Marissa Kastanek

As of Oct. 14, 2011

Position: Guard
Height: 5-9 • 175 cms
Weight: 155 • 70.3 kgs
School: North Carolina State '13
Hometown: Lincoln, NE

USA Basketball

Named as a member of the 2011 USA Basketball Women’s Pan American Games Team on Sept. 27, 2011.

College Honors

All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honorable mention in 2011.
CoSIDA Academic All-District first team and ACC Academic Honor Roll member in 2011.
ACC All-Tournament second team in 2010.
All-ACC Academic Team in 2010 and 2011.
Named to the Wolfpack Invitational All-Tournament team in 2010-11.
FACC Freshman of the Year in 2010.
Freshman All-American by Full Court Press in 2010.
ACC Rookie of the Week three times in 2009-10.

College Notes

As a sophomore in 2010-11, started in all 31 games and averaged 13.6 ppg., 3.5 rpg. and 1.8 apg. in 30.8 mpg. to help her team to a 14-17 record.
Ranks fourth in school history with a 35.3 career 3-point percentage and seventh with 122 made 3-pointers.
Her 82.8 free throw percentage as a in sophomore in 2010-11 was the fifth best in school history.
The highest scoring sophomore in the ACC in 2010-11, ranked 12th in scoring average (13.6), second in free throw percentage (.828), eighth in 3-point field goals made (1.8) and 12th in 3-point percentage (.348).
In 2010-11 ACC contests only, led the league in free throw percentage (.905).
Scored in double figures 24 times in 2010-11, and scored a career-high 30 points at UNC.
Shot a career-best 8-for-8 from the free throw line three times in 2010-11.
As a freshman in 2009-10, averaged 10.9 ppg. and 3.6 rpg. in 27.1 mpg. to help her team to a 20-14 record; shot 40.0 percent (8-of-20) from 3-point range and 90.0 percent (9-of-10) from the free throw line.
Led all freshmen in 2009-10 ACC regular-season games with 11.2 ppg. and ranked second among all ACC freshman in scoring.
Scored a season-high 22 points in the win over TCU (12/6) and had a game-high 21 points against UCLA (3/21) in the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
Her team-high 65 made 3-pointers in 2009-10 was one shy of the Wolfpack freshman record.
Scored in double figures 18 times in 2009-10.
Her 369 points was the most by an NC State freshman since 1997-98.

High School Honors

High School Notes

Played four years of high school basketball - first two seasons were played at Crete High School (2005-06 and 2006-07) and her final two seasons at Lincoln Southeast High School (2007-08 and 2008-09).
Averaged 17.5 ppg., 5.4 rpg., 4.1 spg. and 3.3 apg. as a senior in 2008-09.
Scored 1,544 points and made 143 3-pointers.
Led her teams to a 97-6 record in four seasons, including three-straight 26-1 records her final three years.
As a junior in 2007-08, averaged 18.0 ppg., 7.0 rpg. and 4.0 spg. and led Lincoln Southeast to a state championship by scoring 23 points in the title game over Millard West.
Also led her clubs to the state title games as a sophomore (Crete HS) and as a senior.
Was the state champion in the 800-meter track and field event as a sophomore.

Personal Notes

Born Marissa Lee Kastanek on May 31, 1990; has an older sister, Allie, a younger sister, Alexa, and a younger brother, Marcus.
Majoring in psychology.
Volunteered at elementary schools and coached a third grade boy's team while in high school.
Member of the National Honor Society in high school and had a GPA in the top 10-percent of her graduating class of 500.

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