Courtney Vandersloot

Position: Guard
Height: 5'8" / 173 cms.
Weight: 145 lbs. / 66 kgs.
Team: Chicago Sky
School: Gonzaga  University ‘11

USA Basketball Notes:

• Named to the 2011-12 USA Basketball Women’s National Team on Aug. 1, 2011.
• Participated in the 2009-12 USA Basketball Women’s National Team training camp, May 10-12, 2011, in Las Vegas.
• Participated in the 2009 USA Women’s World University Games Team Trials.

Professional Notes

• Drafted: No. 3 by the Chicago Sky in 2011.

College Honors

• Was the 2011 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award winner.
• Earned the 2011 Nancy Lieberman Award and was a finalist for the award in 2010.
• Named to the 2011 State Farm WBCA All-America Team.
• Listed as a 2011 John R. Wooden and U.S. Basketball Writers Asssociation All-American.
• Earned 2011 All-NCAA Tournament Spokane Regional honors.
• Was a 2010 and 2011 Associated Press All-America honorable mention.
• Received 2009 WBCA All-America honorable mention.
• Was a three-time (2009, 2010, 2011) West Coast Conference Player of the Year and a four-time All-WCC selection.
• Named the 2009, 2010 and 2011 WCC Tournament Most Valuable Player.
• Earned 2008 WCC Newcomer of the Year honor.

College Notes

• During her four years, Gonzaga posted a 112-26 record (.812), captured three WCC Tournament titles (2009, 2010, 2011), four WCC  regular season championships and advanced to postseason play all four years, including to the second round of the 2008 WNIT, second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, the 2010 NCAA Sweet Sixteen and 2010 NCAA Elite Eight.
• Dished out a single-season NCAA-record for assists with 367 in 2010-11 and also led the nation in assists as a senior (10.1 apg.).
• Became the first player in NCAA Division I history to amass at least 2,000 points and 1,000 assists, finished wtih 2,073 points and 1,118 assists.
• Ranks third among all-time NCAA Division I assist leaders.
• Passed out 10 or more assists in 19 games in 2010-11.
• Led all 2009-10 NCAA Division I participants in assists (9.4 apg.).
• As a senior in 2009-10, started in all 36 games played and averaged 19.8 ppg., 3.7 rpg. and 10.2 apg. in leading Gonzaga to a 31-5, which marked the most wins in scool history, the WCC Tournament and regular season titles and the NCAA Elite Eight.
• As a junior in 2009-10, started in all 34 games played as Gonzaga finished with a 29-5 mark, swept WCC conference regular season and WCC Tournament titles, and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen; averaged 14.1 ppg., 3.8 rpg. and 9.4 apg.
• As a sophomore in 2008-09, started in all 33 games played and averaged 16.4 ppg., 4.1 rpg., 7.5 apg. and 2.2 spg. to help the Zags to a 27-7 record.
  
• As a freshman in 2007-08 started in 27 of 34 games played and led the team in assists with 5.6 apg., along with 10.6 ppg., 3.9 rpg. and 1.8 spg. to help Gonzaga to a 25-9 record.

Personal Notes

• Born in Feb. 8, 1989, in Kent, Wash.
• Daughter of Bill and Jan Vandersloot.
• Attended Kentwood High School (Wash.), where she averaged 26.0 ppg, 7.0 apg., 5.0 rpg. and 5.0 spg. as a senior and was named the 2007 Seattle Times Washington Player of the Year.
• Has post-basketball aspirations of becoming a college coach, wanted to be a pro soccer player at age five and a physical therapist at age 15. 
• Capped her prep career as Kentwood’s all-time leading scorer with 1,684 points.

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