Utah Athletics Directory
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UTAH WNBA DRAFT PICKS Shona Thorburn 2006 1st round 7th pick Minnesota Lynx Kim Smith 2006 1st round 13th pick Sacramento Monarchs Leilani Mitchell 2008 2nd round 25th pick Phoenix Mercury Morgan Warburton 2009 3rd round 33rd pick Sacramento Monarchs LEILANI MITCHELL Traded to the New York Liberty shortly after being drafted in 2008. She has been a regular in the Liberty’s rotation the past three seasons. SHONA THORBURN The highest draft pick in MWC history, She played for the Minnesota Lynx in 2006 and had a brief stint with the Seattle Storm in 2007. Thorburn is currently playing in Spain for EBE Ibiza. KIM SMITH Played in over 55 games over three years (2006-08) with the Sacramento Monarchs. Smith is currently playing in Spain for EBE Ibiza. MORGAN WARBURTON Participated in preseason camp for the Sacramento Monarchs in 2009. She is currently the Utes video coordinator. INFORMATION UTAH BASKETBALL Contents INFORMATION OPPONENTS Covering the Utes . 2 2011-12 Opponents Information . 38-39 Utah Athletics Directory . 3 All-Time Series Records . 40 2011-12 Season Outlook . 4-5 Series Game-by-Game . 41-46 2011-12 Roster . 6 2011-12 Schedule . 7 2010-11 REVIEW Pac-12 Conference . 8 2010-11 Season Review . 48 2010-11 Statistics . 49 HERE’S UTAH 2010-11 Results . 50 Utah Athletics History . .10 2010-11 Box Scores . 51-62 Salt Lake City . 11 University of Utah . 12 RECORD BOOK Who’s Who at the U . 13 Team Records . 64 Jon M. Huntsman Center . 14 Single Game Records . 65 Huntsman Center Records . 65 MEET THE UTES Season Records . 66 Janita Badon . 16 Career Records . 67-68 Chelsea Bridgewater . .17 1,000-Point Club . 69-70 Rachel Messer . 18 Coaching Legends . 70 Diana Rolniak . 19 Yearly Leaders . 71-72 Rita Sitivi . 20 Individual Honors . 73 Iwalani Rodrigues . 21 All-Americans . 74-77 Taryn Wicijowski . 22 Postseason History . 78-79 Ciera Dunbar . 23 All-Time Roster . 80 Allison Gida . 24 Year-by-Year Summary . 81 Brittany Knighton . 25 Year-by-Year Results . 82-88 Michelle Plouffe . 26 Rachel Morris . 27 Cheyenne Wilson . 28 CREDITS COACHES AND STAFF The 2011-12 Utah women’s basketball media guide was written Head Coach Anthony Levrets . 30 by Brooke Frederickson, assistant communications director, and Assistant Coach Velaida Harris . 31 designed by Mike Lageschulte, coordinator of special projects. Assistant Coach Matt Legerski . 32 Editorial assistance was provided by Kate Sturgeon. Cover design by Assistant Coach Willette White . 33 Brooke Frederickson. Photography by Steve Wilson, Tom Smart, Scott Director of Operations JD Gustin . 34 Pettett, George Seeley, Chris Blunk, Dave Saffran/MSG Photos, Kevin Video Coordinator Morgan Warburton . 34 C. Cox, Grant Halverson, Franke Donlon, Terry Newfarmer, Frank Athletics Director Dr. Chris Hill . .35 Jensen, Canada Basketball, WNBA, Utah Travel Council, Salt Lake City Interim President A. Lorris Betz . 36. Convention and Visitors Bureau. Athletics Senior Administration . 36 WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 1 UTAH BASKETBALL INFORMATION Covering The Utes MEDIA SERVICES QUICK FACTS THE BASICS GENERAL INFORMATION The University of Utah athletics communications office welcomes your interest in Utah Location . Salt Lake City women’s basketball and will make every effort to ensure your coverage of the Utes is an Founded . 1850 enjoyable experience. Press credentials, weekly releases and game results are available by Enrollment . 30,819 Nickname . Utes contacting Brooke Frederickson, Assistant Director of Communications. Mascot . Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Frederickson can be reached in her office at 801-581-8302, on her mobile phone at 801- Colors . Crimson and White 493-9254 or via e-mail at [email protected]. Utah’s press row telephone Conference . Pac-12 number is 801-581-6657. Arena . Jon. M. Huntsman Center To request space for broadcasting Utah home games, please send a request to Frederickson Capacity . 15,000 by email or fax (801-581-4358). President . A. Lorris Betz, M.D., Ph.D. Director of Athletics . Dr. Chris Hill POST-GAME SERVICES Head Coach Anthony Levrets will be available for post-game interviews with the media after BASKETBALL STAFF each game. He will be available in the men’s team room at the tunnel behind the scorer’s table. Head Coach . Anthony Levrets Utah student-athletes will be available following a 10-minute cooling-off period. A member 2nd year (Lafayette, ’01) Career Record/Utah Record . 18-17 of the Utah sports information staff will gather interview requests immediately following the Assistant Coach . Velaida Harris game. Full box scores will be provided and can be emailed or faxed upon request. 3rd year (Portland State, ’93) Assistant Coach . Matt Legerski INTERVIEWS 9th year (Utah, ’01) Head Coach Anthony Levrets and Utah student-athletes are available for interviews Assistant Coach . Willette White throughout the week. Those members of the media wishing to interview Levrets or a student- 1st year (Idaho, ‘82) athlete will be required to coordinate their request with Assistant Director of Communications, Dir. of Basketball Operations . .JD Gustin Brooke Frederickson, preferably at least 24 hours in advance. 1st Year (Western Montana, ‘97) BASKETBALL FACTS UTAH SPORTS RADIO NETWORK 2010-11 Overall Record . 18-17 2010-11 MWC Record . 7-9 ESPN 700 (formerly known as KALL-AM) has been the radio home 2010-11 MWC Finish . T-4th to University of Utah athletics since 1951. ESPN 700 has a 50,000-watt 2010-11 MWC Tournament . 1st daytime signal. All of Utah’s games on ESPN 700 can also be heard live Starters Returning/Lost . 4/1 on the Internet at ESPN700sports.com. Letterwinners Returning/Lost . 7/2 Managing the radio network is Utah Sports Properties, a division Newcomers . .2 of CBS Collegiate Sports Properties. Utah Sports Properties (USP) is in HISTORY its fourth year as the multi-media rights partner for Utah Athletics. USP Started Basketball . 1974-75 brokered the most recent contract extension with ESPN 700 and Utah All-Time Record . 786-315 (.714) athletics – a five-year agreement signed in April of 2007. Last NCAA Appearance . 2011 (First Round) RICK BOUILLON Handling the play-by-play for the Utah women’s basketball team is NCAA Record/Appearances . 9-17/17 Play-by-Play Rick Bouillon. Radio coverage for women’s basketball games conflicting Last WNIT Appearance . 2010 with other events airing on ESPN 700 will be announced at a later date. WNIT Record/Appearances . 3-8/5 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS UTAH UTES ON THE WEB Asst. Director/WBB . Brooke Frederickson Office Phone . 801 .581 .8302 The latest on all University of Utah sports teams can be found 24 hours a day, 365 days a Cell Phone . 801 .493 .9254 year online. Information on upcoming games, recaps, statistics, rosters, schedules and results, Fax . 801 .581 .4358 media guides and a large selection of video and audio offerings are available at UtahUtes.com. E-Mail . [email protected] Here’s how you can follow the Utes: Mailing Address: 1825 E. South Campus Drive, Front WEB FACEBOOK Salt Lake City, UT 84112 http://utahutes.com/ http://facebook.com/uathletics http://facebook.com/UtahWomensHoops YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/uathletics ITUNESU http://www.youtube.com/utahwhoops http://tinyurl.com/utahitunesu TWITTER http://twitter.com/utahathletics http://twitter.com/utahwbasketball 2 2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE INFORMATION UTAH BASKETBALL Utah Athletics Directory COMMUNICATIONS STAFF BROOKE FREDERICKSON LIZ ABEL KYLE HARRIS MIKE DEVINE MIKE LAGESCHULTE KATE STURGEON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S CONTACT MEDIA Asst. Dir. of Communications Sr. Assoc. A.D. / Communications Assoc. Dir. of Communications Asst. Dir. of Communications Special Projects Coordinator Communications Coord. Name Office/Cell Email Abel, Liz, Sr. Associate A.D./Director . 801-581-3511 / 209-6346 . [email protected] DeVine, Mike, Assistant Director . 801-581-8997 / 580-4502 . [email protected] Frederickson, Brooke, Assistant Director (women’s basketball) . 801-581-8302 / 493-9254 . [email protected] Harris, Kyle, Associate Director . 801-581-3771 / 580-4411 . [email protected] Lageschulte, Mike, Special Projects Coordinator . 801-587-9162 / 557-2322 . [email protected] Sturgeon, Kate, Communications Coordinator . 801-581-3510 . [email protected] WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES OFFICE EMAIL Gustin, J.D, Director of Operations . 801-585-9396 . [email protected] Harris, Velaida, Assistant Coach . 801-581-3281 . [email protected] Legerski, Matt, Assistant Coach . 801-581-4366 . [email protected] Levrets, Anthony, Head Coach . 801-581-6230 . [email protected] White, Willette, Assistant Coach . 801-581-4839 . [email protected] WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF OFFICE EMAIL Holt, Kristy, Event Services (Huntsman Center) . 801-585-1018 . [email protected] Rainey, Rob, Academic Coordinator . 801-581-3528 . [email protected] Riley Steve, Events & Facilities Coordinator . 801-581-4101 . [email protected] Thomas, Matt, Marketing . 801-585-6779 . [email protected] Webster, Jon, Strength and Conditioning . 801-587-9661 . [email protected] Willardson, Deb, Assistant Athletic Trainer . 801-581-4836 . [email protected] Wolfgram, Beth, Sports Dietitian . 801-557-3912 . [email protected] ATHLETICS SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICE EMAIL Abel, Liz, Sr. Associate A.D. (Communications) . 801-581-3511 . [email protected] Argust, Ann, Associate A.D. (Marketing) . 801-585-5692 . [email protected] Bowman, Mary, Sr. Associate A.D. (SWA/Student Support Services) . 801-585-6850 . [email protected] Brennan, Kyle, Special Assistant to the A.D. 801-585-3819 . [email protected] Charipar, Kate, Assistant A.D. (Compliance) . 801-585-1629 . [email protected] Gross, Kris, Exectuive Assistant to the A.D. 801-581-3508 . [email protected] Hendrix, Manny, Assistant A.D. (Major Gifts/Athletic Relations) . 801-585-7233 . [email protected] Hill, Chris, Athletics Director . 801-581-3508 . [email protected] Knuth, Doug, Sr.