The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Destiny Littleton
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- The Bishop's School
- Hometown:
- La Jolla, Calif.
- Major:
- Exercise Science
AWARDS & HONORS
• Academic All-Big 12 [2019 First Team]
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll [Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019]
• USA Basketball FIBA U18 3x3 World Cup Gold Medal [2017]
• McDonald's High School All-American [2017]
• Jordan Brand Classic [2017]
SOPHOMORE [2018-19]
• Played in all 33 games with 12 starts, averaging 24.2 minutes per game. Played the third-most minutes on the team.
• Averaged 8.4 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game and 1.4 assists per game.
• Scored in double figures on 12 occasions in 2018-19.
• Was perfect from the free-throw line on 10 occasions and shot 78.1 percent from the charity stripe on the year.
• Second on the team in three-pointers made with 37 on the year for an average of 1.1 treys per game.
• Scored 10 points and brought down five rebounds in 30 minutes vs. No. 20/22 Iowa State [March 2].
• Logged 16 points with three three-pointers against Kansas State [Feb. 17].
• Recorded 16 points, including a career-best four three-pointers, to go along with four rebounds in a key road win at West Virginia [Jan. 6].
• Charted a career-high 22 points and a career-high seven rebounds in 33 minutes of play vs. Northwestern State [Dec. 29]. Also was a perfect 11-for-11 from the free-throw line, marking the 10th time in program history that a player was perfect from the free-throw line with 10 or more free throws made.
• Scored 13 points, brought down four rebounds and made a pair of three-pointers vs. No. 9 Tennessee [Dec. 9].
• Tallied 15 points, including three three-pointers, in 21 minutes of action in the season opener vs. Duquesne [Nov. 8].
FRESHMAN [2017-18]
• Played in eight games, averaging 11.6 minutes per game.
• Averaged 2.1 points per game, 1.4 rebounds per game and 0.9 assists per game.
• Scored a career-high eight points, including a pair of three-pointers, in 15 minutes of action against UTSA [Nov. 17].
• Brought down a career-high four rebounds and scored three points in 17 minutes of play against McNeese State [Nov. 15].
PREP
• The 2016-17 California Gatorade Player of the Year. A 2017 McDonald's All-American and also participated in the 2017 Jordan Brand Classic.
• The No. 33 overall player in the class of 2017, according to espnW Hoop Gurlz, and the nation's ninth-ranked guard. The nation's No. 19 overall player in the class of 2017 and the second-rated guard, according to Prospects Nation.
• Finished her prep career as the leading scorer in California state high school history with 4,300 points. Became the first girls player in the history of the Golden State to eclipse the 4,000-point milestone. For her career, averaged 33.3 points per game.
• Ranks 25th on the national high school's girls basketball all-time leading scorers list, according to MaxPreps. Finished No. 9 on the all-time career scoring list compiled by the National Federation of High School Associations, which includes only those players who competed for only four years of varsity high school basketball.
• Named 2017 California Ms. Basketball by Cal-Hi Sports.
• As a senior in 2016-17, averaged 42.7 points per game, 10.9 rebounds per game, 5.0 assists per game and 3.4 steals per game. Made an impressive 90.1 percent [344-of-382] of her free-throws this past season and also knocked down 150 three-pointers on the year. According to MaxPreps, Littleton finished first in the nation in scoring, field goals and free-throw percentage, and second in three-point shooting.
• The 2017 California Interscholastic Federation [CIF] San Diego Section Player of the Year and a MaxPreps Third-Team All-American. Also was an honorable mention All-America selection by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
• The 2014 CIF Freshman of the Year, the 2015 CIF Sophomore of the Year, the 2016 Junior of the Year and was named to the 2016 CIF All-State First Team.
USA BASKETBALL
• Was a member of the 2017 USA Basketball U18 3x3 Team that captured the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championship.
• Was a member of the 2015 USA Basketball U16 National Team that captured the bronze medal with a 4-1 record at the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Pueblo, Mexico.
ACADEMICS & COMMUNITY
• Majoring in exercise science.
• Academic All-Big 12 [2019 First Team]
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll [Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019]
PERSONAL
• Born July 1, 1999.
• Guardian is Marlon Wells.
• Played football in elementary school before transitioning to basketball in sixth grade.
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| CATEGORY | STATISTIC | OPPONENT [MONTH/YEAR] |
| Points | 22 | vs. Northwestern State [12/18] |
| Rebounds | 7 | vs. Fordham [11/18] |
| Assists | 7 | vs. Northwestern State [12/18] |
| Steals | 3 | 2x., last vs. Oklahoma State [02/19] |
| Blocks | 1 | 3x., last at TCU [03/19] |
| Field Goals | 7 | vs. UTSA [11/18] |
| 3-Point Field Goals | 4 | at West Virginia [01/19] |
| Free Throws | 11 | vs. Northwestern State [12/18] |
| Minutes | 34 | 2x., last vs. Kansas State [02/19] |
