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Jersey Number 15
Cherish Haywood
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Oklahoma City, Okla.
- High School:
- Mustang HS
AS A FRESHMAN (2025-26)
Excelled defensively while developing into a scoring threat her first collegiate season … Appeared in all 36 games and started 11 … Totaled 585 minutes … Finished third on the team with 44 steals … Also was third in free throw percentage (71.1%) … Made first start vs. Emory & Henry on Nov. 8 … Scored a season-high 14 points vs. St. Bonaventure at the CSU Invitational on Nov. 28 … Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds while adding 11 points at Presbyterian on Dec. 31 … Recorded five steals in just 15 minutes of action on Jan. 21 vs. Longwood … Had a crucial six points, five rebounds, and three steals vs. High Point on Feb. 7.
PREP
Named COAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2024 and 2025 ... Named to COAC 6A all-conference team in 2024 and honorable mention after the 2022-23 season and was first team all-district twice ... Played club ball with the Lady Jets advancing to the Adidas Girls National Final Four in 2024.
PERSONAL
Major is Psychology ... Favorite sports moment was reaching the Big South Championship Game and playing in the WNIT ... Enjoys reading ... Best thing about Radford is the amazing fans and support from the community for basketball and the beautiful campus ... Favorite teams are the Oklahoma City Thunder and Las Vegas Aces ... Favorite song is Couple of Minutes by Olivia Dean ... Favorite movie is Avatar ... Daughter of Curtis and Tieria Haywood ... Father, Curtis, played basketball professional overseas after graduating from Oklahoma City University ... Brother, Curtis Haywood II, played basketball at Georgia Tech, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City ... Sister, Cur'Tiera is an assistant coach at Iona and played at Quinnipiac and Austin Peay.
NAME PRONUNCIATION
Excelled defensively while developing into a scoring threat her first collegiate season … Appeared in all 36 games and started 11 … Totaled 585 minutes … Finished third on the team with 44 steals … Also was third in free throw percentage (71.1%) … Made first start vs. Emory & Henry on Nov. 8 … Scored a season-high 14 points vs. St. Bonaventure at the CSU Invitational on Nov. 28 … Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds while adding 11 points at Presbyterian on Dec. 31 … Recorded five steals in just 15 minutes of action on Jan. 21 vs. Longwood … Had a crucial six points, five rebounds, and three steals vs. High Point on Feb. 7.
PREP
Named COAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2024 and 2025 ... Named to COAC 6A all-conference team in 2024 and honorable mention after the 2022-23 season and was first team all-district twice ... Played club ball with the Lady Jets advancing to the Adidas Girls National Final Four in 2024.
PERSONAL
Major is Psychology ... Favorite sports moment was reaching the Big South Championship Game and playing in the WNIT ... Enjoys reading ... Best thing about Radford is the amazing fans and support from the community for basketball and the beautiful campus ... Favorite teams are the Oklahoma City Thunder and Las Vegas Aces ... Favorite song is Couple of Minutes by Olivia Dean ... Favorite movie is Avatar ... Daughter of Curtis and Tieria Haywood ... Father, Curtis, played basketball professional overseas after graduating from Oklahoma City University ... Brother, Curtis Haywood II, played basketball at Georgia Tech, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City ... Sister, Cur'Tiera is an assistant coach at Iona and played at Quinnipiac and Austin Peay.
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