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Brittany Hunter
Sophomore
6-3 Forward/Center
Columbus, OH/Brookhaven HS

At Connecticut
Transfers to Connecticut after playing one season at Duke...must sit out this year but will retain three years of eligibility...the consensus top high school player in the nation as a prep senior...possesses tremendous athletic ability and can run the floor very well...uses her strength and quickness on the low block.

2003-04 Season (at Duke)
Played in 27 games as a freshman...suffered a torn lateral meniscus on Nov. 23 against fifth-ranked Purdue...missed a total of seven games due to the injury...averaged 8.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 0.7 assists...collected two double-doubles...had a career-high 20 points and had 10 rebounds at N.C. State...in the N.C. State game, hit a career-high 10 of 14 field goals and notched three blocks...posted her first career double-double at Georgia Tech with 14 points and 12 rebounds...in the ACC statistics, ranked second in field goal percentage (55.8) and eighth in blocks (1.22)...in ACC games only, ranked 29th in scoring (8.4), second in field goal percentage (57.8) and sixth in blocks (1.36)...scored double-figure points in 12 contests...kicked off her collegiate career with 16 points, five rebounds, five blocks and three steals against third-ranked Texas...had nine points, five blocks and four rebounds against Florida State...came off the bench in the second half against Marquette to score 12 points, grab six rebounds and dish out one assist in the NCAA Tournament...had eight or more rebounds on nine occasions.

High School
2003 Parade National Player of the Year...attended Brookhaven H.S. and played for head coach Reggie Lee...consensus top-rated player in the nation in recruiting rankings by All-Star Girls Report, Full Court Press, Blue Star and All-Game Sports...first team Parade and Street & Smith All-America...played in the WBCA High School All-America game and scored 11 points, had six rebounds, five blocks, two assists and one steal for the white team... had nine points and six rebounds in the McDonald's All-America game for the east team...became the first woman to compete in the McDonald's slam dunk competition...scored 1,344 points (19.8 avg) and had 1,044 rebounds (15.4 avg.) in three years at Brookhaven and collected 63 double-doubles in 68 career regular season games ... as a senior, averaged 23.5 points, 17.6 rebounds, 6.0 blocks and 2.0 steals at Brookhaven...led Brookhaven to district and regional championships, while advancing to the Final Four as a senior...selected Miss Basketball in Ohio, one of three players selected Associated Press Ohio Player of the Year and Associated Press (AP) first team All-State as a senior...named Co-Player of the Year by the Columbus Dispatch...one of 10 finalists for the Naismith Award as the National Player of the Year...earned USA Today first team All-America and Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year ...had career highs of 36 points and 25 rebounds as a senior against Mifflin...averaged 23.9 points and 17.6 rebounds in seven games during the 2003 State Tournament ...a three-time OGBM Dream Team member...as a junior, averaged 19.6 points and 14.0 rebounds...led Brookhaven to a 20-3 mark and a No. 4 final ranking in 2002...earned AP first team All-State, USA Today All-America, Parade Magazine third team All-America, AP Division I first team All-State and Street & Smith's first team All-America, as a junior...had 20 double-doubles, 14 games with 20 or more points scored...a second team AP Division I All-State and Student Sports Sophomore All-America selection...led squad to a 24-1 record, No. 2 ranking in Ohio and were City League Champs and District Champions...attended the Nike All-America camp in 2001 and 2002...lettered as a freshman and sophomore in track & field, while earning first team All-City accolades as a sophomore...lettered in cross country as a senior.