Teniesha Clarke

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
High School:
AN Meyer Secondary | Niagara Prep
Hometown:
Burlington, Ontario

2024-25: Started all 13 games she appeared in for Akron...averaged 10.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest, while connecting on nearly 44 percent (.438) of her shots from the field...led the team at the charity stripe shooting nearly 85 percent (.846) as she made 22-of-26 attempts...had eight games of 10 or more points, including a career-high 20-point effort at Ohio (Jan. 1)...set career-best scoring night of 20 against Cleveland State (Nov. 16)...equaled a career-high total for rebounds pulling down seven caroms versus Robert Morris (Nov. 13)...went a season-best 3-of-5 beyond the arc against Miami-Hamilton (Dec. 28)...led Akron in scoring three times.

2023-24: Appeared in 26 games for Akron, including earning 15 starts...averaged 5.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game...connected on 37.7 percent (57-151) of her shots from the field...posted six double-figure scoring efforts, including tallying a season-best 19 points versus Buffalo (Feb. 17)...pulled down a season-high seven rebounds against Arkansas State (Feb. 10), while recording a season-best four assists and two steals at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 7)...rejected a season-high two blocks at Robert Morris (Nov. 15)...led the team in scoring and assists three times each, while pacing the team in rebounding once.

PRIOR TO AKRON: Averaged 19.0 points per game as a senior at Niagara Prep in Niagara Falls, Ontario...helped her squad to a runner-up finish in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association en route to being named a Biosteel All-Canadian selection this past season.

PERSONAL: Majoring in political science...daughter of Jackie Persaud.