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INFORMATION OPPONENTS Covering the Utes...... 2 2016-17 Opponents Informa on ...... 36-37 Utah Athle cs Directory...... 3 All-Time Series Records ...... 38 2016-17 Season Outlook ...... 4-5 Series Game-by-Game ...... 39-44 2016-17 Roster ...... 6 2016-17 Schedule...... 7 2015-16 REVIEW Pac-12 Conference ...... 8 2015-16 Season Review...... 46 2015-16 Sta s cs ...... 47 HERE’S UTAH 2015-16 Results ...... 48 Utah Athle cs History ...... 10 2015-16 Game Highs ...... 49 & STAFF OPPONENTS 2015-16 REVIEW Salt Lake City...... 11 2015-16 Miscellaneous Stats...... 50 University of Utah ...... 12 2015-16 Box Scores ...... 51-60 Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility ...... 13 Jon M. Huntsman Center...... 14 RECORD BOOK Team Records ...... 62 MEET THE UTES Single-Game Records ...... 63 Wendy Anae ...... 16 Huntsman Center Records...... 63 Erika Bean ...... 17 Season Records...... 64 Tanaeya Boclair...... 18 Career Records ...... 65-66 Paige Crozon ...... 19 1,000-Point Club...... 67-68 Joeseta Fatuesi ...... 20 Yearly Leaders...... 69-70 Malia Nawahine ...... 21 Individual Honors ...... 71 Emily Po er ...... 22 All-Americans ...... 72-75 Daneesha Provo ...... 23 Postseason History...... 76-78 Tilar Clark ...... 24 All-Time Roster ...... 79-80 Megan Huff ...... 24 Coaching Legends...... 80 Megan Jacobs ...... 25 Year-by-Year Summary ...... 81 Kiana Moore ...... 25 Year-by-Year Results ...... 82-88 2016-17 Radio/TV Chart ...... 26
COACHES AND STAFF CREDITS Head Coach Lynne Roberts ...... 28 Assistant Coach Gavin Petersen ...... 29 The 2016-17 Utah women’s basketball media guide was produced by RECORD BOOK Assistant Coach Danyelle Snelgro ...... 30 Mike Lageschulte, special projects coordinator, with the assistance of Assistant Coach Wesley Brooks...... 31 Mike DeVine and Lynde Hoopes. Cover design by Mike Lageschulte. Director of Administra on and Opera ons Wille e White ...... 32 Photography by Steve Wilson, Tom Smart, Sco Pe e , George Seeley, Video Coordinator Rachel Messer ...... 32 Director of Community Rela ons Kendall Rodriguez ...... 32 Chris Blunk, Dave Saff ran/MSG Photos, Kevin C. Cox, Grant Halverson, Athle cs Director Chris Hill, Ph.D...... 33 Franke Donlon, Terry Newfarmer, Frank Jensen, Canada Basketball, President David W. Pershing, Ph.D...... 34 WNBA, Utah Travel Council, Salt Lake City Conven on and Visitors Athle cs Department Senior Staff ...... 34 Bureau.
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QUICK FACTS MEDIA SERVICES THE BASICS General Informa on The University of Utah athle cs communica ons offi ce welcomes your interest in Utah Loca on ...... Salt Lake City women’s basketball and will make every eff ort to ensure your coverage of the Utes is an Founded...... 1850 enjoyable experience. Press creden als, weekly releases, game results, and broadcast space/ Enrollment...... 31,673 ISDN lines for home games are available by contac ng Melissa Cebold, Assistant Director of Nickname...... Utes Communica ons. INFORMATION Mascot ...... Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Cebold can be reached in her offi ce at 801-581-8997 or via e-mail at mcebold@huntsman. Colors...... Crimson and White utah.edu. Utah’s press row telephone number is 801-581-6657. Conference ...... Pac-12 Arena ...... Jon M. Huntsman Center POST-GAME SERVICES Capacity. . . . 15,000/8,590 (with draping system) Head Coach Lynne Roberts will be available for post-game interviews with the media a er President ...... David W. Pershing, Ph.D. each game. Utah student-athletes will be available following a 10-minute cooling-off period. A Director of Athle cs ...... Chris Hill, Ph.D. member of the Utah athle c communica ons staff will gather interview requests immediately following the game. Full box scores will be provided and can be emailed or faxed upon request. Basketball Staff Head Coach ...... Lynne Roberts INTERVIEWS 2nd year (Sea le Pacifi c, ’97) Head Coach Lynne Roberts and requested Utah student-athletes are available for interviews Career Record ...... 239-190 (.560)/14 Years throughout the week. Those members of the media wishing to interview Roberts or a student- Utah Record...... 18-15 (.545)/1 Year athlete will be required to coordinate their request to the Athle cs Communica ons Offi ce, preferably at least 24 hours in advance. Assistant Coach...... Gavin Petersen 2nd year (Hawaii, ’93) Assistant Coach...... Danyelle Snelgro UTAH SPORTS RADIO NETWORK 2nd year (Utah State, ‘09) Assistant Coach...... Wesley Brooks ESPN 700 (KALL-AM) has been the radio home to University of Utah 2nd year (West Virginia, ‘06) athle cs since 1951. All of Utah’s games on ESPN 700 can also be heard Dir. of Admin./Opera ons ...... Wille e White live on the Internet at ESPN700sports.com. Radio coverage for women’s 6th year (Idaho, ‘82) basketball games confl ic ng with other events airing on ESPN 700 will be Video Coordinator ...... Rachel Messer announced at a later date. Dir. of Marke ng & Alumni. . . . Kendall Rodriguez Managing the radio network is Utah Sports Proper es, a division of CBS Collegiate Sports Proper es. Utah Sports Proper es (USP) is in General Informa on its ninth year as the mul -media rights partner for Utah Athle cs. USP COACHES & STAFF PLAYER BIOS HERE’S UTAH UTAH BIOS HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF COACHES 2015-16 Overall Record ...... 18-15 brokered the most recent contract extension with ESPN 700 and Utah 2015-16 Pac-12 Record ...... 8-10 TYSON EWING athle cs – a fi ve-year agreement signed in May, 2012. 2015-16 Pac-12 Finish ...... 7th Play-by-Play Handling the play-by-play for the Utah women’s basketball team is 2015-16 Pac-12 Tournament ...... 0-1 Tyson Ewing, who is in his fi rst season. Ewing previously spent four years 2015-16 WNIT...... 2-1 as the voice of Weber State women’s basketball, and was the sports director at KWCR in 2013 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/1 during his me as a student at Weber State. He worked for the Utah Jazz Radio Network as a Le erwinners Returning/Lost ...... 7/6 broadcast assistant from 2014-16 and curretly serves as a sta sician on the TV side. Newcomers ...... 3
History UTAH UTES ON THE WEB Started Basketball...... 1974-75 The latest on all University of Utah sports teams can be found 24 hours a day, 365 days a All-Time Record...... 864-400 (.684) year online. Informa on on upcoming games, recaps, sta s cs, rosters, schedules and results, Last NCAA Appearance...... 2011 (First Round) media guides and a large selec on of video and audio off erings are available at UtahUtes.com. NCAA Record/Appearances ...... 9-17/17 Here’s how you can follow the Utes: Last WNIT Appearance...... 2016 WNIT Record/Appearances ...... 7-10/8 WEB FACEBOOK Athle c Communica ons www.utahutes.com www.facebook.com/uathle cs Assistant Director/WBB ...... Melissa Cebold www.facebook.com/UtahWBB Offi ce Phone ...... 801-581-8997 YOUTUBE Cell Phone ...... 801-230-2720 www.youtube.com/uathle cs INSTAGRAM Fax ...... 801-581-4358 www.youtube.com/utahwhoops www.instagram.com/UtahAthle cs E-Mail...... [email protected] www.instagram.com/UtahWBB RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS Mailing Address TWITTER 1825 E. South Campus Drive, Front twi er.com/utahathle cs SNAPCHAT Salt Lake City, UT 84112 twi er.com/utahwbasketball Search ‘utahathle cs’ Search ‘utahwbb’
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MELISSA CEBOLD LIZ ABEL BROOKE FREDERICKSON LYNDE HOOPES MIKE LAGESCHULTE DAMEON MYRES DREW WISEMAN
WOMEN’S CONTACT MEDIA Assistant Director Sr. Associate A.D. / Director Associate Director Administrative Assistant Special Projects Coord. Associate Director Associate Director
Name Offi ce / Cell Email Abel, Liz, Sr. Assoc. A.D./Director ...... 801-581-3511 / 209-6346 ...... [email protected] Cebold, Melissa, Assistant Director (WBB Contact) ...... 801-581-8997 / 230-2720 ...... [email protected] Frederickson, Brooke, Associate Director...... 801-581-8302 / 493-9254 ...... [email protected] Hoopes, Lynde, Administra ve Assistant ...... 801-581-3510 ...... [email protected] Lageschulte, Mike, Special Projects Coordinator ...... 801-587-9162 / 557-2322 ...... [email protected] Myres, Dameon, Associate Director ...... 801-587-7298 / 201-4834 ...... [email protected] Wiseman, Drew, Associate Director ...... 801-581-3771 / 201-8563 ...... [email protected]
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES OFFICE EMAIL Brooks, Wesley, Assistant Coach ...... 801-585-9396...... [email protected] Messer, Rachel, Video Coordinator...... 801-585-9396...... [email protected] Petersen, Gavin, Assistant Coach...... 801-581-4366...... [email protected] Roberts, Lynne, Head Coach ...... 801-581-6230...... [email protected] Rodriguez, Kendall, Director of Marke ng and Alumni ...... 801-661-3750...... [email protected] Snelgro, Danyelle, Assistant Coach ...... 801-581-3281...... [email protected] White, Wille e, Director of Administra on and Opera ons...... 801-581-4839...... [email protected] & STAFF OPPONENTS 2015-16 REVIEW WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF OFFICE EMAIL Donskey, Claire, Athle c Trainer ...... 801-581-4836...... [email protected] Finnigan, Mary Chris, Academic Advisor...... 801-585-6024...... mcfi [email protected] Freshour, Megan, Equipment Opera ons...... 801-585-3862...... [email protected] Furner, Chanel, Execu ve Secretary ...... 801-581-6445...... [email protected] Gough, Gavin, Director of Events and Facili es ...... 801-585-5601...... [email protected] Harris, Jacquelyn, Strength and Condi oning ...... 801-587-9661...... [email protected] VanHien, Melissa, Event Services (Huntsman Center)...... 801-585-1018...... [email protected] Wolfgram, Beth, Sports Die an...... 801-557-3912...... [email protected] TBA, Assistant Director of Marke ng ...... 801-585-6779 ATHLETICS SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICE EMAIL Abel, Liz, Sr. Associate A.D. (Communica ons)...... 801-581-3511...... [email protected] Argust, Ann, Associate A.D. (Marke ng)...... 801-585-5692...... [email protected] Brennan, Kyle, Deputy Athle cs Director ...... 801-585-3819...... [email protected] Charipar, Kate, Assistant A.D. (Compliance) ...... 801-585-1629...... [email protected] Gross, Kris, Execu ve Assistant to the A.D...... 801-581-3508...... [email protected] Hendrix, Manny, Associate A.D. (Development) ...... 801-585-7233...... [email protected] Hill, Chris, Athle cs Director ...... 801-581-3508...... [email protected] Pyne, Steve, Director of Events and Facili es...... 801-585-5054...... [email protected] Richardson, Nona, Sr. Associate A.D. (SWA/Student Support) ...... 801-585-6850...... [email protected] Smith, Steve, Associate A.D. (Business/CFO) ...... 801-587-9371...... [email protected] Soto, Jimmy, Assistant A.D. (Major Gi s) ...... 801-585-6493...... [email protected] Weierholt, Eric, Director of Academic Services ...... 801-585-6146...... [email protected] RECORD BOOK Woodbury, David, Director of Ticket Opera ons ...... 801-581-8849...... [email protected] OTHER IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Athle cs Department ...... 801-581-8171 Women’s Basketball Offi ce...... 801-585-9396 MAILING/OVERNIGHT ADDRESS Ticket Offi ce...... 801-581-8849 University of Utah Athle cs Department Communica ons Offi ce ...... 801-581-3510/3511 1825 E. South Campus Dr. Communica ons Offi ce Fax ...... 801-581-4358 Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0900 Huntsman Center Press Row ...... 801-581-6657 Phone: (801) 581-8171
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An outside observer might think that an 18- and growing. I’m confi dent in how hard the Po er gained some valuable experience INFORMATION win season and making the third round of the players are working, so I’m confi dent we’re over the summer by spending me the Canadian WNIT in Lynne Roberts’ fi rst year of rebuilding going to have a strong year. I know for sure that Developmental Team training with Team Canada we’re heading in the right direc on and I am for their lead-up to the Rio Olympics. the Utah women’s basketball program would be cause for celebration. That is not the case, really proud of our players.” “She got a ton of experience and exposure A er being hired in April of 2015, Roberts at that level of play, which was really good. however. was forced to priori ze pu ng together her It was a great experience for her to gain an staff and ge ng up to speed on recrui ng understanding of the level of commitment and “Complacency is the devil” is a phrase rather than being able to really focus on player sacrifi ce it takes to be elite,” Roberts explained. o en used by Roberts and that mantra applies development. This past off season, there has In Roberts’ eyes, the sky’s the limit for to every facet of the program. A er previously been more of an opportunity for the coaches Po er. orchestra ng turnaround projects at Chico State to spend more me developing the program’s “If I go down the list, I think she’s in the and Pacifi c, Roberts knows last year was just the returning players, and benefi ts are already discussion for the best center in the conference, start of things. evident. and that’s saying something. Kris ne Aniguwe “We’re s ll in the beginning stages of “This is the third program I’ve taken over, at Cal is a fantas c player and Erica McCall at rebuilding this program to where we see it and I’ve learned that you have to learn and Stanford is extremely good. Those are going to going,” Roberts pointed out. “The process of absorb as much as you can about your team that be two future WNBA players, and Po er is right crea ng a championship program is never really fi rst year. As you enter your second year, you there.” over because once you get to where you expect have to develop a higher level of commitment Senior wing Paige Crozon is one of Utah’s to win, then the process becomes about not and a stronger work ethic with the players you most complete players as evidenced by her 11 ge ng complacent; and I don’t think we’re to have coming back. You also need to bring in new double-doubles in 2015-16. She is a two- me that point yet. In a lot of ways, we’re s ll in the players that can help elevate your program. This Pac-12 All-Academic honoree and earned Pac-12 infancy stages. We’re s ll learning, developing was our fi rst real off season, and I think it will All-Conference Honorable Men on last season. lay the groundwork for what we are going to do She ranked 16th in the Pac-12 in scoring (13.1 moving forward.” ppg), eighth in rebounds (8.2 rpg), ninth in Utah welcomes back four returning 3-point percentage (36.6) and second in free
COACHES & STAFF PLAYER BIOS HERE’S UTAH UTAH BIOS HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF COACHES starters in 2016-17, losing only point guard throw percentage (85.8) a year ago. Danielle Rodriguez. However, Rodriguez’s loss is “When you compare her to other forwards signifi cant. in the conference, I’d take Paige any day of the “You don’t replace your program’s four- week,” Roberts praised. “She is versa le with year star ng point guard and the player who the ability to shoot the 3, put the ball on the was the iden ty of the team in the public’s eye fl oor and post up. Physically, she is as strong and easily. But all of our returners had tremendous as tough of a kid that you could ever be around. off seasons and are ready to lead. It’s nice to She is so tough physically. I wouldn’t want to have four starters back who all had really solid guard her, I really wouldn’t. I don’t’ think she’s years last season. Three of them are juniors peaked and she’s tremendously mo vated for now and one is a senior. We just have to stay this senior season.” healthy.” Junior wing Malia Nawahine earned Pac- Headlining the returning group is junior 12 All-Academic Honorable Men on in 2015-16 center Emily Po er, who was a Pac-12 All- a er averaging 9.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per Conference Team selec on by both the game. The Springville, Utah, na ve scored in coaches and media in 2015-16. She also earned double-fi gures 13 mes, highlighted by a career- honorable men on for the All-Defensive Team high 20 points in the Utes’ road win over Cal. and All-Academic Team a er ranking ninth in the “Malia really worked on being able to Pac-12 in scoring (15.1 ppg), third in rebounds come off screens and knock down 3s during the (10.2 rpg) and second in blocked shots (2.5 bpg), off season,” Roberts explained. “We didn’t really leading the team in all three categories. She was have anyone last year who do could that. She third in the conference with 17 double-doubles. also worked on her ball handling and looks really “What’s fun about Po er is that she’s as good physically.” mo vated as any player I’ve ever been around,” Tanaeya Boclair, a junior wing from RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS Roberts said. “She can also get a lot be er and San Antonio, received Pac-12 All-Academic that’s exci ng to think about. She knows that Honorable Men on a er star ng all 33 games and she wants that, but she’s already pre y a year ago. Boclair averaged 7.3 points and 4.8 Junior wing Tanaeya Boclair dang good.” rebounds per game. She was also third on the
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go, but physically she’s ahead of the game by a players that you’re playing against night in mile in terms of her strength and fi tness for a and night out are the ones who are going to freshman.” get dra ed into the WNBA. The coaching is Providing depth on the interior behind excellent, too. You’re not going to sneak up on Po er will be juniors Wendy Anae and Joeseta anyone. There are no trick plays. As I look at the INFORMATION Fatuesi. Anae, who is 6-3 and springy, will championship teams in the Pac-12 over the last provide a physical and athle c presence a er few years, and a er I’ve lived through a season, si ng out the 2015-16 season with an injury. you can just see that those teams don’t beat
Fatuesi is a strong and powerful player who themselves. That’s the goal. We have to get to HERE’S UTAH PLAYER BIOS COACHES has a unique passing skill set, and will pose a that point.” diffi cult matchup for opponents. The Utes know they will not be making “Wendy has made a living off of broken their push alone, especially at home in the plays because she goes so hard,” Roberts said. Huntsman Center. “She’ll come down with a big off ensive board, “The support from the community is get a put-back, or hustle for a loose ball. She’s huge,” Roberts said. “Our a endance increased go en a lot more skilled over the last year and 38 percent last year, which is quite signifi cant for she can shoot the 3 consistently. I think she’s one year and I’m proud of that. We want to keep going to be a big factor in our depth that we that trajectory. Like I always say, complacency is really needed last year.” the devil to me. The bo om line is that people “Joeseta had a tremendous off season,” want to come and watch a fun style of play Roberts revealed. “She really worked hard and and they want to watch a winning team. We’re a acked her fi tness and endurance. We want to heading in the right direc on as a team, and run more, and if she con nues on the path she’s there’s a lot of good stuff being done from a on she’ll be able to play more minutes and be departmental standpoint for the promo on of able to defend on the perimeter a li le bit.” our program that I know will pay off .” In the back court, sophomore Erika Bean and freshman Kiana Moore will take over at the point. Bean appeared in all 33 games last season when she averaged 1.7 points and 1.1 assists per contest. She had a career-high eight assists in Junior forward Emily PoƩ er Utah’s win at No. 21 California. Moore was listed & STAFF OPPONENTS 2015-16 REVIEW as the No. 8 player in the Northern California team with 2.0 assists per contest while playing by NorCalPreps.com and was an all-Soloano 27.8 minutes per game. Country Athle c Conference Co-MVP at Vanden “The next step for ‘Tay’ is to become High School in Fairfi eld, Calif. someone who can shoot above 30 percent from “Bean’s a steady kid and very consistent. 3-point territory. She has put a lot of me into She’s been a good facilitator, but now the next that as well as her ball handling, and she has step is to be more of a scoring threat,” Roberts become more vocal.” evaluated. “I know she put a lot of me in Sophomore 6-1 wing Daneesha Provo, a over the summer on her outside shot and her transfer from Clemson, will make her much- teammates have a lot of confi dence in her.” an cipated Utah debut this season. “Kiana is the quickest, most explosive “Daneesha is a great perimeter player who athlete on the team,” Roberts said. “She brings a is mul -dimensional. She’s going to enable us feisty compe veness that you can see and feel. to defend a li le bit diff erently than we did last She’s s ll learning, but she’s very talented and I year because she’s just so athle c and long with expect her to contribute this year.” great an cipa on. She can slash to the hoop Si ng out this season is Hawai’i transfer and shoot it too,” Roberts said. Megan Huff . Another fi rst-year player is 5-10 junior wing “She’s an athle c 6-3 player with a great Tilar Clark, a prolifi c scorer who earned junior feel around the rim. This year is going to be college All-America honors last season at Salt huge for her to acclimate strength-wise to the Lake Community College. Pac-12 and con nue to work on her skills. She’ll
“She’s a really scrappy and feisty player, be a good player for us in the future, for sure.” RECORD BOOK and a good athlete who can run all day,” Roberts Roberts can lean on a year of experience evaluated. “She’s can shoot and slash, has a nice in the Pac-12, arguably the na on’s toughest jumper, and is a tenacious defender.” conference, for guidance in her eff ort to restore True freshman Megan Jacobs, a 6-1 wing Utah women’s basketball back to na onal from Las Vegas, is also expected to contribute. prominence. “I’ve known Megan a long me,” Roberts “I always knew the Pac-12 was good, but said. “She’s very versa le, can shoot the 3, and now I know that it is be er than I thought,” has great vision. She’s learning how fast things Roberts confi ded. “It’s really, really good. The Senior wing Paige Crozon
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER BREAKDOWN No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Last School) BY CLASS 21 Wendy Anae F 6-3 R-Jr. 2L San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 11 Erika Bean G 5-8 So. 1L Sacramento, Calif. (Bradshaw Chris an HS) Seniors: Paige Crozon 32 Tanaeya Boclair W 6-0 Jr. 1L San Antonio, Texas (Brennan HS) Juniors: Wendy Anae, Tanaeya Boclair, 4 Tilar Clark G 5-10 Jr. TR Idaho Falls, Idaho (Salt Lake C.C.) Tilar Clark, Joeseta Fatuesi, Megan Huff , 14 Paige Crozon W 6-1 R-Sr. 2L Humboldt, Saskatchewan (Humboldt Ins tute) Malia Nawahine, Emily Po er Sophomores: Erika Bean, Daneesha Provo INFORMATION 33 Joeseta Fatuesi F 6-4 Jr. 1L Santa Clara, Calif. (Wilcox HS) 5 Megan Huff F 6-3 R-Jr. TR Federal Way, Wash. (Hawai’i) Freshmen: Megan Jacobs, Kiana Moore 10 Megan Jacobs W 6-1 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) 0 Kiana Moore G 5-7 Fr. HS Fairfi eld, Calif. (Vanden HS)
BY HEIGHT 3 Malia Nawahine W 5-10 R-So. 1L Springville, Utah (Springville HS) 5-7: Kiana Moore 12 Emily Po er F 6-6 R-Jr. 1L Winnipeg, Manitoba (Glenlawn Collegiate) 5-8: Erika Bean 23 Daneesha Provo W 6-0 R-So. TR Dartmouth, Nova Sco a (Kent School (Conn.)) 5-10: Tilar Clark, Malia Nawahine 6-0: Tanaeya Boclair, Daneesha Provo 6-1: Paige Crozon, Megan Jacobs 6-3: Wendy Anae, Megan Huff 6-4: Joeseta Fatuesi 6-6: Emily Po er NUMERICAL BY POSITION No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Last School) Guard: Erika Bean, Tilar Clark, Kiana Moore 0 Kiana Moore G 5-7 Fr. HS Fairfi eld, Calif. (Vanden HS) Wing: Tanaeya Boclair, Paige Crozon, 3 Malia Nawahine W 5-10 R-Jr. 2L Springville, Utah (Springville HS) Megan Jacobs, Malia Nawahine, 4 Tilar Clark G 5-10 Jr. TR Idaho Falls, Idaho (Salt Lake C.C.) Daneesha Provo 5 Megan Huff F 6-3 R-Jr. TR Federal Way, Wash. (Hawai’i) Forward: Wendy Anae, Joeseta Fatuesi, 10 Megan Jacobs W 6-1 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) Megan Huff , Emily Po er 11 Erika Bean G 5-8 So. 1L Sacramento, Calif. (Bradshaw Chris an HS) 12 Emily Po er F 6-6 R-Jr. 2L Winnipeg, Manitoba (Glenlawn Collegiate) 14 Paige Crozon W 6-1 R-Sr. 3L Humboldt, Saskatchewan (Humboldt Ins tute) PRONUNCIATIONS 21 Wendy Anae F 6-3 R-Jr. 2L San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) Wendy Anae ...... UH-nigh 23 Daneesha Provo W 6-0 R-So. RS Dartmouth, Nova Sco a (Kent School (Conn.)) Tanaeya Boclair . . . .TUH-nay-uh 32 Tanaeya Boclair W 6-0 Jr. 2L San Antonio, Texas (Brennan HS) Tilar Clark...... TY-lur (Tyler) 33 Joeseta Fatuesi F 6-4 Jr. 2L Santa Clara, Calif. (Wilcox HS) Joeseta Fatuesi . . . .Joe-SET-uh FAH-too-ESS-ay COACHES & STAFF PLAYER BIOS HERE’S UTAH UTAH BIOS HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF COACHES Malia Nawahine . . .MUH-lea NOW-uh-HE-nay Daneesha Provo . . .DUH-nee-shuh
STAFF Lynne Roberts - Head Coach Gavin Petersen - Assistant Coach Danyelle Snelgro - Assistant Coach Wesley Brooks - Assistant Coach Wille e White - Director of Administra on and Opera ons Rachel Messer - Video Coordinator Kendall Rodriguez - Director of Marke ng and Alumni Jacquelyn Harris - Strength and Condi oning Coach Claire Donskey - Athle c Trainer Zach Arthur - Coaching Staff Intern Adrew Spendlove - Student Manager RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS
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Date Opponent Loca on Arena Time TV Future Scholars Field Trip Day Thur., Nov. 3 S. Dakota School of Mines (exh.) Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 11 a.m. MT INFORMATION Sat., Nov. 12 Montana State Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 2 p.m. MT Tue., Nov. 15 at Fresno State Fresno, Calif. Save Mart Center 7 p.m. PT Sat., Nov. 19 Utah Valley Salt Lake City Huntsman Center TBA
Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic Moraga, Calif. McKeon Pavilion HERE’S UTAH PLAYER BIOS COACHES Fri., Nov. 25 vs. Charlo e 12 p.m. PT Sat., Nov. 26 at St. Mary’s 2 p.m. PT
Wed., Nov. 30 Southern Utah Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 7 p.m. MT Sat., Dec. 3 Utah State Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 2 p.m. MT Tue., Dec. 6 at Nevada Reno, Nev. Lawlor Events Center 6:30 p.m. PT Sat., Dec. 10 BYU Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 4:30 p.m. MT Pac-12 Network Sat., Dec. 17 Weber State Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 2 p.m. MT Wed., Dec. 21 Northern Arizona Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 2 p.m. MT
Fri., Dec. 30 at UCLA* Los Angeles Pauley Pavilion TBA Sun., Jan. 1 at USC* Los Angeles Galen Center 12 p.m. PT Fri., Jan. 6 Arizona State* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 7 p.m. MT Pac-12 Network Sun., Jan. 8 Arizona* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 12 p.m. MT Pac-12 Network Fri., Jan. 13 Stanford* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 6 p.m. MT Pac-12 Network Sun., Jan. 15 California* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 12 p.m. MT Pac-12 Network Fri., Jan. 20 at Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. Gill Coliseum 8 p.m. PT Pac-12 Network Sun., Jan. 22 at Oregon* Eugene, Ore. Knight Arena 1 p.m. PT Pac-12 Network Wed., Jan. 25 at Colorado* Boulder, Colo. Coors Events Center 7 p.m. MT Pac-12 Network Sat., Jan. 28 Colorado* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 12:30 p.m. MT Pac-12 Network Fri., Feb. 3 Washington* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 8 p.m. MT Pac-12 Network & STAFF OPPONENTS 2015-16 REVIEW Sun., Feb. 5 Washington State* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 2 p.m. MT Fri., Feb. 10 at California* Berkeley, Calif. Haas Pavilion 6 p.m. PT Pac-12 Network Sun., Feb. 12 at Stanford* Palo Alto, Calif. Maples Pavilion 1 p.m. PT Pac-12 Network Fri., Feb. 17 Oregon* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 6 p.m. MT Pac-12 Network Sun., Feb. 19 Oregon State* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 2 p.m. MT Pac-12 Network Thur., Feb. 23 at Washington State* Pullman, Wash. Beasley Coliseum 6 p.m. PT Pac-12 Network Sat., Feb. 25 at Washington* Sea le Alaska Airlines Arena 2 p.m. PT
Pac-12 Tournament SeaƩ le KeyArena Thur., Mar. 2 First Round TBD Pac-12 Network Fri., Mar. 3 Quarterfi nal TBD Pac-12 Network Sat., Mar.4 Semifi nal TBD Pac-12 Network Sun., Mar. 5 Final TBD ESPN
Home games in bold played at Jon M. Huntsman Center * Denotes Pac-12 Conference games RECORD BOOK
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CONFERENCE OF CHAMPIONS University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State College (now Oregon NCAA TEAM TITLES Known as the State University). All s ll are charter members of BY CONFERENCE “Conference of the Conference. The Pac-12 Conference ushered Champions,” the 488 in a new era on July 1, 2011, with the addi ons Pac-12 488 NCAA team tles won of the University of Colorado and University of Big Ten 305 by Pac-12 schools Utah. SEC 217 outdistance the nearest Pacifi c Coast Conference play began in 1916 Big 12 170 INFORMATION conference by almost and, one year later, Washington State College ACC 146 200. Since the 1999-2000 (now Washington State University) was accepted academic year, Pac-12 into the league, with Stanford University
NCAA TEAM TITLES WON BY schools have claimed an following in 1918. incredible 150 NCAA team championships—an In 1922, the PCC expanded to eight teams PAC-12 INSTITUTIONS average of nearly nine per year. The Pac-12 with the admission of the University of Southern Men’s/Comb. Women’s Total Conference has also produced more than 2,200 California (USC) and the University of Idaho. UCLA 74 39 113 individual NCAA crowns. In 1924, the University of Montana joined the Stanford 62 47 109 In 2015-16, Pac-12 schools captured 10 league roster and in 1928, the PCC grew to 10 USC 84 18 102 NCAA Championships to lead all conferences for members with the addi on of UCLA. California 28 7 35 the 15th me in the last 16 years. In addi on to The Pacifi c Coast Conference competed Oregon 19 11 30 the 10 na onal tles, Pac-12 teams recorded 11 as a 10-member league un l 1950, with the Colorado *24 2 *26 runner-up fi nishes and at least one team placed excep on of 1943-45 when World War II Arizona State 11 12 23 in the top four in 22 championships. In 12 sports, curtailed intercollegiate athle c compe on to Utah *11 9 *20 there were at least two Pac-12 teams among a minimum. During that me, the league’s fi rst Arizona 7 11 18 Washington - 7 7 the fi nal four. It marked the eighth me the commissioner was named. Edwin N. Atherton conference has claimed double-digit tles in the Oregon State 3 - 3 was Commissioner in 1940 and was succeeded Washington State 2 - 2 same year, something no other conference has by Victor O. Schmidt in 1944. In 1950, Montana ever done once. resigned from the Conference and the PCC * Utah has won 10 NCAA skiing Overall, the Pac-12 has led or ed all championships (9 combined and 1 men’s). con nued as a nine-team Conference through Colorado has won 19 NCAA skiing tles conferences in NCAA tles won in 51 of the last 1958. (8 combined and 11 men’s). 56 years. It has also claimed at least six tles In 1959, the PCC was dissolved and the every year except one since the NCAA began Note: Does not include football Athle c Associa on of Western Universi es championships, which the NCAA does not sponsoring women’s sports in 1981-82. Pac-12 (AAWU) was formed with Thomas J. Hamilton offi cially designate. Various polls and systems teams have won championships in 29 of the was appointed Commissioner of the new league. have been used to determine football 37 Division I sports the NCAA sponsors and has The original AAWU membership included champions. USC claims 10 tles, California 5, COACHES & STAFF PLAYER BIOS HERE’S UTAH UTAH BIOS HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF COACHES Washington 2, and Stanford and UCLA 1 each. reached double digits in 20 of those sports. All California, Stanford, USC, UCLA and Washington. three of the ins tu ons that have won at least Washington State joined the membership in 100 NCAA tles all- me are Pac-12 members: 1962, while Oregon and Oregon State joined PAC-12 NCAA TEAM UCLA (113), Stanford (109) and USC (102). in 1964. Under Hamilton’s watch, the name TITLES BY SPORT The Pac-12’s excellence is further proven Pacifi c-8 Conference was adopted in 1968. In in the annual NCAA Division I Learfi eld Sports 1971, Wiles Hallock took over as Commissioner Men’s/Comb. Women’s Directors’ Cup compe on, the pres gious of the Pac-8. Baseball 28 - award that honors the best overall collegiate Ten years later, on July 1, 1978, the Basketball 16 4 athle cs programs in the country. Stanford University of Arizona and Arizona State Boxing 4 - con nued its remarkable run by winning a 22nd- University were admi ed to the league and the Cross Country 13 11 consecu ve Directors’ Cup in 2015-16. Seven Pacifi c-10 Conference became a reality. In 1986- Golf 15 17 Pac-12 member ins tu ons ranked among the 87, the league took on a new look, expanding to Gymnas cs 13 15 Rowing - 7 top-25 Division I programs—the most of any include 10 women’s sports. conference—and six were in the top 15: No. 1 Skiing *29 *0 Thomas C. Hansen was named the Soccer 5 3 Stanford, No. 4 USC, No. 6 UCLA, No. 10 Oregon, Commissioner of the Pac-10 in 1983, a role he No. 11 California and No. 14 Washington. So ball - 23 would hold for 26 years, and was succeeded by Swimming 25 13 current Commissioner Larry Sco , who took on Tennis 53 22 LEAGUE HISTORY the new role in July 2009. Indoor Track 8 10 Currently, the Pac-12 sponsors 11 men’s Outdoor Track 46 7 Built on a fi rm founda on of academic sports and 12 women’s sports, with beach Volleyball 25 14 excellence and superior athle c performance, volleyball added in 2015-16. Addi onally, the Beach Volleyball - 1 the Pac-12 Conference celebrated its Centennial Conference is a member of the Mountain Pacifi c Water Polo 42 16 year in 2015-16. The roots of the league go Sports Federa on (MPSF) in four other men’s Wrestling 1 - RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS back to Dec. 2, 1915, when the Pacifi c Coast sports and three women’s sports. * Utah has won 10 NCAA skiing Conference (PCC) was founded at a mee ng The Pac-12 Conference offi ces are located championships (9 combined and 1 men’s). at the Oregon Hotel in Portland, Ore. The in the heart of San Francisco in the SOMA Colorado has won 19 NCAA skiing tles (8 combined and 11 men’s). original membership consisted of four schools— district. the University of California at Berkeley, the
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The latest chapter in Ute athletics history began on July 1, 2011, Women’s GymnasƟ cs boasts 10 na onal when Utah offi cially became a member of the Pac-12 Conference. championships and nine runner-up fi nishes. Utah is But Utah’s reputation as an athletics power was established long the only school to qualify for all 35 NCAA Gymnas cs before it joined the “Conference of Champions.” Championships and has captured the most All-America awards. The Red Rocks also claimed the Utah had one of its best years ever in 2015-16. school’s fi rst-ever Pac-12 tles in 2014 in ‘15. Utah holds TWO NO. 1 In the fall, football was No. 16 in the fi nal AP poll and every gymnas cs a endance record, including highest PICKS IN THE cross country qualifi ed for NCAAs as a team for the fi rst single-meet a endance (16,019 in 2015) and highest me. Over the winter, men’s basketball made the NCAA season a endance average (14,950 in 2015). Utah has led SAME YEAR Tournament second round and fi nished as the Pac-12 the na on in gymnas cs a endance 32 mes and won its runner-up, gymnas cs advanced to na onals, skiing sixth all-women’s sports a endance tle in 2015-16. COACHES & STAFF PLAYER BIOS PLAYER & STAFF COACHES Utah made NCAA placed third at NCAAs and women’s basketball made the Women’s Basketball has averaged over 20 wins a history in 2004-05 third round of the WNIT. The Utes had their best spring season since its start back in 1974-75 and ranks 16th in when it became ever as so ball advanced to NCAA Super Regionals for the the NCAA in all- me winning percentage (.684). The Ute fi rst me, while baseball earned an NCAA Regional berth women have received 17 NCAA Tournament invites since the only school and won the Pac-12 championship—the school’s fi rst in a 1982, advancing to the Sweet 16 twice and the Elite Eight ever to produce men’s sport. once. They have won 22 conference championships. a No. 1 NFL and Football is 652-449-31 in its 122-year history. In the The Men’s and Women’s Ski Team has captured mid-1990s, the Utes evolved into a na onal force and 10 NCAA Championships, including fi ve in the 1980s and NBA draŌ pick in won nine consecu ve bowl games from 1999-2009, tying three in the 1990s. Volleyball has par cipated in 12 of the the same year. for the second-longest bowl winning streak on record. last 18 NCAA Tournaments with two Sweet 16 fi nishes. Quarterback The original “BCS Buster,” Utah was 2-0 in BCS games SoŌ ball has qualifi ed for the postseason 20 mes (15 with wins over Alabama (2009 Sugar Bowl) and Pi sburgh NCAA) and has fi ve College World Series appearances Alex Smith was (2005 Fiesta Bowl). The Utes have fi nished in the na on’s (four NCAA). Women’s Soccer has played in the NCAA taken by the Top 25 seven mes, including a No. 2 ranking in 2008 and Tournament six mes since 2002. Baseball has advanced San Francisco No. 4 in 2004. Utah has sold-out every game in Rice-Eccles to NCAA Regionals twice since 2009 and is the reigning Stadium since the 2010 opener. Pac-12 champion. 49ers and center Men’s Basketball has thrived throughout its history, Other Ute athle c highlights include: Men’s Tennis Andrew Bogut winning an NCAA Championship in 1944 and fi nishing (24 conference championships), Women’s Tennis (three- went to the as the runner-up in 1998. The Runnin’ Utes also won consecu ve NCAA appearances from 2010-12), Men’s na onal championships in 1916 (AAU) and 1947 (NIT). Swimming and Diving (24 conference championships, No. Milwaukee Bucks. Utah has advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 on 10 occasions 22 NCAA fi nish in 2015), Women’s Swimming and Diving and is one of seven programs that have reached the (2006 MWC champion) and Women’s Cross Country regional semifi nals at least once every decade since the (2015 NCAA Championships) 1981 AIAW Division II RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS 1950s. Utah ranks among the NCAA’s top 15 in all- me Na onal Champion). victories (1,759) and winning percentage (.647). Utah’s 29 NCAA Tournament appearances and 38 NCAA Tournament wins also rank in the top 25.
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Home to the University of Utah and the state’s capital city, Salt City annually joins forces with nearby resort town Park City Lake City blends the amenities of a major metropolitan area with to host the Sundance Film Fes val. beautiful natural surroundings. Professional sports franchises in Salt Lake City include the Utah Jazz of the NBA and Real Salt Lake of Major Featuring the majes c 11,000-foot peaks of the League Soccer. Other franchises are the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Wasatch Mountains to the east, and the Great Salt Lake and baseball), the Utah Grizzlies (hockey) and the Salt Lake Oquirrh Mountains to the west, Salt Lake City is surrounded Monarchs (USL soccer). by majes c views in all direc ons. Its metro area popula on OUTDOOR RECREATION THE BEST CITY of 1.1 million ranks in the top 50 in the United States. Some of the best skiing, fl y fi shing, backpacking, From being LIVING IN SALT LAKE mountain biking, rock climbing and river running found anywhere in the world is easily accessible. Eleven major ski Named one of America’s friendliest ci es by rated the fi Ō h- resorts are within an hour drive from “Ski City.” Three of Travel+Leisure magazine, Salt Lake is the largest city in the those resorts were listed among the “Top 10 in the U.S.” by best city for the state with 192,672 residents. Salt Lake City ranked No. 5 Forbes in November 2015, including No. 2 Snowbird, No. 4 next decade on Forbes’ annual list of “America’s Fastest-Growing Ci es” RECORD OPPONENTS BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW Alta and No. 10 Park City Mountain Resort. in 2016. The popula on along the Wasatch Front, which Salt Lake was also recognized as “One of the top 10 by Kiplingler’s includes Ogden and Provo, has swelled to more than 2.4 mountain-biking ci es in North America” by Singletracks. million. Personal com in March 2014 and “America’s best hiking city” by Its literacy rate, percentage of high school graduates, NaƟ onal Geographic in May 2012. Ten na onal parks are Finance and percentage of college-educated ci zens ranks among within a day’s drive. the best in the na on. Salt Lake has a moderate four-season Magazine to climate, averaging 237 days of sunshine per year and 15% BUSINESS the best hiking humidity. Forbes named Utah the “Best State for Business and city in America With projects ranging from the renova on of historic Careers” for the fi h me in six years in December 2015, buildings to the construc on of new offi ce towers, and recognized Salt Lake City as one of the major industrial by NaƟ onal condominiums and apartments, a growing number of people banking, healthcare and transporta on centers in the U.S. Geographic, not only work but live in the downtown area, and one in six Several publica ons have taken note of Salt Lake’s high residents is now in their 20s. Ci ng a favorable cost of living, number of “crea ve class” workers—including ar sts, Salt Lake City growing economy and available ameni es, Forbes ranked scien sts, engineers, and others in technology fi elds—with has something Salt Lake City the “No. 4 Best City for Young Professionals” in the “Silicon Slopes” growing exponen ally on the south end 2016. of the metro area. Bloomberg Business rated Salt Lake City for everyone. ENTERTAINMENT as the eighth-strongest job market in America in May 2016. Salt Lake City was rated by Livability.com as the “No. TRANSPORTATION 5 Best Downtown in America” in March 2015. It features a Salt Lake Interna onal Airport, a Delta Airlines hub, is wide range of dining op ons, live music, two large modern located just 20 minutes from campus and is undergoing a malls, a diverse array of specialty stores, art galleries, $2.6 billion phased redevelopment. It off ers direct fl ights to professional symphony, opera, theater, dance, and cultural 84 U.S. des na ons and 11 interna onal ci es. It was rated and ethnic fes vals. No. 2 in passenger sa sfac on among the 250 busiest U.S. The city played host to the 2002 Winter Olympics. The airports in 2016. TRAX light rail provides access to downtown opening and closing ceremonies and the athletes’ village Salt Lake, the University of Utah, the airport and many of the were located on the University of Utah campus. Salt Lake suburbs.
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Founded in 1850, the University of Utah prepares students to live life. The College of Engineering’s undergraduate program was and compete in the global workplace. The U. encompasses 1,500 ranked 56th and the graduate school was 51st according to acres in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain range. Utah became U.S. News & World Report in 2016. a member of the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2011. MEDICINE University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, a Level I trauma With an enrollment of over 31,000, the U. off ers 100 center and the only academic medical center in the region, A TOP 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate level fi elds of was named one of the “100 Great Hospitals in America” in study. It has earned a top- er grading from the Academic 2016. UNIVERSITY Ranking of World Universi es for 12 consecu ve years, Its surgeons were the fi rst in the world to conduct a and off ers na onally-ranked programs in law, pharmacy, permanent ar fi cial heart implant in 1982. More recently, Among the mathema cs, business, biomedical engineering, family the Utah Genome Project is one of several innova ve medical COACHES & STAFF PLAYER BIOS PLAYER & STAFF COACHES medicine, life sciences, fi nes arts and architecture, research programs at the U. Other notable programs include U’s naƟ onally- entertainment arts and engineering. The U. made the na onally-recognized Huntsman Cancer Ins tute, the CollegeAtlas.org’s 2014 A-List—which grades schools on Clinical Neurosciences Center and the Moran Eye Center. ranked academic quality, accessibility and aff ordability—ranking in programs are the top 12 for both in-state and out-of-state tui on. BUSINESS SCHOOL The David Eccles School of Business’ undergraduate law, pharmacy, RESEARCH program has been rated among the top 50 by U.S. News & mathemaƟ cs, The University of Utah ranks among the top public World Report in the past three years. The Execu ve MBA research universi es in the na on. From university-developed program was ranked 22nd in the na on by Financial Times. business, technology, the U. has launched nearly 130 new startups over The school also has been placed in the top 25 the past fi ve biomedical the last eight years, consistently placing it in the top 10 in the straight years for entrepreneurship by the Princeton Review. na on for university startup crea on. The U.’s graduate accoun ng program was rated top 35 in the engineering, Gene cist Mario R. Capecchi received the 2007 na on in 2016. family Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on gene targe ng. Çağan Şekercioğlu, assistant professor of biology, LAW SCHOOL medicine, won the Scien fi c and Technical Research Council of Turkey’s The S.J. Quinney College of Law, which opened a new entertainment highest prize for 2014. Peter J. Stang, dis nguished professor building in the fall of 2015, was ranked 45th among ABA- of chemistry, received the 2013 Priestley Medal and 2011 approved U.S. law schools in 2016. For the second year in arts and Na onal Medal of Science for his pioneering work in a row, Utah retained its posi on as a top 10 program for engineering. supramolecular chemistry. environmental law. TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCES CAMPUS LIFE In 2015, the U.’s entertainment arts and engineering A lively residen al living experience is provided in the program was rated fi rst in the country for the second me beau ful Heritage Commons, which served as the Athletes in three years. The University’s School of Compu ng, which Village for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The Donna Garff earned a top 60 world ranking in 2016, was founded in Marrio Honors Residen al Scholars Community opened RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS 1965 and began a pioneering legacy in computer graphics in September 2012, while the George S. Eccles Student Life and visualiza on that con nues today. The interna onally- Center had its grand opening in January 2015. The Lassonde recognized Scien fi c Compu ng & Imaging Ins tute is a Studios will open in the fall of 2016, housing student leader in crea ng new scien fi c compu ng techniques, tools entrepreneurs in a living-learning space. and systems to help solve wide-ranging challenges of human
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The Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility opened in the fall of 2015 The ground fl oor features a 9,500-square-foot sports medicine facility northeast of the Huntsman Center arena. The $36-million project also included a and a 500-square-foot fueling sta on, while an expansive 10,000-square- state-of-the-art Sorenson Legacy Foundation High Performance Center, which is foot strength and condi oning center resides on the top fl oor. Two exterior located northwest of the arena, and encompasses 80,000-square feet of space. entrances are located off the southeast corner of the building, while a refurbished tunnel system connects the performance center to the exis ng JON M. AND KAREN HUNTSMAN BASKETBALL FACILITY HPER complex, the Jon M. Huntsman Center and the new Jon M. and Karen The three-story Huntsman Basketball Facility includes dedicated Huntsman Basketball Facility. prac ce gymnasiums for the both men’s and women’s basketball teams. The new sports medicine area features 18 treatment tables— The gyms feature viewing balconies and on-site sports medicine facili es including one trac on table—six taping sta ons, a hydrotherapy area, a equipped with treatment and taping tables, stem machines, sports drink func onal rehabilita on space, cardio area, and three exam rooms. and supplement dispensers, and ice machines. Optojump, force plate, and a Delos postural propriocep on system The men’s and women’s teams have moved into new locker rooms— are included in the rehab area. The cardio area is highlighted by two which include plunge pools—fi lm rooms, and player lounges. There is an Alter-G treadmills, which use air pressure to alleviate body weight so that
expansive Hall of Fame area in the building’s atrium and a shared dining athletes can start condi oning earlier a er injury. RECORD OPPONENTS BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW room. The expansive hydrotherapy area includes a plunge pool in the shape The coaching and support staff s for both programs have their own of a block U, half containing cold water and half hot water with a capacity fl oor of spacious offi ces, mee ng rooms and recrui ng lounges. A large of 20 people per side. It also houses a Hydroworks 2000 underwater observa on deck on top of the building is a perfect place for team and treadmill equipped with cameras and television monitors, allowing alumni func ons, providing sweeping views of the Wasatch Mountain athletes to watch their subsurface work. range, the University of Utah campus, and downtown Salt Lake City. The second-fl oor strength and condi oning center off ers 12 working “This is a major basketball facility that will give us everything we need sta ons, providing athletes with more effi cient workouts and be er rest to be successful,’’ said Utah athle cs director Chris Hill. “It’s fantas c.” intervals. It also includes an ar fi cial turf running surface, measuring fi ve yards wide by 35 yards in length, where sprint and plyometric drills take SORENSON LEGACY FOUNDATION HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTER place to spare athletes the wear and tear on their bodies from working on The state-of-the-art Sorenson Legacy Founda on High Performance hard surfaces. Center, a two-story, 20,000-square-foot structure located northwest Jon M. Air pressurized Kaiser Func onal Trainers, which allow athletes to Huntsman Center, opened in the summer of 2015. train with greater variance and address weaknesses, have been installed. The facility provides everything a student-athlete needs to achieve Video evalua on systems are placed at each sta on. their peak level of performance—ranging from nutri on, strength and The strength and condi oning center also includes cardio equipment, condi oning, sports medicine and rehabilita on, and sports psychology— medicine balls and elas c bands to perform numerous func onal exercises. all within close proximity to maximize me effi ciency. The fueling sta on, located adjacent to the lobby area on the ground fl oor, off ers a variety of snacks to help athletes intake the necessary levels of carbs and proteins within the cri cal 30-minute window a er a workout to help their bodies recover.
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Regarded as one of the top college basketball Formerly the Special Events Center, arenas in the nation since opening its doors the facility played host to the 1979 NCAA in 1969, the Jon M. Huntsman Center has Basketball Championship—the Final Four provided an imposing home court advantage “dream match” featuring Larry Bird and for Utah basketball for more than four Magic Johnson. decades. For a structure that is in its 46th Men’s NCAA regional tournaments year of existence, a feeling of newness still were held in the Huntsman Center in JMHC RANKS AMONG NATION’S pervades underneath the silver dome. 1984, ’85, and ’87. The NCAA fi rst and TOUGHEST PLACES TO PLAY second rounds took place in the arena 13 Arena (Program: First Season) Winning Pct. The Utes have one of the best home mes from 1984 to 2006. The JMHC is in court advantages in the country in the second place among the na on’s arenas
COACHES & STAFF PLAYER BIOS PLAYER & STAFF COACHES 1. Gampel Pavilion (Connec cut: 1989) ...... 94.24% 2. Thompson-Boling Arena (Tennessee: 1987) . . . . .92.84% Huntsman Center. The Utah women have for most NCAA Tournament basketball 3. Alico Arena (Florida Gulf Coast: 2007)...... 92.47% posted an imposing 480-94 mark in the games hosted, with 81 contests having 4. XL Center (Connec cut: 1990) ...... 91.76% facility (an .836 winning percentage). been played in the facility. 5. Kress Events Center (Green Bay: 2007) ...... 90.54% The Utes have had nine seasons The 2001 women’s NCAA fi rst 6. Dahlberg Arena (Montana: 1978) ...... 88.27% without a loss at the Huntsman Center, and second rounds were played in 7. KFC Yum! Center (Louisville: 2010) ...... 87.88% and posted a 28-game home winning the Huntsman Center, marking a fi rst 8. Thomas Assembly Center (La. Tech: 1982) ...... 86.69% streak that lasted from Jan. 12, 1995 to for Utah. The women’s tournament 9. XFINITY Center (Maryland: 2002)...... 85.83% Feb. 8, 1997. When the string of victories returned to Utah in 2011 with the fi rst 10. Maples Pavilion (Stanford: 1974) ...... 85.29% ended, it was the third-best home court and second rounds. The Huntsman 11. McGrath-Phillips Arena (DePaul: 2000) ...... 84.65% winning streak in the na on. Center has also served as home to nine 12. Frank Erwin Center (Texas:1977) ...... 83.93% The building, a landmark on the U. na onal gymnas cs championships — 13. McKenzie Arena (Tennessee at Cha anooga:1983) 83.64% campus, is the perfect place to watch a most recently in 2007. The Utes hosted 14. Jon M. Huntsman Center (Utah: 1975) ...... 83.62% 15. Jack Stephens Center (UALR: 2005) ...... 83.44% basketball game. A great view is assured the NCAA gymnas cs regionals in 2001, from each of the 15,000 chair seats, 2003 and 2010, and hosted the Pac-12 * Must have played at least 75 games in arena making it the largest arena in the Pac-12. championship in 2012. Inside Sports recognized the Huntsman A new scoreboard was installed at Center’s superiority by naming it one the start of the 2007-08 season. It has of the top fi ve collegiate arenas in the four LCD video screens. Adorning the na on. bo om of the scoreboard is an LED ring by Optotech. The fl oor in the Huntsman Center was most recently replaced during a major renova on in the summer and fall RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS of 2014. New sound, ligh ng and draping systems were also installed.
14 2016-172012 MEDIAMEDIA GUIDE GUIDE MEET THE UTES UTAH WWOMEN’SOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEET THE UTES WENDY ANAE FORWARD 6-3 RS-JUNIOR 2L 21 SAN DIEGO, CALIF. CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC HS
FAST BREAKS HIGH SCHOOL Will be a big factor in Utah’s depth ... physical and athle c presence ... First-team all-Western League and 6-3 and springy athlete ... has made a living off of broken plays to this fi rst-team all-North County as a senior point in her career ... plays so hard ... come down with a big off ensive at Cathedral Catholic HS … averaged 14 board, putback or a loose ball ... skills have improved ... can shoot the 3 points and 10.4 rebounds per game as a senior … San Diego County All-Star consistently. Game … second-team all-Western League in 2012 … also par cipated in track and cross country … all-league in cross country. 2015-16 (REDSHIRT) Sidelined with injury. PERSONAL Grandfather Bill Cravens played football at Utah (1960-62) … mother HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH HERE’S 2014-15 (SOPHOMORE) Valerie Cravens played four years at BYU (1980-84) … cousin of teammate Appeared in 17 games ... made fi rst appearance of season at Creighton Malia Nawahine ... psychology major. (11/20) ... played three minutes against Utah State (12/3) and two minutes
PLAYER BIOS PLAYER against UNLV (12/6) ... season-highs of three points, two rebounds and two assists against Idaho State (12/10) ... played six minutes against Louisiana CAREER HIGHS Tech (12/20) ... scored two points and had one rebound against UCLA (1/9) Points...... 6 vs. UNLV (11/26/13) ... two points and a rebound at Colorado (1/14) ... two free throws and a Rebounds. . . 6 vs. Arizona (2/21/14) rebound in two minutes against Colorado (1/18) ... assist and rebound at FGM ...... 3 vs. UNLV (11/26/13) USC (2/6) ... two rebounds in season-high 16 minutes at Arizona (3/1). FGA...... 6 vs. UNLV (11/26/13) 3 FGM . . . . . N/A 2013-14 (FRESHMAN) 3 FGA ...... 1, twice (last vs. Oregon State, 3/7/14) FTM ...... 2, three mes (last vs. Colorado, 1/18/15) Made fi rst appearance at Washington State (1/19) a er missing 11 games FTA ...... 2, four mes (last vs. Colorado, 1/18/15) due to leg injury ... had four rebounds in 13 minutes during career debut Assists . . . . . 2, twice (last vs. Idaho State, 12/10/14) against Denver (11/8) ... had fi rst career assist and a rebound at Utah
COACHES & STAFF & STAFF COACHES Steals ...... 1 vs. UNLV (11/26/13) State (11/19) ... career-high six points, four rebounds, two assists and fi rst Blocks...... 1 vs. Colorado (1/29/14) career steal at UNLV (11/26) ... collected a rebound in seven minutes at Minutes . . . . 21 vs. Arizona State (2/23/14) Washington State (1/19) ... two points and two rebounds against No. 14/23 Arizona State (1/24) ... fi rst career block against Colorado (1/29) ... scored fi ve points and had two rebounds in fi rst career start against Washington (2/16) ... career-high six rebounds at Arizona (2/21) ... two points and four rebounds in a career-high 21 minutes at ASU (2/23).
CAREER STATISTICS
RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3P 3PA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2013-14 15 1 147 9.8 6 20 .300 0 2 .000 3 4 .750 6 25 31 2.1 24 0 4 17 1 1 15 1.0 2014-15 17 0 70 4.1 3 10 .300 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 5 7 12 0.7 11 0 3 5 0 0 11 0.6 TOTAL 32 1 217 6.8 9 30 .300 0 2 .000 8 10 .800 11 32 43 1.3 35 0 7 22 1 1 26 0.8
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FAST BREAKS PERSONAL A good facilitator ... worked on her outside shot last off season ... Utes Daughter of Daniel Bean and Geovanna need her to be a scoring threat this season ... teammates have a lot of Toliver-Bean … pre-athle c training major. confi dence in her ... a steady kid and very consistent performer. CAREER HIGHS 2015-16 (FRESHMAN) Points...... 10 vs. Boston College (11/27/15) Appeared in all 33 games ... distributed a season-best eight assists and a Rebounds. . .5 vs. California (1/10/16) season-high fi ve rebounds at No. 21 California (1/10) ... season-high 10 FGM ...... 3 vs. Colorado (2/7/16) points against Boston College (11/27), including an 8-of-10 performance FGA...... 4 vs. CSUN (12/3/15) at the free throw line, to go with three rebounds ... eight points four 3 FGM . . . . .N/A rebounds and three assists vs. Montana State (3/16) ... hit all three shots 3 FGA ...... 1, twice (last vs. Washington State, 2/27/16) PLAYER BIOS for seven points at Colorado (2/7) ... fi ve points with three rebounds, three FTM ...... 8 vs. Boston College (11/27/15) assists and a steal against Oklahoma I11/26) ... fi ve assists and four points FTA ...... 10 vs. Boston College (11/27/15) against Gonzaga (3/21) ... three rebounds at Oregon (3/23) ... four points Assists . . . . .8 vs. California (1/10/16) COACHES & STAFF OPPONENTS 2 with a season-high three steals along with three rebounds and two assists Steals ...... 3 vs. CSUN (12/3/15) against CSUN (12/3) ... two points, two assists and a rebound vs. Lamar Blocks...... 1, three mes (last vs. Gonzaga, 3/21/16) (11/17) ... two points with an assist and rebound in Utah debut against Minutes . . . .20 vs. Gonzaga (3/21/16) South Dakota (11/13) ... two assists against George Mason (11/20) ... scored two points at No. 9 Stanford (1/8) ... two points and two rebounds at BYU (12/12) ... two rebounds vs. Creighton (12/9) ... four points, ed career high with three rebounds and fi rst career block against UC Davis (12/29) ... four points, three rebounds and two assists vs. Cal (2/19) ... assist, steal and block at Arizona State (1/17) ... hit a free throw against No. 8/11 Oregon State (1/22) ... had an assist vs. Colorado (2/4).
HIGH SCHOOL Helped Bradshaw Chris an High School win three consecu ve Sac-Joaquin Sec on Division IV tles under coach Mike Ruble … 16.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 steals and 5.2 assists per game over four-year prep career … during senior season, scored 18.8 points per game with 5.7 rebounds, 5.1 steals and 4.8 assists per game … averaged 18.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game as a junior … earned All- Conference MVP, All-District and San-Joaquin Sec on honors … played club ball for one of California’s premier AAU programs, Cal Sparks NorCal and
coach Michele Massari … four-year Honor Roll student. RECORD BOOK 015-16 REVIEW
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3P 3PA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2015-16 33 0 290 8.8 18 32 .563 0 2 .000 20 25 .800 8 30 38 1.2 19 0 36 45 3 10 56 1.7
WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 17 UTAH WWOMEN’SOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEET THE UTES TANAEYA BOCLAIR WING 6-0 JUNIOR 2L 32 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS BRENNAN HS
FAST BREAKS (1/30) ... 15 points, four boards and two Overall skill improvement has been impressive ... put a lot of me into steals against No. 11 Arizona State (2/1) improving shoo ng and ball handling ... needs to be around a 30-percent ... fi rst career double-double with 10 shooter from 3-point territory ... has become more of a vocal leader. points and 10 boards at UCLA (2/8) ... 10 points, three boards and ed season best with three assists and three 2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) steals against Washington (2/13) ... six points and three rebounds against Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Men on ... started all 33 games ... scored Washington State (2/15) ... 11 points and three rebounds against Oregon 7.3 points per game ... averaged 4.8 rebounds per game ... nine double- (2/20) ... 14 points (8-for-8 from free throw line) against Washington (3/5). fi gure scoring games ... third on team with 2.0 assists per contest ... played 27.8 minutes per game ... 13 points (5-of-6 shoo ng) with seven boards HIGH SCHOOL
HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH HERE’S and fi ve assists vs. Cal (2/19) ... 13 points and seven boards vs. No. 15/19 Led Brennan High School to three district tles ... two- me District 28 4A UCLA (1/31) ... 13 points with fi ve rebounds and four assists against South Player of the Year ... averaged 14.7 points and served as team captain all Dakota (11/13) ... 13 points, six boards and fi ve assists at Gonzaga (3/21) four years … named TGCA First-Team All-State First Team in 2013-14 …
PLAYER BIOS PLAYER ... 12 points (5-for-5 on free throws) with six rebounds and three assists played in the TABC All-Star Game … averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds and vs. Lamar (11/17) ... 12 points against CSUN (12/3) with six rebounds and three assists per game during junior season ... 4A All-Area selec on ... a pair of assists ... 12 points (6-of-10 shoo ng) and three assists against two- me member of San Antonio Express-News San Antonio Super Team Creighton (12/9) ... 12 points (season-high 6-of-7 on the free throw line) ... named San Antonio Athlete of the Year (for all sports) ... two – me TABC fi ve rebounds, season-best two steals and two assists against Fresno State First Team All-State ... two- me TABC First Team All-Region and region MVP (12/19) ... nine points, four assists and three rebounds at Oregon (3/23) during senior year ... UIL All-Tournament Team ... 4A First-Team All-Texas ... eight points against Washington State (1/2) ... 10 points and three ... earned spot on all-state tournament team in 2012-13 ... team MVP rebounds at Oregon State (2/14) ... nine points and seven boards vs. No. 7 in 2010-11 and 2011-12 ... played for San Antonio’s Finest club team ... Stanford (2/21) ... eight points and eight rebounds against No. 11/8 Oregon District 28 4A First-Team All-Academic … honor roll all four years ... four- State (1/22) ... scored eight points and eight boards against USC (1/29) ... me fi rst-team All-Academic pick ... Na onal Honor Society member for career-high six assists against No. 21/24 Oklahoma (11/26) ... season-high three years.
COACHES & STAFF & STAFF COACHES nine rebounds at Washington State (2/27). PERSONAL 2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Daughter of Tyree and Chire a Boclair ... SAAC member ... member of the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honorable Men on ... second on team with Fellowship of Chris an Athletes ... exercise and sport science major. 8.8 points per game ... second on team with a .419 fi eld goal percentage (95-227) ... third on team with 8.7 points per game in league play ... 13 CAREER HIGHS double-fi gure scoring games, including six of the last 11 ... started all 29 Points...... 16 vs. Arizona (1/30/15) games ... 14 points and four rebounds at Creighton (11/20) ... nine points Rebounds. . .10 vs. UCLA (2/8/15) and four rebounds at Nebraska (11/23) ... 15 points and eight rebounds FGM ...... 7, twice (last vs. Arizona State, 2/1/15) against Ole Miss (11/28) ... 13 points and three rebounds with two assists FGA...... 16 vs. Stanford (2/21/16) and fi rst career steal against Utah State (12/3) ... 5-of-9 shoo ng for 11 3 FGM . . . . .2, fi ve mes (last vs. Oregon, 1/24/16) points against BYU (12/13) ... 10 points (4-for-6 shoo ng), and fi rst career 3 FGA ...... 5, three mes (last vs. CSUN, 12/3/15) mul -3-pointer game, with four rebounds against Louisiana Tech (12/20) ... FTM ...... 8 vs. Washington (3/5/15) nine points, four rebounds and season-high three steals against Charlo e FTA ...... 9 vs. Ole Miss (11/28/14) (12/29) ... 12 points, off a 6-for-9 shoo ng performance, with three Assists . . . . .6 vs. Oklahoma (11/26/15) rebounds at California (1/3) ... nine points, seven rebounds and season- Steals ...... 3, twice (last vs. Washington, 2/13/15) high three blocks at Stanford (1/5) ... named Pac-12 Freshman of the Blocks...... 3 at Stanford (1/5/15) Week (2/2) ... career-high 16 points and seven rebounds against Arizona Minutes . . . .40 at Colorado (1/14/15)
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3P 3PA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS 2014-15 30 30 841 28.0 98 237 .414 17 53 .321 57 86 .663 29 82 111 3.7 60 1 26 88 13 15 270 9.0 2015-16 33 33 916 27.8 90 267 .337 9 50 .180 52 72 .722 56 101 157 4.76 66 1 65 87 6 18 241 7.3 TOTAL 63 63 1757 27.9 188 504 .373 26 103 .252 109 158 .690 85 183 268 4.25 126 2 91 175 19 33 511 8.1
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FAST BREAKS 2013-14 (REDSHIRT) One of Utah’s most complete players ... two- me Pac-12 All-Academic Sidelined with injury. honoree ... Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Men on in 2015-16 ... 32 career double-fi gure scoring games ... 12 career double-fi gure rebound 2012-13 (FRESHMAN) ou ngs. Played in 30 games with 10 starts (missed several late-season games with an injury) … 4.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game … 22-of-27 (.815) from 2015-16 (JUNIOR) the free-throw line ... seven rebounds vs. Southern Utah (11/13) ... 10 Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Men on ... Pac-12 All-Academic points vs. Weber State (11/24) ... 13 points on 4-of-5 shoo ng, including Honorable Men on ... second (23rd in NCAA) in the Pac-12 in free throw 3-of-3 from three-point range vs. Utah State (11/27) ... 11 points, eight percentage (.858, 103-120) ... seventh in Pac-12 with 34.3 minutes per rebounds vs. Stanford (1/6) ... 10 points, eight rebounds and three steals game (103rd in NCAA) ... sixth in the Pac-12 with 6.1 defensive rebounds against Stanford (1/25) ... scored all 13 points against California in the fi rst per game ... eighth in the league (127th in NCAA) with 8.2 rebounds per half ... 13 points and a team-high six rebounds vs. USC (2/1). PLAYER BIOS game ... 90th in NCAA with 270 total rebounds ... 201 defensive rebounds is the fi h-most in school history ... ninth in Pac-12 in 3-point shoo ng HIGH SCHOOL (.366, 56-153) ... 15th in Pac-12 in 3-pointers per game (1.7) ... 16th in the Played for the Canadian Na onal Team in the 2012 U18 World
Pac-12 in scoring average (13.1 ppg) ... scored 10 or more points in 22 of Championship for Women, the 2011 U19 World Championship for COACHES & STAFF OPPONENTS 2 the last 25 games, 24 mes this season ... reached the 20-point plateau Women, the 2011 Pan-Am Games and the 3x3 World Championships fi ve mes in 2015-16 ... 11 games with 10 or more rebounds ... started … was the second-youngest player on the U19 team … also played with all 33 games ... career high 28 points with 16 boards at Washington State Canada at the 2010 U17 World Championship for Women … a three-year (2/27) ... 24 points (9-of-10 at the free throw line) and 10 rebounds against member of Team Saskatchewan … a versa le athlete who won provincial Washington (1/4) ... 23 points and 10 rebounds against Fresno State championships in 4A basketball (2011), volleyball (2010), high jump (2012) (12/19) ... 22 points at Gonzaga (3/21) ... 20 points with a career-high 16 discus (2010), AA women’s hockey (2009, 2010), and speed swimming rebounds and ed career high with three assists at Arizona State (1/17) (several races from 2001-08) … also fi nished second in the province in ... 20 points against Montana State (3/18) ... 18 points and 11 rebounds discus (2012), volleyball (2011), high jump (2009, 2010) and the shot put while tying season high with three assists at Utah State (12/22) ... fi rst (2009) … has bronze medals in the provincial championships in basketball career double-double with 17 points and career-high 13 rebounds against (2009, 2012) … 2011 Humboldt area Junior Ci zen of the Year. CSUN (12/3) and also ed career bests with three steals and two assists ... 16 points and nine boards at Oregon State (2/14) ... 16 points ( ed career PERSONAL best with four 3-pointers) with fi ve boards at No. 9 Stanford ... grabbed Daughter of Leanne and Gary Crozon … major in management and health, 11 rebounds and scored 10 points (career-high 6-of-7 from the free throw promo on educa on line) at BYU (12/12) with a career-high three assists ... 17 points, including a 3-for-6 night from 3-point range, against George Mason (11/20) to go CAREER HIGHS with three steals and two assists ... 15 points and 10 boards vs. Stanford Points...... 28 vs. Washington State (2/27/16) (2/21) ... 14 points and eight boards vs. Cal (3/3) ... team-high 12 rebounds Rebounds. . . 16, twice (last vs. Washington State, 2/27/16) and 10 points at Oregon (2/12) ... 10 points and 10 rebounds at Arizona FGM ...... 9 vs. Washington State (2/27/16) (1/15) ... career-high four steals against Colorado (2/4). FGA...... 18 vs. Washington State (2/27/16) 3 FGM . . . . . 4, fi ve mes (last vs. Gonzaga, 3/21/16) 2014-15 (SOPHOMORE) 3 FGA ...... 10 vs. California (3/3/16)
Started 18 games ... third on team with a .412 fi eld goal percentage FTM ...... 9 vs. Washington (1/4/16) RECORD BOOK 015-16 REVIEW (47-114) ... third on team with a .338 shoo ng percentage from 3-point FTA ...... 10 vs. Washington (1/4/16) territory (24-71) ... two 11-point ou ngs ... three double-fi gure point Assists . . . . . 3, four mes (last vs. Arizona State, 1/17/16) games and fi ve diff erent nine-point ou ngs ... 11 points off 3-for-4 shoo ng Steals ...... 4 vs. Colorado (2/4/16) performance, including a 2-for-3 eff ort from 3-point territory against Idaho Blocks...... 3 vs. Oregon (1/24/16) State (12/10) ... 11 points off 4-of-7 shoo ng (2-of-4 from 3-point territory) Minutes . . . . 45 vs. California (3/3/16) against Louisiana Tech (12/20).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3P 3PA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2012-13 30 10 492 16.4 39 119 .328 19 57 .333 22 27 .815 22 47 69 2.3 37 0 8 33 2 16 119 4.0 2014-15 23 18 605 26.3 47 114 .412 24 71 .338 21 26 .808 14 45 59 2.6 52 1 9 30 5 9 139 6.0 2015-16 33 33 1131 34.3 137 346 .396 56 153 .366 103 120 .858 69 201 270 8.18 72 0 42 77 16 31 433 13.1 TOTAL 86 61 2228 25.9 223 579 .385 99 281 .352 146 173 .844 105 293 398 4.63 161 1 59 140 23 56 691 8.0
WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 19 UTAH WWOMEN’SOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEET THE UTES JOESETA FATUESI FORWARD 6-4 JUNIOR 2L 33 SANTA CLARA, CALIF. WILCOX HS
FAST BREAKS nine rebounds at Arizona (3/1) ... ed Had a tremendous off season a acking her fi tness and endurance ... season high with 16 points and had nine expected to play more minutes and be able to defend on the perimeter a boards against Washington (3/5). li le more ... brilliant passer. HIGH SCHOOL 2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) Two- me all-state selec on Ranked 10th in the NorCalPreps.com Top 40 … Played in all 33 games ... scored in double-fi gures three mes ... season named MaxPreps 2013-14 De Anza Division MVP … helped Wilcox qualify high 13 points with season-high two assists at No. 8 Oregon State (2/14) for stat tournament during senior season with 23-5 record … led team to ... 12 points and had four rebounds at Colorado (2/7) ... 10 points with 23-5 overall record and a 10-2 mark in the SCVAL De Anza Division as a season-best tying eight boards and two blocks against Colorado (2/4) ... junior ... averaged 22.4 points, 17 rebounds and six assists as a junior ...
HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH HERE’S 10 rebounds against Montana State (3/18) ... eight points, three rebounds 18.5 points, 12 rebounds and six assists per game during her prep career and two steals at Oregon (3/23) ... eight points (4-of-6 from the fi eld), eight ... 2012-13 Cal-Hi Sports All-State selec on ... plays for JBS Elite Club ... rebounds and 22 minutes with one block against CSUN (12/3) ... seven San Jose Mercury News Junior of the Year ... league MVP ... team MVP points, six boards and ed career high with two assists at Washington ... earned the team’s Coach Award ... Prep2Prep Junior of the Year ... PLAYER BIOS PLAYER State (2/27) ... seven points, three rebounds and ed season high with Prep2Prep de Anza League Player of the Year ... MVP of the league during two blocks vs. USC (1/29) ... seven points with fi ve rebounds and equaled sophomore year ... San Jose Mercury News Player of the Year ... San Jose season-high two blocks against UC Davis (12/29) ... made three of three Mercury News Fresh and Sophomore of the Year ... state freshman player shots for six points at BYU (12/12) ... made all three fi eld goal a empts in of the year ... all-state freshman fi rst team selec on ... all-state and team win at No. 21 California (1/10) and grabbed four rebounds. MVP during freshman year ... president of the Poly Club and member of the Chris an Club. 2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Tenth in the Pac-12 with 5.1 defensive rebounds and 16th with 6.3 PERSONAL rebounds per game ... started 24 of last 25 games ... seven double-digit Daughter of Mary and Junior Fatuesi … has three siblings ... majoring in point games and three 10-rebound ou ngs ... led or ed for Utah team sociology.
COACHES & STAFF & STAFF COACHES lead in rebounding nine mes, scoring three mes and assists once ... named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (11/17) a er scoring 14 points with CAREER HIGHS nine rebounds against San Jose State (11/14) ... six rebounds at Nebraska Points...... 16, three mes (last vs. Washington, 3/5/15) (11/23) ... six points and fi ve rebounds with three steals in season-high Rebounds. . .10, four mes (last vs. Montana State, 3/18/16) 23 minutes during fi rst career start against Utah State (12/3) ... career- FGM ...... 7, twice (last vs. Washington, 3/5/15) high 10 rebounds against UNLV (12/6), also made second 3-pointer of FGA...... 12, four mes (last vs. Arizona, 3/1/15) season and had season-high two assists ... scored season-high 16 points, 3 FGM . . . . .2 vs. Louisiana Tech (12/20/14) a er going 10-for-11 on the free throw line, with seven rebounds against 3 FGA ...... 5, twice (last vs. Colorado, 1/18/15) Idaho State (12/10) ... made seven of 12 shots (two of three from 3-point FTM ...... 10 vs. Idaho State (12/10/14) territory) for 16 points, team-high nine rebounds and season-high three FTA ...... 11 vs. Idaho State (12/10/14) blocks against Louisiana Tech (12/20) ... ed season high with 10 rebounds Assists . . . . .2, eight mes (last vs. Washington State, 2/27/16) and scored four points with two assists versus USC (1/11) ... nine points Steals ...... 3 vs. Utah State (12/3/14) and six boards at Colorado (1/14) ... team-high eight rebounds with seven Blocks...... 3 vs. Louisiana Tech (12/20/14) points against CU (1/18) ... eight rebounds at Washington State (1/23) ... Minutes . . . .33 vs. California (1/3/15) eight points a er making 4-of-5 shots with seven rebounds and two assists at Washington (1/25) ... fi rst career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Arizona (1/30) ... 12 points and fi ve boards versus No. 7/8 Oregon State (2/22) ... scored 12 points (6-of-12) from the fi eld with
CAREER STATISTICS
RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3P 3PA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15 29 24 658 22.7 78 195 .400 8 46 .174 25 37 .676 39 147 186 6.4 61 1 18 41 11 10 189 6.5 2015-16 33 0 419 12.7 61 115 .530 0 0 .000 24 39 .615 30 82 112 3.4 65 0 17 35 11 11 146 4.4 TOTAL 62 24 1077 17.4 139 310 .448 8 46 .174 49 76 .645 69 229 298 4.8 126 1 35 76 22 21 335 5.4
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FAST BREAKS ... 18 points (3-3 from 3-point territory) Has speed and athle cism and plays really hard ... aggressive and plays to go with four rebounds and two assists with a chip on her shoulder ... can shoot the 3, rebound and a ack the against Samford (12/21) ... ed season bucket ... fast with the ball ... 22 career double-fi gure games ... worked on high with fi ve rebounds to go with seven ability to come off screens and knock down 3s and ball handling during the points off a 3-of-4 shoo ng performance at Colorado (2/2) ... season-high off season. 19 points off 7-of-12 shoo ng to go with three assists at Oregon (2/8) ... knocked down six of her seven shots for 14 points against Washington 2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) State (2/14) with fi ve rebounds and four assists ... team-high 12 points on Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Men on ... ed for 29th in the Pac-12 with 4-of-8 shoo ng with career-high three steals at ASU (2/23). 9.2 points per game in league ac on ... had double-digits in points 13 mes
in 2015-16 ... career-high 20 points, ed career high with four assists and HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER BIOS had four rebounds vs. California (2/19) ... 20 points at No. 21 California 2012-13 Gatorade Utah Girls Basketball Player of the Year … Salt Lake (1/10) to go with season-high fi ve assists and four rebounds ... 18 points Tribune Prep Female Athlete of the Year … Deseret News Ms. Basketball … with four rebounds, an assist and block against South Dakota (11/13) Valley Player of the Year … led Springville HS to a 4A state championship
... 17 points, four boards and two steals against Washington (1/4) ... 17 with an undefeated season (25-0) … 18.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals COACHES & STAFF OPPONENTS 2 points at Gonzaga (3/21) ... 15 points and four boards vs. Colorado (2/4) ... and 2.6 assists per game as a senior … 40 percent three-point shooter … registered 14 points against USC (1/29) and also hauled in fi ve rebounds, MVP of the state tournament … all-star game … 2013 Region 8 MVP … ed her career high with three steals and was 5-of-7 from the free throw two- me all-state … led Springville to the state championship game in line ... 14 points vs. California (3/3) ... 13 points and four boards at Oregon 2012, scoring 91 points with 27 three-pointers in the state tournament … (3/23) ... 10 points and six boards against No. 15/19 UCLA (1/31) ... 10 averaged 18 points, eight rebounds and three steals per game … moved points with six rebounds against Washington State (1/2) ... 10 points to go from California to Utah before her junior year … also par cipated in track with fi ve rebounds and ed career high with four assists against Fresno and volleyball. State (12/19) ... 10 points and four rebounds with career-high six assists and three steals at Colorado (2/7) ... career-high eight rebounds at Utah PERSONAL State (12/22). Daughter of Hank and Eve Nawahine … has six brother and two sisters … grandfather Bill Cravens played football at Utah (1960-62) … cousin of 2014-15 (REDSHIRT) teammate Wendy Anae ... psychology major. Second on team with 13.3 points per game before injury ... scored 17 points with four rebounds, two assists and a block against San Jose State CAREER HIGHS (11/14) ... nine points, two rebounds and two assists at Creighton (11/20) Points...... 20, twice (last vs. California, 2/19/16) ... 14 points and two rebounds at Nebraska (11/23) ... missed last 27 games Rebounds . . 8 vs. Utah State, 12/22/15) due to injury. FGM ...... 9 vs. California (1/10/16) FGA...... 18 vs. San Jose State (11/14/14) 2013-14 (FRESHMAN) 3 FGM . . . . . 4 vs. Oregon (2/8/14) Started 12 games and appeared in all 29 contests ... six games with double 3 FGA ...... 9, twice (last vs. Oregon, 2/12/16) fi gures in points ... 10 points and two rebounds in Ute debut against FTM ...... 5 vs. USC (1/29/16)
Denver (11/8) ... hit a 3-pointer and grabbed two rebounds with fi rst FTA ...... 7 vs. USC (1/29/16) RECORD BOOK 015-16 REVIEW career assist against No. 15/12 Nebraska (11/15) ... fi ve points and fi ve Assists . . . . . 4, three mes (last vs. California, 2/19/16) rebounds at Utah State (11/19) ... hit three cri cal free throws to help Steals ...... 3, three mes (last vs. Colorado, 2/7/16) solidify win at UNLV (11/26) with season-high two assists and fi rst career Blocks...... 1, eight mes (last vs. Oregon State, 1/22/16) block ... seven points and two steals against Butler (11/29) ... 11 points Minutes . . . . 40 vs. Gonzaga (3/21/16) on three, 3-pointers to go with three assists against Utah Valley (12/11) ... ed season high with three assists and scored four points at BYU (12/14)
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3P 3PA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2013-14 31 12 641 20.7 59 152 .388 22 69 .319 30 53 .566 42 45 87 2.8 72 2 36 45 2 15 170 5.5 2014-15 3 3 93 31.0 14 35 .400 5 14 .357 7 8 .875 3 5 8 2.67 12 1 4 6 1 1 40 13.3 2015-16 33 33 996 30.2 103 297 .347 35 114 .307 59 79 .747 53 60 113 3.42 76 1 67 76 6 27 300 9.1 TOTAL 67 48 1730 25.8 176 484 .364 62 197 .315 96 140 .686 98 110 208 3.10 160 4 107 127 9 43 510 7.6
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FAST BREAKS (11/8) ... grabbed 10 rebounds to go with Can be one of the top post players in the Pac-12 ... mo vated player who seven points against No. 15/12 Nebraska knows she can be a lot be er ... had a produc ve summer with Team Canada (11/15) ... went 5-for-11 from the fl oor for a ... 6-6 player who can run the fl oor, block shots and score ... 126 career blocked total of 12 points and six rebounds at Utah shots is already fourth in school history and is 10 away from passing Taryn State (11/19) ... made 5-of-10 shots with Wicijowski (135 from 2009-15) for third ... 21 career double-doubles ... 48 six rebounds and fi rst career steal against Marque e (11/30) ... named Pac-12 career double-fi gure scoring games ... 23 career double-digit rebound games ... Freshman of the Week (12/16) for performance against Utah Valley and BYU eight career games with 20 or more points, all coming in 2015-16. ... season-high six blocks with 16 points against Utah Valley (12/11) to go with nine rebounds ... turned in her fi rst double-double as a Ute at BYU (12/14) with 2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) a career-high 18 points and a career-high 11 rebounds as well as two assists Pac-12 All-Conference Team selec on by both the coaches and the media ...... ed season high for second straight game with 18 points (9-13) to go with Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Men on recogni on ... Pac-12 All- fi ve rebounds in only 15 minutes against Samford (12/21) ... 16 points, six
HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH HERE’S Academic Honorable Men on ... second in Pac-12 and 31st in the NCAA in rebounds and three blocks against UC Santa Barbara (12/30) ... 12 points and blocked shots per game (2.5) ... 83 blocks is the school’s single-season record six rebounds at UCLA (1/3) ... equaled season high with 11 rebounds at USC ... third in the Pac-12 and 19th in the NCAA with 17 double-doubles ... fi h (1/5) ... 16 points and eight boards against No. 4 Stanford (1/10). in school history, third in the Pac-12 and 22nd in the NCAA with 10.2 total
PLAYER BIOS PLAYER rebounds per game ... 337 total rebounds is second in school history (fourth HIGH SCHOOL in the Pac-12 and 17th in the na on) ... 237 defensive rebounds is third in the Averaged 7.6 points per game with the Canada Junior Women’s Na onal Team school record book ... 100 off ensive rebounds is ed for fi h in school history at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women … par cipated with ... third in the Pac-12 and 20th in the NCAA with 7.2 defensive boards per the Canadian Cade e Team at the U17 FIBA championships in 2012, averaging contest ... fi h in Pac-12 and 71st in the NCAA in fi eld goal percentage (49.8, eight points and 6.4 rebounds per game at the tournament … had a double- 199-400) ... seventh in the Pac-12 in off ensive rebounding (3.0 orpg) ... ninth double with 17 points and 11 rebounds against Japan in the bronze medal in the Pac-12 and 168th in the NCAA in scoring (15.1 ppg) ... 10th in the Pac-12 game … Manitoba Female Player of the Year as a senior at Glenlawn Collegiate in free throw shoo ng at 67.8% (101-149) percent ... in Pac-12 games only, she HS … all-star team … Glenlawn Collegiate fi nished second in the province … ranked second in blocks per game (2.6 bpg) ... fourth in rebounds (8.9 rpg) ... all-tournament team … led Glenlawn Collegiate to a provincial championship sixth in defensive rebounds (5.8 drpg) ... sixth in shoo ng (43.8, 96-219) ... sixth and was named to the tournament all-star team as a junior … all-Manitoba … in free throws (72.7, 48-66) ... seventh in off ensive boards (3.1 orpg) ... ed Manitoba provincial team won fi h at na onals … also played volleyball. for 13th with 13.3 points per game ... started all 33 games ... 29 games with 10 or more points ... eight ou ngs with 20 or more points ... 17 games with PERSONAL
COACHES & STAFF & STAFF COACHES 10 or more rebounds ... career highs of 28 points (11-of-20 shoo ng) and 19 Daughter of Rob and Michelle Po er ... has two sisters, Jennifer (30) and Becky rebounds against Creighton (12/9) along with a career high-tying three assists (22) ... marke ng major. in 35 minutes ... 24 points and 17 rebounds at BYU (12/12) ... 22 points and 13 boards with two assists and four blocks against UC Davis (12/29) ... 22 points CAREER HIGHS and 10 boards against Oregon (1/24) ... 20 points and nine boards in win at Points...... 28 vs. Creighton (12/9/15) No. 21 California (1/10) ... 21 points and 13 boards at Oregon (3/23) ... named Rebounds . . 19 vs. Creighton (12/9/15) Canada Basketball Na onal Player of the Week on Nov. 25. FGM ...... 11 vs. Creighton (12/9/15) FGA...... 22 vs. Oregon State (1/22/16) 2014-15 (REDSHIRT) 3 FGM . . . . . N/A Sidelined for season with injury. 3 FGA ...... 1, three mes (last vs. Oregon State, 1/22/16) FTM ...... 7 vs. South Dakota (11/13/15) 2013-14 (FRESHMAN) FTA ...... 11 vs. BYU (12/12/15) Third in the Pac-12 (124th in NCAA) in blocked shots (1.4 per game) ... seventh Assists . . . . . 3, fi ve mes (last vs. USC, 1/29/16) in fi eld goal percentage (.459, 141-307), 13th in defensive rebounds (5.0 Steals ...... 3 vs. California (1/12/14) drpg), 15th in rebounding (6.7 per game) and 26th in the league in scoring Blocks...... 7, twice (last vs. Stanford, 2/21/16) (10.5 per game) ... led Pac-12 freshmen in blocks, total rebounding, defensive Minutes . . . . 36 vs. Oregon (2/12/16) rebounding and shoo ng, and was fourth in scoring ... in conference games only, ranked fourth in blocks (1.4 bpg), 12th in defensive rebounds (5.2 drpg), 15th in total rebounds (6.8 rpg) and ed for 29th in scoring (9.3 ppg) ... 18 double-fi gure-point performances this season ... four double-doubles and six double-fi gure rebound performances ... team-high 16 points in only 19 minutes in season opener versus Denver to go with three blocks and two rebounds
CAREER STATISTICS
RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3P 3PA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2013-14 31 31 792 25.5 141 307 .459 0 1 .000 43 62 .694 54 154 208 6.7 106 6 20 57 43 9 325 10.5 2015-16 33 33 886 26.8 199 400 .498 0 2 .000 101 149 .678 100 237 337 10.21 124 9 34 93 83 15 499 15.1 TOTAL 64 64 1678 26.2 340 707 .481 0 3 .000 144 211 .682 154 391 545 8.52 230 15 54 150 126 24 824 12.9
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FAST BREAKS PERSONAL Set to make Utah debut in 2016-17 [a er si ng out 2015-16 due to Daughter of Danny Cas llo and Angela NCAA transfer rules a er coming from Clemson] … redshirt year will allow Provo … has two brothers … intends to her to get a li le stronger and give her me to learn the system … great major in health sciences and pursue a perimeter player ... has tremendous length, her arms are really long … career as a pediatrician. very quick and can shoot the ball very well … played a lot of interna onal basketball. CAREER HIGHS Points...... 13 vs. North Dakota (12/13/14) 2015-16 (REDSHIRT) Rebounds. . .5 vs. Longwood (12/19/14) Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules. FGM ...... 4 vs. North Dakota (12/13/14) FGA...... 9, twice (last vs. Longwood, 12/19/14) PLAYER BIOS PRIOR TO UTAH 3 FGM . . . . .3, twice (last vs. North Dakota, 12/13/14) Averaged 5.3 points and 2.2 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per contest at 3 FGA ...... 5 vs. South Carolina (11/20/14) FTM ...... 4 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (11/28/14) Clemson University in 2014-15 … hit double-fi gures in points four mes COACHES & STAFF OPPONENTS 2 and saw the court for all 12 games in which she dressed … average FTA ...... 4, twice (last vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 11/28/14) 12.0 points, with four double-fi gure ou ngs in fi ve games, to lead the Assists . . . . .2 vs. Longwood (12/19/14) Canadian Junior Na onal Team to a silver medal at the FIBA Americas Steals ...... 3, twice (last vs. North Dakota, 12/13/14) U18 Championships in Colorado Springs in August of 2014 … helped the Blocks...... 1 vs. Longwood (12/19/14) Canadians to another silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas 3x3 U18 Minutes . . . .21 vs. South Carolina (11/20/14) Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia … member of Team Canada at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championships in Lithuania … competed with the Canadian U19 Team at the FIBA World Championships in Chekhov, Russia … member of the 1,000-point club at Kent School (Conn.). 015-16 REVIEW RECORD BOOK 015-16 REVIEW
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3P 3PA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15* 12 0 181 15.1 17 63 .270 10 33 .303 20 22 .909 9 17 26 2.2 17 0 3 12 1 9 64 5.3 * at Clemson
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FAST BREAKS the free throw line ... scored a career- Will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Utes ... skinny yet a best 17 points against Nevada on Jan. 21, really scrappy and feisty player ... can run all day and is a good athlete ... a 2015 and had a career-best three steals talented scorer who can shoot, slash to the basket and has a nice jumper ... against Westminster (Dec. 6) and UNLV plays hard on defense. (Jan. 24) ... career-high 10 rebounds at Nevada on Feb. 2, 2015 ... a ended Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho ... was named the Post Register PRIOR TO UTAH Girls Basketball Player of the Year and the regional player of the Year as a NJCAA First-Team All-American shoo ng guard in 2015-16 ... Scenic West senior in 2013-14 a er averaging 19 points and nine rebounds per game Athle c Conference Co-Player of the Year ... NJCAA All-Tournament team ... two- me High Country Conference Player of the Year ... earned fi rst- ... averaged 16.0 points, 2.2 steals and 6.5 rebounds to lead the Bruins to a team 5A sixth district honors as a junior ... earned all-conference honors
HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH HERE’S 31-3 mark last season ... led Salt Lake Community College during its NJCAA in volleyball ... fi nished second in the high jump at the Idaho State Track & Na onal Tournament appearances: 23 points against No. 19 Vinncennes Field Championships. and 19 points against No. 6 Trinity Valley ... as a freshman during the
PLAYER BIOS PLAYER 2014-15 season at Utah State, started 23 games and had double-digits PERSONAL seven mes ... averaged 6.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game during her Daughter of Jon Clark and Darla Arnold ... has one brother ... parks, campaign with the Aggies ... shot 34.8% (71-of-204) from the fi eld, 23.0 recrea on & tourism major. percent (17-of-74) from 3-point range and 58.9 percent (43-of-73) from
COACHES & STAFF & STAFF COACHES MEGAN HUFF FORWARD 6-3 JUNIOR TR 5 FEDERAL WAY, WASH. HAWAI’I
FAST BREAKS the basketball team on the way to being Redshir ng during 2016-17 season ... will have two years of eligibility named the Big West’s Sixth Player of remaining with the Utes. the Year for the fi rst me to go with an all-freshman team nod ... ini ally came PRIOR TO UTAH to Hawaii as a member of the volleyball program in 2014 ... appeared in Named the Big West Conference Sixth Player of the Year each of the last seven matches during her sophomore season in 2015 before deciding to two seasons at the University of Hawai’i ... named to the All-Big West pursue basketball full me ... as a freshman on the volleyball team in 2014, Second Team in 2015-16 a er averaging 9.7 points and 6.5 rebounds she played in 16 matches and recorded 17 kills and 15 blocks ... a ended per game ... shot 50.9 percent from the fi eld, which ranked fourth in the Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, Wash., where she played both league, to go with a team-high 33 blocked shots ... helped the Rainbow basketball and volleyball as well ... Associated Press All-State selec on Wahine earn the Big West Tournament tle in 2015-16, a 21-11 overall during the 2013-14 season and a two- me all-conference pick. record as well as an NCAA Tournament berth for the fi rst me since 1998. During Hawaii’s tournament fi rst-round appearance at UCLA, Huff poured PERSONAL
RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS in a game-high 18 points and 13 rebounds against the Bruins ... as a Daughter of George and Margaret Huff ... born in Federal Way, Wash. … freshman at Hawaii in 2014-15, Huff joined the women’s basketball team human development and family studies major … has two older and two in December a er also playing for the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team younger brothers. ... averaged 6.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game during 21 contests for
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FAST BREAKS rebounds per game … four- me Bishop Provide added size and athle cism ... said to be the strongest true Gorman Scholar-Athlete award recipient. freshman Strength and Condi oning Coach Jacquelyn Harris has ever been around ... very versa le ... can shoot the 3 ... has great vision. PERSONAL Daughter of Mark and Beth Jacobs and has three siblings, including her HIGH SCHOOL brother, Ben, who played football at Fresno State and is a linebacker for First-team All-Southwest League Sunset Division as a junior and a second- the NFL’s Carolina Panthers ... pre-business major. team all-state selec on during her sophomore season … two- me member of the Las Vegas Review-Journal Super Seven … averaged a team-high 6.1 assists per game last season and helped the Gaels to a 24-6 record, an 8-0 mark in league play and a berth in the state championship game … third on PLAYER BIOS the team with 10 points and six rebounds per contest … as a sophomore in 2013-14, led Bishop Gorman in steals, assists (six per game), and free throw percentage, while scoring eight points and grabbing fi ve rebounds COACHES & STAFF OPPONENTS 2 per game … received the team’s Heart and Hustle Award twice … during her freshman season in 2012-13, averaged eight points, six assists and fi ve
KIANA MOORE GUARD 5-7 FRESHMAN HS 0 FAIRFIELD, CALIF. VANDEN HS
Player as a sophomore in 2013-14 and FAST BREAKS RECORD BOOK 015-16 REVIEW Team’s most explosive athlete ... expected to contribute this season ... scored 11 points with three steals and people will enjoy watching her because she plays so hard ... has a feisty two assists per game as Vanden went compe veness that you can see and feel ... s ll learning but she’s very 25-7 overall and 10-0 in league play ... as talented. a freshman during the 2012-13 season, averaged six points, two steals, two rebounds and two assists per contest ... received the team’s Most HIGH SCHOOL Inspira onal award ... also ran track for the Vikings and was the conference No. 8 player in Northern California according to NorCalPreps.com ... 200-meter and 400-meter champion during both her freshman and averaged 10 points, two assists, three steals and three rebounds per sophomore years. game over her career ... a four- me le erwinner ... helped Vanden HS reach the Northern California Regional Final and go 30-4 overall and 10-0 PERSONAL in conference play in 2014-15 ... two- me all-Solano County Athle c Daughter of Kim and Jerry Moore ... has six siblings ... was born in Honolulu Conference honoree and a two- me Daily Republic All-City Team selec on ... major is undeclared. ... averaged 13 points, three rebounds and three steals per game as a junior last season with 450 total points, including 76 made 3-pointers ... earned the team’s Coach’s Award ... named the team’s Best Defensive
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KIANA MOORE MALIA NAWAHINE TILAR CLARK MEGAN HUFF 03G 5-7 Fr. HS W 5-10 R-So. 1L 4 G 5-10 Jr. JC 5 F 6-3 Jr. TR Fairfi eld, Calif. Springville, Utah Idaho Falls, Idaho Federal Way, Wash. HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH HERE’S PLAYER BIOS PLAYER
MEGAN JACOBS ERIKA BEAN EMILY POTTER PAIGE CROZON 10 W 6-1 Fr. HS 11G 5-8 Fr. HS 12 F 6-6 R-Jr. 2L 14 W 6-1 R-Sr. 3L Las Vegas, Nev. Sacramento, Calif. Winnipeg, Manitoba Humboldt, Saskatchewan COACHES & STAFF & STAFF COACHES
WENDY ANAE DANEESHA PROVO TANAEYA BOCLAIR JOESETA FATUESI 21 F 6-3 Jr. 2L 23 W 6-0 R-So. RS 32W 6-0 Jr. 2L 33 F 6-4 Jr. 2L San Diego, Calif. Dartmouth, Nova Sco a San Antonio, Texas Santa Clara, Calif. RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS
LYNNE ROBERTS Head Coach - Second Season
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NFORMATION After an impressive debut campaign in 2015- in Stockton, COACHING EXPERIENCE 16, Utah women’s basketball head coach Lynne Calif., where she Roberts has established the groundwork for was a two- me 2015- Utah conference coach of Head Coach rebuilding the Utes into a Pac-12 Conference the year (2012-13 2006-15 Pacifi c contender and a regular postseason participant Big West and 2014- Head Coach as she enters her second season at the helm. 15 West Coast Co-Coach of the Year). 2002-06 Chico State She led the Tigers to postseason appearances Head Coach In her frist season, Roberts led the Utes to an in each of her last four seasons at U of P, a program- 1997-2001 Sea le Pacifi c 18-15 mark for the program’s fi rst winning season best streak, a er taking over a team that qualifi ed for Assistant Coach since 2012-13 and a seventh-place Pac-12 fi nish the postseason just once in school history before her despite being picked 11th. Utah also earned its fi rst arrival. Roberts’ 237-189 (.556) career record includes postseason berth in three years, advancing to the an 86-31 mark in four seasons at NCAA Division II third-round round of the WNIT. Chico State from 2002-06. Roberts’ up-tempo style of play resulted in the She inherited a Pacifi c team that had won just Utes ranking fi h in the Pac-12 in scoring (68.7 ppg) 11 games combined the previous two seasons. Faced with a 13.8 points-per-game improvement from with a major rebuilding project, she went 51-99 previous year. The Utes were third in the Pac-12 in her fi rst fi ve years before fl ipping the columns with rebounding (42.4 rpg), which is the fi h-best mark in an 84-45 record over the last four campaigns. The Utah history. Utah also had 140 blocked shots to rank Tigers were 21-10 her fi nal season in 2014-15 as a third all- me at the U. member of the West Coast Conference and played PLAYER BIOS HERE’S UTAH I UTAH BIOS HERE’S PLAYER Three individuals took home All-Pac-12 in the WNIT. In 2012-13, her team achieved the best accolades in 2015-16. Emily Po er was named to the record in school history by fi nishing 27-8 and winning Pac-12 All-Conference Team and earned All-Defensive the program’s fi rst Big West regular-season tle. Team honorable men on, while both Paige Crozon That team advanced to the third round of the WNIT. and Danielle Rodriguez took honorable men on all- Roberts guided Pacifi c to the WNIT for the fi rst me COACHES & STAFF & STAFF COACHES conference accolades. Seven Utes earned their way in 2011-12, when the Tigers won the program’s fi rst-
on to the Pac-12 All-Academic Team. ever postseason game, taking down Arizona State, Roberts came to Utah a er nine seasons as the 77-62. head coach at the University of the Pacifi c Under Roberts’ tutelage, Pacifi c student-athletes earned 25 All-Big West team honors, fi ve All-Big West Freshman Team honors and the 2010 Sixth Woman ROBERTS’ YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD of the Year award. The Tigers earned six All-WCC selec ons, a WCC All-Freshman pick, and the 2014 WCC Newcomer of the Year with Roberts at the helm. Year School Overall Pct. Conf. Finish Postseason Prior to Pacifi c, Roberts spent four seasons as 2002-03 Chico State * 17-10 .627 15-7 T-2nd NCAA First the head at Chico State where she compiled an 86-31 2003-04 Chico State * 17-11 .607 13-9 T-4th NCAA First overall record. During her fi nal season in 2005-06, 2004-05 Chico State * 24-6 .800 16-4 1st NCAA Reg. Final the Wildcats were 28-4 and advanced to the NCAA 2005-06 Chico State * 28-4 .875 18-2 1st NCAA Semifi nal Division II Final Four. She was named the WBCA West 2006-07 Pacifi c 8-22 .267 2-12 8th - - Region Coach of the Year in 2004-05 and was the 2007-08 Pacifi c 14-16 .467 9-7 4th - - California Collegiate Athle c Associa on Coach of the Year in 2004-05 and 2005-06. 2008-09 Pacifi c 14-16 .467 8-8 4th - - Roberts began her coaching career as an 2009-10 Pacifi c 6-23 .207 4-12 8th - - assistant at her alma mater, Sea le Pacifi c University, 2010-11 Pacifi c 9-22 .290 5-11 T-7th - - from 1997-2001. 2011-12 Pacifi c 18-14 .563 9-7 T-3rd WNIT Second During her playing career at SPU, Roberts was 2012-13 Pacifi c 27-8 .771 14-4 1st WNIT Third named to the NCAA West Regional all-tournament 2013-14 Pacifi c 18-13 .581 12-6 3rd WNIT First team as a senior co-captain. She was second team 2014-15 Pacifi c 21-10 .677 13-3 T-3rd WNIT First all-conference her junior year. The Redding, Calif., na ve graduated from 2015-16 Utah 18-15 .545 8-10 7th WNIT Third RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS Sea le Pacifi c University in 1997 with a bachelor’s TOTALS 239-190 .557 146-104 degree in history and added a master’s degree from * NCAA Division II SPU in athle c administra on 2000.
28 2016-172012 MEDIAMEDIA GUIDE GUIDE UUTAHTAH WWOMEN’SOMEN’S ASSISTANT COACH BBASKETBALLASKETBALL GAVIN PETERSEN
ASSISTANT COACH | 2ND YEAR INFORMATION HERE’S UTAH PLAYER BIOS
Gavin Petersen, a 14-year veteran of NCAA During his stay, COACHING EXPERIENCE Division I coaching, begins his second season the Bengals won at Utah and works with the post players, while two conference 2015- Utah tles and earned Assistant Coach coordinating Utah’s defense. three postseason 2013-15 Pacifi c berths. The Bengals Assistant Coach During his fi rst season with the Utes, the Utes won the 2006 Big Sky Conference regular-season 2012-13 Hawaii doubled their win total with 18 victories compared tle and played in the WNIT. In 2007, ISU won the Assistant Coach to nine in 2014-15, a er being picked to fi nish 11th Big Sky Tournament tle and received the league’s 2011-12 Hawaii in the Pac-12 Conference preseason coaches’ poll automa c NCAA berth. The Bengals returned to the Associate Head Coach before his fi rst season. WNIT in 2007-08. 2008-11 Idaho Associate Head Coach Petersen helped Utah to an 18-15 mark, the Petersen coached center Natalie Doma, who was 2006-08 Idaho State program’s fi rst winning season since 2012-13 and a No. 5 on the Big Sky’s 25 Greatest Female Athletes Associate Head Coach third-round appearance in the WNIT during Utah’s List and is s ll the Big Sky’s all- me leading scorer 2004-06 Idaho State fi rst postseason berth in three seasons. (2,296) and is second in career rebounds (1,174). Assistant Coach 2002-04 Hawaii Petersen mentored Forward Emily Po er, who was Petersen’s fi rst full- me coaching posi on was also Assistant Coach named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team and as an assistant at Hawai’i from 2002-04 where he 1999-2002 Hawaii earned All-Defensive Team Honorable Men on helped the Rainbow Wahine qualify for the WNIT in Manager/ recogni on last season. 2002-03. COACHES & STAFF Graduate Asst. Coach Prior to coming to Utah, Petersen spent the A na ve of Honolulu, Hawai’i, Petersen earned previous two seasons as an assistant to Lynne his bachelor’s degree in jus ce administra on at Roberts at the University of the Pacifi c, helping the Hawai’i Pacifi c in 1999 before obtaining a master’s Tigers to consecu ve WNIT appearances. Petersen in kinesiology and leisure science degree from the OPPONENTS 2015-16 REVIEW has also served as an assistant coach at Hawai’i Hawai’i in 2009. (twice), Idaho and Idaho State, helping eight teams reach the postseason. Petersen and his wife, Karen (Piers), have two daughters, Breagh born in 2011, and Brooklyn born Both his years as an assistant coach at Pacifi c, the in 2013. Karen coached at Sacramento State (2001- Tigers qualifi ed for the WNIT. This past season, they 05) and Idaho (2008-11). She played at Oregon from fi nished 21-10 (13-5 in West Coast Conference) a er (1998-2000) before fi nishing her collegiate career going 18-13 overall and 12-6 in the WCC in 2013-14. at St. Francis Xavier University in An gonish, Nova Sco a. Before joining the staff at Pacifi c, Petersen spent two seasons in his second s nt as an associate head coach and assistant coach at Hawai’i. He helped the Rainbow Wahine reach the WNIT in 2012-13, the school’s fi rst postseason trip in 10 years.
From 2008-11, Petersen was the associate head coach at Idaho, where he aided in the turnaround of the Vandals’ program in the Western Athle c Conference. Idaho made just its third NCAA Division I postseason trip in program history with a Women’s Basketball Invita onal appearance in 2011. RECORD BOOK
Petersen coached the sixth All-American in school history in Yinka Olorunnife, who is the all- me WAC rebounder with 1,070 career boards. From 2004-08, Petersen was an assistant coach and associate head coach at Idaho State.
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NFORMATION Danyelle Snelgro enters her second season at Several of the COACHING EXPERIENCE Utah and mentors the Ute back court while guards Snelgro serving as the recruiting coordinator. coached earned 2015- Utah postseason Assistant Coach accolades, During her fi rst season on the Utah bench, Snelgro 2014-15 TCU including TCU’s helped the Utes fi nish 18-15 for the program’s fi rst Director of Opera ons Chelsea Prince, the 2015 Big 12 Defensive Player of winning season since 2012-13 and advance to the 2012-14 Fresno State the Year, and fi rst-team all-Big 12 selec on Zahna third round of the WNIT a er earning Utah’s fi rst Assistant Coach Medley. Another Snelgro protégé, Fresno State postseason berth in three seasons. 2010-12 Utah State guard Ki-Ki Moore, was named the MWC Defensive Assistant Coach Player of the Year and MWC Tournament MVP in Snelgro mentored point guard Danielle Rodriguez 2013 and Taylor Thompson was named the 2014 on the way to Pac-12 All-Conference honorable MWC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and was a men on accolades and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team two- me all-MWC selec on. Utah State’s Ashlee honorable men on status in 2015-16. Brown was the 2012 WAC Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and a fi rst-team all-WAC Snelgro arrived in Salt Lake City in the spring of and WBCA All-Region selec on. Aggie guard Devyn 2015 a er coaching s nts at TCU, Fresno State and Christensen also made fi rst-team all-WAC and all- Utah State and her playing career at USU. region. In 2014-15, Snelgro helped TCU advance to the PLAYER BIOS HERE’S UTAH I UTAH BIOS HERE’S PLAYER Snelgro played at Utah State from 2005-09, making second round of the Women’s NIT a er fi nishing the all-WAC Freshman Team in 2005 and becoming third in the Big 12 Conference--the program’s best the school’s fi rst all-WAC fi rst-team selec on as a Big 12 fi nish since joining the conference. While senior when she was also named to the all-WAC at Fresno State from 2012-14, Snelgro helped the Defensive Team. She is currently third in school Bulldogs reach the NCAA Tournament twice a er COACHES & STAFF & STAFF COACHES history in assists (336) and steals (216) and seventh winning consecu ve Mountain West Conference
in career points with 1,043. Snelgro helped the Tournament championships. Fresno State went 46- Aggies to the second round of the WAC Tournament 20 overall and 26-8 in league play during her stay. for the fi rst me with a fi rst-round over me win over Idaho. In both of her seasons as an assistant coach at Utah State, the Aggies reached the WNIT (advancing to A er gradua ng with a bachelor’s degree in inter- the second round in 2012) and the Western Athle c disciplinary studies from Utah State in 2009, she Conference Tournament semifi nals. Utah State played one season of professional basketball in fi nished 21-10 in the 2011-12 season. Finland in 2009-10. The Altadena, Calif., na ve began working towards a master’s degree in liberal arts while at TCU. RECORD BOOK 2015-16 REVIEW RECORD OPPONENTS
30 2016-172012 MEDIAMEDIA GUIDE GUIDE UUTAHTAH WWOMEN’SOMEN’S ASSISTANT COACH BBASKETBALLASKETBALL WESLEY BROOKS
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Wesley Brooks is starting his second season as He was a graduate COACHING EXPERIENCE an assistant coach at Utah. Brooks has been assistant for two an assistant on three other staff s across the seasons at West 2015- Utah Virginia from 2004- Assistant Coach country, including North Texas (2011-14), Texas 06 and helped 2011-14 North Texas Southern (2008-11) and Robert Morris (2007- the Mountaineers Assistant Coach 08). reach the 2005 WNIT Finals. He then spent a 2008-11 Texas Southern season as the director of women’s basketball Assistant Coach In his fi rst season on the Utah bench, Brooks opera ons at WVU in 2006-07--a year in which the 2007-08 Robert Morris helped the Utes fi nish 18-15 for the program’s fi rst Mountaineers reached the second round of the Assistant Coach winning season since 2012-13 and advance to the NCAA Tournament. 2006-07 West Virginia third round of the WNIT a er earning Utah’s fi rst Director of Opera ons postseason berth in three seasons. Under Brooks’ guidance, Loryn Goodwin of North 2004-06 West Virginia Texas earned 2012 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Graduate Asst. Coach In the last four seasons at North Texas, Brooks honors, Robert Morris’ Sade Buley was named the helped the Mean Green transi on into Conference Northeaster Conference Player of the Year, and two USA from the Sun Belt Conference. From 2008- Colonials earned a place on the all-conference fi rst 11, Brooks was an assistant coach at Texas team. Southern, where he was responsible for post player The Richmond, Va., na ve earned a bachelor’s of
instruc on, recrui ng and scheduling among other COACHES & STAFF du es. Brooks’ fi rst full- me assistant coaching science degree in broadcast journalism from WVU posi on was at Robert Morris University in 2007-08. in 2004 as well as a master’s of science in athle c The Colonials qualifi ed for the NCAA Tournament coaching educa on from WVU in 2006. a er winning a share of the Northeast Conference