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 Lauren Selmon 12
Lauren Selmon
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Norman, Okla.
High School:
Norman
Height:
5-11
Position:
Forward

Before Baylor: One of the most decorated high school seniors to come out of Oklahoma last season ... Excelled in the classroom as well as on the court ... Graduated from Norman HS as class valedictorian ... Played for Tim Skinner all four seasons at NHS where the Tigers won four conference championships ... NHS advanced to the state semifinals her sophomore and junior seasons and quarterfinals as a senior ... Averaged 18.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 82% free throw shooting as a senior ... Named first-team All-Mid-State Conference three times ... Twice named first-team all-city and first-team all-state by the Daily Oklahoman ... Named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Squad ... Selected to play in the 2001 Oil Bowl and Oklahoma Hall of Fame Game ... Played with the Oklahoma All-Stars in the Down Under Games in Sydney, Australia this past summer ... Was a class officer as a sophomore, junior and senior, as well as Homecoming and Prom Queen ... Played eight summers of AAU basketball for the Oklahoma Air Sooners ... The Air Sooners won the AAU national championship in ‘95, ‘97, and ‘99 ...Also a member of Oklahoma Pride in 2000 and was named an AAU All-American that year.

Personal: Full name is Lauren Elizabeth Selmon ... Daughter of Dewey and Kathryn Selmon of Norman, Okla ... .Born Jan. 26, 1983 in San Diego, Calif ... Has two older sister Shannon (21) and Megan (20) and a younger brother Zac (16) ... Both sisters play collegiate basketball, Shannon is a senior at the University of Oklahoma and Megan is a junior at Trinity University (TX) ... Father, Dewey, was among the trio of famous Selmon brothers who played football at the University of Oklahoma from 1972-75 ... Dewey, a 1975 consensus All-American, and his brother Lee Roy, also an All-American, played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Dewey also played for the San Diego Chargers ... Majoring in telecommunications ... Was a national winner in the WNBA Commercial contest, her commercial was aired on national television ... Plans on entering the communications field ... Selected Baylor over Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M ... Chose Baylor because of its Christian environment and wanted to be a part of coach Mulkey’s new, upcoming program ... Hobbies videotaping, drawing, computers, shopping and reading ... Extremely active in community service, most recently worked daily with special education children and with war veterans at the Oklahoma Veterans Center.

More on Lauren:
Favorite pro team - Jacksonville Jaguars
Favorite pro athlete - Dad, Dewey
Favorite singer or group - Cece Williams, Michael W. Smith
Favorite actor & actress -Will Smith & Julia Roberts
Favorite movie - Little Rascals
Favorite television show - Friends, Change of Heart
Favorite book - Left Behind series
Favorite food - Mashed potatoes and mom’s homestyle corn
Favorite words to live by - What Would Jesus Do?
People would be surprised to know - My great, great, great grandmother was a Louisiana kitchen slave and I’m also related to Gen. Robert E. Lee. I can also fold my tongue into three sections.
One word that best describes me - Faithful
My advice to young players is - Play to glorify the Man upstairs!