For Starters: Is the 2008-09 women's basketball representative to the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
2009-10 Highlights: (11/18 vs. CSI): Led NJCU with 13 points and seven rebounds...(11/20 at Stevens in the Stevens Tip-Off Tournament): Had 10 points, four rebounds and three steals...(11/21 vs. Wesleyan University in the Stevens Tip-Off Tournament): Added seven points (3-14 FG), five steals and four rebounds...(11/24 vs. FDU-Florham): Led NJCU with 18 points (7-15 FG), six boards and five steals...(12/3 vs. Farmingdale State College): Tallied 11 points (4-10 FG), nine rebounds and three steals, but also had eight turnovers...(12/5 at Richard Stockton College): Finished with 13 points and five rebounds...(12/9 at NYU): Delivered a career-high 27 points and added 12 rebounds for her seventh double-double...Registered her fourth career 20-point game, and easily surpassed her previous scoring high of 21 (February 21, 2009 vs. Ramapo College), as she shot 10-of-28 and 5-of-11 from three-point range, while adding 12 rebounds (eight offensive)...She played a full 40 minutes for the second time in her career...(12/12 at York College- NY): Scored a career-high 35 points...Netted 22 in the first half...Shot 13-of-19 from the field, 2-of-3 from three-point range and 7-of-9 from the line, adding 15 rebounds (nine defensive) in just under 40 minutes...After scoring what was a career-best 27 in a loss at New York University on December 9, Cunningham has netted 62 points (31.0) and 27 rebounds over her last two games, posting back-to-back double-doubles...(12/15): Has been named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week...The award is for week four of the 2009-10 season and is the first conference honor of her career...Averaged a double-double of 31.0 points and 13.5 rebounds while playing 80 minutes over two games, tallying 62 points and 27 rebounds...Scored the most points by an NJCU player since 1989, the second most ever in the 40-year history of the program, and the most in any known road game, when she notched 35 points in the Knights one-point, 65-64 win at York College (NY)...She shot .489 from the field (23-47), .500 from three-point range (7-14) and .600 (9-15) from the line and added 1.5 steals and 1.0 assists per game...(12/16): Has been selected the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Metro Player of the Week...It is her second major award of the week, after being named the NJAC Player of the Week for week four of the 2009-10 season...She is the first NJCU women's player to win the ECAC weekly honor since current assistant coach LaTRESE McNAIR claimed the accolade on January 29, 2007...(12/16): Completed the trilogy of possible weekly award recognition when the NJCU captain earned her third major award of the week by being named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week for games played December 7-13...(12/28 vs. St. Joseph's College- Brooklyn): Had a double-double, scoring 18 points and pulling down 11 rebounds (seven defensive) in 33 minutes...(12/29 vs. Simmons College): Had 17 points (6-25 FG, 5-5 FT), eight rebounds and five steals...(1/6 vs. Rutgers-Newark): Exceeded 20 points for the third time in her last five outings, finishing with 21 points (8-23 FG), seven rebounds and four steals in 31 minutes...She scored her 21st point on a layup with 16:45 remaining in the second half, giving the Knights a 41-30 lead...(1/9 vs. TCNJ): Led all scorers with 14 points, including 2-of-5 from three-point distance...She contributed eight rebounds (seven defensive) in 31 minutes...(1/13 vs. Montclair State University): Netted ten points (5-22 FG) and eight rebounds (seven defensive)...(1/23 vs. Rowan): Had 12 points, making 3-of-9 from three-point range (4-16 FG), in her first game back after missing the previous two...(1/27 vs. William Paterson University): Notched a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds (seven defensive)...(1/30 at Kean University): Nearly notched a double-double, finishing with 10 rebounds and nine points...(2/1 vs. John Jay College): Notched her seventh career game of at least 20 points and fourth this season as she led the Knights with 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting, 3-for-7 from three-point distance, and 5-of-6 from the line, adding five rebounds, in just 20 minutes off the bench...(2/3 at Drew University): Notched her eighth career 20-point scoring effort, her fifth of the season and second in a row...(2/6 at Rutgers-Newark): Had 10 rebounds (seven defensive) and eight points in 32 minutes...(2/8 at New York City College of Technology): Had 16 points (6-18 FG), eight rebounds, five steals and three assists in 27 minutes off the bench...(2/13 vs. Ramapo): Was just three points shy of her career high of 35 achieved on December 12, scored 26 of NJCU’s first 45 points, before finishing with 32 points (11-31 FG, 3-10 3FG, 7-10 FT) and 17 rebounds (12 defensive)...She notched her second 30-point and sixth 20-point performance of the season...It was also her ninth career 20-point showing, 11th career double-double and fifth double-double of the season...The 17 rebounds were a season high and three shy of her career best...
2008-09 Highlights: (11/18 vs. NYU): Led NJCU with eight points...(11/22 vs. UMASS-Boston in Gothic Knight Tip-Off Tournament): Had a team-best 12 rebounds (seven offensive), adding seven points and six steals...(11/25 at FDU-Florham): Registered her first career double-double, posting career highs of 21 points and a game-high 13 rebounds...(11/30): Named NJCU Women's Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career, following her performance against FDU-Florham...(12/3 at Montclair State University): Collected 16 points (8-19 FG), five rebounds and three steals in 33 minutes before fouling out...(12/6 vs. Rutgers-Camden): Had a double-double of 16 points (7-17 FG) and 16 rebounds, and added five steals...(1/21 at Ramapo College): Had 14 points, seven rebounds and two steals...(1/24 vs. Richard Stockton College): Contributed her fourth double-double of the year with 20 points (7-17 FG) and 12 rebounds along with four steals in 33 minutes of action...(2/2 vs. St. Joseph's College- Brooklyn): Finished with a game-best 17 points, including 7-of-8 from the line, with nine rebounds, five assists and three steals in 39 minutes...(2/4 vs. Montclair State University): Collected her sixth career double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds in 37 minutes...(2/11 vs. Ramapo College): Scored 21 points (8-18 FG) with two three-pointers, adding five rebounds, four assists, and four steals in a career-high 40 minutes of action...(2/18 vs. Rutgers-Newark): Dropped in 12 points and brought down seven rebounds and had four steals...
High School: A June 19, 2008 graduate of East Orange Campus High School in East Orange, NJ…Played four seasons of basketball, three on the varsity level, for Coach Derrick Johnson…Helped the Jaguars with the Iron Hills Conference championship as a sophomore in 2005-06…Earned First-Team All-Conference accolades as a senior in 2008…Also ran one season of track for Coach Ronald McDonald…Named to NJ.com’s Second-Team All-Oranges Team and All-Senior Second-Team…As a junior in 2006-07, averaged 7.1 rebounds, 4.2 points, 2.1 steals, 0.5 blocks and 0.5 assists in 17 games…Team was 13-4 when she was on the court. (01/11/08): Had 18 points, 17 boards and five steals to key a 51-44 decision over Randolph…(02/02/08): Contributed all seven of her points to an 18-7 start that sparked seventh-seeded EOHS over Montclair Kimberley, 54-33 in the Essex County Tournament…(02/14/08): Added 15 points in a 48-46 over-time loss to West Morris.
Personal: Ebony Rochelle Cunningham…Born January 16, 1990 in Orange, NJ…Parents are Cynthia Anderson and Bruce Cunningham…Has four sisters—Latrice Cunningham (21), Ashley Anderson (19), Ivory Cunningham (17) and Cynthia Cunningham (15) and a 16-year-old brother, Michael Cunningham…Right-handed…
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