Players in the Conference Who Had an Outstanding Fresh- First Team in 2000… Selected to Street & Smith’S and Man Campaign

PLA YERS

SOPHOMORE EBONY HOFFMAN ANY ELMORE SENIOR TIFF SENIOR CARMEN KRAUSE

2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 7 ROSTER / ROSTER BREAKDOWN

Numerical Roster Breakdown No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown Previous School BY CLASS 3 Tiffany ELMORE G 5-10 Sr. 3V Sacramento, Calif. Florin HS Seniors (2) ...... Tiffany Elmore 10 Jessica CHEEKS G 5-9 So. 1V Los Angeles, Calif. Narbonne HS Carmen Krause Juniors (2) ...... Lauren Smith-Hams 14 Carmen KRAUSE F 6-1 Sr. 3V Prescott, Ariz. Prescott HS Erin Young 15 Lauren SMITH-HAMS G 5-7 Jr. 2V Los Altos, Calif. Pinewood HS Sophomores (5) ...... Ryane Alexander Jessica Cheeks 2002 WOMEN OF TROY 21 Erin YOUNG G/F 5-11 Jr. 2V Dallas, Texas Highland Park HS Ebony Hoffman 23 Aisha HOLLANS G 5-9 So. 1V Berkeley, Calif. Berkeley HS Aisha Hollans 24 Ryane ALEXANDER G 5-7 So. 1V Copperas Cove, Texas Copperas Cove HS Portia Mitchell Freshmen (2) ...... Kim Gipson 32 Ebony HOFFMAN F 6-2 So. 1V Harbor City, Calif. Narbonne HS Rachel Woodward 33 Rachel WOODWARD F 6-1 Fr. HS Murrieta, Calif. Murrieta Valley HS BY POSITION 35 Portia MITCHELL C 6-4 RS-So. 1V Los Angeles, Calif. Narbonne HS Guards (6) ...... Ryane Alexander 44 Kim GIPSON C 6-5 Fr. HS Westchester, Calif. Westchester HS Jessica Cheeks Tiffany Elmore Aisha Hollans Alphabetical Lauren Smith-Hams No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown Previous School Erin Young Forwards (4) ...... Ebony Hoffman 24 Ryane ALEXANDER G 5-7 So. 1V Copperas Cove, Texas Copperas Cove HS Carmen Krause 10 Jessica CHEEKS G 5-9 So. 1V Los Angeles, Calif. Narbonne HS Rachel Woodward Erin Young 3 Tiffany ELMORE G 5-10 Sr. 3V Sacramento, Calif. Florin HS Centers (2) ...... Kim Gipson 44 Kim GIPSON C 6-5 Fr. HS Westchester, Calif. Westchester HS Portia Mitchell 32 Ebony HOFFMAN F 6-2 So. 1V Harbor City, Calif. Narbonne HS BY STATE 23 Aisha HOLLANS G 5-9 So. 1V Berkeley, Calif. Berkeley HS Arizona (1) ...... Carmen Krause 14 Carmen KRAUSE F 6-1 Sr. 3V Prescott, Ariz. Prescott HS California (8) ...... Jessica Cheeks Tiffany Elmore 35 Portia MITCHELL C 6-4 RS-So. 1V Los Angeles, Calif. Narbonne HS Kim Gipson 15 Lauren SMITH-HAMS G 5-7 Jr. 2V Los Altos, Calif. Pinewood HS Ebony Hoffman Aisha Hollans 33 Rachel WOODWARD F 6-1 Fr. HS Murrieta, Calif. Murrieta Valley HS Portia Mitchell 21 Erin YOUNG G/F 5-11 Jr. 2V Dallas, Texas Highland Park HS Lauren Smith-Hams Rachel Woodward Texas (2) ...... Ryane Alexander HEAD COACH: Erin Young Chris GOBRECHT (5th season), USC ’77 BIRTHDAYS ASSISTANT COACHES: February ...... 9 - Chris Gobrecht Stacy MCINTYRE (5th season), Kentucky ’94 17 - Portia Mitchell Shannon PERRY (2nd season), Iowa ’98 April ...... 10 - Carmen Krause Colleen MATSUHARA (2nd season), Sacramento State ‘74 3 - Shannon Perry May ...... 1 - Aisha Hollans 26 - Erin Young June ...... 17 - Lauren Smith-Hams 24 - Rachel Woodward Pronunciation Guide July ...... 31 - Stacy McIntyre August...... 1 - Jessica Cheeks Ryane ALEXANDER ...... RYAN alexander 4 - Colleen Matsuhara Chris GOBRECHT ...... chris GO-breck 27 - Ebony Hoffman Aisha HOLLANS ...... i-EE-sha hollans October ...... 4 - Ryane Alexander Colleen MATSUHARA ...... colleen mat-su-HA-ra November ...... 7 - Tiffany Elmore Portia MITCHELL ...... POR-sha mitchell 16 - Kim Gipson

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2002 WOMEN OF TROY

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Tiffany Jessica Carmen Lauren 3 ELMORE 10 CHEEKS 14 KRAUSE 15 SMITH-HAMS G • 5-10 • Sr. G • 5-9 • So. F • 6-1 • Sr. G • 5-7 • Jr. Sacramento, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Prescott, Ariz. Los Altos, Calif.

Erin Aisha Ryane 21 YOUNG 23 HOLLANS 24 ALEXANDER G/F • 5-11 • Jr. G • 5-9 • So. G • 5-7 • So. Dallas, Texas Berkeley, Calif. Copperas Cove, Texas

Ebony Rachel Portia Kim 32 HOFFMAN 33 WOODWARD 35 MITCHELL 44 GIPSON F • 6-2 • So. F • 6-1 • Fr. C • 6-4 • RS So. C • 6-5 • Fr. Harbor City, Calif. Murrieta, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Westchester, Calif.

CHRIS GOBRECHT STACY MCINTYRE SHANNON PERRY COLLEEN MATSUHARA Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 5th season 5th season 2nd season 2nd season

2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 3 RETURNERS

THIS SEASON: Ryane Alexander begins her second season with the all-district selection, she was named the District Women of Troy... Proven to be a hard-nosed player Newcomer of the Year in 1997... During her four with great intensity and toughness... Possesses a great years, Copperas Cove posted a 122-12 record, won sense of commitment to running the offense... Looks the NIKE Santa Barbara Tournament of Champi- to develop consistency with experience. ons in 1999, claimed the Texas District championship all four years, reached the state semifinals in 2000-01 FRESHMAN SEASON: 1998 and reached the regional finals in 1997, 1998 In her first season with the Women of Troy, Alexander and 1999... Playing with the U-17 Texas Express, made seven starts and 21 appearances... She averaged the team finished fifth in the nation in 1999 and 1.9 points, 0.9 assists, 0.7 rebounds and 0.8 steals the 2000 U-18 squad won the regional champion- per game... Made her collegiate debut against UCSB ship and finished second at the national tourna- (Nov. 24) and played 15 minutes in which she helped ment... A member of the National Honor Society clinch the win defensively... Made her first start against as a junior and senior. Stanford (Feb. 4), adding three points, a steal and an assist... In 22 minutes on the court, she added three PERSONAL: steals and four points against Arizona State (Feb. 15)... Ryane Taylor Alexander was born on Oct. 4, 1981, 24 Set a season-high with eight points and two rebounds in Temple, Texas... The daughter of Bill and Chris- against Arizona (Feb. 18)... Recorded a season-best tine Alexander, she has one sister, Courtney... En- three assists against Stanford (March 1). joys swimming, playing on the computer and lis- tening to music in her free time... Lists Shereka RYANE IN HIGH SCHOOL: Wright, a former prep teammate who plays at Alexander is a 2000 graduate of Copperas Cove (Tex.) Purdue, as the best and toughest player she’s ever High... A four-year varsity letterwinner, she collected played against or with... Her major is undeclared, ALEXANDER 903 points, 437 steals, 456 assists and 390 rebounds but she would like to pursue a career in coaching as a prep... A first team all-state selection by Texas and sports administration after college. Basketball magazine (second team pick as a junior) Guard • 5-7 and Texas Women in Sports magazine as a senior... Named to the TABC all-region first team as a senior Sophomore and three times to the second team... A three-time Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove HS)

ALEXANDER'S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2000-01 37-7 12-35 .343 4-18 .222 14-20 .700 42 1.9 9 6 15 0.7 40-0 19 26 0 17 227 Total 37-7 12-35 .343 4-18 .222 14-20 .700 42 1.9 9 6 15 0.7 40-0 19 26 0 17 227

8 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RYANE ALEXANDER

Alexander’s Career Highs

Field Goals Made: 2, four times last vs. California, 3/3/01

FG Attempts: 6, vs. Arizona, 2/18/01

FG Percentage: .667 (2-3), vs. California, 3/3/01

3PT Field Goals Made: 1, four times last vs. California, 3/3/01

3PT Attempts: 4, vs. Arizona, 2/18/01

3PT FG Percentage: 1.000 (1-1), three times last vs. California, 3/3/01

Free Throws Made: 3, vs. Arizona, 2/18/01 3, vs. Stanford, 2/4/01

FT Attempts: 4, vs. Arizona, 2/18/01 4, vs. Stanford, 2/4/01

FT Percentage: 1.000 (2-2), vs. WSU, 3/10/01 1.000 (2-2), vs. UCSB, 11/24/00

Total Points: 8, vs. Arizona, 2/18/01

Rebounds: 2, five times last vs. Oregon, 2/25/01

Assists: 3, vs. Stanford, 3/1/01

Steals: 3, vs. Arizona State, 2/15/01 3, vs. UCSB, 11/24/00

Minutes: 22, vs. Arizona State, 2/15/01 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 9 RETURNERS

THIS SEASON: Jessica Cheeks begins her second season with the Named to the all-city and all-state teams (first team Women of Troy... Was moved into the point guard in 1998, second team in 1999) while leading position last season... Became a great asset for the Narbonne to the city and state championship in team to have her size and agility at the point... An 1998... Narbonne won the Southern Pacific League all-around athlete with great instincts for the game... Championship in 1997, 1998 and 1999... Named A returning starter. to the Los Angeles Times South Bay first team in

RETURNERS 1999, 1998, 1997, and the South Bay MVP in 2000-01 FRESHMAN SEASON: 1998... The Daily Breeze Player of the Year as a Made 16 starts and appeared in 27 games as a fresh- junior and first team selection as a senior... Hon- man... Led the team with 2.6 assists and 1.8 steals ored as a four-time first team All-Southern Pacific per game, while finishing ninth in the Pac-10 in League selection, including the honor of MVP as a steals... Honored as the team’s ‘Assist Leader’ - the sophomore... Displayed her best performance as a first freshman to do so since 1996... Contributed sophomore when she led Narbonne in a win over double figures in scoring in seven games... Led with Buena High in the CIF Southern California Regional 10 points (3-8), seven boards and three assists against by scoring 24 points and hitting 8-of-10 at the free Creighton (Nov. 17)... Made her first collegiate start throw line... Following her junior year, she was 10 against Drake (Nov. 19)... Despite not starting against named a Junior Olympic Team Alternate... Cheeks Notre Dame (Dec. 28), sparked a 15-2 run with seven was a eight-year member of the Olympic Girls De- points and two steals to bring USC within three of velopment Team... She led her U-15 and U-17 teams the eventual national champions... Starting at the to fourth-place finishes... A prep teammate of cur- JESSICA point she had a season best performance with 18 rent USC forward Ebony Hoffman and center Portia points off of 7-of-12 shooting, including three assists Mitchell. and four steals against Arizona (Jan. 18)... Set a sea- CHEEKS son high with six assists against Arizona State (Feb. PERSONAL: 15)... Posted 11 points against Washington (March Jessica Nicole Cheeks was born on Aug. 1, 1981 in 8), including a season-high 9-of-12 at the line while Los Angeles... The daughter of Robert and Deborah Guard • 5-9 contributing four assists and two steals. Cheeks, she has one sister, Jennifer, and one brother, Osi... Her father, Robert, played collegiate basket- Sophomore IN HIGH SCHOOL: ball at Whittier College and played professionally in Cheeks is a 1999 graduate of Narbonne High in Har- France for four years... Chose USC because of the Los Angeles, Calif. bor City, Calif. ... A four-year varsity letterwinner academic reputation and highly recognizable athletic who averaged 14.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists achievements... Her major is undeclared, but she (Narbonne HS) and 4.1 steals as a prep... During the four years she would like to play in the WNBA upon graduation. shot 48 percent from the field and 86 percent from the line... As a senior, she earned All-American honors by USA Today (an honor she also received as a sophomore and junior), Street & Smith (also named as a junior), Nike and Student Sports Magazine...

CHEEKS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2000-01 27-16 73-211 .346 19-82 .232 43-59 .729 208 7.7 13 53 66 2.4 65-1 70 89 2 48 654 Total 27-16 73-211 .346 19-82 .232 43-59 .729 208 7.7 13 53 66 2.4 65-1 70 89 2 48 654

10 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL JESSICA CHEEKS

Cheeks’ Career Highs

Field Goals Made: 7, vs. Arizona, 1/18/01

FG Attempts: 13, three times last vs. Stanford, 3/1/01

FG Percentage: .800 (4-5), vs. Arizona, 2/18/01

3PT Field Goals Made: 2, four times last vs. California, 2/2/01

3PT Attempts: 8, vs. Drake, 11/19/00

3PT FG Percentage: 1.000 (1-1), vs. TTU, 12/22/00 1.000 (1-1), vs. San Diego, 12/2/00

Free Throws Made: 9, vs. Washington, 3/8/01

FT Attempts: 12, vs. Washington, 3/8/01

FT Percentage: 1.000 (5-5), vs. Pepp., 12/15/00

Total Points: 18, vs. Arizona, 1/18/01

Rebounds: 7, vs. Creighton, 11/17/00

Assists: 6, vs. Arizona State, 2/15/01

Blocks: 1, vs. Arizona, 1/18/01 1, vs. San Diego, 12/2/00

Steals: 4, four times last vs. Arizona, 1/18/01

Minutes: 34, vs. Washington, 3/8/01 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 11 RETURNERS

THIS SEASON: Tiffany Elmore begins her senior season with the remaining... She led with 16 points against the Cou- Women of Troy... A player who brings life to the team gars, scoring the final seven in the game... For the both on and off the court... Has been through it all in second straight year she was honored as the team’s her four years and has always possessed the ability to ‘Best Free Throw Shooter.’ overcome... A talented and athletic player who will be looked upon to make great contributions in her final 1998-99 FRESHMAN SEASON: season... A returning starter on the perimeter. As a freshman, Elmore made 25 starts and played in RETURNERS 27 games for the Women of Troy... Quickly making 2000-01 JUNIOR SEASON: a name for herself in the Pac-10, she was the 13th Elmore made 19 starts and played in all 28 games as a highest scorer in the conference and the second-high- junior... Averaged 9.0 points, 1.3 assists, 1.3 steals and est scorer on the team with an 11.9 average... She 3.4 rebounds per outing... Contributed double figures averaged 4.3 rebounds on the season... With her in scoring in nine games... Added 14 points and four performance, she was honored as a Pac-10 All-Fresh- steals, including a 77.8 percent (7-9) shooting effort at man honorable mention selection... Against Califor- the line against UCSB (Nov. 24)... Returning to her nia (Feb. 12), Elmore tied her career high in points hometown, she led with 20 points (8-14) against Sacra- (24) and added eight rebounds... She posted a ca- mento State (Dec. 9)... Posted her second-consecutive reer-high nine rebounds against UCLA (Feb. 20), 3 20+ point game when she led the team with 22 points along with 11 points and three assists... She recorded against Pepperdine (Dec. 15)... Added a career-high 24 points against Drake (Nov. 24), hitting 3-of-4 seven assists against Washington State (Jan. 4)... Fell three-pointers... Against Washington (Jan. 30), she TIFFANY one point and one rebound short of a double-double had 20 points and four rebounds... At the end of the against Washington (Jan. 7) while leading the team with season, she was named the team's 'Best Free Throw nine boards... Led with 13 points and added seven Shooter' by the coaching staff. rebounds in win over UCLA (Feb. 10)... Contributed ELMORE a career-high six steals in addition to nine points against IN HIGH SCHOOL: Arizona (Feb. 18). Elmore is a 1998 graduate of Florin High in Sacra- Guard • 5-10 mento, Calif. ... A 1998 Street & Smith’s All-Ameri- 1999-00 SOPHOMORE SEASON: can honorable mention, Student Sports All-State Elmore made 28 starts in 29 games played as a sopho- first team selection and the Sacramento Bee’s all- Senior more... She finished second on the team in scoring area Player of the Year, she averaged 26 points and with a 10.6 points per game average and 76.4 shoot- nine rebounds as a senior... She led Florin to its third Sacramento, Calif. ing percentage at the line... She finished ninth in the consecutive Delta League title, earning her third- Pac-10 hitting 81-of-106 free throws for the year... straight league MVP honor... With a 19.3 points per (Florin HS) She also averaged 3.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 game average as a sophomore and 20.1 as a junior, steals per game... Following an outstanding conference she led Florin to a 39-game win streak in the Delta season, she earned 2000 All-Pac-10 honorable men- League... Florin won the Sac-Joaquin Section cham- tion honors... Posted double figures in scoring in 17 pionship game in 1996 and 1997... In 1996 and games, including the final 9-of-11... She added 14 1997, she was named Student Sports All-State points and a season-high five assists against Baylor Underclass first team and All-Metro Area first (Dec. 19)... The only game she missed was due to a team... Elmore was also a three-year letterwinner as a sprained right ankle that she suffered during practice sprinter on the Florin track team. on Jan. 5 and did not play against Washington State (Jan. 7)... Added 13 points against Arizona State (Jan. PERSONAL: 20) and tied a career-high with three blocks... Hit the Tiffany Elmore was born Nov. 7, 1980, in Morehead, game-winning shot at the buzzer against Oregon (Jan. Ky. ... The daughter of Byron and Constance Elmore, 27)... Scored 20 points against UCLA (Feb. 12) and she has three sisters, Tori, Tameka and Latoshia, and put the Trojans ahead for good on a jumper with 51 one brother, Elijah... She is a sociology major who seconds left... Scored five points in the final minute to hopes to pursue a career in social work and youth secure USC’s victory over Arizona State (Feb. 19)... counseling... She would like to continue playing Named Pac-10 Player of the Week (Feb. 21) after basketball in the WNBA after graduation... In the averaging 13.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 summer of 1998, she held a one-day basketball camp steals and an 81.8 shooting percent from the line in for children in the Florin community called the Tif- USC’s upset victories over the Wildcats and Sun Dev- fany Elmore Basketball Clinic. “I want to give back to ils... Had a season-high 21 points and five steals hit- the places that helped me,” she said. “Kids want to ting five key free throws at the end of the game against look up to positive people, and they need to under- Washington (Mar. 9)... Clinched USC’s victory over stand that hard work pays off, like it did for me.” Washington State (Mar. 11) on a layup with 2:45

ELMORE'S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 1998-99 27-25 119-385 .309 24-111 .216 60-86 .698 322 11.9 46 71 117 4.3 67-2 23 101 17 26 840 1999-00 29-28 109-279 .391 8-36 .222 81-106 .764 307 10.6 44 62 106 3.7 77-2 54 99 14 44 788 2000-01 28-19 86-255 .337 6-26 .231 73-107 .682 251 9.0 30 64 94 3.4 66-1 37 87 16 37 700 Total 84-72 314-919 .342 38-173 .220 214-299 .716 880 10.5 123 197 317 3.7 210-5 114 287 47 107 2328

12 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TIFFANY ELMORE

Elmore’s Career Highs

Field Goals Made: 9, three times last vs. Pepperdine, 12/15/00

FG Attempts: 24, vs. UCLA, 1/23/99

FG Percentage: .636 (7-11), vs. Wash., 1/9/00

3PT Field Goals Made: 4, vs. Washington, 1/30/99

3PT FG Attempts: 9, vs. Washington, 1/30/99

3PT FG Percentage: 1.000 (1-1), several times last vs. Oregon State, 1/27/01

Free Throws Made: 9, vs. Santa Clara, 3/16/00

FT Attempts: 11, three times last vs. Santa Clara, 3/16/00

FT Percentage: 1.000 (4-4), several times last vs. Stanford, 3/1/01

Total Points: 24, vs. California, 2/12/99 24, vs. Drake, 11/24/98

Rebounds: 9, three times last vs. Stanford, 2/4/01

Assists: 7, vs. WSU, 1/4/01

Blocks: 3, vs. LBSU, 12/8/99 3, vs. Arizona State, 1/20/00

Steals: 6, vs. Arizona, 2/18/01

Minutes: 38, vs. Washington, 1/7/01 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 13 RETURNERS

THIS SEASON: Ebony Hoffman enters her second season with the 1998)… In 1999, she earned Parade All-American Women of Troy... One of the most dominating post fourth team honors, then was named to the Parade players in the conference who had an outstanding fresh- first team in 2000… Selected to Street & Smith’s and man campaign... Her potential reaches far beyond what Student Sport All-American teams the last two sea- she has already accomplished... Underwent shoulder sons… Hoffman was among three athletes chosen as surgery this June and looks to be a healthier and more 2000 Naismith Award finalists… Selected to the experienced player this season... A returning starter in Los Angeles Times’ South Bay/Westside all-area the post. team... As she led the Gauchos to the California state championship and mythical national title as a senior, 2000-01 FRESHMAN SEASON: she was once honored as the Power Bar Athlete of the In her first season with the Women of Troy, Hoffman Week, selected as the Marine League MVP, and named made 26 starts and appeared in all 28 games... Led the to the all-state and all-city girls basketball first teams team in scoring (12.5 ppg) and rebounding (8.0 rpg) (honors she also garnered as a sophomore and jun- - the first freshman to do so since Lisa Leslie in 1991... ior)… She served as the team’s captain during the Finished among conference leaders in six total catego- 1999-2000 season... Over her four-year prep career, ries, including scoring (15th), rebounding (3rd), of- Hoffman averaged 15.0 rebounds and more than 32 fensive rebounding (2nd, 3.14), defensive rebound- 17.0 points per game… She also averaged 52.0 per- ing (3rd, 4.82), free throw percentage (6th, 75.8) and cent from the floor, 47.0 percent from behind the arc blocked shots (8th, 0.93)... Named to the Basketball and 79.0 percent shooting at the line… During her Times All-Freshman team and Women’s Basketball career, Narbonne recorded a 111-10 mark, includ- EBONY Journal Freshman All-American second team... Also ing a 34-0 undefeated record during the 1999-2000 received All-Pac-10 honorable mention and Pac-10 campaign, playing arguably the nation’s toughest All-Freshman honors... Named the team’s ‘Best Free schedule… Hoffman set school records with 2,118 HOFFMAN Throw Shooter’ and ‘Top Rebounder’... Led the team career points, 1,851 rebounds and 496 blocks… in scoring in 10 games and rebounding in 16 games... She earned her first area Player of the Year honor as Contributed 20 double-figure scoring games, includ- a junior and was also named the South Bay Daily Forward • 6-2 ing 10-straight double-digit outings from Dec. 28 Breeze Player of the Year... As a sophomore, she was through Feb. 4... Made first collegiate start against the Los Angeles City Player of the Year and grabbed Sophomore Creighton (Nov. 17)... Finished one rebound and her first of three league MVP titles… She also played two assists shy of a triple-double against Sacramento volleyball, earning all-city and all-league notoriety, Harbor City, Calif. State (Dec. 9) after contributing 14 points, nine boards along with the league MVP title as a junior... Hoffman and a season-high eight assists ... Led the team with was a six-year member of the Olympic Girls Devel- (Narbonne HS) eight rebounds and a season-high 21 points against opment Traveling Team... A two-time AAU All- Washington State (Jan. 4)... Earned her first (and the American, she led her U-15 and U-16 teams to team’s first) double-double of the season with 19 points fourth-place finishes (1997, 1998), and a seventh and a season-best 17 rebounds against Oregon (Jan. place finish with the U-17 team in 1999... Hoffman 25)... Recorded another double-double with 12 points was selected to the 2000 Women’s Junior World and 14 rebounds against Oregon State (Jan. 27)... Championship Team where she helped lead them to Honored as the Pac-10 Player of the Week for her a gold medal at the Women’s Junior World Champi- performances against the Ducks and Beavers, after av- onships... With the team, Hoffman averaged a 38.5 eraging 15.5 points and rebounds in the series... Tied shooting percentage and 5.6 rebounds per game... A a season high with 21 points against Stanford (Feb. 4), prep teammate of current USC guard Jessica Cheeks including a 10-of-12 effort at the line... Collected her and center Portia Mitchell. third double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Arizona (Feb. 18)... Again tied her season PERSONAL: high with 21 points against Stanford (March 1) in Ebony Vernice Hoffman was born on Aug. 27, 1982, addition to 13 rebounds for her fourth double-double in Los Angeles... The daughter of Floyd and Marsha of the season. Hoffman, she has one sister, Erika, and one brother, Elliot, who she refers to as her “inspiration” and “mo- IN HIGH SCHOOL: tivation” to excel on the basketball court... She’s com- Hoffman is a 2000 graduate of Narbonne High in monly referred to as “Big Dog”... Hoffman hopes to Harbor City, Calif... She was listed as the No. 2 prep continue her playing career in the WNBA after gradu- recruit in the nation by USA Today, and the top post ating... She plans on majoring in television and com- player in the country… A two-time USA Today All- munications. American (first team in 1999, honorable mention in

HOFFMAN'S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2000-01 28-26 128-285 .449 3-14 .214 91-120 .758 350 12.5 88 135 223 8.0 103-9 58 89 26 44 768 Total 28-26 128-285 .449 3-14 .214 91-120 .758 350 12.5 88 135 223 8.0 103-9 58 89 26 44 768

14 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EBONY HOFFMAN

Hoffman’s Career Highs

Field Goals Made: 9, vs. Arizona State, 1/20/01

FG Attempts: 16, vs. Arizona State, 2/15/01 16, vs. Arizona State, 1/20/01

FG Percentage: .800 (4-5), vs. California, 3/3/01

3PT Field Goals Made: 1, three times last vs. Washington, 3/8/01

3PT Attempts: 3, vs. Stanford, 2/4/01

3PT FG Percentage: 1.000 (1-1), vs. Wash., 3/8/01 1.000 (1-1), vs. Stanford, 3/1/01

Free Throws Made: 10, vs. Stanford, 2/4/01

FT Attempts: 12, vs. Stanford, 2/4/01

FT Percentage: 1.000 (6-6), vs. St. Joe’s, 11/26/00

Total Points: 21, three times last vs. Stanford, 3/1/01

Rebounds: 17, vs. Oregon, 1/25/01

Assists: 8, vs. Sacramento State, 12/9/00

Blocks: 4, vs. Arizona State, 1/20/01

Steals: 4, vs. Washington, 1/7/01

Minutes: 36, vs. Stanford, 2/4/01 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 15 RETURNERS

THIS SEASON: Aisha Hollans begins her second season with the points and grabbed more than 1,450 rebounds, lead- Women of Troy... One of the most gifted guards in ing the Yellowjackets to a 114-16 overall record and the conference who had a difficult time last season earning NIKE and WBCA All-American honors (an while recovering from an early season injury... An honor she also earned as a junior)... The 2000 Con- important player to have on the court at all times... tra Costa Times Female Athlete of the Year, she also A returning starter on the perimeter. helped lead her squad to the East Bay Athletic

RETURNERS League, NCS and NorCal titles... She was the NCS 2000-01 FRESHMAN SEASON: Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and se- Hollans made 11 starts and played in 21 games in nior... Earned her third-consecutive ANG Newspa- her first season at USC... Finished second on the team pers Player of the Year honor as a senior... A 2000 and 16th in the Pac-10 with a 12.0 points per game third team Parade All-American and three-time USA average... Received Pac-10 All-Freshman Team hon- Today, Student Sports and Street & Smith’s first team orable mention accolades... Missed the first six games All-American... Honored as an All-East Bay Ath- of the season due to a back injury... Entered her first letic League (EBAL) selection all four years... collegiate game on Dec. 15 against Pepperdine and Named the EBAL MVP in 1998, 1999 and 2000 contributed six rebounds and 14 points off of 6-of- and honored as the California Sophomore of the 23 12 shooting... Continued her scoring spree by add- Year in 1998... A four-year all-state selection (sec- ing double figures in her first seven-consecutive ond team in 1997 and first team pick in 1998, 1999 games... Posted 13 double-digit games throughout and 2000)... Played club basketball with the East the season... Hit a season-high 3-of-5 three pointers Bay Hoop (1 yr.) and North Coast Express (2 yrs.) AISHA against Texas Tech (Dec. 22)... Made her first colle- and was named MVP each year... A member of the giate start against Notre Dame (Dec. 28) and led with 1998 USA Women’s World Youth Games national 11 points... Led on the boards with a season-high team... With the U-17 Junior National Team, she HOLLANS nine against Arizona State (Jan. 20)... Did not play traveled to Russia and helped lead the team to a against the UCLA (Feb. 10) after injuring her right bronze-medal finish... As a senior, she was awarded shoulder during practice on Feb. 8... Reentered the the Mayor’s Achievement Award for leadership. Guard • 5-9 starting lineup against Oregon State (Feb. 23)... With an outstanding performance in front of a hometown PERSONAL: Sophomore Berkeley crowd, she set a season high with 26 points Aisha Glories Hollans was born on May 1, 1981, in and five steals to lead USC over Cal (March 3) with Berkeley... Goes by the nickname of “ReeCee” (de- Berkeley, Calif. a 64.3 shooting percentage, including 6-of-6 at the rives from her middle name which is pronounced line... Led with 21 points off of 10-of-13 shooting “glo-reice”)... The daughter of Danny and Gloria (Berkeley HS) against Washington State (March 10) to end the sea- Hollans, she has one sister, Ayana... Lists shopping son. and going to the movies as her favorite pastimes... Chose to attend USC because she felt at home and IN HIGH SCHOOL: comfortable on campus, and because of the Women Hollans is a 2000 graduate of Berkeley (Calif.) High... of Troy’s historic basketball tradition... She would Considered one of the nation’s Top 25 recruits and like to play professional basketball after graduation... ranked 21st by the All-Star Girls Report... She led her Her major is undeclared. team to the 2000 CIF Division I finals while scoring 22 points in her last prep game... Berkeley advanced to the CIF semifinals and NCS Championship in her first three seasons... Four-time league champs, Ber- keley won the CIF championship in 1997 and Hollans was honored as the championship game MVP... In her four-year career, she scored more than 2,500

HOLLANS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2000-01 21-11 95-241 .394 19-67 .284 43-67 .642 252 12.0 48 51 99 4.7 50-0 25 85 5 21 552 Total 21-11 95-241 .394 19-67 .284 43-67 .642 252 12.0 48 51 99 4.7 50-0 25 85 5 21 552

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Hollans’ Career Highs

Field Goals Made: 10, vs. WSU, 3/10/01

FG Attempts: 17, vs. UCLA, 1/14/01

FG Percentage: .769 (10-13), vs. WSU, 3/10/01

3PT Field Goals Made: 3, vs. Texas Tech, 12/22/00

3PT Attempts: 7, vs. UCLA, 1/14/01

3PT FG Percentage: 1.000 (2-2), vs. California, 2/2/01

Free Throws Made: 6, vs. California, 3/3/01

FT Attempts: 7, vs. Oregon State, 1/27/01 7, vs. Notre Dame, 12/28/00

FT Percentage: 1.000 (6-6), vs. California, 3/3/01

Total Points: 26, vs. California, 3/3/01

Rebounds: 9, vs. Arizona State, 1/20/01

Assists: 3, three times last vs. California, 3/3/01

Blocks: 2, vs. Oregon State, 1/27/01

Steals: 5, vs. California, 3/3/01

Minutes: 37, vs. Washington, 1/7/01 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 17 RETURNERS

THIS SEASON: 1998-99 FRESHMAN SEASON: Carmen Krause returns for her senior season with As a freshman, Krause started in 13 of 26 games... the Women of Troy... An important inspirational She averaged 3.8 points and 3.1 rebounds on the leader... She motivates the team with the same heart season... Posted nine points with a career-high nine she plays with... An outstanding defender who will rebounds against Long Beach State (Dec. 12)... She be relied upon for her toughness in the post. had nine points, six rebounds and five assists in the game against Washington State (Jan. 28) and nine

RETURNERS 2000-01 JUNIOR SEASON: points, two rebounds against UCLA (Feb. 20)... At Krause made 10 starts and played in 26 games as a the end of the season she was honored as the team's junior... Averaged 3.9 points, 1.6 assists and 2.7 re- 'Most Improved Player'. bounds per game... Made her first start of the season against St. Joseph’s (Nov. 26) and contributed four IN HIGH SCHOOL: points, rebounds and assists... Started against Wash- Krause is a 1998 graduate of Prescott (Ariz.) High... ington (Jan. 7) and sparked the Trojans’ lead by hit- As a prep athlete, she earned 1998 Street & Smith’s ting the team’s first 3-of-5 field goals... Against the All-American honorable mention, 1998 all-state Bruins (Jan. 14) she tied a career high with nine re- second team and all-area Player of the Year honors bounds... Did not play against Arizona (Jan. 18) to as senior... She averaged 14.0 points and 11.5 re- 14 rest a mild sprain she suffered on her left ankle at bounds, leading Prescott to the state 4-A practice on Jan. 16 ... Returned to the lineup against quarterfinals... As a junior, she averaged 13.0 points Arizona State (Jan. 20) and contributed three assists and 11.0 rebounds per game, earning 1997 All-State and four rebounds ... Equaled a career high with three first team, 1997 Skyline Region MVP and Prescott CARMEN steals against Cal (Feb. 2) and tied a season high with Courier All-Tri-City first team honors... That sea- nine points. son, she also led Prescott High to the Arizona state 4-A semifinals... She was a 1996 all-state honor- KRAUSE 1999-00 SOPHOMORE SEASON: able mention and Prescott Courier All-Tri-City first Krause played in all but one (due to illness) of the 30 team selection... She also played volleyball and track games throughout the season... Had a career-best per- and field, and earned All-Skyline Region first team Forward • 6-1 formance against Baylor (Dec. 19) with 11 points honors as a junior and senior in volleyball (playing (4-of-5) and four rebounds... Went 5-of-6 at the line, outside hitter and middle blocker)... Earned All- Senior grabbed seven rebounds and forced two turnovers Skyline honors in track as a sophomore... Compet- against UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 21)... Hit her first ing chiefly in field events, her top event was the high Prescott, Ariz. three-pointer of the season en route to a six point, jump and her best leap was 5-4... Academically, she three assist performance against Arizona State (Jan. was named Prescott High’s Female Scholar Athlete (Prescott HS) 20)... Posted a season-best four assists against Stanford of the Year in 1998. (Feb. 5)... Played a key role in the win over Arizona (Feb. 17), going 8-of-12 at the line for 10 points, PERSONAL: and grabbing five boards... Set a career-best by hit- Carmen Krause was born on April 10, 1980, in Lin- ting 2-of-2 from three-point range against Cal (Mar. coln, Neb.... The daughter of John Krause and Janne 3)... Was honored as the team’s Top Defender at the Cooper... A health promotions and disease preven- end-of-year banquet... She was also presented with tion major who hopes to pursue a career in physical the Barbara Williams’ Academic Award for main- therapy... Spent the summer interning at Kern & taining one of the team’s highest grade point aver- Assoc. (Santa Monica, Calif) - a physical therapy ages. clinic... She is only the second Arizona native in USC women's basketball history.

KRAUSE'S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 1998-99 26-13 27-74 .365 0-4 .000 44-57 .772 98 3.8 51 29 80 3.1 83-5 25 28 1 20 557 1999-00 29-0 23-74 .311 7-19 .368 38-51 .745 91 3.1 27 35 62 2.1 47-0 25 20 1 11 385 2000-01 26-10 28-88 .318 3-11 .273 42-59 .712 101 3.9 35 36 71 2.7 69-2 41 34 1 22 513 Total 81-23 78-236 .331 10-34 .294 124-167 .743 290 3.6 111 100 213 2.6 199-7 91 82 3 53 1455

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Krause’s Career Highs

Field Goals Made: 4, vs. Baylor, 12/19/99

FG Attempts: 7, vs. California, 2/2/01

FG Percentage: 1.000 (3-3), vs. Wash., 1/7/01 .800 (4-5), vs. Baylor, 12/19/99

3PT Field Goals Made: 2, vs. Stanford, 3/5/00 2, vs. California, 3/3/00

3PT FG Attempts: 3, vs. Stanford, 3/5/00

3PT FG Percentage: 1.000 (2-2), vs. Stanford, 3/5/00

Free Throws Made: 9, vs. UCLA, 2/20/99

FT Attempts: 12, vs. Arizona, 2/17/00

FT Percentage: 1.000 (5-5), vs. UCLA, 2/10/01 .667 (8-12), vs. Ariz., 2/17/00

Total Points: 11, vs. Baylor, 12/19/99

Rebounds: 9, vs. UCLA, 1/14/01 9, vs. LBSU, 12/5/99

Assists: 5, vs. WSU, 1/28/99

Blocks: 1, three times last vs. WSU, 3/10/01

Steals: 3, four times last vs. California, 2/2/01

Minutes: 37, vs. Oregon State, 2/4/99 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 19 RETURNERS

THIS SEASON: Portia Mitchell begins her redshirt sophomore year team honors and was selected to the all-area and All- at USC... Her continued development will make a South Bay/Westside second teams... She played in strong impact on the team... A player with good skills the Olympic Girls Development League for six years... and great size... Continues to mature as a hard-work- A prep teammate of current USC guard Jessica Cheeks ing, responsible player. and forward Ebony Hoffman.

RETURNERS 2000-01 RS FRESHMAN SEASON: PERSONAL: In her first active season, Mitchell played in 14 games Portia Lorraine Mitchell was born on Feb. 17, 1981, and she averaged 1.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per in Los Angeles, Calif. ... The daughter of George outing... Hit a field goal and posted a block in five and Janice Mitchell, she has three sisters, Naresh, different games throughout the season... Made her Onita and Raimi... Her mother, Janice, was a three- collegiate debut against Creighton (Nov. 17), collect- sport athlete at Harbor Junior College, playing Vol- ing three rebounds in six minutes... Added a season- leyball, basketball and softball... Her father, George, high four points and four rebounds against Sacra- is a professional drummer who works with artist mento State (Dec. 9). Patti LaBelle... Her uncle is Marcus Cotton, a former outside linebacker for USC (1984-87)... She 35 1999-00 REDSHIRT SEASON: is a former prep teammate of USC forward Ebony Mitchell did not play during the 1999-00 season be- Hoffman... A sociology major who would like to cause she did not meet conditioning requirements. pursue her dream of playing professional basketball... In the summer of 1998, she was one of 25 PORTIA IN HIGH SCHOOL: prep athletes invited to try out for the USA Olympic A 1999 graduate of Narbonne High in Harbor City, Team. Calif., Mitchell was a Women's Basketball Journal MITCHELL All-American and Nike All-American as a senior and a Student Sport All-American selection following her sophomore, junior and senior seasons... In 1997 and Center • 6-4 1998, she was a member of the AAU National team... She was an All-Bay League first team selection her RS Sophomore sophomore year, and a second team selection as a Los Angeles, Calif. freshman... In 1997, Mitchell earned all-state first (Narbonne HS)

MITCHELL’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 1999-00 Redshirt Season 2000-01 14-0 5-27 .185 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 15 1.1 14 9 23 1.6 17-0 1 11 5 1 64 Total 14-0 5-27 .185 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 15 1.1 14 9 23 1.6 17-0 1 11 5 1 64

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Mitchell’s Career Highs

Field Goals Made: 1, five times last time vs. California, 3/3/01

FG Attempts: 7, vs. Sacramento State, 12/9/00

FG Percentage: 1.000 (2-2), two times last vs. Arizona State, 1/20/00

Free Throws Made: 2, vs. Arizona, 2/18/01 2, vs. Sacramento State, 12/9/00

FT Attempts: 2, vs. Arizona, 2/18/01 2, vs. Sacramento State, 12/9/00

FT Percentage: 1.000 (2-2), vs. Arizona, 2/18/01 1.000 (2-2), vs. Sac State, 12/9/00

Total Points: 4, vs. Sacramento State, 12/9/00

Rebounds: 4, vs. Arizona State, 2/15/01 4, vs. Sacramento State, 12/9/00

Assists: 1, vs. Creighton, 11/17/00

Blocks: 1, five times last vs. Pepperdine, 12/15/00

Steals: 1, vs. Oregon, 1/25/01

Minutes: 8, vs. Sacramento State, 12/9/00 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 21 RETURNERS

THIS SEASON: IN HIGH SCHOOL: Lauren Smith-Hams begins her junior season with A 1999 graduate of Pinewood High in Los Altos, the Women of Troy... Was much quieter off the bench Calif., Smith-Hams was a four-year All-Private as a sophomore, but maintained a strong level of de- School Athletic League first team selection and a fense... A significant scoring threat who will fight for two-time league MVP (1996 and 1999)... She was her position on the court. named Division V Player of the Year as a senior, averaging 22.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 steals and

RETURNERS 2000-01 SOPHOMORE SEASON: 7.3 assists per game... During the 1999 season, she Smith-Hams appeared in 15 games as a sophomore... made 100 three-point shots... She graduated as Averaged 2.0 points per game with a 45.5 shooting Pinewood's career leader in scoring, assists and percentage for the season... Played a season-high 22 steals... In her junior and senior seasons, she was an minutes against Drake (Nov. 19), shooting 66.7 per- All-State Division V first team selection... Was cent (2-3) and adding two rebounds... Was 2-of-3 honored as Pinewood's Athlete of the Year after from three-point range for a season-best six points her final season. against Sacramento State (Dec. 9)... Made a career- high 3-of-6 at the line in the final minute against Cal PERSONAL: (March 3)... Honored with the 2001 Barbara Will- Lauren Wise Smith-Hams was born on June 17, iams Academic Award. 15 1981, in Los Altos, Calif. ... The daughter of Denise Smith-Hams and Steve Hams, she has two sisters, 1999-00 FRESHMAN SEASON: Brett and Taylor... Her father, Steve, was one of the As a freshman, Smith-Hams played in 27 games and founders of the now-defunct American Basketball made three starts as a one/two guard... She made her LAUREN League... She is a business administration major with first start against Creighton on Nov. 26... In only an emphasis in cinema and television... Following her second start of the season against Sacramento State graduation, she hopes to pursue her MBA. (Dec. 11), she hit 3-of-6 from three-point range to SMITH-HAMS add to a career-high 11 total points... Made a season- best three steals against the Sun Devils (Feb. 19)... Hit Guard • 5-7 3-of-4 off the bench, including 2-of-2 from behind the arch for eight points against Oregon (Feb. 26)... Junior Grabbed a career-high four rebounds against Wash- ington (Mar. 9). Los Altos, Calif. (Pinewood HS)

SMITH-HAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 1999-00 29-3 27-84 .321 15-55 .273 8-12 .667 77 2.7 11 9 20 0.7 25-0 26 37 0 19 359 2000-01 15-0 10-22 .455 6-16 .375 4-8 .500 30 2.0 1 2 3 0.2 7-0 5 7 0 3 88 Total 44-3 37-106 .349 21-71 .296 12-20 .600 107 2.4 12 11 23 0.5 32-0 31 44 0 22 447

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Smith-Hams’ Career Highs

Field Goals Made: 4, vs. Sac State 12/11/99

FG Attempts: 10, vs. Rutgers, 12/30/99

FG Percentage: .750 (3-4), vs. Oregon, 2/26/00

3PT Field Goals Made: 3, vs. Sac State, 12/11/99

3PT FG Attempts: 8, vs. Rutgers, 12/30/99

3PT FG Percentage: 1.000 (2-2), vs. Ore., 2/26/00

Free Throws Made: 3, vs. California, 3/3/01

FT Attempts: 6, vs. California, 3/3/01

FT Percentage: 1.000 (2-2), three times last vs. WSU, 3/11/00

Total Points: 11, vs. Sac State, 12/11/99

Rebounds: 4, vs. Washington, 3/9/00

Assists: 3, vs. Washington St, 1/7/00

Steals: 3, vs. Arizona State, 2/19/00 3, vs. WSU, 1/7/00

Minutes: 28, vs. WSU, 1/7/00 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 23 RETURNERS

THIS SEASON: IN HIGH SCHOOL: Erin Young enters her junior season with the Women Young is a 1999 graduate of Highland Park High in of Troy as a walk-on guard... Her shooting abilities Dallas, Tex... As a prep, she was a three-year are crucial to the team... Looks to become much more letterwinner in both basketball and soccer... She explosive after a quiet sophomore campaign. earned basketball all-district honors all three years, including two first-team selections as a junior and 2000-01 SOPHOMORE SEASON: senior... Following the 1998-99 season she was also Young played in 24 games as a sophomore and aver- honored as the District Most Valuable Player... She aged 0.5 points, 0.5 assists and 0.8 rebounds per helped lead her team to three area championships game... Grabbed a career-high five rebounds in 15 and one regional semifinal appearance in 1999... minutes on the court against Sacramento State (Dec. That same year, she posted her best performance at 9)... Played 13 minutes against Stanford (Feb. 2) and the area championships by accounting for 31 points tied a career high, hitting 2-of-2 at the line... Posted a in the game... On the club level, she competed with the Texas Flight for one year and the Texas Express season-best three points against Arizona (Feb. 18)... for two years... In 1998 the Express claimed the U- Honored with the ‘Coaches Award’ for her dedication 16 AAU National Championship. to the team both on and off the court. PERSONAL: 1999-00 FRESHMAN SEASON: Erin Leigh Young was born on May 26, 1981, in 21 As a walk-on, Young played in 26 of 30 games Dallas, Texas... The daughter of Charles and Lillie throughout the season and made one start... Tallied Young, she has one brother, Chris, and one sister, her first field goal of the season with a three-pointer Lindsey... She comes from a long line of collegiate against Sacramento State (Dec. 11)... Topped her pre- athletes... Her father played baseball at TCU, her ERIN vious performances with a career-high nine points and brother played basketball and baseball at Princeton, three rebounds, including 2-3 from three-point range and her uncle played baseball at Penn State... Com- in 21 minutes of play against Washington State (Jan. ing out of high school, Young declined other schol- 7)... Shot 100.0 percent in nine minutes on the court arship offers to come to USC as a walk-on... She is YOUNG with one field goal and 2-of-2 at the line against Cal a public policy management and development major. (Feb. 3)... Made her first collegiate start against Stanford (Feb. 5)... Collected a career-best two steals against Guard/Forward Oregon (Feb. 26). 5-11 • Junior Dallas, Texas (Highland Park HS)

YOUNG’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF/D AST TO BLK STL MIN 1999-00 26-1 78-169 .462 8-27 .296 46-67 .687 210 7.0 47 83 130 4.3 73-1 17 39 44 18 528 2000-01 19-0 3-18 .167 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 9 0.5 6 9 15 0.8 12-0 9 2 0 6 118 Total 45-1 81-187 .433 9-32 .281 48-69 .696 219 4.9 53 92 145 3.2 85-1 26 41 44 24 646

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Young’s Career Highs

Field Goals Made: 3, vs. Washington St., 1/7/00

FG Attempts: 9, vs. Washington St., 1/7/00

FG Percentage: 1.000 (2-2), vs. Arizona, 1/22/00

3PT Field Goals Made: 2, vs. Washington St., 1/7/00

3PT FG Attempts: 3, vs. Washington St., 1/7/00

3PT FG Percentage: 1.000 (1-1), vs. Arizona, 2/18/01 .667 (2-3), vs. WSU, 1/7/00

Free Throws Made: 2, six times last vs. Stanford, 2/4/01

FT Attempts: 3, vs. California, 3/3/00

FT Percentage: 1.000 (2-2), five times last vs. Stanford, 2/4/01

Total Points: 9, vs. Washington St., 1/7/00

Rebounds: 5, vs. Sacramento State, 12/9/00

Assists: 2, four times last vs. UCSB, 11/24/00

Steals: 2, vs. Oregon, 2/26/00

Minutes: 21, vs. Washington St, 1/7/00 2001-02 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 25 NEWCOMERS

THIS SEASON: Kim Gipson begins her first season with the Women 21 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks per game as of Troy... A terrific, big-time physical player who will a junior... Averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds as a excel as her skills and understanding of the game im- sophomore... A 2000 Nike Camp invitee... Made prove... An exceptional and bright athlete whose natu- the Honor Roll all four years. ral skills will bring her much success... She possesses the type of demeanor a coach always wants on the PERSONAL: floor. Kimberly Lorrine Gipson was born Nov. 16, 1983, NEWCOMERS in Los Angeles... The daughter of Timmy Gipson IN HIGH SCHOOL: and Kathie Carpenter, she has one brother, Quinton Gipson is a 2001 graduate of Westchester (Calif.) Gipson (6), and one sister, Angel Carpenter (21)... High... A four-year basketball letterwinner and true Names Jerry Rice, of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, as talent, she began playing organized basketball as a her biggest sports hero because of his determination high school freshman... Rated as the seventh-best re- and work ethic... Lists Love & Basketball and Crouch- cruit in the nation by All-Star Girl’s Report... As a ing Tiger, Hidden Dragon as two of her favorite mov- 44 senior she led Westchester to the L.A. City Champi- ies... Her major is undeclared, but she would like to onship game with an average of 22 points, 18 re- continue playing or coaching after graduation. bounds, four assists and three blocks per game... KIM Tabbed as the Western League MVP in 2001... Also honored as a 2001 Los Angeles Times all-area and South Bay Daily Breeze all-area second team pick... GIPSON A first team all-league selection as a junior and second team pick as sophomore... Named to the All- Center • 6-5 L.A. City first team in 2000 and 2001.... Averaged Freshman Westchester, Calif. (Westchester HS)

THIS SEASON: Rachel Woodward enters her first season with the ern Section first team, the Riverside Press-Enterprise Women of Troy... A talented passer who runs the floor all-county first team and the Los Angeles Times In- well... She can catch, pass and finish on the move... land Empire all-area team (all four years)... Four- Will work well in transition without having to com- time league MVP (2001 Southwestern League, 1999 promise her strong rebounding skills... Brings great and 2000 Sunbelt League, 1998 Mountain View size to the forward position. League)... Averaged 22.3 points and 14 rebounds as a junior and was named to the All-CIF first team... IN HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-CIF second team honors as a sopho- Woodward is a 2001 graduate of Murrieta Valley more after averaging 21 points and 15 rebounds per (Calif.) High... Lettered four years in basketball... game... Averaged 19.5 points and 13.7 boards as a Considered to be among the top 50 prep players by freshman... Played club basketball with the NOC various recruiting publications... All-Star Girl’s Report Sharks (1 year), NJB Stars (2) and Orange County rated her 33rd among 2001 recruits and fourth among Swish (2)... A member of Murrieta’s Associated Stu- forwards... The first four-time All-Riverside County dent Body and was a academic all-league selection. 33 first team selection at Murrieta and the Riverside County Player of the Year as a senior... Also named PERSONAL: USA Today (honorable mention), WBCA and Nike Rachel Chatham Woodward was born on June 24, RACHEL All-American in 2000 and 2001... Led her team with 1983, in Orange County, Calif. ... The daughter of 22.5 points, 14.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.2 blocks Barney and Sue Woodward, she has one sister, and 2.8 steals per game as a senior... Scored 42 per- Jaqueline (13)... Her uncle, Jack, attended USC... WOODWARD cent of her team’s points and grabbed 45 percent of Her father, Barney, played football at the University its rebounds... The 2001 Los Angeles Times Inland of Buffalo... Lists committing to USC as one of her Forward • 6-1 Empire Player of the Year and CIF 1A Player of the most thrilling moments in sports... A business ma- Year... Named to the Division 1AA All-CIF South- jor who hopes to continue her playing career in the Freshman WNBA after graduation or one day become the presi- Murrieta, Calif. dent of a cruise line. (Murrieta Valley HS)

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2001-02 USC Women’s Basketball Front Row (l to r): Aisha Hollans, Lauren Smith-Hams, Camille Norwood (no longer on the team), Ryane Alexander, Jessica Cheeks. Back Row (l to r): Erin Young, Rachel Woodward, Kim Gipson, Ebony Hoffman, Portia Mitchell, Carmen Krause, Tiffany Elmore.

Women's Basketball Game-Day Information

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