Shantrell Sneed Class: Junior Hometown: Fairfield, CA High School: St. Mary's Height: 6-0 Position: Forward Experience: 2V

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Sneed, who came to Cal as a power forward, continues to develop her skills as a small forward...the first of Cal's No. 7-nationally ranked recruiting class to verbally commit to the Bears before the summer of 2004...shows a nice touch from 15-17 feet...can post up smaller players, crash the boards and provide a physical presence for the Bears...had surgery in August 2006 to remove a cyst from her left knee...has shown improvement in her conditioning and comfort on the wing over the past year.

As a sophomore in 2006-07: Played in 13 games off the bench, including seven Pac-10 contests ...co-recipient of the team's Alisa Lewis Heart and Hustle Award...her best game of the season came against Harvard on the opening day of the Contra Costa Times Classic...posted four points, four rebounds and one assist in 10 minutes of action against the Crimson, helping the Bears earn a 96-54 victory and set a new Cal women's basketball Haas Pavilion scoring record...also corralled three rebounds in 10 minutes on the court in Cal's win over Belmont in the first round of the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament...registered a point and two boards in five minutes in the Bears' dominating 88-60 triumph over Florida in the first round of the Timeout for HIV/AIDS Classic...played four minutes in home wins over Arizona and Washington State. As a freshman in 2005-06: Participated in 18 games...saw at least 10 minutes of action in five games, including a career high of 20 minutes in the season opener vs. Eastern Washington...averaged 1.2 points and 1.3 rebounds per game...posted a career-high nine points, three rebounds and her only block of the season in nine minutes on the court in the win at Arizona - the Bears' first at the McKale Center since 1993...hauled in a career-high seven rebounds and tallied eight points in the Eastern Washington win...secured four boards and an assist in the home win over UCLA...added three rebounds in the triumph two days later over USC...missed four non-conference games due to a sprained MCL...missed some practice time towards the end of the season due to a virus and a concussion...scored a basket in victories over Radford and UC Davis...tallied career highs of three assists and two steals and added two boards at New Mexico.

High School: Mentioned No. 6 on the NorCal Scouting Report, which ranks players in Northern California...two-time adidas All-American at St. Mary's High School in Berkeley...named to the 2005 Cal-Hi Sports all-state team...scored more points than any other female in school history...her number 24 jersey was retired...four-time first-team all-league selection...voted by her teammates Best Offensive Player as a freshman and sophomore and team MVP as a junior and senior...tore the laborum and dislocated her shoulder in December 2004 but played her senior season...tallied 38 points and 26 rebounds in her final prep game...led St. Mary's in scoring and rebounding all four years and was second in assists...as a junior, averaged 17.8 points, 15.6 rebounds, 5.4 steals and 2.9 assists per game to earn all-state, first-team All-Bay Area and first-team All-ANG Newspapers honors...at a tournament in Seattle as a freshman, posted 27 points and hauled in 22 rebounds...as a sophomore, led her squad to a triple-overtime victory over Berkeley High School with 31 points and 29 rebounds...helped the East Bay Xplosion win the 2003 AAU national title...competed on her high school's track and field team.

Personal: Shantrell Marie Sneed was born May 23, 1987, in Oakland, Calif....nickname is Trell...parents are Lemuel Sneed and Frances Tamtinga...hobbies include writing poetry and doing open microphone sessions...social welfare major.

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