ASHLEY SWEAT: Preseason All-America and Wooden Award Candidate
Ranks 15th in school history for career points with 1,291... Ranks 28th in school history for career rebounds with 441... Is the 25th player in school history and the third this season to score 1,000 career points and pull in 400 rebounds... Ranks ninth in school history for career free throws made with 286... Ranks ninth in school history for career free throw percentage (.761; 286-of-376)... Has 79 consecutive starts and 85 starts for her career... Has scored in every game of her career and is the only current Wildcat on the roster to achieve the feat (99 straight).
JUNIOR (2008-09)
2009 All-Big 12 first team selection... Named to the 2009 Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 second team... Selected as a 2009 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII second team member... 2009 Academic All-Big 12 first team... Named the 2008 Commerce Bank Wildcat Classic MVP after recording 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.0 assists for the tournament... Ranks 15th in school history for career points with 1,291 and is the 36th player in school history with 1,000 points for her career... First junior to surpass the 1,000-point plateau since the 2003-04 season... Sweat finished the season by leading the Wildcats in scoring, ranked 4th in the Big 12 and 67th in the nation with a career-high average of 16.5 points per game, shot a career-high .476 from the field (197-of-414), a career-high .835 from the free throw line, pulled in a career-high 5.1 rebounds per game and 167 total rebounds... Ranked 4th in the Big 12 and 39th in the nation in free throw percentage at .835... She also dished out a career-high 1.4 assists per game (45 assists) and recorded a career-high 1.2 steals per game (39 steals)... Her 545 points during the 2008-09 season were the third-highest single season total by a junior in school history... First player to score 500 or more points in a season since Kendra Wecker during the 2004-05 season (609 points)... Sweat became just the third junior in school history to score 500 points in a season by making fewer than 200 made field goals (197)... Averaged 16.9 points (271), 5.5 rebounds (88) and 1.2 steals (19) in Big 12 action... Scored in double figures in 30 of 33 games in 2008-09, including 17 straight to end the season, and 72 of 99 games played in her career... Scored 20 or more points in six games... Scored 15 or more points in 19 games... First player to make 100 free throws in a season (132) since Nicole Ohlde made 136 during the 2003-04 season... Her season total of 132 free throws made ranks fourth in school history for free throws made in a season... Made five or more free throws in 13 games... Scored a career-high tying 31 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and 13-of-13 from the free throw line against Oklahoma State (2/15/09)... Also pulled in nine rebounds and carded four steals against the Cowgirls... Tallied 30 points on 14-of-19 shooting and pulled in four rebounds at Washington State (12/30/08)... Set the school record for consecutive free throws made with 33 (Feb. 4 - 21, 2009)... Tied for seventh in school history for free throws made in a single game with 13 against Oklahoma State (2/13/09) and Colorado (2/21/09)... Tied the school record for free throw percentage in a conference game (minimum 10 attempts) going 13-of-13 against Oklahoma State... Set the school record for free throws made (13) and attempted (16) in a half against Colorado... Registered 25 points and six rebounds against Missouri (2/4/09)... Recorded 22 points, nine rebounds and two steals against Colorado (2/21/09)... Reached 20 points for the first time in 2008-09 against Creighton (12/9/08) with 20 points and two steals... Tallied 22 points, seven rebounds, three assists and a block at Washington (12/30/08)... Recorded consecutive games of 19 points in the Big 12 Tournament against Colorado (3/12/09) and Texas A&M (3/13/09)... Notched a career-high for an NCAA Tournament game with 17 points against Vanderbilt (3/23/09)... Carded 19 points and five rebounds at Kansas (1/24/09)... Registered 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting and pulled in seven rebounds at Northwestern (11/17/08)... Reached 19 points and hauled in five rebounds against Arkansas (12/6/08)... Registered 18 points, three rebounds and two assists at Arkansas State (11/25/08)... Opened Big 12 action with 18 points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal against Kansas (1/10/09).
SOPHOMORE (2007-08)
Played in and started all 32 games, averaging 28.9 minutes per game which ranked 30th in the Big 12... Scored 359 points (11.2 ppg), which ranked 24th in the Big 12... Grabbed 108 rebounds (3.4 rpg) and tallied 27 steals and 23 blocks... Shot a career-high .768 from the free throw line (76-of-99) and was perfect from the line in eight games... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team... Selected to the Fall 2007 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Named to the Commerce Bank Wildcat Classic All-Tournament team... Registered double figures in scoring in 21 of 32 contests... Scored a personal season-high 25 points against Oklahoma (2/20/08)... Tallied 20 points, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals in the overtime win at Texas (1/13/08)... Recorded 21 points and two steals against Western Illinois (1/2/08)... Carded 17 points and seven rebounds against Texas Tech (1/16/08)... Tallied 16 points against Louisville (3/25/08) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament... Scored 17 points and added four rebounds and three assists in a win over UTEP (12/1/07).
FRESHMAN (2006-07)
Played in all 34 games while making 20 starts this season... Big 12 All-Rookie Team... Waco-Tribune Big 12 All-Rookie Team... WNIT All-Tournament Team... Averaged 11.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game... Led the team in free-throws (79) and free-throw attempts (119)... Scored 10 points, cleared eight rebounds, blocked two shots and dished out three assists in her collegiate debut against UW-Green Bay (11/10)... Added 12 points and two blocks against Creighton (11/13)... Chipped in 10 points and six rebounds against Elon (11/25)... Scored nine points and cleared a team-high nine rebounds against Wisconsin (11/24)... Scored a game-high 15 points against Mississippi Valley State (12/1) and cleared six rebounds... Added seven points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds against Alcorn State (12/1)... One of three players in double figures with 12 points against Weber State (12/17)... Added 11 points against Oklahoma (1/3)... Scored 10 points against FIU (12/30)... One of three players in double figures in scoring with 11 points against Texas A&M (1/6)... One of five players in double figures with 10 points at Nebraska (1/17)... Added 10 points and cleared a team-high seven rebounds against Baylor (1/20)... Scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds against Kansas (1/24)... One of three players in double figures with 10 points against Iowa State (1/27)... Added eight points and a game-high 11 rebounds at Colorado (2/14)... Scored a game-high 18 points against Colorado (2/14)... Led the team with 16 points and eight rebounds at Texas Tech (2/11)... Led the team with 20 points and seven rebounds at Kansas (2/18)... Scored a team-high 18 points and cleared eight rebounds at Missouri (2/21)... Led the team with a game-high 25 points against Iowa State (2/24)... Added seven points and five rebounds against Iowa State (3/6) at the Big 12 Tournament... Led the game with 15 points against Southern Illinois (3/17) in the WNIT Second Round... Scored nine points against Illinois (3/22) in the WNIT Third Round... Led the team with 21 points against Auburn (3/25) in the WNIT Quarterfinals... Scored a game- and career-high 31 points at Wyoming (3/28) in the WNIT Semifinals... Scored in double figures in 19 games including four games with 20 or more points... Led the team in scoring in 10 games and rebounding in seven games.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-year letterwinner and starter for coach Chris Strathman at McPherson High School... Sweat was named a McDonald’s High School All-American and the Gatorade Kansas Player of the Year as well as Kansas “Miss Basketball” at McPherson High School, where she averaged 20.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a senior... Led McPherson to an undefeated 25-0 record and state 5A championship title as a junior. A three-time Street & Smith’s High School All-American honorable mention selection, she averaged 17.6 points and 6.2 rebounds as a junior... Sweat was the leading scorer of the state 5A tournament two years ago, averaging 21.7 points per game... A member of two State 5A runner-up teams as a freshman and sophomore, she is a three-time all-league pick and was the lone junior honored on the Topeka Capital-Journal all-state team... An active member of the National Honor Society and Student Government, Sweat holds an impressive 3.974 grade-point average.
PERSONAL
Ashley Aileene Sweat... Born October 9, 1987 in McPherson, Kan... Daughter of Shawn and Tracy Sweat... Has one sister, Andrea (6)... Majoring in kinesiology
KARI KINCAID: 2-Time Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Two-time Academic All-Big 12 first team selection... Six-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient... Needs 10 three-point field goals to tie for 10th in school history... Needs six 3-point attempts to tie for 10th in school history.
JUNIOR (2008-09)
2009 Academic All-Big 12 first team selection... Fall 2008 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient, including a 4.0 GPA... Finished the season with career-highs of 8.0 points (263), 2.3 rebounds (76) and 1.6 assists (54)... Also tallied a career-high in field goal percentage (.380) and three-point field goal percentage (.371)... Tallied a career-high of 59 three-point field goals made... Fifth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage at .371... Ranked eighth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game at 1.8... Carded a new career-high in free throws made (24) and attempted (34)... Set a new career-high for minutes played and games played with 1,053 (31.9) and 33, respectively... Carded double figures in points in 12 games and dished out three or more assists in seven games... Made two or more 3-point field goals in 16 games this season... During the last seven games of the season, she is 18-of-41 (.439) from beyond the arc... Notched 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 5-of-8 from beyond the arc against UTSA (11/23/08)... Was 4-of-10 from three-point range and tallied 14 points against Colorado (3/12/09) in the first round of the Big 12 Championships... Registered 13 points with 4-of-9 from beyond the arc and pulled in five rebounds against Arkansas (12/6/08)...Was 3-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, for 12 points against Texas (3/4/09)... Tallied 12 points, four rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal at Washington State (12/28/08)... Recorded 11 points, five rebounds and two steals against Drexel (3/21/09) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament... Notched 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and a block against UTA (12/14/08)... Was 3-of-6 from beyond the arc for 11 points at Jacksonville (11/28/08)... Tallied 11 points and two assists against Texas A&M (3/1/09)... Registered 11 points, four rebounds and an assist at Baylor (2/7/09)... Notched 10 points, four rebounds and an assist against Creighton (12/9/08)... Recorded 10 points, three rebounds and two steals against Central Arkansas (1/3/09)... Tied her career-high with six assists and also added five points, two rebounds and a steal against Oklahoma State (2/15/09).
SOPHOMORE (2007-08)
Played in all 32 games this season, starting 22... Averaged 25.0 minutes and registered 5.3 points per game (168)... Was 37-of-118 (.314) from beyond the 3-point line... Named to the 2007-08 Academic All-Big 12 first team... Selected to the Fall 2007 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a perfect 4.0 GPA... Set new career-highs against Michigan State (11/22/07) with 18 points and six 3-point field goals made... Followed with 14 points and three assists against Lipscomb (11/30/07)... Recorded 10 points and three rebounds against Chattanooga (3/23/08) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament... Followed up with six points and five rebounds against Louisville (3/25/08) during the second round of the NCAA Tournament... Carded six points and five rebounds against Louisville (3/25/08) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament... Scored 10 points, grabbed three rebounds and dished out three assists against Southern Utah (11/12/07)... In second career start, tallied nine points, two rebounds, an assist, a blocked shot and a steal at Loyola Marymount (12/29/07)... Tallied seven points, a career-high four steals, three rebounds and three assists against Colorado (1/19/08)... Pulled in a career-high six rebounds and scored four points against Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament (3/12/08)... Dished out a career-high six assists to go with six points against Texas State (12/16/08).
FRESHMAN (2006-07)
Played in 22 games... Made her collegiate debut against Rice (12/29) after recovering from a foot injury... Averaged 9.7 minutes, 1.7 points and 1.0 rebound off the bench... Scored three points against Oklahoma (1/3) to record her first collegiate point...Scored six points in five minutes against Baylor (1/20)... Played 11 minutes at Missouri (2/21) and recorded a steal... Added three points and cleared two rebounds against Kansas (1/24)... Scored a career-high 10 points and cleared a career-high four rebounds against Southern Illinois (3/17) in the WNIT Second Round... Added six points, four rebounds and three assists against Illinois (3/22) in the WNIT Third Round... Scored six points in a career-high 25 minutes at Wyoming (3/28) in WNIT Semifinals.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-year letterwinner and starter under coach Stana Jefferson at Andover Central High School... Three-time first team all-state and four-time first team all-league selection... Kincaid was a McDonald’s High School All-American at Central High School where she averaged 19.2 points and 10.2 assists per game as a senior... Finished her four-year career at Andover Central with 1,866 points (20.1 avg.) and 687 assists... Named an All-American at the Miss Basketball Showcase in 2003... As a junior, she averaged 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 8.4 assists, 3.7 steals and 3.0 blocks per game... With 152 career three-pointers to date, Kincaid shot 39.5 percent (62-of-157) from the three-point line as a junior... She also tied the KSHSAA record for most three-pointers made in a single game (9) in 2005... A three-time Missouri Valley AAU Outstanding Player of the Year and two-time AAU All-American... Kincaid was the valedictorian at Andover Central.
PERSONAL
Kari Aubon Kincaid... Born December 28, 1987 in Wichita, Kan... Daughter of Scott and Tami Kincaid... Has one sister, Trisha (29) and one brother, Austin (25)... Brother Austin played golf at Southwestern College... Majoring in elementary education.
KELSEY HILL: 2008-09 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
SOPHOMORE (2008-09)
2008-09 Academic All-Big 12 first team... Three-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient... Carded 0.9 points per game (18), 0.4 rebounds (8) and 0.2 assists (4) per game... Registered career-highs in minutes (15), points (9), field goals made and attempted (3-of-4) and 3-point field goals made and attempted (3-of-4) against Alcorn State (12/5/08)... Saw action in a career-high 20 games, including nine Big 12 contests... Averaged 4.5 minutes per game (89)... Registered five points against Kansas (1/10/09) with 2-of-2 shooting from the field... Pulled in two rebounds in two games at Northwestern (11/17/08) and against Alcorn State... Notched three points and an assist against UTSA (11/23/08).
FRESHMAN (2007-08)
Played in 12 games during her rookie campaign, averaging 5.9 minutes... Tallied 1.3 points per game and shot .375 from the field (6-of-16), including .364 from beyond the three-point line (4-of-11)... Connected on a three-point field goal in four games, including one in three straight appearances... Registered a career-high five points on two occasions, against Lipscomb (11/30/07) and against Iowa State (1/23/08)... Named to the Fall 2007 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-year letterwinner for coach Rick Hetzel at St. Thomas Aquinas High School and one-year letterwinner at Blue Valley North High School...Averaged 13.0 points and 4.0 assists per game her senior year...Named 2007 KBCA all-state third team, Kansas City Star all-metro honorable mention, Metro Sports second team, Eastern Kansas League first team, Topeka Capitol Journal second team all-state and Wichita Eagle second team...Averaged 10.0 points, 3.9 assists and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 51.0 percent from the floor, 84.9 percent from the free-throw line and 45 percent from the three-point range her junior year...Kansas Basketball Coaches Association all-state honorable mention and Topeka Capitol Journal second team all-state her junior year...Also earned 2006 second team All-Eastern Kansas League honors and helped the team to a second-place finish at Kansas 5A State Tournament... Named St. Thomas Aquinas newcomer of the year and Eastern Kansas League scholar athlete in 2004-05...2004 Metro Sports/Hy-Vee Shootout “Featured Freshman of the Year”...Averaged 16.5 points and 3.4 assists playing AAU basketball.
PERSONAL
Kelsey Paige Hill... Born May 28, 1989 in Overland Park, Kan... Daughter of Kevin and Cheryl Hill... Has two brothers, Kyle (23) and Connor (11)... Majoring in agricultural communications.
SHALIN SPANI: 2008-09 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
SOPHOMORE (2008-09)
2008-09 Academic All-Big 12 first team... Three-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient... Finished the season with career-highs in points per game (3.9, 98 points), rebounds per game (1.8 45 rebounds), field goals made and attempted (28-of-8), three-point field goals made and attempted (21-of-68) and free throws made and attempted (21-of-24)... Played in a career-high 25 games and 348 minutes (13.9 per game)... Season ended by knee injury... Tallied a career-high 16 points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field, including a career-high 8-of-8 from the free throw line against Alcorn State (12/5/08)... Opened 2008-09 with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc at UTEP (11/14/08)... Boosted K-State with 11 points in a career-high 30 minutes of action against Missouri (2/4/09)... Notched nine points and five rebounds off the bench against Nebraska (1/27/09)... Registered eight points in 15 minutes against Kansas (1/10/09)... Tallied eight points and a career-high-tying five rebounds at Indiana State (12/20/08)... Carded seven points and three rebounds against Central Arkansas (1/3/09).
FRESHMAN (2007-08)
Played in 24 games during her debut season in a Wildcat uniform, averaging 9.0 minutes... Recorded 1.5 points per game and 1.2 rebounds per game... Shot .387 from the field (12-of-31), including .364 from beyond the three-point line (8-of-22)... Named to Fall 2007 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll... Scored a career-high seven points against UTEP (12/1/07) on 2-of-2 shooting and one-of-one from beyond the arc... Scored six points against Iowa State (1/23/08), including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc... Tallied a key three-point field goal to close out the first half at Texas A&M (1/13/08) for her only points in the game... Secured a career-high four rebounds at Missouri (2/1/7/08)... Carded four points, two rebounds and two assists at Creighton (12/18/07)... Had three points, three rebounds and two assists against Lipscomb (11/30/07).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-year letterwinner and starter for coach Gary Spani at Metro Academy...Shalin led Metro Academy to the NCHBC National Championship her junior year...A three-time NCHBC All-American...She earned 2005 Street & Smith’s High School All-American honorable mention in 2006... 2006 McDonald’s High School All-American nominee... 2004 Miss Basketball Showcase All-American...Also selected first team all-state in 2006 and first team all-region in 2004 and 2005...Averaged 24.0 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 4.5 steals per game as a junior...She holds school records in career points (2,467), career three-point shots (248), career field goal percentage (.513), career three-point field goal percentage (.390), points in a season (936), three-point field goals in a season (118), points in a game (43), rebounds in a game (18) and three-point field goals in a game (12)...Also holds the state of Kansas record for three-point shots made in a game (12)...2006 NCHBS National Tournament MVP...2006 Missouri Regional State Championship MVP...2005 5-State Regional MVP... Two-time NCHBS National Tournament leading scorer... 2005 Blue-Star all-star...Missouri Valley AAU Player of the Year...Spani holds an impressive 4.00 grade-point average.
PERSONAL
Shalin Bree Spani...Born July 20, 1988 in Independence, Mo... Daughter of Gary and Stacey Spani... Has four sisters, Taber (17), Tanis (16), Sajel (13) and Taris (11)... Father, Gary, was an All-American in football at Kansas State and was inducted into the College Football and Kansas State Halls of Fame... He also played for the Kansas City Chiefs.
BRANSHEA BROWN: 1st freshman since 2007 to have 10 reb in one game
FRESHMAN (2008-09)
Finished debut season by averaging 1.4 points (44), 1.8 rebounds (57) and 0.3 blocks (8) in 6.6 minutes per game (205)... Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and scored six points against UTSA (11/23/08)... First freshman to pull in at least 10 rebounds since Ashley Sweat grabbed 11 boards on Jan. 31, 2007 at Colorado... Registered a career-high eight points, pulled in eight rebounds and dished out a career-high two assists against Central Arkansas (1/3/09)... Carded three points and four rebounds against Alcorn State (12/5/08)... Recorded two points, four rebounds and an assist at Iowa State (1/31/09).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
2007-08 South Carolina Basketball Coaches’ Association All-State selection for Class 4A... Chosen to play in the Carolinas All-Star Classic at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC... Two-time Class 4A All-State selection in 2007 and 2008... 2007 Charleston Post & Courier Player of the Year... Two-time Region 8 Class 4A Player of the Year... ESPN/Rise Magazine South Carolina Player of the Year finalist... Four-time All-Region 8 4A selection... South Carolina Basketball Officials District Player of the Year in 2008... Two-time Low Country Player of the Year... Walterboro Press and Standard Player of the Year... Two-time team MVP... Tallied 1,400 career points and 1,226 career rebounds... Holds the school record for blocks and rebounds in a season with 126 and 436... Most wins in a career in school history by an individual with 72... For the 2007-08 season registered 15.4 points, 16.1 rebounds, 4.8 blocks, 3.1 assists and 4.1 steals per game... Also a two-time letterwinner in softball and was team MVP during sophomore season.
PERSONAL
Born November 11, 1989 in Walterboro, SC... Daughter of Shawn and Dawna Brown... Father played football at Wingate University... Major is open option.
JALANA CHILDS: Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week, Feb 16 2009
FRESHMAN (2008-09)
Finished first season in Manhattan averaging 3.2 points (105), 1.7 rebounds (55) and 0.3 assists (10) in 9.5 minutes per game (313)... Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week for Feb. 16, 2009... Made first career start against Oklahoma State (2/15/09) and responded with first career double-double with career-highs of 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting and a career-high 16 rebounds... The 16 boards were the most by a Wildcat during the 2008-09 season and the highest by a freshman since Shalee Lehning pulled down a school record-tying 20 against Louisiana Tech on Dec. 6, 2005... Tallied 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting against UTSA (11/23/08)... Registered eight points on 4-of-6 shooting and four rebounds in her second career start at Missouri (2/18/09)... Carded eight points and five rebounds in 21 minutes of action at Nebraska (2/25/09)... In first NCAA Tournament game, recorded six points, a rebound, an assist and a blocked shot against Drexel (3/21/09)... Notched six points, a rebound, an assist and a steal at Jacksonville (11/28/08)... Scored five points in Big 12 debut against Kansas (1/10/09)... Pulled in five rebounds in consecutive games against Alcorn State (12/5/08) and Arkansas (12/6/08).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
2007 All-Metro County selection... 2005-06 All-Orange County second team selection... Averaged 17 points per game with a field goal percentage of .600 and 14 rebounds per contest in 2006-07... Registered single game career-highs of 35 points and 19 rebounds, both during her junior season.
PERSONAL
Born April 13, 1990 in Detroit, Mich... Daughter of Leon Cobb and Ramona Salter... Has two brothers: Payton Franklin (13) and Lloyd Cobb (18)... Also has a sister, Jennifer Salter (19)... After graduation, Jalana would like to work with under-privileged children... Major is nutrition and exercise science.
ALINA VORONENKO: originally from Riga, Latvia
FRESHMAN (2008-09)
Registered 13 points in 16 games played in her rookie season in Manhattan... Played a total of 56 minutes, including a career-high 12 minutes on two separate occasions, against Alcorn State (12/5/08) and Central Arkansas (1/3/09)... Scored a career-high five points and pulled in a career-high two rebounds against Alcorn State... Recorded three points against Central Arkansas... Tallied a made free throw in debut at UTEP (11/14/08)... Carded two points on a pair of free throws against Colorado (2/21/09)... Scored two points against UTA (12/14/08).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Ranked 53rd in the nation for overall players for the class of 2008 and the 17th best guard in the nation by hoopgurlz.com... Named to the 2007 Associated Press Class 2 All-State team, the 2007 MBCA Class 2 All-State team and was a 2007 Class 2 All-State selection by the Missouri Sportscasters’ Association... Two-time KMZU “Dream Team”... During her time with the Tigers, Voronenko tallied 1,784 career points including a career single-game high of 32... During 2007-08 season, Voronenko averaged 21.2 points and 12.7 rebounds per game... Dished out 116 assists (4.1 per game), shot 56 percent from the field and .835 from the free throw line.
PERSONAL
Born March 9, 1990 in Riga, Latvia... Daughter of Ivan and Lyubov Voronenko... Has seven siblings: Lilia, Vital, Alex, Andrey, Pavel, Olga and Kirill... Mother, Lyubov, was a competitive snow skier... Major is human ecology.
BRITTANY CHAMBERS: 2 Time All State Selection at Jordan High School (MN)
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Two-time All-State selection (2008 and 2009)... Associated Press Minnesota All-State first team... Three-time All-State Tournament team selection (2007, 2008 and 2009)... 2008-09 Minnesota Class 2A Girls Basketball Player of the Year...McDonald’s All-American nominee...Minnesota Ms. Basketball nominee... Named to the 2008-09 gPrep All-State first team...Garnered first team All-Metro honors... Four-time All-Minnesota River Conference (MRC) selection... Two-time MRC Player of the Year (2007 and 2009)... Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves as a “fab 5” player in the state of Minnesota... Two-time KARE 11 Player of the Week... Finished basketball career at Jordan High as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,828 career points... Averaged 23.0 points and 7.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists (158 assists) and 3.7 steals (116 steals) during her senior season...Registered 23.9 points and 8.3 rebounds during her junior season... Notched an average of 23.5 points and 8.7 rebounds in her sophomore year... In her freshman season with the Jaguars, she averaged 15.9 points and 5.9 rebounds... Scored a Minnesota high school tournament record 47 points against Crookston High in the semifinals of the Class 2A state tournament in 2008... Four-time All-State and Minnesota State Tournament team selection in volleyball... Named a 2008 All-American by Prep Volleyball... 2007 Sophomore National Player of the Year by Prep Volleyball... Was a 2008 Gatorade Player of the Year nominee for volleyball... Named the Minnesota Class 2A Girls Volleyball Player of the Year... Four-time All-State selection in volleyball... Four-time All-State Tournament team honoree... 2008 Star Tribune All-Metro first team selection... Four-time All-MRC selection... Four-time MRC Player of the Year selection in volleyball... Finished career ranked second in Minnesota high school volleyball history for career and single-season kills... Led Jordan High to a pair of Class 2A state titles in 2006 and 2008.
PERSONAL
Born April 3, 1991 in Crosby, Minn... Daughter of Lance and Colleen Chambers... Has two younger sisters: Kelsey (14) and Alexis (9)... Father played baseball and football at Bemidji State... Mother played basketball at Brainerd Community College and coached Brittany in volleyball at Jordan High... National Honor Society selection... Major is open option.
TAELOR KARR: 2009 KBCA All Star Team Selection
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Named to the 2009 Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star team... Selected the to the 2009 Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association All-Star team... Kansas All-State second team selection in 2009... Garnered 2009 Tri-County Co-Player of the Year honors... Tri-County first team selection in 2007 and 2009... Tri-County second team recipient in 2006... One of 64 players from 17 states to play in the 2008 Miss Basketball Showcase... Team, the Missouri Valley Eclipse, captured the tournament title and Karr was named the tournament MVP... Concluded senior season at Paola High by averaging 14.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 1.8 assists per game... Helped Paola to a fourth-place finish at the 2009 Kansas State Championships... Led Paola to two Kansas Sub-State titles (2007 and 2009)... Lost entire junior season to an ACL injury... Averaged 14 points and 4.4 assists in her sophomore season... Three-year letterwinner in track and participated in volleyball for three seasons.
PERSONAL
Born on November 14, 1990... Daughter of John and Lisa Karr and Mark and Toni Bradley... Has three siblings: Bryce (22), half-sister Chandler (9) and half-brother Jake (5)... Father, John, played football and ran track at Pittsburg State from 1981-85... Majoring in life sciences.
MARIAH WHITE: 2008-09 Mid-State Conference Defensive Player of the Year
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
KTRX Springfield All-Tourney Team... Oklahoma All-Star Game... 2008-09 Mid-State Conference Defensive Player of the Year... Three-time All-Mid-State Conference selection, two first team honors and a second team honor... 2009 Oklahoma 6A State Tournament first team selection... 2009 Big All-City first team recipient... 2009 Oklahoma Basketball Girls Coaches Association (OBGCA) All-State team member... 2009 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State team... 2009 Tulsa World All-State second team honoree... super 5 Oklahoma All-State second team selection... Finished senior season at Midwest City High by averaging 7.7 points, 4.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals... Junior season cut short in January by an ACL injury... Registered career averages of 8.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals... Helped the AAU team of Oklahoma Select capture two AAU national titles...
PERSONAL
Born on April 3, 1991... Daughter of Trevor and Toni White... Has two siblings: Derrick (20) and Adrianna (14)... Derrick was recruited by Kansas to play basketball, but was diagnosed with heart disease and was forced to quit the game... Major is kinesiology.