The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Rawls, Kara

Jersey Number 24
Kara Rawls
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Prev School:
- Lawson State CC
- Hometown:
- Hoover, Ala.
- High School:
- Hoover
Bio
2016-17 (Redshirt Junior)
- One of just five players to appear in all 30 games
- Averaged 4.9 points in 13.9 minutes per contest all coming off the bench
- Scored in 27 contests including a career-high 15 points against North Texas (1/5)
- Also hit a career-high five field goals in that game
- Finished second on the team in rebounding reeling in 4.4 boards per game
- Swatted a career-high three blocks for the third time against Marshall (2/16)
- Dished out a career-high four assists in the Blazers’ 14-point victory against FIU (1/21)
- Shot a team-second best 57.1 percent (60-of-105) mark from the field
- Played a season-high 29 minutes at LA Tech (1/26)
2015-16 (Sophomore)
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Alpha Kappa Delta International Honor Society Member
- Played in 29 games, earning two starts
- Saw first action in the Green and Gold at Auburn (11/13)
- Scored first career points at Auburn (11/13)
- Scored a career high 11 points at La Tech (2/13)
- Earned first start against Marshall (1/30); scored 8 points in 22 minutes of action, going 4-of-6 from the floor
- Scored in 18 contests
- Secured a career-high 11 boards against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/3)
- Averaged 3.7 points in C-USA contests
2014-15 (Lawson State Community College)
- Averaged 11.0 points per game and 12.9 rebounds per contest in 32 games played
- Totaled 190 offensive rebounds to rank second in the NJCAAA and was fifth with 412 total rebounds
- Guided Lawson State to the 2014-15 NJCAA Alabama Community College Conference Region 22 Conference Tournament Title, the first conference title in school history
- Shot 40.5 percent from the field and 36 percent from behind the 3-point line
- Perry W. Ward President's Award for women's basketball
- ACCC Tournament MVP
- Earned Associate Degee of Science; graduated Summa Cum Laude; General Studies
2013-14 (Alabama)
- Sat out freshman season due to injury
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Dean's List Fall 2013
- Council of President's Freshman Academic Achievement Award
- Black Scholars Academic Achievement Award
- Member of National Society of Collegiate Schools
High School
- A standout at Hoover High School
- Ranked the No. 20 wing in 2013 class by ESPN
- Helped Hoover win back-to-back Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A Championships
- Named to the 2013 AHSAA 6A All-Tournament Team after scoring 11 points in the championship game
- Earned a Birmingham News High Five Performer selection after scoring 26 points in a game as a senior
- Averaged 7.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.0 block per game as a senior
Personal
Born on June 16, 1995...Daughter of Carl and Marilyn Rawls...Has one brother, Bryant, and one sister, Nicole Mooney...Working on her master's degree in Sociology.
- One of just five players to appear in all 30 games
- Averaged 4.9 points in 13.9 minutes per contest all coming off the bench
- Scored in 27 contests including a career-high 15 points against North Texas (1/5)
- Also hit a career-high five field goals in that game
- Finished second on the team in rebounding reeling in 4.4 boards per game
- Swatted a career-high three blocks for the third time against Marshall (2/16)
- Dished out a career-high four assists in the Blazers’ 14-point victory against FIU (1/21)
- Shot a team-second best 57.1 percent (60-of-105) mark from the field
- Played a season-high 29 minutes at LA Tech (1/26)
2015-16 (Sophomore)
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Alpha Kappa Delta International Honor Society Member
- Played in 29 games, earning two starts
- Saw first action in the Green and Gold at Auburn (11/13)
- Scored first career points at Auburn (11/13)
- Scored a career high 11 points at La Tech (2/13)
- Earned first start against Marshall (1/30); scored 8 points in 22 minutes of action, going 4-of-6 from the floor
- Scored in 18 contests
- Secured a career-high 11 boards against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/3)
- Averaged 3.7 points in C-USA contests
2014-15 (Lawson State Community College)
- Averaged 11.0 points per game and 12.9 rebounds per contest in 32 games played
- Totaled 190 offensive rebounds to rank second in the NJCAAA and was fifth with 412 total rebounds
- Guided Lawson State to the 2014-15 NJCAA Alabama Community College Conference Region 22 Conference Tournament Title, the first conference title in school history
- Shot 40.5 percent from the field and 36 percent from behind the 3-point line
- Perry W. Ward President's Award for women's basketball
- ACCC Tournament MVP
- Earned Associate Degee of Science; graduated Summa Cum Laude; General Studies
2013-14 (Alabama)
- Sat out freshman season due to injury
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Dean's List Fall 2013
- Council of President's Freshman Academic Achievement Award
- Black Scholars Academic Achievement Award
- Member of National Society of Collegiate Schools
High School
- A standout at Hoover High School
- Ranked the No. 20 wing in 2013 class by ESPN
- Helped Hoover win back-to-back Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A Championships
- Named to the 2013 AHSAA 6A All-Tournament Team after scoring 11 points in the championship game
- Earned a Birmingham News High Five Performer selection after scoring 26 points in a game as a senior
- Averaged 7.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.0 block per game as a senior
Personal
Born on June 16, 1995...Daughter of Carl and Marilyn Rawls...Has one brother, Bryant, and one sister, Nicole Mooney...Working on her master's degree in Sociology.
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