2016-17 Women's Basketball

1 Rene Coggins

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • High School Mesa Mountain View
  • Hometown Mesa, Ariz.

Biography

Academic Notes: Triple major in hotel and restaurant management, finance and accounting...Honors College at NAU...Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (Third Team, 2016; Second Team, 2017)...First two-time Academic All-American in program history...Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team (2016, 2017)...NAU's 2017 Female Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Big Sky Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Four-time Big Sky All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Career Notes: One of 16 players in 1,000 point club...12th in program history in points scored (1,053)...Fourth in program history in three-pointers made (167)...Third in program history in three-pointers attempted (514)...Seventh in program history in three-pointers made per game (1.48)...Sixth in program history in field goals attempted (1,071)...Fourth in program history in free throw percentage (.795)...10th in program history in assists (267)...Second in program history in minutes played (3,909).

2016-17 (Senior): NAU Female Lumberjack Award recipient...Started all 30 games...Only player to start all 30 games and one of four players to appear in all 30 games...Averaged 11.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game...Ranked second on the team in scoring and led the team in total assists...Recorded 18 double-digit scoring games, second-most on the team...Totaled two games with 20 points or more...Scored career-high 26 points at Lamar with career-best seven three-pointers...Tied career-high of eight field goals at Lamar...Became the 15th player in school history to join the 1,000 point club on Senior Day vs. Portland State...Recorded season-highs of six rebounds vs. CSUN and six assists vs. Northern Colorado...Posted 17 games with multiple three-pointers...Led team with 61 three-pointers made, the sixth-highest season total in school history...Averaged 2.03 three-pointers made per game, the sixth-highest season average in school history...Ranked eighth in the Big Sky in three-pointers per game...Shot .351 from the field, .353 on three-pointers and .797 from the free throw line...Was perfect from the line in seven games...Played 40 or more minutes in seven games...Led the Big Sky and ranked No. 60 in the country with 35.9 minutes per game...Led team with 1,078 minutes played, the third-highest total in school history...Totaled 346 points, 80 rebounds, 79 assists, 28 steals and two blocks.

2015-16 (Junior): Appeared in all 30 games with 29 starts...One of three players to appear in all 30 games...Averaged 11.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game...Ranked second on the team in scoring and assists and third in steals...Recorded 17 double-digit scoring games, second-most on the team...Held team-long eight-game double-digit scoring streak...Scored career-high 23 points vs. Portland State on career-high eight field goals...Recorded career-highs of seven rebounds vs. Southern Utah and five steals vs. New Mexico Highlands...Posted 13 games with multiple three-pointers...Led team with 52 three-pointers made, the seventh-highest season total in school history...Averaged 1.79 three-pointers made per game, the eighth-highest season average in school history...Set new school record for most three-pointers made in a game without a miss by going 5-for-5 at Montana...Made career-high five three-pointers twice at Montana and vs. Portland State...Ranked eighth in the Big Sky in three-point percentage...Shot .389 from the field, .369 on three-pointers and .760 from the free throw line...Was perfect from the line in nine games...Played 40 or more minutes in seven games...Ranked fourth in the Big Sky with team-high 34.9 minutes per game...Led team with 1,047 minutes played, the fifth-highest total in school history...Totaled 334 points, 99 rebounds, 60 assists and 32 steals.

2014-15 (Sophomore): Appeared in 27 games with 16 starts...Averaged 6.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game...Ranked fifth on the team in scoring and second on the team in assists...Recorded five double-digit scoring games...Scored career-high 22 points at UTEP...Recorded career-highs of six rebounds vs. Southern Utah and eight assists at Portland State...Recorded season-high three steals vs. Loyola Marymount...Posted six games with multiple three-pointers...Made 22 three-pointers, tied for the first on team...Shot .305 from the field, .237 on three-pointers and .857 from the free throw line...Ranked second on the team in free throw percentage...Was perfect from the line in nine games...Played 40 or more minutes in four games...Averaged 30.9 minutes per game...Totaled 180 points, 69 rebounds, 58 assists, 23 steals and three blocks.

2013-14 (Freshman): Appeared in 26 games with 25 starts...Averaged 7.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game...Ranked fifth on the team in scoring and third on the team in assists...Averaged 8.6 points per game in conference play...Recorded 10 double-digit scoring games, all in conference play, and four games with at least five assists...Scored season-high 16 points vs. Montana...Season-highs of five rebounds in three games and five assists in four games...Recorded season-best four steals at Weber State...Posted eight games with multiple three-pointers...Made 32 three-pointers, second-most on team...Shot .365 from the field, .299 on three-pointers and .750 from the free throw line...Played 40 or more minutes in 11 games...Led the Big Sky with 36.5 minutes per game...Totaled 193 points, 60 rebounds, 70 assists, 21 steals and one block.

High School: Four-year letterwinner, three-year starter and captain in basketball at Mesa Mountain View HS...First Team All-Conference Girls 5A-I Division in 2011...Second Team All-Section Division I in 2012...Arizona Republic and East Valley Tribune All-State Honorable Mention...Three-time all-tournament team selections...Led team in assists and second in scoring all four years...Holds school record for all-time highest single season free-throw percentage (87%)...Team was two-time state semifinalists...Also played for AZ Sting club team...4.0 (4.596 weighted) high school GPA...Received AIMS and Lumberjack scholarships...Member of National Native American Honor Society.

Personal: Rene Shandiin Coggins was born Feb. 20, 1995 in Scottsdale, Ariz....Daughter of Tara and John Coggins...One older sister, Nicole...One younger brother, Christopher...Father, John, power lifted at Arizona...Sister, Nicole, played basketball at Denison University...Two aunts attended NAU...Hobbies include making stained glass panels and mosaics and singing...Most memorable athletic moments were winning the Nike Tournament of Champions with her high school team and making two overtime free throws to defeat her high school rival...Chose NAU because of the coaching staff and wanted to represent the state of Arizona.

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