Austin Peay (12/1).

2021-2022 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 31 games with 31 starts … Averaged 34.8 minutes per game … Averaged 9.6 points and 4.2 assists per game … Scored a career-high 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting vs. Winthrop (2/26) … Had double figures scoring in 11 different games … Dished off 10 assists vs. Winthrop (2/26) … Had nine assists vs. Appalachian State (12/5) … had at least five assists in 13 games … Scored 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting vs. Hampton (2/1).

2020-21 at Gardner-Webb: Started 16 out of 20 games played in … Logged 632 minutes and averaged 31.6 minutes per game … Shot 33.3 percent (64-for-192) from the floor and 29.5 percent (29-for-95) from deep … Averaged a 63.9 percentage (23-for-36) from the free-throw line … Grabbed 47 rebounds, 20 offensive and 27 defensive, averaged 2.4 rebounds per game … 37 total steals … 77 assists … Scored 179 points through the season, and averaged 9.0 points per game.

2019-20 at Gardner-Webb: Started in 6 games while appearing 29 total … Logged 513 minutes and averaged 17.7 minutes per game … Shot 32.7 percent (37-for-113) overall from the floor and 35.3 percent (18-for-51) from deep … Shot 68.8 percent (44-for-64) from the free-throw line … Racked up 38 total rebounds, 13 offensive and 25 defensive while averaging 1.3 rebounds per game … Recorded 21 total steals … Totaled an impressive 136 points and averaged 4.7 points per game.

High School: Played for Jeff Schaffer at Sumter High School … Primarily saw time at the point guard and shooting guard positions … Was named the team MVP as a junior … Also received the defensive player award during her time with the Fighting Gamecocks … Named All-Conference after her junior season and was selected to play in the Junior Showcase in Columbia, S.C. … Played on the AAU circuit for SC Future … Hails from Sumter, S.C. … Oldest of three children … Desires to be a sports anchor.
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    2019-20Freshman

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    2020-21Sophomore

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    5'6"
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    2021-22Junior

    Guard
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    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    5'6"
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