32 - Kayla Mobley
Kayla Mobley
Height: 5-11
Year: Junior
Hometown: Plantation, FL
High School: St. Thomas Aquinas
College: North Florida
Position: Forward

Returning letterwinner that gives the Lakers a strong offensive presence in the post… Has regained a season of eligibility... An extremely strong and explosive inside player… Will provide tremendous contributions in the low post both offensively and defensively… Can step out and shoot on the perimeter, but is best with her back to the basket... Set to start this season at power forward.

2010-11: Saw action in 32 games with three starts at center... Averaged seven points and four rebounds a game, while leading the Lakers in field goal shooting percentage at .576... Reached double-figures in seven games... Scored a career-high 21 points on 8-for-9 shooting from the field in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championship against Lander... Also scored 16 points against Georgia College, 15 points against North Georgia and 13 points each against Augusta State, Columbus State and against Shaw in the NCAA Division II National Semifinals.

Pre-Clayton State: Lettered during the 2008-09 season as a freshman at North Florida… Head coach at North Florida was Mary Tappmeyer… Appeared in 27 games with six starts as a freshman, averaging four points and five rebounds a game… Set out last season… Also lettered in track and field at North Florida, competing in field events… Earned All-Atlantic Sun Conference honors in the discuss.

High School: Lettered lettered three seasons in basketball at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Plantation, Fla… High School head coach was Dennis Frisco… Averaged 14 points and 14 rebounds as a senior… A two-time All-County selection… Was also an All-State selection in track and field, finishing second in the state in the shot put and seventh in the discuss.

Personal: Born – February 14, 1990… Mother is Dr. Abigail Mobley-Bellinger… Favorite food is macaroni and cheese… Favorite television show is “Law and Order: SVU”… Favorite movie is “Alice in Wonderland”... Athletic hero growing up was Candace Parker… Favorite pro sports team is the Miami Heat… Major is Psychology.

Questions and comments should be directed to gidrowell@clayton.edu

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