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35 Raya Coley
Raya Coley
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Raleigh, N.C.
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • Team:
    Women's Basketball
  • Previous School:
    Millbrook HS
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    3.2
  • fg %
    30.0
  • 3pt %
    26.7
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    1.9
  • a/g
    0.4
Bio

2021-22: Played in 25 games while making six starts...Averaged 13.9 minutes per game...Averaged 3.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.4 assists per game...Named to the 2021-22 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named 2021-22 South Atlantic Conference Minority/International Woman of the Year and a NCAA Woman of the Year nominee...Received the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. 

2020-21: Started in all 20 games for the Cobras...Averaged 29.3 minutes per game...Averaged 9.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocks per game...Named SPC Credit Union Student-Athete of the Month for January (Feb. 5)...Named to the 2020-21 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll...Received the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2019-20: Appeared in 22 games...Averaged 5.8 minutes per game...Also averaged 1.4 points per game, 0.7 rebounds per game, 0.2 assists per game and 0.1 steals per game...Named to the 2019-20 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll...Received the 2019-20 DII ADA Academic Achievement Award. 

2018-19: Played in nine games as a freshman...Averaged 5.1 minutes per game...Shot 35.7 percent from the floor and 25.0 percent from long range while averaging 1.8 points per game...Was named to the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

High School: Attended Millbrook High School where she played basketball for the Wildcats...Three-time Academic All-Conference...4A State Champion. 

Personal: Daughter of Charles and Krishnee Coley...Sister of Jaden...Cousin of Janea Williams.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 9 Queens (N.C.) W, 75-57
Feb 12 at Mars Hill W, 75-64
Feb 19 at Tusculum L, 64-49
Feb 21 Limestone L, 58-52
Feb 23 Newberry L, 69-63
Feb 26 Carson-Newman L, 85-65
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 23
Games started 6 6
Minutes 348 327
Minutes per game 13.9 14.2
FG 27-90 23-84
FG Pct 30.0 27.4
3PT 16-60 12-54
3PT Pct 26.7 22.2
FT 10-15 10-15
FT Pct 66.7 66.7
Off rebounds 12 12
Def rebounds 35 34
Total rebounds 47 46
Rebounds per game 1.9 2.0
Personal fouls 18 18
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 11 9
Turnovers 29 27
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.3
Steals 5 5
Blocks 2 2
Points 80 68
Points per game 3.2 3.0
Points per 40 min 9.2 8.3
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 66-51 - 11 4-5 80.0 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 12
Nov 13 vs. Francis Marion W, 89-67 - 10 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 20 Mars Hill W, 67-53 - 9 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 23 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 68-53 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Nov 24 at Winthrop W, 51-44 - 7 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Nov 27 at Lincoln Memorial L, 73-42 - 11 1-5 20.0 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 4
Dec 1 at #14 Catawba L, 77-58 - 13 2-6 33.3 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 4
Dec 4 Virginia-Wise W, 75-70 - 10 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 8 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 81-61 - 10 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 11 at Queens (N.C.) L, 49-46 - 13 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 13 at USC Aiken   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 #20 Wingate L, 69-58 - 29 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 15 Tusculum L, 64-45 1 27 2-8 25.0 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 6
Jan 17 at Carson-Newman L, 93-65 1 22 4-8 50.0 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 12
Jan 19 #24 Catawba L, 60-56 1 32 1-6 16.7 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 4
Jan 22 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 73-72 1 27 2-8 25.0 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 24 at Newberry L, 64-40 1 9 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 26 at #23 Wingate L, 83-40 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 Anderson (S.C.) L, 67-54 - 20 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 2 at Limestone L, 67-51 - 13 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 6
Feb 5 Lincoln Memorial L, 72-56 - 17 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 7 at Virginia-Wise L, 79-63 - 12 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 9 Queens (N.C.) W, 75-57 - 15 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 12 at Mars Hill W, 75-64 - 8 3-4 75.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 7
Feb 19 at Tusculum L, 64-49 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 21 Limestone L, 58-52 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 23 Newberry L, 69-63 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 26 Carson-Newman L, 85-65 1 14 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 66-51 - 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Nov 13 vs. Francis Marion W, 89-67 - 10 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Nov 20 Mars Hill W, 67-53 - 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 68-53 - 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 24 at Winthrop W, 51-44 - 7 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Nov 27 at Lincoln Memorial L, 73-42 - 11 0 3 3 0 2 0 0
Dec 1 at #14 Catawba L, 77-58 - 13 1 3 4 1 1 0 0
Dec 4 Virginia-Wise W, 75-70 - 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 8 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 81-61 - 10 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Dec 11 at Queens (N.C.) L, 49-46 - 13 0 5 5 1 2 0 0
Dec 13 at USC Aiken   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 #20 Wingate L, 69-58 - 29 1 2 3 0 3 1 0
Jan 15 Tusculum L, 64-45 1 27 0 3 3 0 3 1 0
Jan 17 at Carson-Newman L, 93-65 1 22 1 2 3 0 4 0 1
Jan 19 #24 Catawba L, 60-56 1 32 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
Jan 22 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 73-72 1 27 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Jan 24 at Newberry L, 64-40 1 9 1 2 3 0 0 0 1
Jan 26 at #23 Wingate L, 83-40 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 Anderson (S.C.) L, 67-54 - 20 1 4 5 1 0 0 0
Feb 2 at Limestone L, 67-51 - 13 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Feb 5 Lincoln Memorial L, 72-56 - 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 7 at Virginia-Wise L, 79-63 - 12 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 9 Queens (N.C.) W, 75-57 - 15 1 2 3 0 0 1 0
Feb 12 at Mars Hill W, 75-64 - 8 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 19 at Tusculum L, 64-49 - 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 21 Limestone L, 58-52 - 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Feb 23 Newberry L, 69-63 - 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Feb 26 Carson-Newman L, 85-65 1 14 2 1 3 2 2 1 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 66-51 - 0 0 0.0
Nov 13 vs. Francis Marion W, 89-67 - 0 0 -
Nov 20 Mars Hill W, 67-53 - 0 - -
Nov 23 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 68-53 - 1 - -
Nov 24 at Winthrop W, 51-44 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 27 at Lincoln Memorial L, 73-42 - 2 0 0.0
Dec 1 at #14 Catawba L, 77-58 - 0 - 1.0
Dec 4 Virginia-Wise W, 75-70 - 1 - -
Dec 8 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 81-61 - 1 0 1.0
Dec 11 at Queens (N.C.) L, 49-46 - 2 - 0.5
Dec 13 at USC Aiken   - - - -
Jan 12 #20 Wingate L, 69-58 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 15 Tusculum L, 64-45 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 17 at Carson-Newman L, 93-65 1 0 - 0.0
Jan 19 #24 Catawba L, 60-56 1 0 - 1.0
Jan 22 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 73-72 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 24 at Newberry L, 64-40 1 0 - -
Jan 26 at #23 Wingate L, 83-40 - - - -
Jan 29 Anderson (S.C.) L, 67-54 - 2 0 -
Feb 2 at Limestone L, 67-51 - 0 - 0.3
Feb 5 Lincoln Memorial L, 72-56 - 1 - -
Feb 7 at Virginia-Wise L, 79-63 - 1 0 -
Feb 9 Queens (N.C.) W, 75-57 - 1 - -
Feb 12 at Mars Hill W, 75-64 - 0 - -
Feb 19 at Tusculum L, 64-49 - 0 - -
Feb 21 Limestone L, 58-52 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 23 Newberry L, 69-63 - 0 - 1.0
Feb 26 Carson-Newman L, 85-65 1 1 - 1.0
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 9 5.1 0.6-1.6 0.3-1.3 0.3-0.7 1.8
2019-20 22 5.8 0.4-1.5 0.2-0.8 0.4-0.5 1.4
2020-21 20 29.3 3.4-9.5 1.2-4.2 1.9-2.5 9.9
2021-22 25 13.9 1.1-3.6 0.6-2.4 0.4-0.6 3.2
Total 76 14.6 1.4-4.3 0.6-2.3 0.8-1.1 4.3

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 9 - 46 5-14 35.7 3-12 25.0 3-6 50.0 16
2019-20 22 0 127 9-34 26.5 4-18 22.2 8-10 80.0 30
2020-21 20 20 586 68-190 35.8 24-83 28.9 38-51 74.5 198
2021-22 25 6 348 27-90 30.0 16-60 26.7 10-15 66.7 80
Total 76 26 1107 109-328 33.2 47-173 27.2 59-82 72.0 324

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 9 46 5.1 4.3-12.2 2.6-10.4 25.0 2.6-5.2 13.9
2019-20 22 127 5.8 2.8-10.7 1.3-5.7 22.2 2.5-3.1 9.4
2020-21 20 586 29.3 4.6-13.0 1.6-5.7 28.9 2.6-3.5 13.5
2021-22 25 348 13.9 3.1-10.3 1.8-6.9 26.7 1.1-1.7 9.2
Total 76 1107 14.6 3.9-11.9 1.7-6.3 27.2 2.1-3.0 11.7

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 9 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.1
2019-20 22 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.0
2020-21 20 2.4 2.4 4.8 1.5 2.9 0.6 0.2
2021-22 25 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.4 1.2 0.2 0.1
Total 76 0.9 1.3 2.1 0.6 1.5 0.3 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 9 - 0 5 5 0 5 1 1
2019-20 22 0 8 8 16 4 21 3 0
2020-21 20 20 47 48 95 30 58 11 4
2021-22 25 6 12 35 47 11 29 5 2
Total 76 26 67 96 163 45 113 20 7

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 9 0.0 4.3 4.3 0.0 4.3 0.9 0.9
2019-20 22 2.5 2.5 5.0 1.3 6.6 0.9 0.0
2020-21 20 3.2 3.3 6.5 2.0 4.0 0.8 0.3
2021-22 25 1.4 4.0 5.4 1.3 3.3 0.6 0.2
Total 76 2.4 3.5 5.9 1.6 4.1 0.7 0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 13.9 1.1-3.6 0.6-2.4 0.4-0.6 3.2
Conference 23 14.2 1.0-3.7 0.5-2.3 0.4-0.7 3.0
Exhibition 1 7.0 1.0-4.0 1.0-3.0 0.0-0.0 3.0
Location            
Home 12 15.3 0.6-3.1 0.3-2.0 0.2-0.3 1.8
Away 12 12.9 1.7-4.3 1.0-2.9 0.6-0.9 4.9
Neutral 1 10.0 0.0-1.0 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result            
Wins 6 13.2 1.3-3.7 0.3-2.2 0.5-0.5 3.5
Losses 19 14.2 1.0-3.6 0.7-2.5 0.4-0.6 3.1
Month            
November 5 9.0 1.0-2.6 1.0-2.4 0.6-0.8 3.6
December 4 11.5 1.2-4.5 0.0-2.5 0.0-0.5 2.5
January 7 23.7 1.3-5.7 1.3-3.9 0.4-0.6 4.3
February 9 10.1 0.9-2.1 0.2-1.2 0.4-0.6 2.4

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 6 348 27-90 30.0 16-60 26.7 10-15 66.7 80
Conference 23 6 327 23-84 27.4 12-54 22.2 10-15 66.7 68
Exhibition 1 - 7 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Location                    
Home 12 3 183 7-37 18.9 4-24 16.7 3-4 75.0 21
Away 12 3 155 20-52 38.5 12-35 34.3 7-11 63.6 59
Neutral 1 - 10 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 6 1 79 8-22 36.4 2-13 15.4 3-3 100.0 21
Losses 19 5 269 19-68 27.9 14-47 29.8 7-12 58.3 59
Month                    
November 5 - 45 5-13 38.5 5-12 41.7 3-4 75.0 18
December 4 - 46 5-18 27.8 0-10 0.0 0-2 0.0 10
January 7 5 166 9-40 22.5 9-27 33.3 3-4 75.0 30
February 9 1 91 8-19 42.1 2-11 18.2 4-5 80.0 22

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 348 13.9 3.1-10.3 1.8-6.9 26.7 1.1-1.7 9.2
Conference 23 327 14.2 2.8-10.3 1.5-6.6 22.2 1.2-1.8 8.3
Exhibition 1 7 7.0 5.7-22.9 5.7-17.1 33.3 0.0-0.0 17.1
Location                
Home 12 183 15.3 1.5-8.1 0.9-5.2 16.7 0.7-0.9 4.6
Away 12 155 12.9 5.2-13.4 3.1-9.0 34.3 1.8-2.8 15.2
Neutral 1 10 10.0 0.0-4.0 0.0-4.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 6 79 13.2 4.1-11.1 1.0-6.6 15.4 1.5-1.5 10.6
Losses 19 269 14.2 2.8-10.1 2.1-7.0 29.8 1.0-1.8 8.8
Month                
November 5 45 9.0 4.4-11.6 4.4-10.7 41.7 2.7-3.6 16.0
December 4 46 11.5 4.3-15.7 0.0-8.7 0.0 0.0-1.7 8.7
January 7 166 23.7 2.2-9.6 2.2-6.5 33.3 0.7-1.0 7.2
February 9 91 10.1 3.5-8.4 0.9-4.8 18.2 1.8-2.2 9.7

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.4 1.2 0.2 0.1
Conference 23 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.4 1.2 0.2 0.1
Exhibition 1 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 12 0.6 1.3 1.8 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.0
Away 12 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.3 1.4 0.1 0.2
Neutral 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 6 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0
Losses 19 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 1.4 0.2 0.1
Month                
November 5 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0
December 4 0.3 2.3 2.5 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.0
January 7 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.3 1.9 0.3 0.3
February 9 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 6 12 35 47 11 29 5 2
Conference 23 6 12 34 46 9 27 5 2
Exhibition 1 - 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Location                  
Home 12 3 7 15 22 5 12 4 0
Away 12 3 5 19 24 4 17 1 2
Neutral 1 - 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Result                  
Wins 6 1 3 6 9 2 2 1 0
Losses 19 5 9 29 38 9 27 4 2
Month                  
November 5 - 1 4 5 2 4 0 0
December 4 - 1 9 10 3 4 0 0
January 7 5 6 15 21 2 13 2 2
February 9 1 4 7 11 4 8 3 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 1.4 4.0 5.4 1.3 3.3 0.6 0.2
Conference 23 1.5 4.2 5.6 1.1 3.3 0.6 0.2
Exhibition 1 5.7 11.4 17.1 0.0 5.7 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 12 1.5 3.3 4.8 1.1 2.6 0.9 0.0
Away 12 1.3 4.9 6.2 1.0 4.4 0.3 0.5
Neutral 1 0.0 4.0 4.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 6 1.5 3.0 4.6 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0
Losses 19 1.3 4.3 5.7 1.3 4.0 0.6 0.3
Month                
November 5 0.9 3.6 4.4 1.8 3.6 0.0 0.0
December 4 0.9 7.8 8.7 2.6 3.5 0.0 0.0
January 7 1.4 3.6 5.1 0.5 3.1 0.5 0.5
February 9 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.8 3.5 1.3 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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