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General: Has lived in the United States for six years since coming from her native Guinea...Played here for two seasons after a junior college career and is one of the greatest ever to play for Marist...First Marist player to sign a WNBA contract...Played at the New York Liberty's training camp...First Marist player to be named MAAC Player of the Year Career Records: Ranks first in career scoring average (15.9) and rebounding average (8.6)...Ranks 10th in career field goal percentage (.449), 11th in rebounding (506) and 15th in scoring (938). Single Season Records: 2005-06: Scoring, Fourth (489), Scoring Average, Fourth (16.3), Field Goals, Seventh (186), Free Throws, Fourth (107), Steals, 12th (57); 2004-05: Scoring, Ninth (449), Scoring Average, Seventh (15.5), Field Goals, Ninth (173), Rebounds, Third (271), Rebounding Average, Fifth (9.3) 2005-06: MAAC Player of the Year...First Team All-MAAC...MAAC Preseason Player of the Year...MAAC All-Academic Team...First Team All-Met...MAAC Player of the Week (12/5, 12/12, 1/9, 1/23, 2/20)...Met Basketball Writers' Player of the Week (12/5, 12/12)... Posted 12 20+ point games...Led Marist in scoring 18 times and rebounding 18 times...Averaged 13.0 points per game in first five contests before opening up MAAC play with a bang against St. Peter's on Dec. 1, recording 23 points on 10-12 shooting, nine rebounds, three assists, two blocks...Followed up with two huge performances including 18 points, 15 rebounds at Cornell (12/4) and a career-high 31 points on 59% shooting, four assists and three steals against Iona (12/11)...Was a perfect 9-9 from the free throw line against Loyola, the second-best performance in school history (1/16)...Tallied 22 points, 15 rebounds, five steals in comeback win against Siena (1/20)...Notched her fourth consecutive 20+ point game at St. Peter's in a career-high 39 minutes on 1/22, becoming the first Marist player to do so...Posted the lowest scoring output of her career with six points against Rider, but added a career-high five assists, six rebounds and three steals (1/27)...Neared a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds along with four steals, two blocks and two assists at Siena (2/3)...Had a solid outing at Manhattan, posting 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists on Feb. 11...Posted her second-straight 20-point game in the win over Canisius (2/13)...Had a double-double despite the loss to Loyola with 20 points, 13 rebounds, including 9-10 from the free throw line (2/19)...Shot 80% from the field en route to 21 points along with four assists in the Senior Day win over Fairfield on Feb. 23...Recorded her 20th career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament First Round loss to Georgia (3/19). 2004-05: First Team All-MAAC...MAAC All-Tournament Team...MAAC Player of the Week 1/17/05, 1/31/05, 2/7/05...Two-Time Met Basketball Writers' Player of the Week Honor Roll...Started all 29 games in her first season with the Red Foxes...Recorded a team high 15 double-doubles this season, which broke the school record for most in a season previously held by Stacey Dengler (1995-96)...Scored in double-figures in all but two games this season (nine against Georgia and Fairfield)...Led Marist in scoring 15 times and rebounding 16 times...Recorded her 15th double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes of play against Canisius in the MAAC Championship, 3/6/05...Had her 14th double-double of the season against Rider with 22 points and 11 rebounds along with three steals and two blocks, 2/27/05...Tallied 22 points, eight rebounds and three assists in just 25 minutes against St. Peter's, 2/25/05...Recorded her 4th consecutive double-double scoring 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in win versus Manhattan, breaking the school record for double-doubles in a season with 13, 2/20/05...Had a career-high three blocks, while also recording 17 points, 13 rebounds, and four steals against Canisius, 1/28/05...Matched her career-high scoring output with 23 points in 33 minutes in a 64-50 win against Loyola, 1/14/05...Had a career night against St. Peter's, recording two career highs with 23 points and 16 rebounds, 12/5/04...Recorded her first of three consecutive double-doubles against Siena with 14 points and 13 rebounds, while also swiping a career-high six steals in a career-high 35 minutes, 12/3/04. Prior to Marist: At Genesee, Camara was named the Region 3 Player of the Year...Led her team in points, averaging 13.2 per game, rebounds per game with 12, blocked shots (42) and steals (97)...Was also named to the Region 3 All-Tournament Team. Personal: Born Fatoumata Camara on July 16, 1980...is the daughter of Naby Yaya Camara and Aminata Traore...majoring in social work at Marist...Won a silver medal at the 2005 Empire State Games playing for the Hudson Valley Women's Open squad along with Julianne Viani. |
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