Olivia Grayson Class: Junior Hometown: Metairie, La. High School: Archbishop Chapelle Height: 5-8 Position: Guard Birthdate: 04/07/1991 Experience: 2L Major: Psychology

Career Notes: Two-year letterwinner has played in 67 games with 50 starts for her career...enters junior season averaging 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.4 blocks per game...career assist-per-game average ranks third in Tulane history...holds Green Wave single-season record with 1,168 minutes played as a sophomore in 2010-11...also ranks fourth in the Tulane single-season record book in assists (168), seventh in assists per game (4.9) and ninth in minutes per game (34.4).

2010-11: Saw action in all 34 games with 33 starts as a sophomore...led the team in assists (168), minutes played (1168) and minutes per game (34.4) while finishing second in 3-pointers (33), 3-point percentage (.306), free throw percentage (.722) and rebounds (193), tied for second in rebounds per game (5.7), third in free throws made (91) and steals (55), and fourth in points (370), points per game (10.9), field goals made (123) and blocks (12)...paced Conference USA in minutes per game while ranking third in assists per game (4.9), eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2), 11th in defensive rebounds per game (4.5) and free throw percentage, 19th in rebounds per game and 22nd in points per game...finished 47th in NCAA in assists per game...named Louisiana Player of the Week on Nov. 30 after averaging 18.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game over the course of three contests, and claimed All-Tournament honors at the Colliers International Classic two days earlier after averaging 16.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 0.5 steals in the Green Wave's two-game stint in Berkeley, Calif...tallied double-digit scoring totals 18 times, including a season-best 21 points against South Alabama (11/13) and at LSU (11/23), connecting on a season-high seven field goals in each contest...posted lone double-double of the year with 13 points and a season-best 11 rebounds vs. Portland State (11/27)...had four or more assists on 28 occasions, including a season-best nine vs. Southern Miss (1/20)...had 15 multiple-steal games, including a career-best five swipes vs. Detroit (12/5)...played in at least 30 minutes in 27 games, including a career-long 44 vs. Southern Miss (1/20) and wire-to-wire, 40-minute performances against South Alabama (11/13), vs. Portland State (11/27) and vs. East Carolina in the C-USA Championship quarterfinals (3/10).

2009-10: Played in all 33 games with 17 starts as a true freshman...earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors after leading the team in free throw percentage (.744) while ranking second in assists (96), rebounds (151) and rebounds per game (4.6), tied for second in blocks (14), tied for third in free throws made (67), minutes (912) and minutes per game (27.6), fourth in steals (53), and fifth in points (275), points per game (8.3), field goals made (96) and 3-pointers made (16)...finished 13th in C-USA in assists per game (2.9), 14th in free throw percentage and 15th in steals per game (1.7)...named C-USA Freshman of the Week on Feb. 22 after averaging 9.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game while connecting on 7-of-13 shots from the field (.538)...tabbed co-Outstanding Female Amateur Athlete in the Greater New Orleans Area by the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame for her combined efforts as a rookie and her senior season at Archbishop Chapelle High...made an immediate impact in collegiate debut, scoring seven points, pulling down eight rebounds and handing out a career-best 10 assists in the season-opener vs. Louisiana Monroe (11/13)...tied career high with eight rebounds vs. UTEP (1/28)...scored in double digits 12 times, including a season-best 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting and a career-high 11 rebounds against Rice (1/10) for her lone double-double of the year...had five or more assists five times...posted 16 multiple-steal games, including a season-high four vs. Long Island in the Tulane/DoubleTree Classic (12/28) and at SMU (1/17)...played at least 30 minutes nine times during the 2009-10 season, including all 40 minutes against Houston (1/8) and a season-best 42 in an overtime win at Rice (2/25)...off the court, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and Tulane's 3.0 Club.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Archbishop Chapelle High for coach Christi Theiler...helped lead the Chipmunks to a combined 65-22 record over her final three prep seasons, including a trip to the state quarterfinals as a sophomore, a state runner-up finish as a junior and a 5A state championship as a senior...completed career as Chapelle's all-time leading scorer with 2,180 points and averaged 16.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a prepster...earned LHSAA Most Valuable Player honors, first-team all-state recognition and tabbed District 10-5A MVP as a junior and senior...as a senior, averaged 13.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.2 steals per game to earn Army Reserve Athlete of the Year, Clarion Herald MVP honors...scored a game-high 12 points in Chapell's 47-25 win over Lafayette in the 5A state title game to earn game MVP honors...as a sophomore, averaged 16.2 points per game en route to earning Eastbank MVP recognition...averaged 15.4 points per contest as a sophomore...off the court, served as the youth president at Ninevan Baptist Church and graduated cum laude.

Personal: Born Olivia Nada Grayson on April 7, 1991, in Metairie, La...daughter of Alonzo Joseph and Allean Grayson...has three brothers: Andrew Nierman, Scott Grayson and Alonzo Joseph, Jr.; and three sisters: Lucria Dumas, Semaj Allen and Chanise Joseph...brother, Andrew Nierman, played football at Tulane and is currently the team's offensive graduate assistant coach...majoring in psychology.

Grayson's Career Statistics

YEAR	GP-GS	Min/Avg	FG-A	Pct	3FG-A	Pct	FT-A	Pct	Off-Def-Tot	Avg	PF	Ast	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
2009-10	33-17	912/27.6	96-256	.375	16-55	.291	67-90	.744	49-102-151	4.6	68	96	108	14	53	275	8.3
2010-11	34-33	1168/34.4	123-354	.347	33-108	.306	91-126	.722	40-153-193	5.7	89	168	135	12	55	370	10.9
Career	67-50	2080/31.0	219-610	.359	49-163	.301	158-216	.731	89-255-344	5.1	157	264	243	26	108	645	9.6

Career Highs
Points: 22 at Rice (2/25/10)
Field Goals: 9 vs. Rice (1/10/10)
3-Pointers: 3 on 3 Occasions; last at Oral Roberts (3/21/11)
Free Throws: 10 vs. Memphis (2/20/11)
Rebounds: 11 vs. Portland State (11/27/10); 11 at Rice (2/25/10)
Assists: 10 vs. Louisiana-Monroe (11/13/09)
Steals: 5 vs. Detroit (12/5/10)
Blocks: 5 vs. UAB (2/20/10)
Minutes: 44 vs. Southern Miss (1/20/11)

Career Games
Double-Doubles: 2
Double-Figure Scoring: 33
Double-Figure Rebounds: 2

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