Newberry College Athletics

Lovee McKinney-Watts was a defensive menace during her time with the women's basketball program, twice setting the single season record for steals and eventually setting the all time steals record. A four year starter, McKinney-Watts also totaled 916 points and 190 assists in her career, proving her worth on both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor.
 
Not just a star athlete, she also excelled in the classroom, as she was named Newberry's first-ever SAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in any sport in 1998. She was also named the top South Carolina athlete among nominees for the NCAA's Woman of the Year award, arguably the organization's most prominent honor, that same season.
 
McKinney-Watts graduated magna cum laude with a degree in business administration, earning the Phi Gamma Nu senior excellence award for her efforts. Upon graduation, she was also honored with the George B. Cromer award, which is awarded to a graduating senior who exemplifies academic excellence, leadership, and personal integrity.
 
She currently works as an attorney in the Columbia area.