Bria Hartley

Position: Guard
Height:  5-10 • 178 cms
Weight: 142 lbs • 64 kgs
School: University of Connecticut ‘14
Hometown:  North Babylon, New York

USA Basketball Notes:

• Gold Medal: 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship.
• Named to the 2011 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team on June 5, 2011.
• Member of the 2010 USA Basketball U18 National Team that compiled a perfect 5-0, earned the 2010 FIBA Americas Championship gold medal and qualified the USA for the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship.
• Started all five games and averaged a team second-best 10.6 ppg. and a team-high 4.0 apg., while adding 3.4 rpg. and a team-high (tie) 2.4 spg.

College Honors:

• NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team (2011).
• Full Court Press Freshman All-America first team (2011).
• All-Big East Conference second team (2011).
• Big East Freshman of the Year and All-Freshman Team (2011).
• Big East All-Tournament Team (2011).
• Six-time Big East Freshman of the Week (2010-11).

College Notes:

• As a freshman for the University of Connecticut, aided the Huskies to a 36-2 record, the Big East Conference Tournament and regular season crowns, and a trip to the 2011 NCAA Final Four.
• Started 34 of 38 games played and averaged a team third-best 12.4 ppg., while adding 3.6 rpg. and 2.9 apg.
• En route to being named to the NCAA All-Philadelphia Region Team, averaged 13.3 ppg., 3.5 rpg. and a team-high 4.8 apg. in the four regional contests.
• Averaged 9.0 ppg., 4.0 rpg. and a team-high (tie) 3.7 apg. in the 2011 Big East Tournament.
• Twice finished as UConn’s leading scorer and led or shared the team-high assists honor 12 times.
• Posted career highs of 29 points versus Notre Dame (2/19/11), and eight assists versus Louisville (1/15/11).

High School Honors:

• McDonald's and WBCA All-American (2010).
• Finalist for the Naismith and Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year awards (2010).
• Gatorade New York Player of the Year (2009, 2010).
• Parade Magazine All-America first team (2010) and second team (2009).
• USA Today All-USA second team (2010).
• ESPN Rise All-America first team (2010).
• New York Miss Basketball by the New York Basketball Coaches Association (2010).
• New York Newsday Long Island Player of the Year (2010).

High School Notes:

• Attended North Babylon High School (N.Y.), where as a five-year varsity player, she amassed 1,978 points.
• Averaged 30 ppg., 8.3 rpg. and 7.4 apg., 5.9 spg. and 5.0 bpg. as a senior in 2009-10.
• Averaged 21 ppg., 7.4 rpg., 7.2 apg., 6.0 spg. and 4.7 bpg. as a junior in 2008-09.
• Also played soccer and lacrosse in high school.

Personal Notes:

• Born in Syosset, N.Y., on Sept. 30, 1992.
• Daughter of Simone and Dennis Hartley, has two older brothers, Dennis Hartley and Eugene Montague.
• Began playing varsity basketball in eighth grade.
• Also was a high school standout in lacrosse and soccer.
• Earned a Suffolk County Legislature proclamation for high academic achievement, community service and excellence in basketball.

The Inside Scoop:

• Has post-basketball ambitions of: becoming a basketball coach.
• Last book read for pleasure: “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold.
• Has worked as a: camp counselor.
• Favorite class: math.
• Least favorite class: English.
• Favorite meal to make at home: bacon, egg and cheese sandwich.
• If not for basketball, would want to excel at: lacrosse.
• When she was five, wanted to be: a doctor.
  If she could live in any city, it would be: New York.
• Next big purchase will be: a car.
• Favorite magazine: Sports Illustrated.
• Favorite Twitter account: KevinHart4real.
• Favorite piece of clothing: sneakers.
• Most prized possession: her phone.
• Favorite sports other than basketball: soccer and lacrosse.
• Favorite basketball player of all time: Kobe Bryant.
• Favorite non-basketball Olympian: Michael Phelps.
• Strangest place ever played basketball: Russia.
• Best hoops game ever watched: the 2010 NCAA semifinal game between Connecticut and Baylor.
• Best player ever faced: Brittney Griner.
• Wants to go one-on-one against: Derrick Rose.
• Favorite basketball announcer: Dick Vitale.
• Away from the court, enjoys: shopping and hanging out with her friends.
• Most people don’t know: she’s a goofy person.
• Most interesting place ever visited: Russia, because it was her first time out of the country.
• First basketball memory: playing in the yard with her brother.
• If she weren’t playing basketball, would pursue this following high school: playing lacrosse.
• This right-hander wears No. 14 because: former UNC standout Danny Green wore it and he’s from her hometown.
• First overseas trip was: to Russia.

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