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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.