2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics

2 Gara Beth Self

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Ingomar HS
  • Hometown New Albany, Mississippi

Biography

HONORS
2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
2019-20 All-Louisiana Honorable Mention

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE-2)
Appeared in 29 games with 25 starts in her third season at ULM, averaging 4.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … Scored in double figures five times, including three consecutive games from Dec. 4-Dec. 15 … Poured in a season-high 18 points while shooting 4-of-8 from 3-point range with five rebounds vs. Alcorn State (12/4/21) ... Played as the starting point guard and matched a career-high with five assists at UT Arlington (2/10/22) ... Chipped in 11 points with two assists and two steals at Troy (1/15/22) ... Reached double figures for the third straight game with 10 points, including three 3-pointers, while adding four assists and a career-high three blocks vs. Northwestern State (12/15/21) ... Led the team with 16 points on 4-of-9 3-point shooting vs. Champion Christian (12/8/21) ... Tallied eight points with two rebounds, two steals and one block vs. Louisiana Tech (12/2/21) ... Reached double-figures for the first time in the season, scoring a team-high 13 points vs. Centenary (11/22/21) ... Played 37 minutes in her 2021-22 debut at Grambling, scoring seven points with one assist and one block (11/9/21).

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE-1)
Played in 22 games with 18 starts, averaging 6.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game … Scored in double-figures six times, including a season-high 16 points on 4-of-6 3-point shooting vs. Texas State … Tracked down a season-best four rebounds four different times …Handed out a season-high five assists twice, doing so at Northwestern State (12/12/20) and vs. UT Arlington (2/5/21) …  Hit 2-of-3 3-pointers and tallied 9 points vs. Texas State (2/27/21) ... Went 4-of-6 from 3-point range and led the team with a season-high 16 points vs. Texas State (2/26/21) ... Knocked down three 3-pointers and finished with 12 points against Little Rock (2/22/21) ... Reached double figures with 10 points on 2-of-3 3-point shooting while matching a season-high with five assists vs. UT Arlington (2/5/21) ... Scored 11 points with three steals, two assists and one rebound in 26 minutes before leaving the game with an apparent injury late in the third quarter vs. Arkansas State (1/15/21) ... Provided an early spark vs. Mississippi Valley State, scoring eight of her 14 points in the first four minutes of the game and added four assists (12/15/20) ... Scored in double figures for the first time in 2020-21 with 12 points and five assists at Northwestern State (12/12/20) ... Came off the bench vs. Louisiana College, scoring nine points on 4-of-6 shooting with three assists, one rebound and one block (12/6/20).

2019-20 (FRESHMAN)
Named Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, earning the first specialty award for ULM women’s basketball since joining the Sun Belt Conference for the 2006-07 season, and the first conference Freshman or Newcomer of the Year award for ULM since Jab Johnson was Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year in 1988 … Earned All-Louisiana Honorable Mention from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … Played in 29 games with 24 starts while averaging 9.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals over 29.6 minutes per game … Took over starting point guard duties one game prior to the start of Sun Belt Conference play, and improved her averages to 12.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals over 34.5 minutes per game while starting all 18 SBC games … Ranked 19th in the Sun Belt Conference in minutes played (29.6 per game) and 29th in scoring … In conference games, ranked sixth in the Sun Belt in minutes played (34.6 pg.), 13th in scoring (12.8 ppg.) and 14th in 3-point field goals made (1.6 pg.) … Scored in double figures 15 times, including 12 times inside of Sun Belt play, and scored 20 points or more twice … Career-night with a career-high 28 points on 10-of-26 shooting and 5-of-11 3-point shooting, with three rebounds, two assists and a career-high five steals at Coastal Carolina (2/27/20) ... Scored 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting, 4-of-5 3-point shooting and 4-of-4 free throw shooting while also matching career-highs with five assists and four rebounds at Texas State (1/16/20) … Closed her standout freshman season with 19 points, five rebounds and three steals while playing 38 minutes against UT Arlington (3/7/20) … Reached double figures with 18 points on the strength of 9-of12 free throw shooting while tracking down a career-high six rebounds with four assists and three turnovers vs. Texas State (3/5/20) ... Hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 12 points vs. Georgia Southern (2/13/20) ... Knocked down three 3-pointers and finished second on the team with 13 points while pulling in a career-high five rebounds at Troy (2/5/20) ... Big first half, scoring 12 of her game-high 17 points, in picking up her seventh consecutive double-figure game vs. Arkansas State (2/1/20) ... Reached six straight double-figure games, picking up 10 points, two rebounds and two assists at Ragin' Cajuns (1/25/20) ... Made it five straight double-figure scoring games with a team-high 14 points and three assists vs. Little Rock (1/23/20) ... Tallied fourth consecutive double-figure scoring game with 15 points at UT Arlington (1/18/20) ... Break-out game, scoring a career-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, while also handing out two assists at South Alabama (1/11/20) ... Scored 12 points on 6-of-13 shooting while handing out a career-high matching five assists over 36 minutes vs. Troy (1/8/20) ... Made her sixth start of her career, but the first as the point guard, scoring six points while handing out a career-high five assists in playing all 40 minutes vs. Mississippi Valley State (12/29/19) ... Played 37 minutes, scoring 11 points while handing out two assists and picking up three steals at McNeese State (12/1/19) ... Followed up her debut with 13 points and three rebounds at Tennessee Tech (11/12/19) ... Tied for team lead in scoring in her Warhawk debut at Ole Miss (11/10/19), picking up 11 points in front of a large group of family and friends back in her home state of Mississippi.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Ingomar HS in New Albany, Mississippi … Joined the varsity basketball team as a seventh-grader and became the starting point guard as an eighth-grader for Coach Trent Adair … Led Ingomar to a 191-34 (.849) record over six seasons, including three-straight 2A state championships from 2016-18 … Scored 2,201 career points and dished out 623 career assists … As a senior in 2018-19, averaged 19.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.8 steals per game while shooting 48% from the field, 33% from 3-point range and 69% from the free-throw line … Posted 19 20-point games as a senior, including three 30-point efforts … Scored a career-high 33 points against Walnut, hitting 11-of-21 field goal attempts, including 2-of-3 3-pointers and 9-of-13 free-throw attempts … Also averaged in double figures as both a junior (10.9 points per game) and sophomore (11.6 ppg) for the Lady Falcons … Two-time all-state selection by The Clarion-Ledger … Three-time all-area selection by the Daily Journal … Five-time All-Union County and five-time all-region selection … Named Region 1-2A Player of the Year as both a junior and senior … Daily Journal Player of the Year and Union County Player of the Year as a senior … Played in the Mississippi Association of Coaches 2019 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game and was selected to participate in the Northeast Mississippi Basketball Coaches Association 2019 All-Star Game … Played AAU basketball for NMB Hoop Dreams, coached by Ron Nichols … Also named All-State in softball by The Clarion-Ledger after hitting .742 with 30 home runs and 55 RBIs as a senior … Ranked third in her graduating class.

PERSONAL
Daughter of BJ and Shelly Tanner ... Enjoys watching Netflix ... Majoring in kinesiology at ULM.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 28, at Coastal Carolina, 2/27/20
Rebounds: 6, vs. Texas State, 3/5/20
Assists: 5, 6x, last at UT Arlington, 2/10/22
Blocks: 3, vs. Northwestern State, 12/15/21
Steals: 5, at Coastal Carolina, 2/27/20
Field Goals: 10, at Coastal Carolina, 2/27/20
Field Goal Attempts: 26, at Coastal Carolina, 2/27/20
3-Point Field Goals: 5, at Coastal Carolina, 2/27/20
3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 11, at Coastal Carolina, 2/27/20
Free Throws: 9, vs. Texas State, 3/5/20
Free Throw Attempts: 12, vs. Texas State, 3/5/20
Minutes Played: 40, 4x, last vs. Georgia State, 2/15/20

MISCELLANEOUS
Double Figure Points: 26
20-Plus Point Games: 2
Led Team in Scoring: 14
Led Team in Rebounding: 1
Led Team in Assists: 25
Led Team in Steals: 13
Led Team in Blocks: 5

CAREER STATS
Season GP GS MIN M/G FGM FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FTM FTA FT%
2019-20 29 24 858 29.6 108 307 .352 32 114 .281 39 51 .765
2020-21 22 18 544 24.7 51 143 .357 17 46 .370 17 29 .586
2021-22 29 25 666 22.9 45 168 .268 21 72 .292 20 27 .741
TOTAL 80 67 2068 25.9 204 618 .330 70 232 .302 76 107 .710
Season OR DR REB R/G PF AST TO STL BLK PTS AVG
2019-20 9 43 52 1.8 67 61 90 28 2 287 9.9
2020-21 3 35 38 1.7 44 42 50 11 2 136 6.2
2021-22 5 43 48 1.7 56 37 49 14 6 131 4.5
TOTAL 17 121 138 1.7 167 140 189 53 10 554 6.9

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2019-20Freshman

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    5'8"
    2
  • 2

    2020-21Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    2
  • 2

    2021-22Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    2
  • 2

    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    2