2021-22 (Junior Year)
Named to the NSU AD honor roll for the spring semester … Named MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, the second player in NSU history to win the award … Selected to the All-MEAC First Team, MEAC All-Defensive Team, and MEAC All-Tournament Team … Also selected to the BOXTOROW All-American Second Team … Earned MEAC Defensive Player of the Week four times and MEAC Player of the Week three times … Appeared in all 29 of NSU’s games, including 23 starts … Averaged 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 3.3 steals per game … Led the MEAC in steals per game and ranked fourth in the nation … Also finished the season fourth in the MEAC in points per game, fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (.296), fifth in 3-point field goals per game (1.4), eighth in free throw percentage (.685), 12
th in rebounds per game, 16
th in assists per game, and 22
nd in minutes per game (26.0) … Averaged 13.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 4.5 steals per game during conference play … Recorded the three highest single-game steal totals of any MEAC players … One of just eight Division I players to record 10+ steals in one game … Led or co-led NSU in steals in 17 games, scoring 11 times, rebounds 10 times, assists seven times, and blocks once … Grabbed 11 rebounds in NSU’s season-opening win against Chowan … Recorded her first double-double at the Division I level two days later at Campbell, recording 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting and 11 rebounds … Scored 15 points against College of Charleston, going 4-of-4 from the free throw line … Tallied ten points and six steals at Old Dominion … Recorded another double-double against UNCW, scoring 22 points and pulling in 10 rebounds against her former school … Scored 20 points at William & Mary, extending the 20+ point streak to three games with a career-high 28 points at N.C. Central a few days later … Secured third double-double of the season with 20 points and a career-high 10 steals vs. Morgan State … Also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds against the Bears and set the NSU single-game record for free throw attempts in a game (20) … Put up 22 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and eight steals in just 22 minutes of action against Delaware State … Scored 19 points at Howard … Came one steal short of a triple-double against South Carolina State, recording 15 points, nine steals, and a career-high 12 rebounds … Notched her fifth double-double of the season with 22 points and ten rebounds against N.C. Central … Hit a turnaround jump shot as the buzzer sounded against Morgan State to send NSU to the MEAC Tournament title game … Recorded 14 points, six rebounds, and four steals in that semifinal matchup with the Bears … Closed out her junior campaign with 10 points and eight rebounds at Drexel in the WNIT opening round … Finished the 2021-22 season amongst the top of multiple categories in NSU’s single-season history at the Division I level: steals per game (2
nd), steals (2
nd), points (13
th), 3-point field goals made (12
th), 3-point field goal attempts (10
th), free throws made (13
th), and free throw attempts (10
th).
2020-21 at UNCW (COVID)
Appeared in 17 games as a junior with nine starts ... Averaged 7.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Authored six double-digit scoring performances ... Second on the team with 29 steals ... Opened season with 21 points against Norfolk State ... Netted 12 points against UNCG and Drexel ... Scored 11 points in loss against Towson on March 4 ... Narrowly missed a double-double against Charleston on Feb. 28 with nine points and season-high nine rebounds ... Recorded season-high six steals against Drexel on Jan. 2 in Colonial Athletic Association opener.
2019-20 at Butler CC (Sophomore Year)
Helped Butler CC to another Region VI Tournament championship … Named Region VI Tournament MVP … Averaged 12.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game … Earned first-team All-Jayhawk East Conference and Region VI honors as a sophomore.
2018-19 at Butler CC (Freshman Year)
Appeared in 33 games with eight starts … Averaged nine points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.75 steals and one assist per game … Shot 27.2 percent from outside the arc and 67.9 percent from the foul line … Accumulated 58 steals, second-most on the team.
2017-18 at Coppin State (Redshirt)
Started season opener at Baylor as a first-year student ... Scored eight points with two rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes before suffering a season-ending injury.
High School
Four-year letterwinner who scored over 1,000 career points ... Honored as 2017 VHSL Class 6A Player of the Year ... Earned state tournament MVP as a senior.
Personal
Camille Aja Downs was born on June 13, 1999 in Okinawa, Japan … Daughter of Angelicque and Gerard Downs ... One of four children in family ... Majoring in cyberpsychology … Hopes to continue her basketball career overseas … Enjoys eating and sleeping.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
28, at N.C. Central (1/10/22) |
| FG Made |
6, at N.C. Central (1/10/22) |
| FG ATT. |
19 (2x), last: vs. South Carolina State (2/26/22) |
| 3Pt. FG Made |
4, vs. Howard (3/3/22) |
| 3Pt. FG ATT. |
12, vs. Howard (3/3/22) |
| FT Made |
9, vs. Morgan State (1/24/22) |
| FT ATT |
20, vs. Morgan State (1/24/22) |
| Rebounds |
12, vs. South Carolina State (2/26/22) |
| Assists |
7, vs. Delaware State (2/5/22) |
| Steals |
10, vs. Morgan State (1/24/22) |
| Blocks |
3 (2x), last: vs. Howard (3/12/22) |
| Minutes |
37, vs. UNCG (12/11/20) * |
* at UNCW
