Mia Bell

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Class: Junior Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. High School: Durango HS

Height: 5-6 Position: Guard Experience: 2L

ABOUT MIA...

One of the quickest players in the conference and loves to use her speed to create on the dribble ... Very explosive player when running the Lady Rebels' up-tempo game ... Excels at finding her teammates and passing them the ball in scoring situations, especially when driving into the lane ... Strong outside shooter as well.

(2010-11 - Sophomore): Was slowed down by a knee injury for the majority of the season ... Played in 29 games and made 27 starts ... Was seventh on the team in scoring with 4.8 ppg, and dished out a team-best 3.8 assists per game, which ranked seventh in the conference ... Was also 10th in assist-turnover ratio at 1.2 ... Scored in double figures twice, and posted three games of nine assists.

(2009-10 - Freshman): Played at the one and two spots for the Lady Rebels and would make a total of 17 starts ... Finished fifth on the team in scoring with 6.3 points per game, and added 2.7 assists per game, second on the squad and 15th in the MWC ... One of the top three-point shooters, making 22-of-60 for 36.7% ... Scored in double-figures in back-to-back games for the first time with 13 at TCU (2/23), and added four steals and a career-high three treys ... Registered 10 points at Colorado State (2/20) ... Hit two key treys in her first trip to New Mexico (2/10) ... Posted 10 points and five assists against Wyoming (2/2) ... Recorded a career-high five steals against Colorado State (1/20) ... With the score tied, hit a game-winning three-point shot with 29 seconds left in UNLV's upset win at Utah (1/16) ... Breakout game by scoring a game-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting in UNLV's 11-point win at Nevada, Reno (12/6) ... Scored all eight of her points in the second half at San Diego (12/3) ... Back-to-back games of nine points in the Lady Rebel Round-Up against Boise State (11/28) and Bradley (11/29) ... Notched seven points in UNLV's game against No. 4 North Carolina (11/22), and tied her season-high with six assists ... Scored eight points in UNLV's overtime win at Sacramento State (11/19) ... Dished out six assists in her first career game at Southern Utah (11/13).

High School: Named the 2008-09 Gatorade Player of the Year for Nevada after averaging 26.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 5.5 apg ... Led Durango to the first round of the playoffs ... Named first team all-state honors as a senior and also led the team to the second round of the playoffs twice ... Was a second team all-state selection as a junior ... Three-time first team All-Sunset Division selection ... First team All-Sunset Conference as a junior and senior ... Was a second team All-Southwest Division her freshman year ... Four-year starter for the Trailblazers ... Also played for the Las Vegas Elite AUU team in the summer of 2008.

Personal: Mia Shafaun Bell ... Born on Jan. 10, 1991, in Chicago, Ill. ... Daughter of Charles Griffin and the late Yvette Bell ... Has two sisters, Jea Patham (30) and Jackie Bell (18) and two brothers, Seneca Bell (29) and Leland Hooks (20) ... Chose UNLV over Kansas State and New Mexico ... Majoring in journalism and media studies.

Bell's Career Statistics
YEAR	G-GS	FGM-FGA	FG%	3FG-ATT	3PT%	FT-FTA	FT%	OR-DR	REB	AVG	AST	TO	BLK	STL	MIN	PTS	AVG
2009-10	31-17	70-170	.412	22-60	.367	33-50	.660	14-46	60	1.9	85	102	2	41	809	195	6.3
2010-11	29-27	50-166	.301	19-57	.333	21-38	.553	29-44	73	2.5	109	91	4	36	758	140	4.8
TOTAL	60-44	120-336	.357	41-117	.350	54-88	.614	43-90	133	2.2	194	193	6	77	1567	335	5.6