2017-18: Caroline Averette started all 32 games during her third season as a Bulldog…Earned second team All-SAC honors…Finished second on the team with 13.6 poi[nts per game, adding 4.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game…Ranked second in the SAC in three-point shooting (44.5 percent) while knocking down a team-best 49 threes...Registered a double-double at Francis Marion, collecting 11 points and 10 rebounds…Scored 23 points in the win over fourth-ranked Carson-Newman…Matched her career-high with 23 points against Columbus State in the first round of the Southeast Regional tournament, going six-for-eight from the field and two-for-two from behind the arc, adding eight rebounds, three assists and two steals...SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll student…
2016-17: Averette was one of four Bulldogs to play in 32 of 32 games…more than doubled her scoring average from her freshman year to her sophomore year, posting 9.5 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game…added one rebound per game to her ledger…led the team with her 35 three-point field goals…hit 46.7 percent of her attempts from downtown (35-of-75)…recorded a career-high 22 points in a December home game against Lincoln Memorial…opened the season with five consecutive double-figure scoring games, including a 15-point effort in a home triumph over Lenoir-Rhyne…her 79.5 percent accuracy from the free throw line was second on the team…SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll student…
2015-16: Averette played in 30 of 30 games as a first-year Bulldog…averaged 4.5 points per game and 2.6 rebounds per game…netted eight points and pulled down four boards in first conference game at Lenoir-Rhyne…season-high 13 points in home victory over UNC Pembroke, hitting five-of-five field goals and three triples…hit double-figure points in four games…season-high 11 rebounds in home win versus Lincoln Memorial…SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll student…
Prior to Wingate: Caroline Averette was a four-year varsity starter and two-year team captain for head coach
Adam Layton at Midlothian High School. As a senior, Averette averaged 18.6 points per game while earning first team all-state, first team all-conference and conference Player of the Year honors. Midlothian won the regional title and advanced to the state championship game her final season. She completed her career with 1,251 points, while leading MHS in scoring four years in a row.
As a junior, she averaged 15.3 points per game, 4.7 rebounds per game, 3.3 assists per game and 3.2 steals per game on the way to earning first team all-conference and second team all-region honors. In soccer, Averette led the team in goals her senior season. MHS won the regional title the same season. Averette was a star in the classroom with four academic all-district trophies on her mantel.
On the AAU scene, Averette played for the James River Blaze and head coaches
Ed Sherod and
Greg Beckwith. She was named a pool all-star at the USJN/Nike 17U and 15U national championships. Her team finished seventh in the 2013 U15 Division I national championships in Kissimmee, Fla. Averette is the daughter of
Steve and
Nicole Averette.
Personal: Full name is Caroline Brooke Averette...Born on May 8
, 1997 in Chesapeake, VA...Daughter of Steve and Nicole Averette...Majoring in Exercise Science...Favorite class at Wingate: Exercise Science...Favorite athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo...Favorite sports teams: Boston Celtics, Washington Redskins, and New York Yankees...Favorite movie: 21 Jump Street...Favorite TV Show: Friends...Caroline can’t imagine a week without: Netflix...Favorite Food: Cheeseburgers...Most memorable sports moment: Scoring my 100th point with Geno in the stands...Favorite sport to play other than basketball: Soccer...People Caroline most admires: My parents...How Caroline gets ready for a game: Listen to music and think about the game...Nickname: Cara...Caroline thinks the fastest person on the team is Taz, strongest is Marta, and funniest is Jordan… Favorite quote: “Welcome to the real world. It sucks. You’re gonna love it!” Monica
Why Caroline chose Wingate: The girls on the team and the pretty campus.
INDIVIDUAL CAREER BESTS
- POINTS: 27 vs. Clayton State (3.15.19)
- REBOUNDS: 11 (two times) vs. Lander (11.20.18)
- ASSISTS: 7 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (1.9.19)
- STEALS: 4 (three times) vs. North Georgia (3.10.18)
- BLOCKS: 1 (fifteen times) vs. Clayton State (3.15.19)
- FG MADE: 9 v Carson-Newman (3.4.18)
- FG ATTEMPTED: 17 at Catawba (2.6.19)
- 3-POINTERS MADE: 4 (two times) at UNC Pembroke (12.30.18)
- 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 7 at Mars Hill (1.5.19)
- FT MADE: 11 vs. Clayton State (3.15.19)
- FT ATTEMPTED: 11 vs. Clayton State (3.15.19)
