Heather Claytor
Heather Claytor

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Grottoes, Va.

High School:
Fort Defiance

Height:
5-8

Position:
Guard

An exercise science major with a concentration in sports administration • Also earning a coaching minor.

JUNIOR SEASON 2007-08 Started 35 of 36 games, averaging 4.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per contest • Ranks fifth in school history in career three-point percentage (.357) • Scored 13 points and made three three-pointers in her first career start against North Carolina Central on Nov. 9 • Had 10 points in 15 minutes in the win over Syracuse on Nov. 18 • Tallied a career-high four steals in the win over Georgia State on Nov. 19 • Made her 100th career three-pointer in the win over Furman on Nov. 25 • Grabbed a season-high four rebounds in the win over College of Charleston on Nov. 27 • Scored six points on two three-pointers in the win over Wofford on Dec. 9 • Scored nine points and grabbed a career-high five steals in the win over Liberty on Dec. 30 • Scored eight points and handed out a career-high five assists in a season-high 23 minutes in the win over Georgia Tech on Jan. 5 • Scored three points and grabbed three rebounds in a career-high 26 minutes in the win at Virginia Tech on Jan. 10 • Matched a career high with five rebounds in the win at NC State on Jan. 13 • Scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the win over Boston College on Jan. 17 • Scored 12 points in a career-high 30 minutes in the loss at No. 1 Connecticut on Jan. 21 • Scored four points in the win over No. 4 Maryland on Jan. 26 • Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds in the win at Wake Forest on Jan. 31 • Made two three-pointers in a career-high 30 minutes in the win at No. 11 Duke on Feb. 4 • Scored three points in the win over Clemson on Feb. 7 • Made two three-pointers and finished with seven points in the win at Georgia Tech on Feb. 10 • Scored three points, dished out four assists and grabbed two rebounds in the win over Florida State on Feb. 17 • Scored four points and made one three-pointer in the win over NC State on Feb. 25 • Scored six points on two three-pointers in the win over No. 12 Duke on March 2 • Made a season high four three-pointers in the win over Clemson in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals • Scored six points on two threes in the finals against No. 12 Duke • Scored eight points, dished out a career-high five assists and pulled down four rebounds in the second round NCAA Tournament win over Georgia.

SOPHOMORE SEASON 2006-07 Appeared in all 38 games for the Tar Heels off the bench, establishing a new single-season school record for games played • Averaged 4.4 points and 1.4 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game • Second on the team in three-point percentage (.336) and three-pointers made (1.26 per game) • Made at least one three-pointer in 25 of 38 games • Scored in double figures four times in six games starting with the Winston-Salem State game on Nov. 12 and ending with the UNC Greensboro win on Nov. 30 • Had a career-high four assists in the win at Coastal Carolina on Dec. 18 • Had a career-high three steals in the win over Delaware State on Dec. 28 • Scored eight points and made a pair of threes in the ACC quarterfinal win over Virginia Tech.

FRESHMAN SEASON 2005-06 Came off the bench to play in 31 games • Averaged 4.3 points per game in 8.4 minutes of play • Shot a school-record .451 from three-point range, the second-highest percentage in the ACC • Made just two baskets that weren't three-pointers and had just seven attempts from inside three-point range • Was 3-for-3 from three-point range against TCU, scoring nine points in seven minutes of play • Came off the bench to lead UNC with 14 points against Charleston Southern • Took her first two-pointer of the season against Charleston Southern after launching only threes in the first five games of the year • Was 3-for-7 from three-point range against Wofford to finish with nine points • Leading scorer with a season-high 18 points in a season-high 18 minutes of play against Coastal Carolina • Was 6-for-10 from three-point range, one short of tying the school single-game record for three-pointers • Came off the bench to score 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting from three-point range against College of Charleston • Hit all three of her three-point attempts in the first half of the ACC opener against Clemson on Jan. 6, and finished 3-for-5 with nine points • Was 3-for-5 from three-point range against Miami, scoring nine points in 10 minutes of play • Had nine points at Wake Forest on 3-for-6 shooting (2-for-4 from three) from the field and a free throw • Was 2-for-2 from the field (both three-pointers) in the ACC semifinals win over NC State.

PREP/PERSONAL Coached by Mike Jenkins and Tony Clark • Earned all-state, all-region and all-district honors all three years on the varsity squad • Holds her school's career records for scoring, scoring average, rebounds and blocked shots • Her Fort Defiance jersey, No. 32, was retired in June 2006 • Honored as her school's Athlete of the Year as a senior and twice a recipient of the school's Indian Award • City-County Player of the Year as a junior • As a senior, set a school record with 41 points in a game and also holds the school record for three-pointers in a game with seven • As a senior, averaged 21.1 points • Also earned all-district honors in softball and volleyball • Member of National Honor Society and named to the Superintendent's List and the Principal's List • Named Homecoming Queen and Prom Queen • Born Heather Renee Claytor on March 13, 1987, in Harrisonburg, Va. • Daughter of Edward and Patricia Claytor and stepmother Kim Kimble • Has eight siblings: Teresa Miller, Catina Souders, Edward Claytor II, Angela Fink, Cameron Grace Claytor, Caitlyn Colaw and Jonathan Wright.