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HIGH SCHOOL: A native of Pomona, Calif., Sa'de joins teammates Loree Moore and Tye'sha Fluker as the only players in Lady Vol history to hail from the Golden Gate state...Comes to Tennessee as one of the most heralded high school players in UT history...Honored as the Parade 2004 National Player of the Year and was chosen to the publication's All-America team twice (2003, 2004)...Named to the USA Today All-America First Team (2004) and Second Team (2003)...Also a USA Today Super 25 selection (2003) and named to the publication's freshman, sophomore, junior and senior All-America teams...Chosen as a McDonald's and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America (2004)...Teamed with Candace Parker on the West team in the McDonald's All-America game and totaled six points, four rebounds and three assists...Also won the three-point shooting contest at the event...Tabbed as an All-American by Street & Smith's on four occasions, first team (2003), third team (2002), sixth team (2001) and honorable mention (2000)...Gatorade State Player of the Year in 2004...Selected as the All Game Sports National Player of the Year (2004)...Slam Magazine first-team All-America (2004)...Selected to the Student Sports All-America First Team twice (2002, 2004) and Second Team once (2003)...Named the Student Sports national Sophomore of the Year...As a starting point guard all four years, she led her prep squads to a 119-7 overall record...Helped her squad to a 33-0 record as a sophomore en route to claiming the state championship and being named "National Champions" by USA Today and Student Sports...As a junior, her squad once again earned the state title and finished No. 2 in the nation...Honored as the CIF-SS I-AAA Player of the Year (2001), while earning co-Player of the Year accolades twice (2002, 2004)...CIF-SS I-AAA All-State first-team honoree (2001)...Only underclassman to make the first team since Cheryl Miller...Selected as the Cal-Hi Sports Division I Player of the Year (2002) and was a member of the All-State First Team three years (2002, 2003, 2004)...Cal-Hi Sports State Freshman of the Year (2001) and Sophomore of the Year (2002), while earning the title of Cal-Hi Sports Ms. Basketball (2002)...Tabbed as California Miss Basketball State Player of the Year twice (2002, 2003), becoming the first sophomore to win the award since 1971...Beat out seven McDonald's All-Americans for the honor that season...Chosen as the Los Angeles Times Player of the Year twice (2003, 2004)...Long Beach Press Telegram Player of the Year (2002, 2003, 2004)...Committed to Tennessee prior to high school, becoming the first player ever to commit to a SEC school before their freshman year.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Member of the USA Youth Development Festival West Team (2001)...Attended the Nike All-America Camp three times (2000, 2002, 2003) and was the first rising ninth-grader, female or male, ever invited...Named the top player at the 2003 Nike Camp...Selected as the most valuable player at the 2003 U.S. Junior Nationals in Washington, D.C...Helped her AAU 16-under team, West Coast All-Stars coached by her father Jerry Gatewood, to a runner-up finish at the National Championships en route to earning AAU All-America honors (2001)...Picked as the adidas Top 10 Camp Underclass All-Star co-MVP (2001)...Named the MVP at 2000 U.S. Junior Nationals in Las Vegas, Nev...Awarded all-tournament accolades twice at the Boo Williams 17-under Invitational (2000, 2003)...Chosen as the Showtime Nationals MVP (2002)...Selected as the MVP at the 2001 Deep South Classic...Earned MVP recognition at the 2003 The End of the Oregon Trails tournament and was also tabbed to the event's all-tournament team in 1999 and 2000.
PERSONAL: Sa'de is currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences...Hopes to one day be a sportscaster or have her own clothing line...Models her game after Allen Iverson and Jason Kidd...Favorite player is Kobe Bryant because he is a hard worker and is true to the game...Favorite WNBA team is the Los Angeles Sparks...Cites her pre-game superstition as putting her hair in two ponytails...Nicknamed Goofy and loves the cartoon character as well...Favorite color is lime green...Enjoys hanging out with teammates, friends and talking on the phone when not on the hardwood...Has two brothers, Charles, 17, and Jerry, 15 who attend Fulton High School...Sa'de LaShay Wiley-Gatewood was born on Sept. 19, 1985, in San Diego, Calif... Her parents are Jerry and Denise Gatewood.
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