CAREER
Played 21 games in first year at Georgia State before suffering an injury and missing the remainder of the season...Had played in 30 games in Atlantic-10 for two seasons at UNC Charlotte, so has 51 NCAA games experience...The athletic post player transferred to Georgia State after Coach Baldwin-Tener arrived in 2010...Scored 74 career points with 60 career rebounds in those 51 games.
2011-12
Logged 184 minutes (8.8 per game) in first season as a Panther...Scored 55 points (2.6 per game) with 29 rebounds (1.4) with four steals and three blocked shots.
Nagging career injury caused her season to end early with surgery.
Enjoyed first double-figure scoring game of career with 10 points at Old Dominion (1/4/12) and she hit all four shots she took from field as well as 2-of-3 from free throw line...Had an eight-point game in win over Kennesaw State (12/14/11) with 4-of-6 field goals.
Top rebounding game was six in the win over Campbell (11/25/11)...Had four rebounds at Florida State (11/21/11).
Made only start in win at Western Carolina (11/29/11), but played 12 minutes without scoring...Had three rebounds in that start.
2010-11
Sat out her transfer year to become eligible at Georgia State, but practiced with the team to gain experience with the team...Began her studies in the classroom at GSU full-time as well.
PREVIOUS COLLEGE
Played in 30 games in two seasons with 49ers of Charlotte.
As freshman, played in 19 games with 10 points and 18 rebounds, plus two blocks. Sophomore year included 11 games played with nine points and eight rebounds on 18-14 team. The 49ers earned a WNIT postseason bid, opening with a win over Big South champion Gardner-Webb, before bowing to 23-win North Carolina A&T in the second round.
Freshman team was 23-9 and earned NCAA bid, but lost to Purdue...49ers defeated Dayton to win the championship in the A-10 Tournament and claim the automatic bid to the NCAA.
PREP
Star at Grimsley High School in Greensboro for Coach Phil Weaver...Scored 960 points, grabbed 674 rebounds and blocked 164 shots.
Four-time Metro 4A all-conference pick...All-Area pick three times by Greensboro News and Record.
Team won three conference tournament and regular season titles...Advanced to championship game of 2007 state tournament.
Ranked in the top 25 as senior by Carolina Scouting Report and was recruited by at least 10 Division I schools...Invited to Carolina All-Star Classic and North-South All-Star game...Known for double-figure rebounds and almost five blocks a game in high school career.
Had a 19-point game versus High Point Central for memorable senior game...Defeated rival Page all four years for bragging rights.
Played AAU ball with Lady Phoenix Elite under former Wake Forest player Delaney Rudd and learned the most basketball she ever has so far...Also played for Greensboro Galaxy.
Lettered in volleyball in freshman and sophomore years...Had perfect attendance in school from 9th through 11th grade.
High school was nicknamed Whirlies, short for Whirlwinds, with a tornado logo.
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 19, 1989 in Greensboro...Nicole Elaine is daughter of Roderick and Theresea Hargraves...Has an older brother, LaBaron (27)...Dad played high school football.
Had perfect attendance for three years of high school (freshman through junior years)...Is majoring in psychology at GSU and then plans to earn a master's in public health.
