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BRITTANY HUNTER
Sr./Jr.
Forward/Center
6-3
COLUMBUS, Ohio
Brookhaven H.S.
AT FIRST GLANCE
A former national high school player of the year that transfered from Duke to
UConn following her freshman season...enters this season healthy for the first
time since arriving at Connecticut...is expected to be a big factor for the
Huskies in the post...saw action in 32 games last season while averaging 4.9
points and 2.5 rebounds in 9.2 minutes per game...has three double-doubles in
her career.
2005-06 SEASON
Started two games for the Huskies while seeing action in 32 during sophomore
season...was her first active season in Storrs after sitting out previous season
following a transfer from Duke...battled her way back to the court after
suffering a knee injury during her freshman season at Duke...posted one
double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in win at Cleveland State
(11/27)...scored a season-high 13 points in victory over Cincinnati (1/12)...had
a season-high six rebounds in 13 minutes of play in WNIT championship
(11/20)...made first start in a UConn uniform and posted 12 points and five
rebounds in Preseason WNIT quarterfinal win over Indiana State (11/14).
2004-05 SEASON
Sat out the season due to the NCAA transfer rule.
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 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 stat-istics, 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...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.
PERSONAL
Full name is Brittany Leiann Hunter...born August 30, 1985, in Los Angeles,
Calif....daughter of Michael Jones and Jeryll Womack...has one sister, Courtney
(20), and one brother, Christopher (12)...her father, James Hunter, played
football for Southern California and went on to play for the Baltimore
Colts...majoring in sports administration.
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