2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Costa, Simone
Jersey Number 24
Simone Costa
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lisbon, Portugal
Bio
2017-18 Season (Senior)
» Played in 32 games; averaged 3.1 ppg
» Hit a team-high 84 percent from the free-throw line
» Played a season-high 23 minutes in the last regular season game of the season against Florida (2/25)
» Played 22 minutes at Ole Miss (2/19); also hit two crucial 3-pointers against the Rebels
» Did not travel to Baton Rouge after recovering from the flu
» Played valuable minutes in the second half of the win at Florida (1/28)
» Scored a season-high nine points -- all in the second half -- at Vanderbilt (1/4)
» Hit 2-for-4 from 3-point range and finished with eight points against Howard (12/19)
» Had seven points, three steals against Furman (11/30)
2016-17 Season (Junior)
» Drew 10 starts
» Averaged 4.5 points and 1.7 rebounds
» Served as the team's back-up point guard
» Finished fourth on the team in assists with 46 total (1.5 per game)
» Played a big role in Georgia’s win at Auburn (2/12) -- had to come off the bench early after Haley Clark picked up two quick fouls
» Scored 10 points at Kentucky -- her fifth double-figure scoring game of the season
» Had perhaps her best game of the year in a 13-point effort vs. Texas A&M (1/5)
» Hit a crucial 3-pointer on UGA’s first possession of the fourth quarter that put the Lady Dogs up by 10 against A&M
» Scored a career-high 14 pts. vs. Western Carolina (12/28)
» Scored a then career-high 11 pts., including eight in the second quarter, vs. Cincinnati
» Made first career start on the road against Oklahoma State
» Tallied six second-half assists vs. BYU - a career high
» Had an impressive Georgia debut, hitting double-figures in scoring with 10 points vs. SC State; seven of those points came in the second half
Junior College
» A native of Lisbon, Portugal who spent the past two seasons at Independence Community College in Independence, Kan.
» Averaged 13.9 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per contest during her sophomore season.
» Hit an impressive 83.3 percent from the free-throw line and 43.5 percent from the floor last season. » She scored in double figures 23 times, helping ICC to a 21-9 overall record in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference during the 2015-16 campaign.
High School
» Played in multiple FIBA events in Portugal, including the 2011 and 2012 U12 European Championships, the 2012, 2013 and 2014 U18 European Championships and the 2015 U20 European Championships.
» Her two best seasons in Portugal were in 2012 and 2014. She averaged 14.1 ppg in the U16 European Championship in 2012, before averaging 11.9 points per game in the U18 European Championships in 2014.
Personal
» Born on Feb. 9, 1996
» Daughter of Jose and Maria Costa
» Major: Communications Studies
» Recipient of the Vicky and Leon Farmer Scholarship
» Played in 32 games; averaged 3.1 ppg
» Hit a team-high 84 percent from the free-throw line
» Played a season-high 23 minutes in the last regular season game of the season against Florida (2/25)
» Played 22 minutes at Ole Miss (2/19); also hit two crucial 3-pointers against the Rebels
» Did not travel to Baton Rouge after recovering from the flu
» Played valuable minutes in the second half of the win at Florida (1/28)
» Scored a season-high nine points -- all in the second half -- at Vanderbilt (1/4)
» Hit 2-for-4 from 3-point range and finished with eight points against Howard (12/19)
» Had seven points, three steals against Furman (11/30)
2016-17 Season (Junior)
» Drew 10 starts
» Averaged 4.5 points and 1.7 rebounds
» Served as the team's back-up point guard
» Finished fourth on the team in assists with 46 total (1.5 per game)
» Played a big role in Georgia’s win at Auburn (2/12) -- had to come off the bench early after Haley Clark picked up two quick fouls
» Scored 10 points at Kentucky -- her fifth double-figure scoring game of the season
» Had perhaps her best game of the year in a 13-point effort vs. Texas A&M (1/5)
» Hit a crucial 3-pointer on UGA’s first possession of the fourth quarter that put the Lady Dogs up by 10 against A&M
» Scored a career-high 14 pts. vs. Western Carolina (12/28)
» Scored a then career-high 11 pts., including eight in the second quarter, vs. Cincinnati
» Made first career start on the road against Oklahoma State
» Tallied six second-half assists vs. BYU - a career high
» Had an impressive Georgia debut, hitting double-figures in scoring with 10 points vs. SC State; seven of those points came in the second half
Junior College
» A native of Lisbon, Portugal who spent the past two seasons at Independence Community College in Independence, Kan.
» Averaged 13.9 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per contest during her sophomore season.
» Hit an impressive 83.3 percent from the free-throw line and 43.5 percent from the floor last season. » She scored in double figures 23 times, helping ICC to a 21-9 overall record in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference during the 2015-16 campaign.
High School
» Played in multiple FIBA events in Portugal, including the 2011 and 2012 U12 European Championships, the 2012, 2013 and 2014 U18 European Championships and the 2015 U20 European Championships.
» Her two best seasons in Portugal were in 2012 and 2014. She averaged 14.1 ppg in the U16 European Championship in 2012, before averaging 11.9 points per game in the U18 European Championships in 2014.
Personal
» Born on Feb. 9, 1996
» Daughter of Jose and Maria Costa
» Major: Communications Studies
» Recipient of the Vicky and Leon Farmer Scholarship
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