| Game Highs |
| Points |
30 |
at UTSA (12/4/11) |
| FG |
10 |
at UTSA(11/24/11) |
| FGA |
33 |
at New Mexico (1/2/12) |
| 3FG |
5 |
vs Oral Roberts(11/22/11) |
| 3FGA |
11,2x |
vs Oral Roberts (11/22/11) |
| FT |
15 |
vs. McNeese State (11/26/11) |
| FTA |
17 |
at Washington (12/18/11) |
| Rebounds |
7 |
at New Mexico (1/2/11) |
| Assists |
4, 5x |
vs. Houston Baptist (12/10/11) |
| Steals |
4,3x |
vs Tulsa (2/5/12) |
| Blocks |
1, 3x |
vs Rice (1/28/12) |
| Minutes Played |
40, 7x |
at Tulsa (2/5/12) |
CAREER HONORS
Capital One Academic All-District Team (2011)
Conference USA All-Academic Team (2011)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2011)
Conference USA Commissioner's Medal (2011)
Conference USA Spirit of Service Award recipient (2011)
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team (2010)
Conference USA All-Academic Team (2010)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2010)
Conference USA Commissioner's Medal (2010)
Conference USA Spirit of Service Award recipient (2010)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2009)
Conference USA Commissioner's Medal (2009)
Two-time Conference USA Rookie of the Week (2008-09)
CAREER NOTES
Button has played in all 93 games of career with 31 starts... has earned numerous academic awards, including Capital One Academic All-District Second Team honors and Conference USA All-Academic Team accolades for two straight seasons... currently ranks second all-time at Houston in 3-point field-goal percentage (36.0), fifth in free-throw percentage (74.4) and sixth in made 3-pointers (87)... holds career averages of 7.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game... has scored in double figures in 30 contests and drained at least one 3-pointer in 56 games.
2010-11 (JUNIOR)
One of six Cougars to see action in all 32 contests, including one start... served as one of the top threats off the bench for the Cougars, averaging 5.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per game... tied for second on the squad with 25 3-pointers on 75 attempts (33.3 percent)... shot 37 percent (51-of-137) from the field and 65 percent (41-of-63) from the free-throw line... posted 11 points and converted a season-high eight free-throws on 10 attempts in the season-opening win over UT-Arlington on Nov. 14... followed with a season-high 17-point performance in Houston's 82-62 victory at New Mexico State... was 6-of-10 from the field and 4-of-6 from 3-point range in 31 minutes against the Aggies... nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to spark a defining 24-6 run against NMSU... poured in 12 points, highlighted by three treys, at TCU on Dec. 2... posted fourth double-digit scoring performance at Houston Baptist on Dec. 30 with 10 points... went a perfect 2-of-2 from downtown at SMU on Jan. 9... tallied nine points against Memphis off a 3-of-3 effort from the field, including two 3-pointers... posted nine first-half points at Tulsa on Feb. 17.
2009-10 (SOPHOMORE)
One of just four Cougars to play in all 32 games, drawing 17 starts... Contributed 241 points (7.5 points per game), 70 rebounds (2.2 rebounds per contest) 26 assists and 23 steals... From 3-point distance shot .375 (33-of-88) to rank fourth in the UH record book for single season 3-point field goal percentage... Finished second on the team in free throw percentage at .769 (50-of-65)... Started the season-opener at Gardner-Webb (11/13/09), scoring 11 points with four rebounds during a 4-of-12 shooting night... Perfect from the free throw line, going 4-of-4 to contribute 10 points against UT-Arlington (11/17/09)... Scored five points to go along with four rebounds in a win over Oregon State (11/19/09)... Made 3-of-5 field goals for 10 points on the road at LSU (11/21/09)... Tied for team high with 11 points to go along with four rebounds at Miami (11/24/09)... Chipped in with eight points, two rebounds and a career-best tying four assists against Delaware (11/27/09)... Scored a career-high 21 points on a 7-of-12 shooting night against Texas State (11/28/09)... Selected to the All-Tournament Team at the 2009 Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational... Scored 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting with six rebounds, four assists and three steals in the win over North Texas (12/5/09)... Chipped in with four points, three rebounds and a steal at UTSA (12/7/09)... Went 3-of-12 from the floor to contribute seven points against Princeton (12/20/09)... Scored three points to go along with three rebounds at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/28/09)... In 23 minutes against TCU (12/31/09), contributed six points, four rebounds and two assists...Chipped in 10 points in 21 minutes versus Tulane (1/8/10)...Scored five points and pulled down five rebounds at UTEP (1/10/10)... Scored 14 points against ECU (1/15/10)... Played a career-high 40 minutes against Marshall (1/17/10), scoring four points... Came off the bench to contribute four points at UAB (1/24/10)... Against Rice (2/4/10), contributed nine points and four rebounds... Came off the bench to add eight points against Memphis (2/7/10) by going two-of-three from the three-point line... Scored five points in 20 minutes at Tulsa (2/12/10)... Shook off her shooting struggles against UTEP (2/25/10), scoring 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting... Notched her second straight double-figure points game with 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting against Tulane (2/27/10)... Scored 17 points on 3-of-6 shooting from three-point range against Rice (3/4/10)... Went 2-for-3 from downtown and had eight points in 20 minutes vs. UTEP (3/9/10)... Scored five points in 13 minutes against UAB (3/10/10)... One of three Cougars in double figures during the WNIT opener at Texas Tech (3/18/10), scoring 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting... Named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District in addition to C-USA All-Academic Team, C-USA Commissioner's honor roll and as a recipient of the Conference USA Commissioner's Medal.
2008-09 (FRESHMAN)
Came on strong, particularly in the first half of her freshman campaign... Played in all 29 games, drawing 13 starts... Ranked in the Top 10 freshman scorers in Conference USA and third on the Cougars, scoring 8.4 points per game... Twice selected as the C-USA Rookie of the Week... Shot .365 (76-of-208) from the floor... Ranked sixth in Conference USA in three point shooting percentage at .367 (29-of-79)... Spent much of the year as one of the top free throw shooters in the league, ending the season ranked third in C-USA with a .797 shooting percentage (63-of-79) from the charity stripe... Her success at the free throw line including a streak of 29 consecutive made free throw shots from Dec. 14 to Jan. 22... Made a splash in her collegiate debut, scoring a game-high 17 points on an 8-of-11 shooting night against SE Louisiana (11/14/08)... Also grabbed three rebounds and three steals... Against Gardner Webb (11/15/08) did much of damage from the free throw line where she went 7-of-8 on her way to 12 points, in addition to five rebounds and four assists... Selected Conference USA Rookie of the Week on Nov. 17... Went 2-of-10 from the field and 3-of-6 from the foul line for eight points against Oregon State (11/19/08)... Against TCU (11/25/08) led UH in scoring with 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and a 4-of-4 mark from the free throw line... Scored 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting and grabbed four boards against North Texas (12/2/08)... Made a season-best four three-point field goals to contribute 14 points in a win over Texas Southern (12/5/08)... Scored 18 points, going 4-of-9 from the floor and 10-of-13 from the charity stripe with four rebounds against Cal Poly (12/14/08) ... Selected C-USA Rookie of the Week for the second time this season on Dec. 15... Scored five points with three rebounds against Boston College (12/20/08)... Used a 6-of-6 performance from the charity stripe to post 11 points against Buffalo (12/21/08)... Again perfect from the free throw line (6-of-6) against Akron (12/28/08) en route to a 11-point performance... Came off the bench at Kansas (12/31/08) to contribute 10 points and three rebounds... Scored eight points with three rebounds against UAB (1/16/09)... Poured in 14 points and dished out three assists against Memphis (1/18/09)... Scored 10 points against UCF (1/25/09)... Made 4-of-8 points for 11 points against SMU (1/29/09)... Came off the bench to chip in 10 points and five rebounds against Tulane (2/12/09)... Made 4-o-f-9 field goals for 12 points against SMU (2/20/09).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Coppell High School where she played for head coach Mitchell Davis and Jerry Hoffman... Helped lead CHS to the District 6-5A Championship and an Area Final appearance as a freshman... Selected First Team All-District 6-5A following both her sophomore and junior season before being named co-District 6-5A Offensive MVP as a senior... Averaged 15 points, three rebounds and two assists per game... Member of the National Honor Society and a top 10% graduate of CHS... Also participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
PERSONAL
Born Roxana Azar Button in Mansfield, Texas, on June 19, 1990... Daughter of Terry and Ossie Button... Lists her brother Russell, who played college basketball at Midwestern State, as her major influence in sports... Majoring in psychology with a minor in chemistry... Aspires to be a doctor... In her spare time, enjoys going to the lake (skiing, tubing, wakeboarding), camping and mountain biking.
BUTTON'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Season |
GP-GS |
Min.-Avg. |
FG-FGA |
Pct. |
3P-3PA |
Pct. |
FT-FTA |
Pct. |
Reb. |
Avg. |
PF-FO |
Ast |
TO |
Blk |
Stl |
Pts. |
Avg. |
| 2008-09 |
29-13 |
670-23.1 |
76-208 |
.365 |
29-79 |
.367 |
63-79 |
.797 |
62 |
2.1 |
45-0 |
35 |
55 |
0 |
22 |
244 |
8.4 |
| 2009-10 |
32-17 |
780-24.4 |
79-207 |
.382 |
33-88 |
.375 |
50-65 |
.769 |
70 |
2.2 |
49-0 |
26 |
37 |
1 |
23 |
241 |
7.5 |
| 2010-11 |
32-1 |
502-15.7 |
51-137 |
.372 |
25-75 |
.333 |
41-63 |
.651 |
54 |
1.7 |
23-0 |
19 |
26 |
1 |
15 |
168 |
5.3 |
| 2011-12 |
23-23 |
868-37.7 |
122-418 |
.292 |
35-110 |
.318 |
118-151 |
.781 |
83 |
3.6 |
47-0 |
44 |
107 |
1 |
35 |
397 |
17.3 |
| TOTALS |
116-54 |
2820-24.3 |
328-970 |
.338 |
122-352 |
.347 |
272-358 |
.760 |
269 |
2.3 |
164-0 |
124 |
225 |
3 |
95 |
1,050 |
9.1 |
