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Barbara Turner
Sophomore
6-0 Forward/Guard
Cleveland, OH/East Technical HS

AT CONNECTICUT: Played all 38 games as a rookie, starting seven... A starter all six 2003 NCAA Tournament games.

2002-03: 2003 NCAA Tournament East Regional All-Tournament Team... 2002-03 BIG EAST All-Rookie Team... Saw action in all 38 games, while making seven collegiate starts... Scored a collegiate high of 25 points in her first start of the season at Notre Dame and grabbed her career-high of 13 rebounds versus Notre Dame in Storrs (2/23/03)... Notched her first collegiate double-double at St. John’s (2/4/03) with 11 rebounds and 15 points... Had her second collegiate double-double versus Boston University (3/23/03) in the NCAA Tournament First Round... Averaged 10.0 points per game, fourth on the team, and 5.8 rebounds per game... Averaged 9.5 points per game during six NCAA Tournament games... Shot 49.8% from the field (134-269)... Was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week four times in her first season... Led the team in scoring six times and rebounding eight times.

High School: A two-time All-American from East Technical High School under head coach William Stovall... Named a 2002 First Team All-American by USA TODAY, WBCA, and Parade Magazine... Also named a First Team McDonald’s All-American and played in the inaugural High School All-American game... 2002 Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year and Ms. Ohio Basketball... 2002 Naismith Player of the Year finalist... Averaged 23.5 points per game, 17.6 rebounds per game, 10.2 assists per game and 4.6 blocks per game as a senior leading East Tech to the 2002 state title... The state title was the first ever by a Cleveland Municipal school... Named the 2002 Ohio Division II State Tournament MVP.

Personal: Born Barbara Renee Turner on June 8, 1984... Nicknamed BT... Major is undecided.