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Jersey Number 10
Danielle Rainey
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Vista Ridge
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
Overview
- 2020-21 marked her third season with the Gators.
- Appeared in 46 games at Florida, starting 14 contests.
- Career averages of 6.6 points per game and 2.7 rebounds.
- Sustained a season-ending knee injury during the 2019-20 preseason.
- After joining the Gators at semester, Rainey emerged as one of Florida’s go-to scorers and most reliable shooters in 2018-19.
- Transferred in from TCU where she spent her freshman season and half of her sophomore season.
- Talented scorer with knack for hitting pull-up jumpers.
- Appeared in 24 of Florida’s 26 games, earning five starting nods.
- Tallied double-figure points in seven contests.
- Averaged 7.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game
- Knocked down multiple three-pointers in 10 games.
- Led UF in three-pointers (37) and three-point percentage (.381).
- Scored 12 points in UF’s matchup with Villanova in the WNIT (3/20/21).
- Dropped 13 points in UF's win over Auburn (3/3/21) in the SEC Tournament.
- Against Kentucky (2/15) she poured in a career-best six 3-pointers and matched her career-best in points with 20 (the most she had scored in game since 2019).
- 17 points in 17 minutes played vs. Cincinnati (12/5/20), including 10 in the fourth quarter.
- Playing in an organized game for the first time in 629 days, Rainey exploded for 18 points off the bench in UF's season opener vs. Grambling State (11/25/20).
- Tabbed to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Sidelined for her entire redshirt-junior campaign with a knee injury.
- Was the team’s leading returning scorer.
- Tabbed to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Finished the season averaging 8.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists.
- Her 9.5 points per game average was the second-highest on the team during SEC play and she scored in double figures seven times in conference action.
- Earned nine starts and appeared in all 22 games she was eligible for.
- Registered seven double-figure scoring games, all coming during SEC play.
- Knocked down multiple three-pointers in nine games and made at least one trey in 15 games.
- Finished with 28 three-pointers, the third most on the team, despite playing in only 22 games.
- Scored her first points as a Gator at Ohio State.
- Knocked down a season-best five triples vs. Missouri, finishing with 15.
- Poured in season-best 20 points at Kentucky, draining seven of her 10 shots.
- Picked up her first career double-double in UF's narrow loss to Arkansas (17 points, 10 rebounds).
- Scored all 17 of her points vs. Texas A&M in the second half.
- Did not appear in any games during the 2017 fall semester and transferred to UF.
- Played in 11 games, all off the bench.
- Averaged 1.7 points and 5.0 minutes per game.
- Season-high seven points came versus Alcorn State.
- Season-high minutes (15) versus Grambling and Alcorn State.
- Four-star prospect by Prospects Nation and a three-star prospect by ESPN.
- Ranked No. 22 at her position nationally by ESPN.
- Ranked No. 32 at her position nationally by Prospects Nation, No. 112 player overall in nation and No. 13 player in Texas.
- Helped Vista Ridge High School to a 34-5 overall record, Class 5A state semifinal appearance and a No. 5 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) final ranking as a senior.
- Led Vista Ridge to a 34-5 overall record, Class 5A state semifinal appearance and top 50 national ranking as a junior.
- Averaged 13.9 points per game as a senior, earning TABC and Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) Class 5A All-State First Team honors.
- Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 5A All-State Tournament First Team selection as a senior.
- TABC Region IV All-Region First Team selection as a senior.
- Austin American-Statesman All-Central Texas Second Team as a senior.
- District 25-5A Offensive MVP as a senior.
- Two-time 25-5A All-District selection.
- Transferred to Vista Ridge after her sophomore season.
- Native of Washington, D.C.
- Graduated with a degree in Sociology in May of 2020.
- Two-time SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll honoree.
- Played high school basketball in Texas.
- Loves pecans.
- Collects basketball and baseball cards.
- Has to have a Hershey bar before each game.
- Favorite class was Mental Health and Illness.
WBIT: Coach Gardner, McGill and Reynolds Press Conference 3-31-25
Monday, March 31
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Sunday, March 30
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Thursday, March 27
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Monday, March 24
