Utah State University Athletics

JERRIE McGAHAN
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Sport: Women’s Basketball
Years: 1977-80

Jerrie McGahan is the program’s all-time leading rebounder, tallying 840 boards in her career, and is the school-record holder with 553 made field goals over 94 games. McGahan also set the school record for career points with 1,317, a mark that stood for 33 years and is now the third-best in school history. For her career, she averaged 14.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, which is the fifth- and second-best averages in school history. She also ranks fourth all-time in school history in field goal attempts (1,182), eighth all-time in field goal percentage (46.8) and ninth all-time in free throws made (211). During her senior season, she averaged 18.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, which rank as the sixth- and 10th-best single-season marks in school history. For her career, she scored 30 or more points three times, including a career-high 31 points twice, which is tied for the 27th-most in a single game in school history. She also had seven career games where she grabbed at least 15 rebounds, including a career-high 21 against UTEP in 1978, a number that still ranks as the fifth-most in school history. Overall, she is one of just 13 players in program history to score 30 or more points in a game and one of 17 players to record at least 15 rebounds in a game. Along with basketball, McGahan also competed on the USU track & field team.