The University of Mississippi Athletics
2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Salter, La'Karis

Jersey Number 33
La'Karis Salter
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-1
- Experience:
- TR
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Florida A&M Development Research School
- Prev. School:
- Jacksonville
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
Bio
AT OLE MISS
2018-19 (Redshirt Senior)
One of three Rebels to play in all 31 games … Started in 10 games, the most in her career … Earned first career start vs. #2 UCONN and then started in nine SEC games … Ranked second on team in rebounds (4.9) and third in points (8.1) … Shot .424 from the field, the second best among qualifiers on the team … Recorded double-doubles vs. Western Michigan and in the upset at #16 Kentucky … Also recorded season-high three steals and career-high three blocks at #16 Kentucky … Led Ole Miss in rebounds nine times … Scored in double digits 12 times … Scored career-high 18 points in the home victory vs. Florida … Grabbed career-high 12 rebounds vs. Western Michigan.
AT JACKSONVILLE
2017-18 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in 26 games (8.4 minutes/game) ... Averaged 3.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.
2016-17 (Junior)
Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules.
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AT MISSISSIPPI STATE
2015-16 (Sophomore)
Notched 73 points (3.7 PPG) in 20 games ... Hit 37.5 percent (30-of-80) from the field and 12-of-36 (33.3%) from the 3-point arc ... Grabbed 29 rebounds, 17 on the offensive glass ... Averaged 2.7 PPG in SEC play.
2014-15 (Freshman)
Played in 19 games during her freshman season ... Averaged 4.2 PPG, shooting 45 percent from the field (27-of-60) and 45.8 percent from 3-point range (11-of-24) ... Knocked down 14-of-17 free-throw attempts (82.4 percent) ... Had four games in double digits
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High School
Attended Florida A&M Developmental Research School ... Was a four-star prospect who rated No. 89 nationally and No. 18 at the forward position by ESPN/HoopGurlz ... Tabbed the 20th-best forward in the nation ... Selected the All-Big Bend Player of the Year all four years of her varsity career Selected to the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches/Source Hoops Girls 2A All-State First Team following her final prep season, giving her all-state accolades every year of her career ... Averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds as a senior, leading FAMU DRS to the semifinals of the 2014 Florida Class 2A state tournament after winning the title her sophomore and junior seasons ... Earned a second-straight FABC Class 2A Player of the Year award after averaging over 16 points and 11 boards as a junior ... Guided Florida A&M Developmental School to district titles each year, and the region crown her sophomore and junior seasons after claiming runner-up honors in 2010 ... Elected her school's student body president ... Part of the Best and Brightest honor society.
Personal
Born May 15, 1996, to Tabetha and LaWayne Salter ... Has two brothers, Justin and Darien ... Mother is a nurse, and her father is a president of health ... Completed her bachelor’s in criminal justice at Jacksonville ... Currently pursuing her master’s in criminal justice.
2018-19 (Redshirt Senior)
One of three Rebels to play in all 31 games … Started in 10 games, the most in her career … Earned first career start vs. #2 UCONN and then started in nine SEC games … Ranked second on team in rebounds (4.9) and third in points (8.1) … Shot .424 from the field, the second best among qualifiers on the team … Recorded double-doubles vs. Western Michigan and in the upset at #16 Kentucky … Also recorded season-high three steals and career-high three blocks at #16 Kentucky … Led Ole Miss in rebounds nine times … Scored in double digits 12 times … Scored career-high 18 points in the home victory vs. Florida … Grabbed career-high 12 rebounds vs. Western Michigan.
AT JACKSONVILLE
2017-18 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in 26 games (8.4 minutes/game) ... Averaged 3.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.
2016-17 (Junior)
Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules.
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AT MISSISSIPPI STATE
2015-16 (Sophomore)
Notched 73 points (3.7 PPG) in 20 games ... Hit 37.5 percent (30-of-80) from the field and 12-of-36 (33.3%) from the 3-point arc ... Grabbed 29 rebounds, 17 on the offensive glass ... Averaged 2.7 PPG in SEC play.
2014-15 (Freshman)
Played in 19 games during her freshman season ... Averaged 4.2 PPG, shooting 45 percent from the field (27-of-60) and 45.8 percent from 3-point range (11-of-24) ... Knocked down 14-of-17 free-throw attempts (82.4 percent) ... Had four games in double digits
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High School
Attended Florida A&M Developmental Research School ... Was a four-star prospect who rated No. 89 nationally and No. 18 at the forward position by ESPN/HoopGurlz ... Tabbed the 20th-best forward in the nation ... Selected the All-Big Bend Player of the Year all four years of her varsity career Selected to the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches/Source Hoops Girls 2A All-State First Team following her final prep season, giving her all-state accolades every year of her career ... Averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds as a senior, leading FAMU DRS to the semifinals of the 2014 Florida Class 2A state tournament after winning the title her sophomore and junior seasons ... Earned a second-straight FABC Class 2A Player of the Year award after averaging over 16 points and 11 boards as a junior ... Guided Florida A&M Developmental School to district titles each year, and the region crown her sophomore and junior seasons after claiming runner-up honors in 2010 ... Elected her school's student body president ... Part of the Best and Brightest honor society.
Personal
Born May 15, 1996, to Tabetha and LaWayne Salter ... Has two brothers, Justin and Darien ... Mother is a nurse, and her father is a president of health ... Completed her bachelor’s in criminal justice at Jacksonville ... Currently pursuing her master’s in criminal justice.
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