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Willnett Crockett
Junior
6-2 Forward/Center
Harbor City, CA/Narbonne HS
At Connecticut
Will compete for a starting spot in the frontcourt...one of the most physical
players on the squad...should prove to be a force on the boards this
season...has enjoyed some of her best games during the NCAA Tournament.
2003-04 Season
Missed first eight games with ankle injury...provided a solid rebounding presence
off the bench...averaged 4.1 points and 3.2 rebounds off the bench while seeing
action in each of the Huskies’ last 27 games...shot a solid .646 (42-65) from
the field...scored three points and pulled down two rebounds against Tennessee
(4/6) in 2004 NCAA National Championship Game...tallied nine points, three
rebounds and three steals in the national semifinal win over Minnesota
(4/4)...pulled down three rebounds vs. Virginia Tech in BIG EAST quarterfinals
(3/7)...registered six points and three rebounds vs. Boston College in BIG EAST
semifinals (3/8)...posted season-bests with 14 points and seven rebounds vs.
West Virginia (3/2)...scored eight points on 4-for-4 shooting against Providence
(2/25)...scored six points, while adding two rebounds and a steal in win at No.
1/1 Tennessee...scored eight points on 4-for-4 shooting against Rutgers
(1/19)...also grabbed a season-high eight rebounds and three steals vs. Scarlet
Knights (1/19)...posted a career-best four blocks vs. Georgetown (1/10) in just
12 minutes of action...shot 2-for-3 from the field to score four points in seven
minutes of action at West Virginia (1/7).
2002-03 Season
Averaged 5.7 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game...had her first
collegiate double-double at Seton Hall (1/15/03) with 11 rebounds and 11
points...scored 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting versus then-No. 1 Duke...led the
team in rebounding six times...finished with nine points and 10 rebounds in the
NCAA Semifinal versus Texas...averaged 8.0 boards and 6.0 points per game in the
Final Four.
High School
Two-time Nike All-American under head coach James Anderson at Narbonne High
School...earned WBCA and McDonald’s All-American honors as a senior and was a
Third Team All-USA TODAY honoree...UConn’s second consecutive Gatorade State
Player of the Year from California (Diana Taurasi is the first)...helped lead
Narbonne to back-to-back state titles and national title as a junior...as a
senior, averaged 14.8 points per game, 12.0 rebounds per game and 2.0 assists
per game.
Personal
Born Willnett Via’Tonda Crockett on July 5, 1984...nicknamed Will...major is
arts and sciences.
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