Overall, Precious Hall approves of the name her father gave her.

"When I first saw her, that was the first thing that came to my mind," Tron Hall said with a laugh. "So we named her Precious."

It's just there are certain times that Precious would prefer to be, well, less precious.

"Off the court, I like my name. Precious," the 5-foot-8 James Madison freshman guard said. "On the court, I just don't like it. I don't know why. I never liked people calling me Precious when I was on the basketball court."

Perhaps it's not ferocious enough for the reigning Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball Rookie of the Week, but it's certainly an apt adjective for Hall, who has emerged as the Dukes' top freshman this season.



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