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Danielle Rainey

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-10
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Washington, D.C.
High School:
Vista Ridge (Texas)

EMU: Joins the program in 2021-22 after spending time with the University of Florida and Texas Christian University…FLORIDA: Rainey saw action in 46 games during her time in the Blue and Orange, 14 of which were starts…She averaged 6.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, respectively, while at Florida…After transferring from TCU, Rainey emerged as one of Florida's go-to scorers and most reliable shooters in 2018-19, before suffering a season-ending injury ahead of the 2019-20 campaign…Was a key member of the Gators squad that made an appearance in the 2021 WNIT...Saw action in 24 of the team's 26 contests, and earned five starts, while averaging 7.4 points per game in 2020-21…A threat from deep, she paced the Gators in both three-pointers made (37), and three-point percentage (.381)…Dropped a career-best six triples and tied her career-high with 20 points in a game against Kentucky, Feb. 15….Missed the 2019-20 season with an injury... Two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree…Earned nine starts in 22 contests in 2018-19...Her 9.5 points per game average was the second-highest on the team during SEC play, and she scored in double figures seven times in conference action….She registered seven double-figure scoring games, all coming during conference play…TEXAS CHRISTIAN: Played in 11 games off the bench as a freshman with the Horned Frogs. She averaged 1.7 points and 5.0 minutes played per game…HIGH SCHOOL: A highly-touted prep standout, Rainey was a four-star prospect as reported by Prospects Nation…She was ranked as a three-star prospect by ESPN, which also named her the No. 22 overall prospect, nationally, in her position group…Attended high school in Cedar Park, Texas, and helped Vista Ridge High School to a No. 5 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) final ranking as a senior…Averaged 13.9 points per game as a senior, earning TABC and Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) Class 5A All-State First Team honors…Was a Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 5A All-State Tournament First Team selection and TABC Region IV All-Region First Team honoree…Rainey was also an Austin American-Statesman All-Central Texas Second Team member, and was the District 25-5A Offensive MVP as a senior…She led Vista Ridge to a 34-5 overall record, Class 5A state semifinal appearance and top 50 national ranking as a junior…PERSONAL: Full Name: Danielle Antoinette Rainey…Daughter of Tony Hutt and Cynthia Rainey...Major: Sport management