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General: A transfer from Tennessee Tech following her freshman year that concluded her career with 135 three-point field goals made, which stands third in Tech history • Her 135 three-pointers placed her 25th in the ACC career standings • Sat out the 2001 season due to NCAA Transfer guidelines.
2003-04: One of three players to start every game for the Jackets • Was Tech’s third leading scorer, averaging 8.9 points per game while pulling down 3.4 rebounds per contest • The Jackets’ top outside threat, hitting 47 from beyond the three-point arc • Netted a season-high 22 points against SMS in the Jackets’ final game at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, USVI, hitting five threes and recording five rebounds and three assists • Scored 20 points at Florida State, hitting a pair of late three-pointers and adding a pair of free throws with less than a minute remaining • Led Tech with 20 points against NC State in the final home game of her career while recording six rebounds, five assists and three steals • Recorded the first double-double of her career against Virginia, scoring 14 points and pulling down 11 rebounds • Concluded the year ranked fourth in the conference in three-pointers per game (1.74) and was 14th with a .296 three-point field goal percentage • Was the league’s 29th-leading scorer (8.9 ppg)
2002-03: Assumed a starting role for Tech in her second season with the Yellow Jackets, starting all 31 games during the 2002-03 season •Was Tech’s third-leading scorer, averaging 9.8 points per contest, while pulling down 4.2 rebounds and recording 2.1 steals per game • One of the Jackets’ top outside scoring threats • Led the team with 58 threes on the year, while also being Tech’s top defensive player with 65 steals • Netted 18 points in the Jackets’ win over Florida State, hitting on five-of-six attempts from beyond the three-point arc • Scored 14 points in Tech’s final home game against Wake Forest, hitting on 4-of-7 attempts from three-point range. Recorded three steals in the game as well • Hit for 23 points against Clemson, making six of 17 attempts from beyond the three-point arc. The 17 three-point shots were the second most in a game in school history • Top outing of the season came against Fordham, as she hit for 25 points on a 7-for-12 performance from beyond the three-point arc • Also had nine rebounds in that contest • Ranked fifth in the conference in steals per game (2.10) and was second in three-point field goals made (1.87) • Was also the league’s 19th-leading scorer (9.8 ppg).
2001-02: Quickly became a key contributor for the Yellow Jackets off the bench in the regular season • One of only five players to see action in all 29 games for Tech last year, starting two of those games • Netted a career-high 16 points in the Jackets road win at Florida State on Jan. 20 • Ranked fifth on the team with nine double-digit scoring games • In Tech’s home win over Virginia, sank a team season-high four three-pointers, finishing the game 4-for-6 from behind the arc • Leads the team with 29 threes on the year • Nearly recorded her first double-double in the win over North Carolina, finishing with 12 points and a career-high nine rebounds in the game • Third on the team with a .676 free throw percentage on the year • Led the team with a .330 shooting percentage from behind the three-point arc.
1999-2000 (at Tennessee Tech): Played her freshman year at Tennessee Tech • Played in all 32 games, starting two, for the Ohio Valley Conference champions • Was fifth on the team with 6.2 points per game • Tallied 34 steals, the third highest mark on the team • Averaged 3.6 rebounds per game and 1.9 assists per game • Shot 45.3 percent from the field and 34.3 percent from three-point range.
Prep: A four-year letterwinner in basketball and volleyball at Paideia School • Was team captain as a senior for both volleyball and basketball • Earned basketball Most Valuable Player honors all four years • Named MVP at the AAU National U-18 Tournament after helping lead her team to the national championship in 1999 • Tabbed an honorable mention All-America selection by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association • Was recognized as the North Georgia Player of the Year, a member of the All-State Team, Metro Team and Terrific Ten by the Atlanta Tip Off Club in 1999 • The 1999 Single A Player of the Year • Earned Dekalb County Player of the Year honors in 1998 and 1999 • Set the school record for points (2,371), rebounds (1,133), assists (456) and steals (411).
Personal: Megan Kathleen Isom was born Dec. 9, 1980, in Atlanta, Ga. • Parents are Steve and Nancy Isom • Has a brother, Timmy (22), and a sister, Lindsay (18) • Enjoys playing volleyball and volunteering at the Atlanta Children’s Shelter • Began playing basketball at age five.
Overall Career Statistics--FG (Incl 3pt)-- -----3-PT FG----- FREE THROWS Year Gp- Gs Md- Att Pct Md- Att Pct Md- Att Pct Reb- Avg A To Bl St Pf- D Min- Avg Pts-Avg 2001-02 29- 2 62- 164 .378 30- 91 .330 25- 37 .676 91- 3.1 42 27 1 34 39- 0 550- 19.0 179-6.2 2002-03 31- 31 109- 294 .371 58- 170 .341 28- 37 .757 131- 4.2 78 66 2 65 60- 0 1012- 32.6 304-9.8 2003-04 29- 29 94- 249 .378 47- 159 .296 24- 34 .706 99- 3.4 53 41 9 25 54- 0 839- 28.9 259-8.9 TOTALS 89- 62 265- 707 .374 135- 420 .321 77- 108 .713 321- 3.6 173 134 12 124 153- 0 2401- 27.0 742-8.3
ACC Career Statistics
--FG (Incl 3pt)-- -----3-PT FG----- FREE THROWS Year Gp- Gs Md- Att Pct Md- Att Pct Md- Att Pct Reb- Avg A To Bl St Pf- D Min- Avg Pts-Avg 2001-02 16- 1 42- 103 .408 20- 59 .339 21- 27 .778 55- 3.4 24 15 1 18 23- 0 340- 21.3 125-7.8 2002-03 16- 16 50- 144 .347 33- 91 .363 11- 15 .733 53- 3.3 38 45 2 29 36- 0 534- 33.4 144-9.0 2003-04 16- 16 55- 140 .393 27- 88 .307 16- 19 .842 56- 3.5 26 24 1 16 31- 0 458- 28.6 153-9.6 TOTALS 48- 33 147- 387 .380 80- 238 .336 48- 61 .787 164- 3.4 88 84 4 63 90- 0 1332- 27.8 422-8.8
