Temple University Athletics
2013-14 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Brown, Rateska

Jersey Number 3
Rateska Brown
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Alvin, S.C.
- High School:
- Timberland
Bio
Honors: 2014 American Sixth Player of the Year ... 2014 PhillyCollegeSports.com Honorable Mention All-Philly Team ... named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll, Philadelphia Big 5 Honor Roll, and OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week [1/20/14] ... PhillyCollegeSports.com Honor Roll [2/11/14] ... 2013 Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team ... Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball co-Player of the Week (12/3/12).
2013-14: Played in 24 games ... averaged 7.8 ppg and 2.3 rpg ... top three-point shooter at 36 percent (43-of-121) ... came off the bench for a team-best 13 points, including three treys, in the win at UCF ... led the Owls with 13 points against Cincinnati ... had eight points and six boards at No. 4/3 Louisville ... paced the Owls with 17 points, including five three pointers, in the win over Memphis ... had 11 points and five rebounds in the win at Houston ... had 15 points, including five three-pointers, at SMU?... only Owl in double figures with 13 points against No. 1 Connecticut ... had 13 points, including three three pointers, off the bench against Penn ... led the Owls with a season-high 17 points, including three treys, in the win at Cincinnati ... came off the bench for 15 points, including four three-pointers, in the win over SMU?... grabbed three rebounds at No. 1 Connecticut ... had a three-pointer in the win at Memphis ... had six points and two assists in the win over Howard ... added 10 points, including three treys, and four assists at No. 23 Syracuse ... had eight points, including two treys, in season debut at Montana.
2012-13: Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team ... played in 30 games with 12 starts ... ranked second on the team with 10.8 points per game ... tied for the team lead with 44 steals ... hit 67-of-196 (34.2 percent) from behind the arc to lead the Owls ... her 2.2 three-point field goals made per game ranked third among all players in the Atlantic 10 ... had a team-high 15 points in the A-10 semifinal against Fordham ... scored a career-high 23 points in Temple’s upset win over Charlotte in the A-10 quarterfinals, hitting 5-of-7 behind the arc and 6-of-7 at the free throw line ... led the Owls with 14 points and a career-tying six steals in their A-10 first round win over Xavier ... scored 12 points off the bench at Butler, hitting 4-of-9 from three-point range and grabbing eight boards ... nailed five three-pointers en route to 21 points in a win at UMass ... went 4-of-8 from three-point range en route to scoring 12 points in a win over Richmond ... scored a team-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field at Duquesne ... led all players with 22 points against VCU ... had a career-best six three-pointers (6-of-15) and led all players with six steals ... set a career-high in rebounds for a second straight game with nine in a win vs. Western Michigan, also hitting 5-of-9 from the field including 3-of-7 behind the arc for 13 points ... drained three three-pointers for a second straight game at Howard while also pulling down seven rebounds ... scored 13 points and hit three from behind the arc at Georgetown ... started first game of her career at Michigan State, finishing with seven points and a team-best three steals ... named the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball co-Player of the Week on Dec. 3 ... scored 19 points off the bench in a win over Syracuse, hitting 4-of-8 from behind the arc ... scored 15 points in a win at Bowling Green, hitting three three-pointers (3-for-6) ... came off the bench to score 12 points against Rutgers ... scored 13 points in the Owls’ season-opening, 55-41 win vs. Montana.
2011-12: Played in 24 games ... averaged 3.9 points per game in her rookie season ... scored 10 points and added a season-high three steals in a win at La Salle ... scored 10 points off the bench in just 16 minutes in a win against George Washington, hitting 4-of-6 from the field including 2-of-4 behind the arc ... added a career-high three assists and career-high two steals in that contest ... set her career-high for a second game in a row with 12 points off the bench in a win at Saint Louis, hitting 5-of-13 from the field ... scored seven points in a win over Fordham on 3-of-4 shooting from the field including a three-pointer ... scored six points off the bench in a come-from-behind win at Richmond, hitting 2-of-4 from behind the arc in the second-half comeback ... came off the bench to hit 1-of-1 behind the arc and 2-of-2 at the free throw line in Temple’s season-opening win against Miami (OH).
High School: Three-time Team MVP at Timberland High School ... named the 2AA Player of the Year as a senior after leading her team to the state championship and a record of 25-2 ... averaged more than 20 points per game throughout her high school career ... finished with 2,038 points ... as a senior, averaged 26.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 5.4 steals ... named the Lake Marion Invitational MVP as a senior and was a South Carolina North-South All-Star ... as a junior, named to the all-state second team while her team amassed a record of 21-4 ... voted the Best All-Around Player as a freshman ... member of the Honor Roll, French Club, and Beta Club.
AAU: Played for the South Carolina 76ers under coaches Xavier McDaniel and Roger Wiley.
Personal: Rateska Jahnae Brown ... parents are Joseph Brown, Sr., and the late Colleen Brown ... has two older brothers — Joseph, Jr. (30) and Trevor (22) ... cousins Joe Hamilton (Georgia Tech) and Courtney Brown (Penn State) played in the NFL ... cousin Mandakova Clark was a Nike All-American who played collegiate basketball at Rutgers ... enjoys riding bikes, drawing and fishing, ... adult & organizational development major.
2013-14: Played in 24 games ... averaged 7.8 ppg and 2.3 rpg ... top three-point shooter at 36 percent (43-of-121) ... came off the bench for a team-best 13 points, including three treys, in the win at UCF ... led the Owls with 13 points against Cincinnati ... had eight points and six boards at No. 4/3 Louisville ... paced the Owls with 17 points, including five three pointers, in the win over Memphis ... had 11 points and five rebounds in the win at Houston ... had 15 points, including five three-pointers, at SMU?... only Owl in double figures with 13 points against No. 1 Connecticut ... had 13 points, including three three pointers, off the bench against Penn ... led the Owls with a season-high 17 points, including three treys, in the win at Cincinnati ... came off the bench for 15 points, including four three-pointers, in the win over SMU?... grabbed three rebounds at No. 1 Connecticut ... had a three-pointer in the win at Memphis ... had six points and two assists in the win over Howard ... added 10 points, including three treys, and four assists at No. 23 Syracuse ... had eight points, including two treys, in season debut at Montana.
2012-13: Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team ... played in 30 games with 12 starts ... ranked second on the team with 10.8 points per game ... tied for the team lead with 44 steals ... hit 67-of-196 (34.2 percent) from behind the arc to lead the Owls ... her 2.2 three-point field goals made per game ranked third among all players in the Atlantic 10 ... had a team-high 15 points in the A-10 semifinal against Fordham ... scored a career-high 23 points in Temple’s upset win over Charlotte in the A-10 quarterfinals, hitting 5-of-7 behind the arc and 6-of-7 at the free throw line ... led the Owls with 14 points and a career-tying six steals in their A-10 first round win over Xavier ... scored 12 points off the bench at Butler, hitting 4-of-9 from three-point range and grabbing eight boards ... nailed five three-pointers en route to 21 points in a win at UMass ... went 4-of-8 from three-point range en route to scoring 12 points in a win over Richmond ... scored a team-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field at Duquesne ... led all players with 22 points against VCU ... had a career-best six three-pointers (6-of-15) and led all players with six steals ... set a career-high in rebounds for a second straight game with nine in a win vs. Western Michigan, also hitting 5-of-9 from the field including 3-of-7 behind the arc for 13 points ... drained three three-pointers for a second straight game at Howard while also pulling down seven rebounds ... scored 13 points and hit three from behind the arc at Georgetown ... started first game of her career at Michigan State, finishing with seven points and a team-best three steals ... named the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball co-Player of the Week on Dec. 3 ... scored 19 points off the bench in a win over Syracuse, hitting 4-of-8 from behind the arc ... scored 15 points in a win at Bowling Green, hitting three three-pointers (3-for-6) ... came off the bench to score 12 points against Rutgers ... scored 13 points in the Owls’ season-opening, 55-41 win vs. Montana.
2011-12: Played in 24 games ... averaged 3.9 points per game in her rookie season ... scored 10 points and added a season-high three steals in a win at La Salle ... scored 10 points off the bench in just 16 minutes in a win against George Washington, hitting 4-of-6 from the field including 2-of-4 behind the arc ... added a career-high three assists and career-high two steals in that contest ... set her career-high for a second game in a row with 12 points off the bench in a win at Saint Louis, hitting 5-of-13 from the field ... scored seven points in a win over Fordham on 3-of-4 shooting from the field including a three-pointer ... scored six points off the bench in a come-from-behind win at Richmond, hitting 2-of-4 from behind the arc in the second-half comeback ... came off the bench to hit 1-of-1 behind the arc and 2-of-2 at the free throw line in Temple’s season-opening win against Miami (OH).
High School: Three-time Team MVP at Timberland High School ... named the 2AA Player of the Year as a senior after leading her team to the state championship and a record of 25-2 ... averaged more than 20 points per game throughout her high school career ... finished with 2,038 points ... as a senior, averaged 26.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 5.4 steals ... named the Lake Marion Invitational MVP as a senior and was a South Carolina North-South All-Star ... as a junior, named to the all-state second team while her team amassed a record of 21-4 ... voted the Best All-Around Player as a freshman ... member of the Honor Roll, French Club, and Beta Club.
AAU: Played for the South Carolina 76ers under coaches Xavier McDaniel and Roger Wiley.
Personal: Rateska Jahnae Brown ... parents are Joseph Brown, Sr., and the late Colleen Brown ... has two older brothers — Joseph, Jr. (30) and Trevor (22) ... cousins Joe Hamilton (Georgia Tech) and Courtney Brown (Penn State) played in the NFL ... cousin Mandakova Clark was a Nike All-American who played collegiate basketball at Rutgers ... enjoys riding bikes, drawing and fishing, ... adult & organizational development major.
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