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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

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21 Bella Vinson

  • Position Guard/Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Manchester, Tenn.
  • High School Coffee County
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

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CAREER AWARDS

  • 2x All-ASUN First Team (2022-23, 2024-25)
  • ASUN All-Tournament Team (2024-25)
  • ASUN All-Freshman Team (2021-22)
  • 3x ASUN Player of the Week (Jan. 9, 2023, Feb. 13, 2023, Jan. 27, 2025)
  • Division I-AAA Athletic Director Association Scholar Athletes (2024-25)
  • 2x College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® (2022-23, 2024-25)
  • 2x ASUN All-Academic Team (2022-23, 2024-25)

2024-25 (SENIOR)

  • Became second player since 2009-10 to start 100 or more games in a Bisons uniform in the Division I era
  • Finished second all-time in field goal percentage (45.3%)
  • Finished third all-time in career points (1,367) and field goals made (494)
  • Finished fourth all-time in field goal attempts (1,090), 3-point field goals (183) and blocks (71)
  • Finished fifth all-time in defensive rebounds (419)
  • Played and started all 32 games for Lipscomb in her final season, earning First Team All-ASUN honors
  • Led Lipscomb in scoring with 469 points, third-highest in a single season
  • 14.7 points per game was good for fifth in the ASUN
  • Team leader with 26 double-digit scoring performances and seven 20+ games, including 28 vs. North Alabama (1/25)
  • Scored 1,000th career point vs. Belmont (12/4), becoming 10th all-time in Division I era to achieve milestone
  • Second player in Division I era (minimum 100 attempts) to shoot 50% or better in a season with 51.02%, highest in program history
  • 175 field goals made, third highest in a season
  • Team percentage leader in 3-pointers (34.9) and free throws (81.0)
  • Averaged 6.4 rebounds per game and had three double-doubles
  • Added 52 assists, 51 steals and 22 blocks
  • Earned ASUN All-Academic, College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® and Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete honors

2023-24 (JUNIOR)

  • Started in the first 22 games of the season before an ankle injury sidelined her for the final eight games
  • Averaged 11 points per game while shooting 39.8 percent from the floor before her injury
  • Brought down 4.3 rebounds per game and dished out 1.7 assists per game
  • Was on pace to reach 1,000 points before the end of the season (898 career points)
  • Snagged a career-high ten rebounds against Mississippi Valley State

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Had a breakout sophomore season, earning ASUN First Team All-Conference honors while leading the Bisons in scoring at 14 points per game
  • Scored 444 total points, sixth most in a single season in program history
  • Led the team in 3-pointers made (71) while shooting at a 39% clip
  • Ranked fifth in the nation for clutch scoring, according to Synergy Sports
  • Scored in double figures 23 times, including eight games with 20+ points
  • Scored a career-high 28 points vs Jacksonville State (1/5)
  • Earned two ASUN Player of the Week awards (1/9, 2/13)
  • Was named to the ASUN All-Academic Team and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District®

2021-22 (FRESHMAN)

  • Named to the ASUN All-Freshman Team
  • One of four Bisons to play in all 30 games, made 15 starts
  • Totaled 726 minutes on the floor at an average of 24.2 minutes per game
  • Went 71-of-180 from the field for a .394 shooting percentage
  • Collected a .299 three-point percentage with 32-of-107 three-pointers made
  • Led the team in free-throw percentage at .841 when she made 37-of-44 free throws this season
  • Scored a total of 211 points at a 7.0 PPG mark
  • Pulled down a total of 89 rebounds, 66 of them on the defensive side
  • Tied for second on the team in blocks at 16
  • Dished out 23 assists and 16 steals

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Prepped at Coffee County Central High School under the direction of coach Joe Pat Cope
  • Four-time 8-AAA Regular Season District Champions (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
  • Two-time 8-AAA District Tournament Champions (2019-20, 2020-21)
  • Three-time TSWA All-State Team (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
  • 2018-19 All-Region
  • Four-time All-District Tournament and Regular Season Honors (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
  • Three-time Regular Season District MVP (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
  • Two-time District Tournament MVP (2019-20, 2020-21)
  • All-time total career points leader in school history (boys or girls) at 2,113 points
  • All-time total career rebounds leader in school history (boys or girls) at 862
  • All-time wins leader in school history (boys or girls) at 106-16
  • Was in the top 10% academically her senior year with a 4.0 GPA

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Brandy and Matt Vinson
  • Has two sisters, Sophie and Olivia
  • Has a dog named Mabel
  • Sophie (Sister) played women's golf at Trevecca Nazarene (2018-21)
  • Planned major is Fitness and Sports Studies
  • Lists Steph Curry as Favorite Professional Athlete
  • Chose Lipscomb because she believes it's a place where she will be able to grow spiritually, academically, and athletically
     

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2021-22Freshman

    G/F
    6'2"
    21
  • 21

    2022-23Sophomore

    G/F
    6'2"
    21
  • 21

    2023-24Junior

    G/F
    6'2"
    21
  • 21

    2024-25Senior

    Guard/Forward
    6'2"
    21
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