The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012-13 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Celina Rodrigo
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Hillgrove HS
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
STATS: Career | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16
AWARDS & HONORS
• Academic All-Big 12 - (Rookie Team 2013, First Team 2014, 2015, 2016)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll - Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (March 2, 2016)
2015-16 (SENIOR)
• Played in 36 games with 35 starts...led the team in assists (140, 3.9 apg), was second in steals (45), and was second in minutes played (27.4 mpg).
• Scored in the double-figures on five separate occasions...posted a season-high 13 points versus Kansas (March 5) in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament.
• Made at least one triple in 21 games with a season-high coming behind a 4-of-7 effort against Kansas (March 5).
• Registered at least one assist in 34 of 36 games on the season.
• Tallied 11 points with three rebounds and two assists against UTSA (Nov. 14) in the season opener.
• Played in a season-high 35 minutes against Kansas State (Feb. 17) with four points and six assists.
• Swiped a season-high four steals two times...once at TCU (Jan. 20) and once at Iowa State (Feb. 6).
• Made a career-high eight free throws (8-10 FT) to go along 11 points, six rebounds, and three assists against Stanford (Dec. 13).
• Brought down a season-high eight boards versus Arkansas (Dec. 20) to compliment nine points and one assist.
• Led the team in scoring for the first two games of the Big 12 Tournament against Kansas (March 5) and West Virginia (March 6) with 13 and 12 points, respectively...had a team-high nine assists, six steals, and six triples (6-10 3FG) in the Tournament.
• Started all four games in the NCAA Tournament and led the team in minutes played (28.5 mpg) and assists (22) to help Texas get to its first Elight Eight game since 2003.
2014-15 (JUNIOR)
• Played in 34 games with 16 starts … averaged 14.6 minutes per game.
• Helped lead Texas to the Sweet 16 as a starter in all three NCAA postseason games.
• Recorded two steals and two assists in 18 minutes against UTSA (Nov. 15).
• Started in UT’s 87-81 overtime victory at No. 6/1 Stanford (Nov. 20), registering three points, three assists and three rebounds in 24 minutes.
• Dished four assists in 22 minutes against UTPA (Nov. 26).
• Recorded a game-high three assists in UT’s win over No. 4/5 Tennessee (Nov. 30).
• Started in UT’s win over West Virginia (Jan. 7), registering seven points (3-5 FG) and two assists in 19 minutes.
• Recorded season highs of nine rebounds, seven assists, and 31 minutes played at TCU (Feb. 2).
• Streak of 87 consecutive games played ended on Feb. 14 at Kansas.
• Reached at least five assists in three games … led or co-lead the team in assists during six games.
• Provided a spark off the bench during the Big 12 tournament, draining four of her 14 3-pointers on the season over three games in Dallas.
2013-14 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all 34 games with 24 starts … averaged 21.6 minutes per game … her 24 starts came in the last 25 games of the season.
• Led the team and ranked ninth in the Big 12 in assists (3.7 apg) … her 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio ranked fourth in the Big 12 (125 assists, 62 turnovers) … ranked fifth on the team in minutes played (21.6 mpg).
• Dished five or more assists in 13 games, including a season-high seven assists in four games.
• Averaged 3.9 points per game with five double-figure scoring efforts.
• In her five games with double-figure points, her assist-to-turnover ratio was 4.6 (28 assists, six turnovers).
• Posted a season-high 15 points (6-9 FG, 3-4 3FG) with four assists and no turnovers in 22 minutes against Texas State (Nov. 13) … it also marked season-highs in field goals made (6), field goals attempted (9) and 3-point field goals made (3).
• Served seven assists in 21 minutes in a 69-58 win over No. 12/11 Texas A&M (Nov. 29) at the Paradise Jam.
• Scored 10 points (4-7 FG) with six assists and no turnovers against Sam Houston State (Dec. 15).
• Grabbed eight rebounds with five assists and five points in 33 minutes at West Virginia (Jan. 12).
• Recorded consecutive games with 10 points and seven assists … dropped 10 points (4-7 FG) with seven assists in 25 minutes at Kansas (Jan. 28) … scored 10 points (3-6 FG, 2-2 FT) with seven assists and no turnovers in 26 minutes at Baylor (Feb. 1).
• Posted eight rebounds with seven assists in 26 minutes at Texas Tech (March 1).
• Scored 10 points (3-6 FG, 4-4 FT) with five rebounds and four assists in the Big 12 Championship Semifinals against West Virginia (March 9).
2012-13 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in all 30 games with 23 starts … averaged 27.2 minutes per game … one of three freshmen to play in all 30 games (Imani McGee-Stafford, Brady Sanders) … started in the last 13 games of the season.
• Led the team in assists (111, 3.7 apg) and steals (40).
• Became the sixth freshman in Texas history to record 100 or more assists in a season … dished out a team season-high nine assists at Texas Tech (Feb. 17) … her next-highest assist total was eight against Jackson State (Nov. 20) … reached five or more assists in eight games.
• Recorded 119 total rebounds, including 100 defensive rebounds.
• Scored a season-high 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in 31 minutes at Iowa State (Feb. 6).
• Recorded a season-high six steals against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 30).
• Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds, including five offensive boards, at West Virginia (Jan. 9) in 31 minutes … reached seven or more rebounds in five games.
BEFORE TEXAS
• State champion at Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Ga., under coach Susan Milam … AAU national champion for the Georgia Pistols.
• Named a Top-100 Recruit by the All-Star Girls Report … 40th-ranked guard in the class of 2012 by ESPN.com … named to Georgia's All-State and Final 44 (top girls and boys basketball players in the state) as a senior … 2012 McDonald's All-American nominee … accolades also included All-Metro Atlanta, Marietta Daily All-County, All-Cobb County Tip-Off Club and All-Region Teams.
• Is the only player in Hillgrove HS history to record over 1,000 career points and 600 assists … set the all of the school’s assists records - career (612), season (170) and single-game (17).
• Holds a Georgia High School 5A single-game record of 17 assists.
• Led Hillgrove HS to the 2011-12 GHSA 5A State Championship title.
• Played club ball for the Georgia Pistols and coach Percy Gordon … member of the 2008 AAU National Championship team ... named to the 2011 Nike National Silver Championship Team.
• Ran cross country as a freshman (2008).
• Originally signed to play at Wake Forest before electing to come to Texas in June 2012.
ACADEMICS & COMMUNITY
• Majoring in Health Promotion with Athletic Health Care Specialization in the College of Education … interested in pursuing a career as a physician’s assistant.
• Serves as a team representative on UT’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
• Active volunteer for a number of community service organizations, including Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Lady Magic Organization, Marathon Kids, Longhorn Halloween, Austin State Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and Dell Children’s Hospital.
PERSONAL
• Born Celina Allegra Rodrigo on April 28, 1994 in Los Angeles, Calif.
• Daughter of Emilio and Theresa Rodrigo ... has one older brother, Millan.
