University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Simone Fields
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- Converse Judson HS
Career Accolades
- First In Career Games Played All-Time At Louisiana (132)
- Third In Career Field Goal Percentage All-Time At Louisiana (.519)
- Fifth In Career Field Goals Made All-Time At Louisiana (526)
- Fifth In Career Rebounds All-Time At Louisiana (699)
- Seventh In Career Points Scored All-Time At Louisiana (1,281)
- 2018 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2018 Honorable Mention All-Louisiana Sports Writers Association
- 2017 First-Team Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2017 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2017 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
- Two Time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 15, 2017; Feb. 13, 2018)
- Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Week (Feb. 13, 2018)
2017-18 (Senior)
Appeared in 33 games, starting 10 ... Averaged 24.8 minutes per game ... Shot .466 percent from the field, finishing eighth in the Sun Belt Conference, second on the team ... Averaged 9.4 points per game, second on the team, and 23rd best in the SBC ... Grabbed an average of 5.0 rebounds per game (166 total) for best on the team and 18th best in the SBC ... Made season-opening start against New Orleans (11/10) scoring 18 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field, missing a double-double by one rebound finishing with nine ... Scored 1,000th career point at Toledo (11/18) ... Came off the bench to play 41 minutes in triple-overtime game against McNeese, scoring a season-high 25 points on 10-for-14 shooting, grabbing seven rebounds in the game ... Had back-to-back games scoring in double digits finishing with 19 points and six rebounds at Southeastern La. (12/13) and 12 points and seven rebounds at LSU (12/17) ... Shot 67 percent (6-for-9) from the field at Arkansas State (12/31) finishing with 14 points ... Scored double-digits, coming off the bench, in back-to-back games, 16 points (8-for-15 from the field) against ULM (1/13) and 17 points (6-for-11), seven rebounds, at UT Arlington (1/18) ... Averaged 15.5 points and 6.3 rebounds, off the bench, over a four game stretch, 12 points at ULM (2/3), shot 64 percent from the field (9-for-14) scoring 22 points and grabbing six rebounds at Georgia State (2/8), netted 12 points and snagged seven rebounds at Georgia Southern (2/10) and finished off four game stretch with a double-double 16 points and 11 rebounds against Texas State (2/15) ... Came off the bench to play 45 minutes, scoring 12 points and grabbing nine rebounds against Georgia Southern (3/6) in triple-overtime Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Championships First Round game.
2016-17 (Junior)
Appeared in 30 games, making 20 starts ... Ranked sixth in the Sun Belt in scoring (14.5 ppg) and was third in the league in field goal percentage (.542) ... Was second in the league in offensive rebounds per game (3.7) ... Scored a career-high 28 points in a season opening win over McNeese (11/12) ... Led the Ragin’ Cajuns in double-doubles this season (6) ... Named Second Team All-Sun Belt and earned the Sun Belt Player of the Week award on both Nov. 15 and Feb. 13 ... Earned the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Player of the Week award on Feb. 13.
2015-16 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 34 games, starting 24 ... Averaged 9.2 points per game and second on the team with 4.7 rebounds per game ... shot 70.2% from the free throw line (66-for-94) ... Had highest field goal percentage (.530) on team ... Scored team-high 19 points against ULM (2/2), adding one steal ... Scored team-high 19 points against UT Arlington (2/18), adding one assist, two steals, and one block ... Scored team-high 15 points against Southern-New Orleans (11/19).
2014-15 (Freshman)
Appeared in 35 games, starting 31 ... Averaged 6.4 points and was tied for first with 4.5 rebounds per game ... Recorded 23 steals and seven blocks (tied for second among Cajuns) ... Shot 61.6% (45-of-73) from the free throw line ... turned in highest field goal percentage (.539) among players with at least 100 shot attempts (90-of-167) ... Pulled down team-best 86 offensive boards ... 158 total rebounds were tied with Kia Wilridge for first on the team ... Scored season-high 15 points in two separate games (at Texas State on 1/31, vs. Troy on 3/11) ... Tallied season-high of five steals at Arkansas State on 3/6.
Lettered at Judson High School in Converse, Texas, for coach Triva Corrales … Was named first team all-district as a sophomore, junior and senior … Tabbed TABC All-Region during her sophomore and senior seasons, and was a TGCA All-State pick as a senior … Named district MVP and an all-academic team selection her senior year … San Antonio Express News All-Area Super Team as a senior … Helped the Rockets to a 25-10 record and a co-district championship in 2013 … played club ball with TeamXpress in Austin, Texas, and was coached by Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil, a former two-time national player of the year at Texas.
Personal
Born Aug. 30, 1996 in San Antonio, Texas … Daughter of Grailand Fields and DaShawn Minor … Has two younger sisters, Brooklyn and Bayleigh McClure … Majoring in Informatics … Volunteer work includes working at animal shelters, food drives and Habitat for Humanity.
