San Diego State. Head Coach Barb Smith. Women s Basketball. Junior Guard Jamey Cox. Senior Guard Claire Swinbank.

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1 Head Coach Barb Smith San Diego State Women s Basketball Prospectus Junior Guard Jamey Cox Senior Guard Claire Swinbank

2 Quick Facts General Information Location San Diego, Calif Founded 1897 Enrollment 31,500 Symbol Aztecs Ambassador Montezuma II Colors Scarlet and Black Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Mountain West Home Arena (Capacity) Cox Arena (12,414) University President Dr. Stephen L. Weber Executive Director of Athletics Rick Bay Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Roger Caves Associate Athletic Director/SWA Jana Doggett Basketball Staff Head Coach Barb Smith (Ohio State 86) Career Record (.364), four years Record at SDSU Same Best Time to Call 9 a.m. to noon (PT), weekdays Basketball Office Phone (619) Basketball Office Fax (619) Assistant Coach Steve Huber (Illinois State 82) Assistant Coach Trisha Sears (Montana State 94) Assistant Coach Dana McGraw (Loyola-N.O. 97) Director of Basketball Operations Anthony Turner Administrative Assistant Paula Davila Athletic Trainer Sara Weinberg Academic Advisor Rebecca Nunes Strength and Conditioning Eileen Bermundo Basketball Facts First Year of Aztec Basketball All-Time Record (.563) Overall Record (.464) Mountain West Conference Record/Finish 5-9 (.357)/sixth Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/2 Starters Retuning/List 4/1 Newcomers 5 Postseason Appearances 8 NCAA Appearances 6 Last 1997 (Lost vs. Oregon, First Round) Media Quick Facts San Diego State Women s Basketball Schedule Nov. 7 BASKETBALL TRAVELERS (Ex.) 7 p.m. Nov. 10 NATIONAL WOMEN S BASKETBALL LEAGUE (Ex.) 7 p.m. Nov. 16 CAL POLY (SLO) 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at California 2 p.m. Nov. 23 NAVY 7 p.m. Nov. 25 UC SAN DIEGO 2 p.m. Nov. 30 at TCU Tournament TBA Dec. 1 at TCU Tournament TBA Dec. 6 SAN JOSE STATE 7 p.m. Dec. 17 SACRAMENTO STATE 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at Missouri-Kansas City 7 p.m. Dec. 22 at Creighton 2 p.m. Dec. 28 RADFORD 7 p.m. Dec. 30 DETROIT 2 p.m. Jan. 5 PORTLAND STATE 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at Unlv TBA Jan. 17 at Colorado State TBA Jan. 19 at Wyoming TBA Jan. 24 NEW MEXICO TBA Jan. 26 AIR FORCE TBA Jan. 31 at BYU TBA Feb. 2 at Utah TBA Feb. 9 UNLV TBA Feb. 14 WYOMING TBA Feb. 16 COLORADO STATE TBA Feb. 21 at Air Force TBA Feb. 23 at New Mexico TBA Feb. 28 UTAH TBA March 2 BYU TBA March 6-9 Mountain West Championship, Las Vegas, Nev. TBA Assistant Media Relations Dir. (WBB Contact) Garry Bowman Office Phone (619) Home Phone (858) Mobile Phone (619) Fax (619) gbowman@mail.sdsu.edu Press Row Phone (619) Mailing Address Aztec Media Relations Department of Athletics San Diego State University Aztec Athletic Center, Suite th Street San Diego, Calif Official Web Site Women s Basketball Prospectus 1 Media Information

3 Personnel Summary Returning Letterwinners (8) Jamey Cox, G, 10.7 p, 2.3 r, 3.9 a Andrea Kiesling, C, 0.4 p, 1.0 r Tanisha Knight, F, 8.9 p, 4.9 r Nicolette McCartny, F/C, 5.8 p, 3.6 r Atim Otii, F, 8.6 p, 4.9 r Missy Schomaker, F, 5.8p, 2.7 r Claire Swinbank, G, 8.1 p, 3.0 r, 2.8 a Morgan Vargas, C, 2.0 p, 1.2 r Letterwinners Lost (2) Anita Bundage, F, 6.0 p, 4.2 r Sophia Sledge, G, 5.9 p, 2.4 r, 1.8 a Other Players Lost (3) Nicole Bemi-Morrison, G, 1.5 p, 0.5 r Shannon Lee, G, 4.1 p, 2.1 r, 3.4 a Carmen Gonzalez, G, 0.7 p, 0.3 r Returning Starters (4) Jamey Cox, G, 10.7 p, 2.3 r, 3.9 a Tanisha Knight, F, 8.9 p, 4.9 r Atim Otii, F, 8.6 p, 4.9 r Claire Swinbank, G, 8.1 p, 3.0 r, 2.8 a Starters Lost (1) Anita Bundage, F, 6.0 p, 4.2 r Newcomers (5) Tynisha King^, F, 5-10, Jr. Valencia Howard, F, 6-1, Jr. Maggie Sauls, G/F, 5-9, Fr. Ashonda Williams, F, 6-0, Jr. Heather Wolf, G, 5-6, Fr. ^ Sat out under NCAA transfer guidelines. Class Breakdown Seniors (5): Knight, Otii, Schomaker, Swinbank, Vargas Juniors (5): Cox, King, Kiesling, Howard, Williams Sophomores (1): McCartney Freshman (2): Sauls, Wolf Position Breakdown Forwards (6): Howard, King, Knight, Otii, Schomaker, Williams Centers (3): Kiesling, McCartny, Vargas Guards (4): Cox, Sauls, Swinbank, Wolf Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 20 Jamey Cox G 5-7 Jr. Waterloo, Iowa (West HS) 34 Valencia Howard F 6-1 Jr. Richmond (Contra Costa CC) 52 Andrea Kiesling C 6-3 Jr. Helena, Mont. (Helena HS) 00 Tynisha King F 5-10 Jr. Moreno Valley (UNC Asheville) 40 Tanisha Knight F 6-0 Sr. Long Beach (Central Arizona JC) 24 Nicolette McCartny C/F 6-2 So. Chicago, Ill. (Hersey HS) 55 Atim Otii F 6-0 Sr. Denver, Colo. (East HS) 33 Maggie Sauls G/F 5-9 Fr. Borger, Texas (Borger HS) 25 Missy Schomaker F/G 6-1 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Hutchinson CC) 12 Claire Swinbank G 5-8 Sr. Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) 50 Morgan Vargas C 6-4 Sr. Riverside (New Mexico JC) 10 Ashonda Williams F 6-0 Jr. Crockett (Contra Costa CC) 14 Heather Wolf G 5-6 Fr. Stayton, Ore. (Regis HS) Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 00 Tynisha King F 5-10 Jr. Moreno Valley (UNC Asheville) 10 Ashonda Williams F 6-0 Jr. Crockett (Contra Costa CC) 12 Claire Swinbank G 5-8 Sr. Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) 14 Heather Wolf G 5-6 Fr. Stayton, Ore. (Regis HS) 20 Jamey Cox G 5-7 Jr. Waterloo, Iowa (West HS) 24 Nicolette McCartny C/F 6-2 So. Chicago, Ill. (Hersey HS) 25 Missy Schomaker F/G 6-1 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Hutchinson CC) 33 Maggie Sauls G/F 5-9 Fr. Borger, Texas (Borger HS) 34 Valencia Howard F 6-1 Jr. Richmond (Contra Costa CC) 40 Tanisha Knight F 6-0 Sr. Long Beach (Central Arizona JC) 50 Morgan Vargas C 6-4 Sr. Riverside (New Mexico JC) 52 Andrea Kiesling C 6-3 Jr. Helena, Mont. (Helena HS) 55 Atim Otii F 6-0 Sr. Denver, Colo. (East HS) Head Coach: Barb Smith (Ohio State 86), fifth year Assistant Coaches: Steve Huber (Illinois State 82), third year Trisha Sears (Montana State 94), second year Dana McGraw (Loyola-N.O. 97), second year Director of Basketball Operations: Anthony Turner, second year Athletic Trainer: Sara Weinberg (East Stroudsburg 92), fourth year Strength and Conditioning: Eileen Bermundo (Colorado State 95), sixth year How To Say It... VALENCIA Howard Andrea KIESLING TYNISHA King TANISHA Knight ATIM OTII Missy SCHOMAKER ASHONDA Williams vuh-len-cee-uh KEE-sling ty-neesh-uh tuh-neesh-uh UH-teem O-TEE SHOW-maker uh-shon-duh Aztecs By Height 6-4 Morgan Vargas 6-3 Andrea Kiesling 6-2 Nicolette McCartny 6-1 Valencia Howard Missy Schomaker 6-0 Tanisha Knight Atim Otii Ashonda Williams 5-10 Tynisha King 5-9 Maggie Sauls 5-8 Claire Swinbank 5-7 Jamey Cox 5-6 Heather Wolf Women s Basketball Prospectus

4 One Step At A Time The San Diego State women s basketball team heads into looking to build on its most successful season in over four years. Despite playing the majority of their games on the road, the Aztecs came within an eyelash of their first winning campaign since SDSU, which closed out 2001 with mark, was just six seconds from finishing as the Aztecs fell in the final seconds versus both UNLV, 68-67, and Colorado State, Nevertheless, San Diego State s improvement over the past two seasons has been quite dramatic as the Aztecs won nearly twice as many games as they did in and four more than in Improvement By The Numbers If there is one word to characterize San Diego State s season it would be improved as the Aztecs reached a number of milestones in the Barb Smith era. Below are just a couple of those single-season milestones Most victories in a season (13) 8 - Most non-conference wins in a season (8) 6 - Longest winning streak (6) 5 - Most conference wins in a season (5) 5 - Most non-home wins in a season (5) 4 - Longest home winning streak (4) Aztecs Also MWC s Most Improved Team Last Season San Diego State s improvement during may have been best reflected in the national ratings percentage index (RPI) as the Aztecs made one of the nation s biggest jumps and the largest move up in the entire Mountain West Conference. SDSU closed out ranked No. 134 in the RPI, improvement of 95 spots over its ranking of 229 in The MWC s next most improved team was Wyoming, which jumped 79 spots from No. 228 in 2000 to No. 149 in 01. Back Again San Diego State returns eight letterwinners, including four starters and its top four scorers from the campaign. Heading the list is second-team all- Mountain West Conference selection junior guard Jamey Cox. The Aztecs leading scorer for the past two seasons, Cox has a real shot at becoming SDSU s first 1,000-point scorer since Jodi Nowlin-Tres in She enters with 658 points. Other returning starters include senior guard Claire Swinbank, and senior forwards Atim Otii and Tanisha Knight. Swinbank and Otii were the only Aztecs to start all 28 games a year ago, while Knight, who made 17 starts, scored in double figures 12 times and finished the season second on the team in scoring. Three other players who also saw significant playing time also return. Forward/center Nicolette McCartny, a 13-game starter as a true freshman a year ago, returns for her sophomore campaign, while guard/forward Missy Schomaker and center Morgan Vargas are also back. A Veteran Crew San Diego State s fortunes should also be bolstered by experience as the Aztecs return the most experience team of the Barb Smith era. Of the 13 players listed on SDSU s preseason roster, 10 are either seniors or juniors, while just three are freshmen or sophomores. Of the 10 upperclassmen, eight have played at the Division I level. Two players are junior college transfers. Senior Atim Otii, a third-team all- Mountain West selection in , is the only Aztec to start every game over the past two seasons. Moving On San Diego State will be without the services of five players who were listed on the Aztec roster a year ago. Heading the list are a trio of four-year letterwinners in Anita Bundage, Shannon Lee and Sophia Sledge. Bundage leaves San Diego State as one of the Aztecs all-time leading rebounders. The Conroe, Texas, native grabbed 566 caroms during her career, including a high of 184 as a junior. Lee dished out 302 assists during her time on Montezuma Mesa to rank No. 6 all time. Sledge also etched her name in the SDSU archives and leaves as the school s No. 3 three-point shooter with 78 for her career. Also among those not returning are Australian Nicole Bemi-Morrison and walk-on Carmen Gonzalez. Noting the Newcomers San Diego State inked four newcomers during s two signing periods. Maggie Sauls (Borger, Texas) and Heather Wolf (Stayton, Ore.), a pair of high school guards, signed during the early period, while junior college forwards Valencia Howard (Richmond, Calif.) and Ashonda Williams (Crockett, Calif.) committed during the spring. Sauls, a scorer who was a member of numerous all-conference, region and district teams in the Texas panhandle, stands 5-9 and projects as two Senior Tanisha Knight guard. Wolf, a two-time conference player of the year as well as a 2A all-state selection, is 5-6 and scored in double figures in 11 straight games to open the campaign. will most likely run at the point. Howard and Williams played together at Contra Costa Junior College in Richmond, Calif. Both are forwards, however their styles are completely different. Howard is more of an inside force and will battle for playing time at the four spot. Williams, a small forward, is perhaps the best offensive signing of the Barb Smith era as the junior to be scored over 1,200 points during her JC career and led the state in three-pointers made as a sophomore. Aztecs On The All Teams San Diego State placed two players on the Mountain West s all-conference team and three on the league s all-academic squad. Jamey Cox and Atim Otii were named to the 2001 Mountain West Conference all-league team by the conference s coaches. Cox, a 2000 all-newcomer selection, was a second-team choice, while Otii was a third-team selection. Sophia Sledge, Claire Swinbank and Morgan Vargas were all named to the Mountain West Conference 2001 all-academic team. To be eligible, a studentathlete must have completed at least one academic term, maintained a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better and have been a starter or significant contributor. What s On Tap: The Schedule After hosting just five non-conference games in Cox Arena a year ago and playing eight on the road, San Diego State s women s basketball schedule will do a literal 180-degree turn in , as the Aztecs will enjoy eight pre-conference home dates during the upcoming season. The biggest change, beside having three additional home games, is that for the first time in three seasons, San Diego State will not host a Thanksgiving weekend tournament. Instead, the Aztecs will host Navy on Nov. 23rd and UC San Diego on Nov. 25th. The season opens with a home game against Cal Poly on Nov. 16th. A match-up with NCAA Tournament participant Texas Christian at the TCU Tournament, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, and a tough contest at Creighton Dec. 22 highlight the road portion of the slate. The Aztecs also travel north to the Bay Area to face Pacific-10 Conference foe California in a rematch of a game SDSU won, 63-49, last year in Cox Arena. Overall, just four of the 13 non-mountain West teams (Cal Poly, California, San Jose State, Portland State) appeared on last season s schedule. San Diego State was 3-1 in those games. The Aztecs open Mountain West Conference action with three straight road contests, including the league opener at UNLV on Jan. 12th. The conference tournament is March 6-9 in Las Vegas, Nev. Preseason Notes Women s Basketball Prospectus 3

5 Coaching Staff Head Coach Barb Smith Women s Basketball Prospectus an Diego State head coach Barb Smith enters her fifth season on Montezuma SMesa and owns a career record of (.364). After getting out to a tough start, Smith got the Aztecs pointed back in the right direction in , posting a number of milestones of her SDSU tenure, including most wins (13), most conference wins (5), most non-conference wins (8), most road wins (5) and longest winning streak (6). Smith, 37, was named to the post on May 2, 1997, and is just the fifth women's basketball coach in the 26-year history of the sport at SDSU. Through four seasons now, the Smith-led Aztecs have seen plenty of improvements, both on and off the court women's basketball had the highest average team GPA at SDSU during the academic year, for example. SDSU has also produced some significant victories under Smith's guidance, including wins over California and Oregon State of the Pacific-10 Conference, Kansas State of the Big 12 and a sweep of conference rival Colorado State a postseason participant each of the last two years last season. Smith has also developed a pair of second-team all- Mountain West Conference honorees in Mary Apiafi (2000) and Jamey Cox (2001) as well as two conference all-newcomer team selections Cox (2000) and Claire Swinbank (1999) during her tenure on Montezuma Mesa. A native of Perrysburg, Ohio, Smith came to San Diego State from Colorado, where she spent nine seasons as the Buffaloes' top assistant and recruiting coordinator. During that time, she helped build CU into one of the nation's top programs. In only her first season at Colorado in , Smith helped lead the Buffs to a landmark 14-0 Big 8 season and the school's first league tournament title. CU would go on to win four more conference championships during her stint in Boulder, posting victories at a 77-percent clip en route to a overall record an average of over 24 wins a season. The Buffs were also no strangers to the NCAA Tournament or the national rankings during her tenure at Colorado. CU earned bids to the big dance eight times, including the 1994 and 95 campaigns when the Buffaloes ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation. In , the Buffs finished the season with a 23-9 overall record, won the inaugural Big 12 Tournament championship and advanced to the "Sweet 16" of the NCAA Tournament. Smith developed a reputation as an outstanding recruiter while at Colorado, securing some of the nation's top prep players. In her last four years at CU, three of the school's recruiting classes were ranked in the top 10 nationally, including the third best class in In addition to her recruiting duties at Colorado, Smith also assisted in scouting, conditioning and coaching guard play, and was instrumental in the development of CU's first Kodak All- American, point guard Shelley Sheetz, in Active on the national scene with the Women's Basketball Coaching Association, Smith is in the middle of a twoyear term on the WBCA Board of Directors. She also oversees the WBCA's Coach of the Year committee. A 1986 graduate of Ohio State with a B.S. in health education, Smith was a walk-on with the Buckeyes' team, then coached by Tara VanDerveer. By the end of the season, she had earned a starting role at point guard and a scholarship for the remainder of her eligibility. At 5-5, she was the smallest player in the Big Ten Conference but still managed to lead the Buckeyes to four league titles and three NCAA appearances, including the 1985 East Regional final and the 86 Mideast Regional semifinals. Smith was also a member of the Dean's List all four years at OSU and graduated "cum laude." Smith began her coaching career in 1987 as a graduate assistant at Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y., while earning her master's degree in business administration. She assumed the assistant position at Colorado two years later. In her 18 years as a player and a coach, Smith has experienced 11 seasons with at least 20 wins and only six sub-.500 campaigns. The Smith File Personal Birthdate: Feb. 29, 1964 Birthplace: Perrysburg, Ohio Hometown: Perrysburg, Ohio Education College: Ohio State, 1986 Degree: B.S., health education Graduate School: Iona, 1988 Degree: MBA Coaching Background Iona College (Assistant Coach) Iona Totals (.315) Colorado (Assistant Coach) Colorado Totals (.770) San Diego State (Head Coach) SDSU Totals (.364) Carrer Total (.614)

6 T Steve Huber 3 rd Season Assistant Coach Illinois State 82 he season marks Steve Huber s 20th year of collegiate coaching and third year as a member of Barb Smith s staff at San Diego State University. A technician on the court, Huber s primary responsibility is the Aztecs post players, an area in which he has already made a huge impact. In just two seasons at SDSU, he has coached a pair of Aztecs to all-conference honors. Mary Apiafi earned second team all-mountain West Conference accolades in 2000, while Atim Otii was a third-team allleague choice in The duo are the first frontcourt players at SDSU to earn postseason honors since Jodi Nowlin-Tres earned first-team all-western Athetic Conference in Off the court, Huber is involved in both scouting and recruiting. Named to the post on May 4, 1999, Huber came to Montezuma Mesa from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., where he engineered one of the nation s most dramatic turnarounds as the school s head women's basketball coach from During his tenure at Benedictine, Huber built a program that had posted just 10 wins from , including an 0-25 record mark during the season, into one that won over 100 games ( [.663]) over the next five years. During that span, Huber led Benedictine to back-to-back Heart of America Athletic Conference regular season titles and three consecutive appearances in the NAIA Women s Division II National Championship Tournament. Both accomplishments were firsts for the women s basketball program at BC and earned Huber Women s Basketball Coaches Association NAIA District 3 Coach of the Year honors as well as and HAAC Coach of the Year accolades. Huber has also been active during his career on a national level and was elected secretary of the NAIA s Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) membership for the season by his peers. Prior to taking the reins at Benedictine College, Huber was the assistant women's basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Bradley University from During his career, he has also served as an assistant men's basketball coach, most recently at Northwest Missouri State ( ) and previously at St. Cloud State University ( ), where he got his coaching start. A 1982 graduate of Illinois State University, where he played collegiately, Huber also holds a master of science in education from Northwest Missouri State. Huber and his wife, Linda, have two children, Arielle and Blake. O Trisha Sears 2 nd Season Assistant Coach Montana State 94 ne of the West s top recruiters and guard coaches, Trisha Sears is entering her second year with the Aztecs. Named assistant coach at San Diego State on July 25, 2000, Sears, 30, came to Montezuma Mesa from Oregon State, where she served as an assistant under head coach Judy Spoelstra for five seasons. While at OSU, Sears was primarily responsible for the Beavers recruiting efforts. Widely recognized as one of the top recruiters in the Pacific-10 Conference, both her 1998 and 99 classes at Oregon State were ranked among the top 20 in the nation by the All-Star Girls Report. The Beavers also had their share of on-thecourt success during Sears tenure, including a pair of upper-half Pacific-10 Conference finishes and an at-large berth to the 1996 NCAA Tournament a season in which OSU was consistently ranked among the nation s top 25. A native of Mossyrock, Wash., Sears was a standout guard under Spoelstra at Montana State University from A three-time Big Sky Conference all-academic team member, she connected on 53 percent of her field goals as a senior while leading the Bobcats to a 22-7 overall record, a Big Sky championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. After earning a bachelor of science in sports medicine from Montana State in 1994, Sears received her coaching start on the Bobcats women s basketball staff as a graduate assistant coach. After one season, she was promoted to fulltime assistant at MSU before following Spoelstra to Oregon State to serve as an assistant coach for the Beavers. Sears is a member of the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and has spent time as a summer camp coach with the Pat Head Summit Basketball Camp at the University of Tennessee, the Tara Vanderveer Basketball Camp at Stanford University and the Millersville University Basketball Camp. She has also coordinated the Lewis County Recreation Basketball Camps in her hometown of Mossyrock. Dana McGraw D 2 nd Season Assistant Coach Loyola-N.O 97 ana McGraw was named assistant coach at San Diego State on Sept. 11, 2000, and is heading into her second season with the Aztec women s basketball program. She came to Montezuma Mesa from Chicago State, where she spent the campaign as an assistant coach. While at Chicago State, she coordinated recruiting and academics in addition to handling scheduling and coaching the Cougar backcourt. A native of Atlanta, McGraw attended Loyola University in New Orleans, where she was a member of the Wolfpack basketball team and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts in philosophy in Following graduation, McGraw went on to earn an MBA from Baylor University s Hankamer School of Business in A member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference honor roll while a player at Loyola, McGraw received numerous academic honors during her collegiate career, including the Percy A. Roy, S.J. Memorial Award given by Loyola to the graduating senior with the highest GPA, and the John G. Arnold Cardinal Key Award, presented to Loyola s outstanding female graduate. McGraw s coaching résumé also includes stints on the women s basketball staffs at Texas A&M-Commerce and Baylor. As assistant coach at A&M-Commerce, McGraw s responsibilities included coordinating recruiting efforts, strength and conditioning programs, on-floor coaching and directing summer camps. She served as a volunteer assistant at Baylor while obtaining her MBA. McGraw received her start in coaching while attending Loyola, serving as coach of the New Orleans Southern Bells AAU team in Anthony Turner 2 nd Season Director of Basketball Operations nthony Turner joined the San Diego State women s basketball program prior to the A 01 season as the Aztecs first ever director of basketball operations. Named to the post on Sept. 11, 2000, Turner assists with the day-to-day operations of the program, including scouting and game preparation, directing summer camps and overseeing film exchange. Prior to arriving at San Diego State, Turner played collegiately at Westminister College in Fulton, Mo., before enrolling at the University of Colorado where he served as a student assistant under Barb Smith s former boss, Ceal Barry, during the season. While at CU, Turner s duties included assisting coaches with scouting reports, game day-grades for players, editing practice tapes and assisting with drills Women s Basketball Prospectus 5 Coaching Staff

7 Player Profiles Jersey No. 20 Jamey Cox Junior 5-8 Guard Waterloo, Iowa (West HS) One of the Mountain West Conference s top returning players... A 2001 secondteam all-mountain West selection as well as a 2000 all-newcomer team choice... Should contend for first-team all-league accolades in Came to SDSU primarily as a play-making point guard but has emerged as one of the league's top scorers... Is San Diego State s leading scorer over the past two seasons... Has scored in double figures in 35 of 54 games during her Aztec career and enters her sophomore campaign with 658 career points... Also led the Aztecs in minutes played and 3-point field goals made over the past two seasons... Led the Aztecs in assists for the first time as a sophomore with Ranked fifth in the MWC in scoring as a freshman (13.7 ppg) and 12th as a sophomore (10.7 ppg)... Ranks second all-time at SDSU in 3-pointers with 119. Prepped at West High School in Waterloo, Iowa, where she earned four letters in basketball and two in track and field Averaged 15 points, 6.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game as a senior... Named first team all-state in 1999 after earning second-team honors in Was also a two-time first team all-district selection, as well as a unanimous first team all-conference choice (1998 and 99) and all-metro pick (1998 and 99)... Was recently named to the West High Hall of Fame The Warhawks were four-time Metro champions, conference champions three consecutive years and state runners-up in '99 West High was ranked in the top 10 in Iowa every week all four years and was nationally ranked by USA Today for three years Set school record for most consecutive free throws in a game, connecting on 10-for-10. As A Sophomore ( Season) Saw action in 27 games, all as a starter... Finished fourth in the Mountain West Conference in assists (3.93 apg), ninth in free throw percentage (.784), fourth in 3-point field goals made (1.85 pg), eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (.373), and 10th in assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.15) in addition to finishing 12th in scoring... Scoring total of 12.4 ppg in league games ranked seventh... In the Aztecs starting lineup for all but the Air Force game on the road... Missed game at AFA for disciplinary reasons... Scored in double figures 14 times on the season, including 11 of the final 19 games of the year... Recorded at least five assists in 11 games... Led SDSU in scoring 10 times and in assists in 15 times... Had seven games with at least four 3-point baskets... Closed the regular season on a roll, averaging nearly 18 points per game in the final three regular-season contests... Shot 8-for-13 from the floor, including 5-for-8 from beyond the arc, for a season-high 24 points at UNLV... Finished with four treys en route to a game-high 21 points at Wyoming for her seventh 20+-point career game... Also eclipsed the 20-point plateau with 21 versus Chattanooga in Pacific Bell Classic final and was named to the Pacific Bell Classic all-tournament team... Poured in 18 points versus New Mexico at home, including a season-high five treys... Posted a career-high eight rebounds and dished out eight assists at San Jose State... Had 13 points and a career-best 10 assists versus Cal State Fullerton for her first career double-double... Also tied a career-high with five steals against the Titans... Had 12 points and five assists against California... Led SDSU with 14 points, including 7-of-9 shooting from the free-throw line and six assists, at Cal Poly... Also led the Aztecs in scoring at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with 14 points... Finished with 11 points versus BYU and 10 against Utah at home... Scored a team-high 17 points, dished out seven assists and tied a career high with five steals at New Mexico... Drilled four treys en route to a game-high 16 points at Utah. Jamey Lynn Cox was born Nov. 2, 1980, in Waterloo, Iowa... Daughter of Greg and Sally Cox Lists Michael Jordan as her favorite athlete... Major is criminal justice. As A Freshman ( Season) Appeared in 27 games, making 26 starts... Set an SDSU freshman record for playing time, averaging 37.5 mpg... Missed only the Loyola Marymount game with a concussion suffered at UCLA... Injury also kept her out of the starting lineup versus Montana... Scored in double figures in 21-of-27 games, including a team-high four games with over 20 points... Led SDSU in scoring 14 times, including a career-high 30 points at Cal State Fullerton... Ranked first in the MWC in free throw percentage (.819), fourth in three-point field goals per game (2.52) and ninth in three-point field goal percentage (.397)... Sank 69 treys, an SDSU single-season record... Her.397 three-point field goal percentage ranks fourth on the Aztecs' single-season chart... Connected on at least one three-pointer in 25 of her 27 games... Selected as the conference's player of the week, Jan. 3, after scoring a combined 47 points (23.5 ppg) against Cal State Fullerton and Northern Arizona... Finished the regular season on a strong note, scoring 27 points and collecting a career-best five rebounds at Colorado State... Dished out a season-high five assists at Wyoming... Tied a career-high with seven threes, one shy of a school record, against Wyoming en route to 23 points... Knocked down 5-of-7 threes and finished with 18 points against Air Force at home... Tallied 25 against the Falcons, including five treys, in Colorado Springs... Selected to the all-tournament team at the 1999 Pacific Bell Classic... Was SDSU's leading scorer in both games with 16 points versus Indiana State and 14 against Missouri... Finished 4-of-6 from the field against MU, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc... Scored 16 points and dished out four assists in her first collegiate start at Idaho State... Snared a then career-high five steals in game No. 2 of the season versus Portland. COX s Career Statistics Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP AVG Total , Women s Basketball Prospectus

8 Jersey No. 52 Andrea Kiesling Junior 6-3 Center Helena, Mont. (Helena HS) A solid post player who possesses good size... Is one of the team's hardest workers... Expected to compete for playing time in SDSU's post rotation. As A Sophomore ( Season) Saw playing time in six games off the bench... Scored first points of the season versus Cal State Fullerton, finishing with three... Twice pulled down a season-high three rebounds (at Montana and versus Air Force at home)... Also saw action versus Illinois State, at Cal Poly, at Air Force and against UNLV at home. As A Freshman ( Season) Saw action in 14 games off the bench, averaging 8.4 mpg, before suffering a broken right fibula against BYU and missing the rest of the season... Had best outing against Cal State Fullerton with nine points, nine rebounds and three blocks in a season-high 17 minutes of work... Scored five points and gathered five rebounds in 15 minutes at Northern Arizona... Tallied three points in 15 minutes against Loyola Marymount... Played 11 minutes and scored first career points in the opener at Idaho State... Had two points and three rebounds in 10 minutes of work against Indiana State... Scored two points and had three boards against UCLA. Player Profiles Attended Helena High School, where she earned four letters in both basketball and tennis Led Helena to the 1997 Montana state championship as well as a second-place finish in 1998 Named first-team all-state, first-team all-aa League and team MVP following her senior season Averaged 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds a game as a senior. Andrea Donnie Kiesling was born June 22, 1980, in Helena, Mont Enjoys mountain biking, fishing and camping Major is kinesiology with an emphasis in athletic training... Plans on pursuing a profession in the medical field. KIESLING s Career Statistics Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP AVG Total Women s Basketball Prospectus 7

9 Player Profiles Jersey No. 40 Tanisha Knight Senior 6-0 Forward Long Beach (Central Arizona JC) An excellent all-around athlete who can both score and rebound... Has the ability to score in double figures in any game... Is equally adept at shooting the long jumper or driving to the basket... Started 17 games in and should be in the hunt for starting duties once again. As A Junior ( Season) Finished the season as San Diego State s No. 2 scorer (8.9 ppg) and No. 3 rebounder (4.5 rpg)... Led the Aztecs in scoring four times and was SDSU s leading rebounder in seven games... Her 12 double-figure scoring games during the regular season trailed only Jamey Cox... Went to the free throw line more than any other Aztec, converting over 70 percent of her attempts... Also led SDSU in blocked shots... Scored in double figures in the first 11 games of the season... Opened the year with 12 points, including a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line at Montana... After a pair of 10-point games versus LMU and Illinois State, came back to score 16 versus Chattanooga... Finished with 17 points and four steals at Portland State and a career-best 22 points at Missouri, leading the Aztecs in scoring both games... Twice collected seven rebounds (at LMU and Alcorn State)... Again led SDSU in scoring at San Jose State with 16 points, including 10-of-12 from the foul line... Also had a career-high five blocks versus the Spartans... Just missed first career double-double with 11 points and nine boards versus Cal State Fullerton... Paced all scorers with 15 points and led SDSU on the glass with seven rebounds versus California... Snared a career-high five steals against the Golden Bears... Posted her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 boards against Northern Arizona... Finished with seven points and seven rebounds at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Hit game winner with 23 seconds to play at Air Force... Finished with nine points at New Mexico... Grabbed eight boards versus UNLV at home... Posted only double-figure scoring game in conference play with 10 points against Air Force at home... Missed first Wyoming game for disciplinary reasons and the final two games of the regular season with an ankle injury suffered in practice, Feb Named to the all-tournament teams at both the Pacific Bell Classic and the Unilever Lady Tiger Classic. Central Arizona ( Seasons) Came to SDSU from Central Arizona College where she helped the Vaqueras to a No. 5 national ranking and a 31-3 overall record as a sophomore... Averaged 9.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.1 steals during 2000 and was a third-team all-region pick... Also earned all-region honors as a freshman, averaging 10.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists... Helped lead Central Arizona to a pair of NJCAA final fours. Prepped at Wilson High School in Long Beach... Led Wilson to its first ever CIF section final in A three time all-moore League choice... Averaged 13 points and nine rebounds as a senior... Named all-cif following her senior year. Tanisha Knight was born July 3, 1980, in Compton, Calif... Daughter of Irvin Knight and Patricia Jackson... Enjoys reading and writing poetry in her spare time... Major is sociology. KNIGHT s Career Statistics Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP AVG Total Women s Basketball Prospectus

10 Jersey No. 24 Nicolette McCartny Sophomore 6-2 Center/Forward Chicago, Ill. (Hersey HS) Coming off an outstanding freshman campaign... Started 13 games and is expected to again be in contention for starting duties... Is a tough inside scorer... Led the Mountain West in field goal percentage for much of the season. As A Freshman ( Season) Saw action in all 28 games, including 13 starts... Was in the Aztecs starting lineup for the final four games of the season... Scored in double figures six times... Led SDSU in field goal percentage during the regular season, shooting at a 52- percent clip in the first 27 games... That figure would have ranked third in the Mountain West with enough field goals to qualify... Averaged 5.8 points and 3.6 rebounds... Opened season with three straight games in double figures, including 11 points versus both Montana and Illinois State... Scored a career-high 17 points to lead SDSU in scoring against Alcorn State at the Lady Tiger Classic... Came back with 14 versus Missouri the following night in the final... Recorded a seasonhigh six boards on five occasions (LMU, Chattanooga, Alcorn State, Wyoming and New Mexico)... Rebound total against Chattanooga was a team-high... Also had two blocks versus the Lady Mocs... Finished with 11 points versus Northern Arizona... Had best conference outings versus Colorado State, twice scoring seven points, including a 3-for-3 shooting performance against the Rams at home... Was also perfect from the floor versus Air Force at home. Player Profiles Attended John Hersey High School in Chicago... An all-illinois honoree as a senior... Selected all-area as both a junior and senior... Also a three-time all- Suburban League choice as well as the conference's player of the year in both 1999 and Averaged 17.3 points, 13.3 rebounds and 6.0 blocks as a senior and 15.8 points, 11.1 rebounds and 6.0 blocks as a junior... Set the Illinois state record for blocked shots in a season with Set six school records, including career rebounds (1,133) and career blocks (476)... Recorded best game against Chicago city power Whitney Young High School, posting a quadruple-double with 18 points, 18 rebounds, 12 blocks and 10 assists. Nicolette McCartny was born July 23, 1982, in Elizabeth, N.J... Daughter of Regina Kowalski and Elek McCartny... Major is undeclared. McCARTNY s Career Statistics Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP AVG Total Women s Basketball Prospectus 9

11 Player Profiles Jersey No. 55 Atim Otii Senior 6-0 Forward Denver, Colo. (East HS) An aggressive forward who excels at running the floor and rebounding... Considered to be one of the MWC s top offensive rebounders... Is also one of the Aztecs toughest defenders... Should once again be in the hunt for a starting spot at power forward or center... Has started every game over the past two seasons and a total of 72 during her Aztec career. As A Junior ( Season) A third-team all-mountain West Conference selection by the league s coaches... One of just two Aztecs to start all 28 games... Ranked second on the team in rebounding (4.5 rpg) and third in scoring (8.6 ppg)... Recorded 10 double-figure scoring performances on the year, including five of the final nine games of the regular season... Led the Aztecs on the offensive glass and ranked sixth in the Mountain West Conference with 66 offensive rebounds... Just under 50 percent of her total rebounds came on the offensive end... Ranked eighth in the league in field goal percentage at 49 percent... Named Mountain West Conference player of the week Feb. 19 for her performance versus New Mexico and Air Force... Finished with a then season-high 19 points, 11 rebounds (eight offensive boards), and a career-high five steals at home versus New Mexico for her first double-double of the season... Was even better against the Lobos in the MWC Tournament, scoring 21 points and grabbing eight boards... Also scored in double figures versus Air Force with 12 points... Led all scorers with 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds in SDSU s win over BYU... Had 12 points and seven rebounds against Colorado State, both team highs... Led SDSU in scoring with 17 points versus Illinois State... Also posted double-digit points at LMU (11) and Portland State (14)... Sunk game-clinching free throws with 10 seconds to play at Portland State... Just missed first double-double of the season with nine points and 11 boards at San Jose State rebounds were one shy of a career high... Doled out a career-best four assists against Illinois State... Broke out of an eight-game scoring slump with 11 points at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Also gathered a game-high eight rebounds against the Islanders... Was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field at Air Force... Close again to a double-double at Utah, finishing with nine points and nine boards, including seven on the offensive glass... Scored 10 points and had seven rebounds, six offensive, at BYU and finished with nine points and two boards at UNLV... Closed out the regular season with eight points and six rebounds at Wyoming. Attended Denver East High School and played under coach Betsy Freeman- Allen Averaged 17.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.1 assists Member of the Who s Who Among America s High School Athletes 1997 and 98 Holiday Classic Tournament MVP Denver Public Schools female athlete of the year. Atim Mariam Otii was born Aug. 20, 1980, in Denver, Colo... Enjoys singing, public speaking and playing basketball Lists Dennis Rodman as her favorite athlete Older sister, Hellen Otii, ran track at the University of Iowa Major is political science. As A Sophomore ( Season) Started all 28 games at forward, averaging 31.6 mpg... Finished the year ranked among the MWC's leaders in scoring (26th), rebounds (16th), blocked shots (eighth) and offensive rebounds (seventh)... Scored in double figures nine times and averaged 8.1 ppg... Pulled down an average of 5.0 rpg, nearly half of which were on the offensive glass... Scored a career-best 22 points at UCLA on 10-for- 13 shooting in 33 minutes of work... Cleared a career-high 11 rebounds against Air Force at home... Tallied 11 points versus Air Force, Texas A&M-CC, Cal State Fullerton and San Francisco... Registered 10 points against Missouri, LMU and Montana... Had a then-season-best 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting against Idaho State in the season opener... Had three games with a career-best three blocked shots, including the season finale at Colorado State. As A Freshman ( Season) Made 16 starts and averaged 6.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in a total of 26 games Was in the Aztecs opening lineup for 12 of the team s first 13 games, averaging 7.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest Scored a season-high 18 points against Fresno State on 6-for-9 shooting from the field and 6-for-6 from the free throw line Notched her first career double-double at Utah with 10 points and 12 rebounds Made 11-of-14 free throws against Boston College Hit 7-of- 10 free throws against Detroit and finished the game with nine points and five boards... Led the squad with six rebounds against Arizona... Scored eight points and hauled in nine caroms in her first collegiate start against San Francisco. OTII s Career Statistics Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP AVG Total , Women s Basketball Prospectus

12 Jersey No. 25 Missy Schomaker Senior 6-1 Forward/Guard Lincoln, Neb. (Hutchinson CC) An extremely versatile player who possesses excellent size and athletic ability... Was both a weapon from beyond the arc and at the free throw line in her first year as an Aztec... Trailed only Jamey Cox in three-pointers made with Shot over 81 percent (22-of-27) from the charity stripe, tops among Aztecs with at least 20 attempts. As A Junior ( Season) Appeared in 24 games and was in San Diego State s starting lineup nine times... Missed the Air Force-New Mexico road trip as well as the home meeting with UNLV due to a back injury suffered in practice... Averaged 5.8 points and 2.7 rebounds... Started off the season in double figures with 12 points in the opener at Montana... Posted a solid performance at Portland State, finishing with eight points, a team-high seven boards and three steals... Led the Aztecs in scoring with a career-high 20 points on 8-for-15 shooting, including three treys, against Cal State Fullerton... Also picked up three steals versus the Titans... Came off the bench to connect on a pair of treys en route to eight points versus California... Notched third double-figure scoring game of season at Cal Poly with 11 points... Returned from injury versus Wyoming, finishing with seven points... Led SDSU with 12 points, six boards and a career-high four assists against Colorado State at home... Closed out the regular season with 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting, including a pair of treys, at Wyoming. Player Profiles Hutchinson Community College ( Seasons) A first team all-jayhawk Conference honoree as both a freshman and sophomore... Named to the NJCAA Region 6 second team as a sophomore... An NJCAA Region 6 honorable mention selection as a freshman... Finished her career No. 7 on Hutchinson's all-time scoring list with 779 points... Averaged 12.2 points during her two-year career, including 13.5 points as a sophomore... Also grabbed an average of 6.5 rebounds per game and dished out an incredible 9.0 assists per contest... Helped lead Hutchinson to a 24-8 record and a third place conference finish in Redshirted the 1999 season with stress fractures in both feet... Averaged 10.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists as a freshman in Prepped at Lincoln Northeast High School... Averaged 13.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a senior... Started all four years for the Rockets and was a fourtime all-conference selection... Received second-team all-state accolades as a senior... Led Lincoln Northeast to the state playoffs as a senior... Also a four-year starter on the volleyball team. Missy Lynn Schomaker was born on Sept. 2, 1979, in Lincoln, Neb... Daughter of Bob and Linda Schomaker... Has a sister, Laurie, and a brother, Scott... Enjoys drawing in her spare time... Major is sociology... Career plans include coaching at the collegiate level. SCHOMAKER s Career Statistics Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP AVG Total Women s Basketball Prospectus 11

13 Player Profiles Jersey No. 12 Claire Swinbank Senior 5-8 Guard Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) One of the best pure athletes on the San Diego State team... Has the ability to score in double figures in any game... Is also the Aztecs top perimeter defender... Rebounded to have a strong season for SDSU in after sitting all of for personal reasons... A Mountain West Conference allacademic team selection. As A Junior ( Season) One of two Aztecs to start all 28 games... Scored in double figures 10 times on the year, including two of the last three games of the regular season... Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with an 8.1 points per game average... Led SDSU in field goals made with 96 and was second on the team in assists with Set singlegame career highs in every major offensive category except three-point field goals and free throws... Averaged 14.6 ppg over the final three games of the regular season, nearly eight points above her career average... Shot 21-for-45 from the field in those three contests, which included two of the best scoring performances of her career... Opened the three-game stretch with a career-high 20 points on 9-for-18 shooting in SDSU s near-upset at UNLV... Also hauled down a career-best eight rebounds to lead the Aztecs on the boards versus the Lady Rebels... Came back with 18 points at Colorado State, canning 9-of-16 attempts from the floor and grabbing five rebounds... The 38-point two-game scoring total is the best two games of her career... Closed out the regular season with just six points at Wyoming but posted her best game ever dishing out the rock, finishing with a career-best eight assists... Had her third-best game of the season at Air Force, scoring a then-season-high 17 points on 8-for-12 shooting, including scoring six of the second half s first eight points... Also scored 17 points at home versus Wyoming... Finished with 15 points at Missouri... Shot 6-for-9 from the field, including a trey, for 14 points against Cal State Fullerton... First scored in double figures versus Illinois State, canning 5-of-8 shots, including 2-for-3 from beyond the arc, en route to 12 points... Added nine points versus Chattanooga... Dished out a then-career-high seven assists at Portland State... Hauled down a then career-best six rebounds against Northern Arizona... Broke back into double figures at Cal Poly with 11 points,13 points at Texas A&M-CC and 10 points versus Utah... Also cleared a then-career-high seven rebounds at home against the Utes. A three-year letterwinner at Georgetown High School in Georgetown, Texas... Earned first team all-state 5A accolades and team MVP honors as a senior Was tabbed as a first-team all-district choice in 1997 and district MVP in 1998 Was also first team all-region 5A Led the Eagles to a regional semifinal berth as both a freshman and senior, a state semifinal appearance as a sophomore and an area final as a junior Also competed on the Georgetown cross country team Named to both the National Honor Society and the all-district 5A academic team. Claire Swinbank was born Nov. 5, 1980, in Houston, Texas... Daughter of Cindy and Tom Swinbank Enjoys collecting shoes and listening to music Lists Michael Jordan as her favorite athlete Majoring in international business. As A Sophomore ( Season) Scored in double figures in both preseason exhibition games before opting to sit out the balance of the season for personal reasons. As A Freshman ( Season) Saw action in 24 games, including 10 starts... Averaged 5.3 points per game and shot 74 percent from the free-throw line Named to the all-wac newcomer team Scored a then career-high 18 points in a overtime loss at BYU... Was 3-for-3 from three-point range in 41 minutes of work versus the Cougars Scored in double digits in seven games Scored 10 points on 5-for- 8 shooting against Idaho State in the SDSU Thanksgiving Classic... Recorded a career-high four steals against Utah and a career-best six assists at San Jose State Started the first game of her career against Arizona, scoring six points Missed four games due to an ankle sprain. SWINBANK s Career Statistics Year GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP AVG DNP Total , Women s Basketball Prospectus