Dearica Hamby

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#25 • FRESHMAN

My Five

Prior to Wake Forest
Helped lead Norcross High School to a second-straight 5-A state title in 2010-11 … Averaged nearly 10 points and over eight rebounds per game and was named second team All-Gwinnett County … Attended Marietta High School her first three years … Was a first-team All-Metro selection by the Atlanta Tip-Off Club as a junior … Played for three seasons with fellow Wake teammate Lauryn Webster at Marietta … Currently plays under Angie Hembree … Rated as the 28th-best forward in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz and received a scouts grade of 92 … Named to the ESPN HoopGurlz Top-100 … Rated as a four-star recruit … Was selected to play in the All-American game at the 2011 Deep South Classic … Played AAU ball for the Georgia Pistols with Webster under coach Percy Gordon … Also considered offers from Florida, South Carolina, South Florida and West Virginia.

Background
Full name is Dearica Marie Hamby … Daughter of Carla Hamby and Derrick Jones … Has two sisters, Chelsie and Desaraye … Was also a standout on the softball field.