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COURTNEY VANDERSLOOT PHOTO GALLERY HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Seattle Times 2007 State Player of the Year...consensus first-team All-State honoree...was the state of Washington's leading scorer as a senior...averaged 26.0 points, 7.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 steals per game as a senior at Kentwood High School...led Kentwood to a 28-1 overall record in 2007 and a third place finish at the Washington State 4A Tournament...a two-time South Puget Sound League North Division MVP (junior/senior)...named state tournament Most Valuable Player after finishing one point shy of the Washington state record for points in a tournament with 113...named Most Valuable Player of the Washington State Coaches Association All-State basketball game as a senior...averaged 18.5 points, 7.2 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 4.5 steals per game as a junior...led her team to a 24-5 record, South Puget Sound League Champions, third place finish in the SW District and help the squad to its first trip to the Washington State 4A Tournament...all-time leading scorer at Kentwood High School with 1,684 points...rated the 63rd best prospect in the country by Scout.com and was the top point guard in the state of Washington, as well as one of the Top 15 point guards in the country.
Courtney Vandersloot's Collegiate Career
SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Named West Coast Conference Player of the Year...named West Coast Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 15.5 points, 9.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals over the Zags to games...earned All-West Coast Conference accolades...named WBCA/State Farm Coaches' All-America honorable mention...named Associated Press All-America honorable mention...named a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award...named West Coast Conference Player of the Week three times and was the West Coast Conference Player of the Month for January and February...missed two games (Virginia/Eastern Washington) due to a sprained ankle...led the team in assists (239), 3-pointers (35) and steals (69)...finished third in the nation in assists per game at 7.5...was 18th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.96), 71st in points per game (16.4) and 82nd in field goal percentage (47.1)...221 assists is most dished out in a Gonzaga season...third in career assists with 430 and 10th in 3-pointers made with 68...registered 26 double-figure point games and closed out the season with a streak of 11...had six double-doubles on the year (points/assists)...dished out double-digit assists in seven contests...scored a career-high 32 points at Marquette University (11/28) in the WBCA Classic...passed out a career-high 13 assists versus Montana State University (11/21)...hit a career-high four 3-pointers against Eastern Oregon University (11/14)...made a career-tying high five steals against the University of Pittsburgh in the second round of the NCAA Tournament...had four steals in five different contests. SUMMER OF 2009: Invited to the USA World University Games Team Trials; the first player in Gonzaga history to receive an invite. ' JUNIOR (2009-10): One of 25 Division I players named to the prestigious 2009-10 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Player of the Year...named to the preseason Women's Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year trophy preseason 30 list. Misc.: 3.53 high school GPA...Parents are Bill and Jan Vandersloot. "Courtney is the heart and soul of our basketball team. She is a tremendous leader, hard worker and one of the greatest competitors in women's basketball today. She comes up the biggest when the spotlight is the brightest--a true gamer. Her court vision, ability to set her teammates up and her ability to get into the lane and make things happen make her an imposing threat. All the while she remains humble and is always focused on the team's success." |
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