Sancho Lyttle

Sancho Lyttle

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Last College:
Clarendon JC

Height:
6-4

Position:
Forward/Center

Experience:
1L

• 2005 Wade Watch List •
• 2005 All-Conference USA Candidate •
• 2004 All-Conference USA (Second Team) •

2003-04 Season (Junior)
Was named to the Second Team All-Conference USA . . . Started both games of the NCAA Tournament . . . Pulled down 10 boards in the Lady Cougars' win over UW-Green Bay on March 20 in the First Round . . . Poured in 15 points in Houston's loss to UC-Santa Barbara on March 22 . . . Was one of only two Lady Cougars to start all 32 games for Houston, averaging 39.6 minutes per contest . . . Houston's leading rebounder . . . Her 9.5 rebounds per game average is tied for fifth-best of all time and was the best average for a Lady Cougar since the Sallie Routt averaged 9.5 per game during the 1988-89 campaign . . . Her 299 total rebounds on the year ranks second all-time as the most rebounds recorded by a Lady Cougar in a single season . . . Was second on the team with 527 total points scored, an average of 16.5 per game . . . Led the team with a 52.5 field goal percentage (227-432) . . . Led the squad with 13 double-doubles on the year, with her last coming vs Cincinnati March 6 (18 pts, 12 reb) . . . Registered a double-double in three of the last five regular season games - and three straight from Feb. 15-Feb. 22 . . . Second on the team with 25 blocks on the year . . . Pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds three times this season: vs Louisville (Jan. 25), at East Carolina (Feb. 15) and vs DePaul (Feb. 20) . . . Scored a career-high and game-leading 34 points in Houston's 67-59 win over Cincinnati in the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament on March 6 . . . Had 26 double-digit scoring games in 2003-04, including seven games in which she scored 20-or-more points . . . Was named Conference USA Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 23 after leading Houston to wins over No. 11/12 DePaul on Feb. 20 and Marquette on Feb. 22 . . . Shocked the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the first game of the season at the Hawkeye Challenge in Iowa City, Iowa, on Nov. 21 when she dunked in the first half . . . Made her Houston debut on Nov. 21 vs Iowa, registering her first double-double of the year with 19 points and 10 boards.

Junior College
Played under head coach Wade Scott at Clarendon Junior College in Clarendon, Texas . . .Was named Most Valuable Player . . . career best game in junior college came when she scored 49 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and had 10 blocks.

High School
Was the MVP for four years at S.V.G. Girls High School in Kingstown ST. Vincent under Vernette McDowall . . . Also ran track, competing in the 100, 200, 400, 800, high jump, long jump and the shot put.

Personal
Is the daughter of Evelyn Lyttle and Ian Cain . . . Nickname is "Saint" . . . Was also recruited by Texas A&M and Washington State . . . Chose UH for scholarship reasons.