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2019-20 W Basketball Roster

Travis Clayton | Arkansas State

5 Payton Tennison

  • Position Guard
  • Hometown Valley Springs, Ark.
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Valley Springs HS

Biography

2019-20 (SENIOR)
Finished her career tied for ninth in school history in career threes made (142) and ranking ninth in threes attempted (424) … Tallied 12 points and a career-high 8 rebounds vs. South Alabama (3/10) … Scored 15 points on 5-of-12 from three vs. South Alabama (3/5) … Tallied 15 points against the Jaguars in Mobile (2/20) … Knocked down six treys at Georgia State for 18 points (2/6) … Went 4-of-4 from three vs. Appalachian State (1/16), scoring 14 points … Tallied 15 points off the bench vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/9) after scoring 14 in reserve action on 4-of-4 from three at San Diego State (11/30) … Began her season with a career-high 26 points on 8-of-11 from three and three blocks vs. Central Baptist (11/6).

2018-19 (JUNIOR)
Ranked second on the team in 3-point attempts (94) and in 3-pointers made (30), as well as in free-throw percentage (86%) and 12 blocks … Scored in double figures eight times … Recorded a career high in points (20) on Feb. 28 vs. Georgia State on a career-best 6-of-9 from three … Career-best 6-of-6 from the charity stripe at Louisiana (March 9) … Collected a season-high three steals on Jan. 10 at South Alabama … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 29 games and made 13 starts … Averaged 5.8 points per game … Finished second on the team with 37 made 3-pointers … Tied a career-high with 16 points against Appalachian State in the Sun Belt Conference tournament … Finished third on the team with 54 assists … Had the most blocks of any guard on the team with 16 … Scored in double-figures six times … Led the team in assists eight times … Averaged 1.7 rebounds per contest.

2016-17 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 29 games and averaged 10.2 minutes per game … Scored a season-high 16 points against Troy in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament … Also grabbed a season best four rebounds against the Trojans and dished out five assists … Scored in double-figures in three out of her last four games to end the end season … Finished fourth on the team with 23 made 3-pointers on the year … Averaged 3.1 points per game and totaled 71 points on the year … Shot 39.7 from the field and also shot 39.7 percent from the 3-point line. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Valley Springs High School in Arkansas … Led her squad to class 3A state championship in 2015-16 … Helped the Lady Tigers to a 38-5 overall record … Named as the 3A State Tournament Most Valuable Player … Earned all-district, all-region and all-state honors … Named to the Arkansas Activities Association High School All-Star team … Competed in the Izard County All-Star Classic … As a junior she led Valley Springs to the Class 3A state finals last season where she scored 22 points in the championship game against Greenland … Earned All-District, All-Region, All-State and All-State Tournament accolades at the end of the year … Earned numerous awards on the AAU circuit over the summer.

PERSONAL
Daughter of David and Shannon Tennison ... Has two siblings (Keeton & Bryton) ... Currently majoring in Health Sciences.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    5'11"
    5
  • 5

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11"
    5
  • 5

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    5'11"
    5
  • 5

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    5'11"
    5