Tennessee Tech

Jala is a talented student-athlete that transfered to Tennessee Tech from UAB...she has made an immediate impact since joining the Golden Eagles back in December and has been named the OVC Newcomer of the Week twice.

UAB: Named C-USA Freshman and Sixth Player of the Year...also named second team All-C-USA and to the C-USA All-Freshman Team...received C-USA All-Tournament honors...earned C-USA Freshman of the Week five times...set a school record for freshmen with 103 assists ... averaged 15.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 3.2 apg...scored 25 points in her collegiate debut...also grabbed nine rebounds and went 7-of-8 from the stripe...became the first player in C-USA history to earn three straight weekly awards after receiving Freshman of the Week honors...became the first freshman in C-USA history to score 40 points in a game against Marshall... finished freshman season with 24 double-digit games...wrapped up her career at UAB with 693 points, 138 assists and 129 rebounds.

High School: Jala played four seasons as a point guard for Bob Jones High School...she helped guide her team to two state championships and received the award of Miss Basketball...named the Regional MVP her junior and senior seasons...named first-team all-state her senior season, averaging 16 points, eight assists and five rebounds a game.

Personal: Jala is the daughter of Willie and Carolyn Harris...born July 8, 1991...full name Jala Lynn Harris...majoring in criminal justice.

HOW WELL DO THEY KNOW Jala...
We asked Jala 15 questions, then posed the same 15 questions to two of her teammates to see how well they know her:

Jala Haris' Answers	Kellie Cook's Answers	Kylie Cook's Answers
*My nickname:* Jay	Jay	Jay
*I can't believe I watch:* Teen Mom 2	Teen Mom	Teen Mom
*The animal I resemble is:* Lion	No clue	No clue
*My sports hero is:* Kobe Bryant	Kobe Bryant	Kobe Bryant
*I can't stop listening to:* J. Cole	any kind of music	any kind of music
*If I could go anywhere, it would be:* The beach	Somewhere with Marvin/friends	See Marvin in Birmingham
I'm dying to: Win a conference championship	Get a new pair of shoes/another ring	To see Marvin
*The most overrated athlete is:* Lebron James	Lebron James	Lebron James
*In 10 years, I see myself*: As a coach or a juvenile police officer	Police Officer	Police Officer
*Favorite off day thing to do:* Sleep or play video games	Sleep and watch movies	Sleep and watch criminal minds
My favorite food: Chicken	Chicken	Porkchops
I miss most about home: My family	High School team and Bob Jones	family and high school team
*Two words teammates use to describe me:* Laid back	Christian Baller	hard worker
*My favorite sports movie*: Love and Basketball	Love and Basketball	Love and Basketball
*My favorite Tech team other than women's basketball is:* Men's Basketball	Soccer	Soccer

Answers in Bold Face are matches

Kellie Cook had 9 correct matches and Kylie Cook had 8 correct answers