24  Jenzel Nash Class: Freshman Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: Worthing Height: 5-7 Position: Guard Experience: HS

PRIOR TO UTEP: Named to the 2011 Parade Magazine All-American team after pouring in 37.7 ppg to top the country in scoring for the high school girls' regular season while starring for Worthing High School in 2010-11 ... believed to be the first signee of the UTEP women's basketball team to be so distinguished in the 35 years of the publication's award ... aiding her scoring average was a campaign-high 64 points against Booker T. Washington ... also posted game averages of 8.7 rebounds, 5.4 steals and 4.4 assists, and was voted as VYPE Magazine's Girls' Basketball Player of the Year ... her efforts helped the squad post a mark of 20-7 as a senior, which was the fourth straight 20+ victory season during Nash's prep career ... team secured district championship with a mark of 10-1 ... stormed onto the scene as a freshman in 2007-08, tallying 16.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.1 spg and 1.2 apg to help her squad go 21-12 ... jumped up to 24.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 3.6 spg and 2.3 apg as a sophomore before piling up 27.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 5.2 apg and 4.5 spg as a junior ... graduated in the top-15 percent of her class.

strong>PERSONAL: Daughter of Barbara and Maxwell Nash ... is a criminal justice major ... has six brothers and one sister ... favorite basketball player is Steve Nash ... started playing basketball at the age of 11 ... enjoys singing, dancing and joking around with her friends in her spare time ... favorite color is hot pink ... favorite musician is the late Michael Jackson ... born 4/3/93 (Houston, Texas).