Staff Reports
Arizona Daily Wildcat
November 21, 1997

Lady Hoops 1997-98 Roster

Adia Barnes

30 - senior forward 5-foot-11 Los Angeles, California

Last Season's stats

G-GS 31-31

Min. 883

ppg. 19.3

rpg. 8.2

ast. 51

FG pct. .513

3FG pct. . 200 (1-5)

FT pct. . 731

stl. 86

Major- Sociology

Season goal- "To get better each day and contend for the Pac-10 title."

Favorite thing to do on the court- "Running the floor. I'm deceivingly fast."

On being ranked- "I don't think about it. It doesn't matter."

Favorite UA memory- Selection to 1997 NCAA tournament.

 

Marte Alexander

42 - senior center 6-foot-4 Los Angeles, California

Last season's stats

G-GS 31-23z

Min. 706

ppg. 10.3

rpg. 6.2

ast. 14

FG pct. .534

3FG pct. .000 (0-0)

FT pct. .528

stl. 52

Major- Psychology

Season goal- "To be more consistent when I'm on the floor. To make myself the threat I know I can be."

Favorite thing to do on the court- "Blocking shots"

On being ranked- "It's exciting. It says a lot about our program."

Favorite UA memory- Hearing of the NIT berth an hour after the team was denied to the NCAA Tournament on national television.

DeAngela Minter

32 - senior guard 5-foot-6 Vista, California

Last Season's stats

G-GS 31-25

Min. 750

ppg. 5.2

rpg. 3.9

ast. 98

FG pct. .382

3FG pct. .250 (3-12)

FT pct. .661

stl. 59

Major- Interdiciplanary studies

Season goal- "Win Pac-10 championship and get past second round (of NCAA's)"

Favorite thing to do on the court- "Play defense"

On being ranked- "It's great and everything, but it means nothing to me. We have to come out and prove we can play."

Favorite UA memory- "Being selected to 1997 NCAA tournament."

Mikko Giordano

34 - senior forward 6-foot-1 Ventura, California

Last Season's stats

G-GS 31-4

Min. 507

ppg. 6.8

rpg. 4.2

ast. 44

FG pct. .416

3FG pct. .186 (8-43)

FT pct. .836

stl. 26

Major- Business management

Season goal- "Go farther than last year (in NCAA's)."

Favorite thing to do on the court- "Being physical down underneath."

On being ranked- "We're really excited but we're trying not to think about it."

Favorite UA memory- "Playing in NCAA."

Monika Crank

22 - junior guard 5-foot-7 Page, Arizona

Last Season's stats

G-GS 30-27

Min. 876

ppg. 8.5

rpg. 4.2

ast. 106

FG pct. .361

3FG pct. .360 (40-111)

FT pct. .810

stl. 39

Major- Pre-health

Season goal- "Take care of business."

Favorite thing to do on the court- "A little bit of everything."

On being ranked- "It's a big thing for the program."

Lisa Griffith

3 - sophomore guard 5-foot-6 Portland, Oregon

Last Season's stats

G-GS 31-31

Min. 936

ppg. 12.5

rpg. 2.3

ast. 125

FG pct. .419

3FG pct. .393 (92-234)

FT pct. .723

stl. 54

Major- Communications

Season goal- "Final Four"

Favorite thing to do on the court- "Creating on the court. I love getting assists."

On being ranked- "It's an intimidation factor. We deserve it."

Favorite UA memory- being selected to 1997 NCAA tournament

Felicity Willis

23 - sophomore guard 5-foot-7 Apple Valley, California

Last Season's stats

G-GS 31-6

Min. 626

ppg. 5.0

rpg. 1.7

ast. 93

FG pct. .344

3FG pct. .217 (15-69)

FT pct. .660

stl. 37

Cha-Ron Walker

33 - senior forward 6-foot-1 Los Angeles, California

Last Season's stats

G-GS 21-0

Min. 146

ppg. 2.0

rpg. 1.4

ast. 2

FG pct. .324

3FG pct. .000 (0-0)

FT pct. .543

stl. 13

Amber Phoenix

31 - junior guard 5-foot-7 Grossmont, California

Last Season's stats

G-GS 15-0

Min. 30

ppg. 0.1

rpg. 0.3

ast. 1

FG pct. .091

3FG pct. .000 (0-6)

FT pct. .000

stl. 2

Fatima Imara

35 - senior forward 6-foot-3 Fremont, California

Last Season's stats

G-GS 25-0

Min. 114

ppg. 0.9

rpg. 1.0

ast. 1

FG pct. .381

3FG pct. .000 (0-0)

FT pct. .583

stl. 5

Shontey Hambrick

00 - junior forward/guard 6-fooot Moreno Valley, California

Last Season's stats:

G-GS 23-0

Min. 97

ppg. 1.7

rpg. 0.9

ast. 5

FG pct. .385

3FG pct. .000 (0-1)

FT pct. .783

stl. 5

Newcomers

Monique Paige

41 - freshman forward 6-foot-2 Flower Mound, Texas

Set high school's shotput record in leading track team to 1997 Texas regional championships.

Bonvicini says: "Monique has improved every day. She's getting a lot more comfortable in our system. We just want to get her some minutes and confidence."

LaKeisha Taylor

50 - freshman center 6-foot-4 Houston, Texas

Scored 31 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in a single game in 1997 on the way to being named first team All-Greater Houston.

Bonvicini says: "She's a very good player but we havn't had a chance to work with her yet (because of a broken wrist)."

Reshea Bristol

10 - redshirt freshman guard 5-foot-10 Omaha, Nebraska

Named first team All-Nebraska all four years of high school

Bonvicini says: "Reshea is a very good athlete. She can do some things our other players can't. She is a lot of fun to watch."