Junior College ◊ Coached by Tommy Jones at Hillsborough (Fla.) Community College. ◊ Named the 2011 All-Mid Florida Conference Player of the Year as well as first-team All-Conference. ◊ Voted to the All-Region VIII team for 2011. ◊ Averaged 16.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in her only season at Hillsborough. ◊ Connected on 40.2 percent of her field goal attempts, including 38.2 percent from behind the three-point arc. ◊ Reached double figures in 25 of 27 games played, including nine 20-point outings. ◊ Notched six double-doubles. ◊ Poured in a season-high 31 points - largely due to draining seven three-pointers - in her debut with the Lady Hawks against Tallahassee Community College. ◊ Ranked among the Mid Florida Conference's top-10 leaders in scoring (third), rebounding (ninth), three-point percentage (fourth at .382), free throw percentage (third at .778) and steals (seventh at 2.7).
2009-10 ◊ Played at SIU-Edwardsville, seeing action in 17 games with seven starts. ◊ Averaged 6.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game for the Cougars, who finished 8-21 in just their second season of Division I competition. ◊ Notched four double-figure scoring outputs - against Milwaukee, at Loyola (Chicago), at Wisconsin and against Missouri State. ◊ The Cougars' leading scorer against Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Missouri State. ◊ Scored six points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out two assists and collected a steal in 16 minutes of action against Murray State in her collegiate debut, a 67-64 upset of the Racers, who were picked to win the Ohio Valley Conference that season. ◊ Posted season-best tallies of 19 points and nine boards against Milwaukee in the second game of the season. ◊ Came within one rebound of a double-double against Milwaukee.
High School ◊ Coached by Daniel Standard at Springfield Central. ◊ Named All-State for Class 5 by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association as both a junior and a senior with the Lady Bulldogs. ◊ As a senior, averaged team highs of 16.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while connecting on 47.9 percent of her shots from the field and 30.2 percent from three-point range. ◊ Also lettered in track and field, competing in the high jump and long jump.
Personal ◊ Born August 11, 1990, Danielle is the daughter of Tina Hicks. ◊ Major: Child & Family Development.
