Will
be extremely confident in her abilities after representing Canada in the
2000 Sydney Olympics
An
imposing player inside on both ends of the court
Has
very good offensive skills
Works
extremely hard every game
Has
exceptional hands in the low post
Converted
on 67.3 percent of her shots in 1998-99
Owns
a career field goal percentage of 57.6 which ranks third in the Rutgers
career records.
Named
the team’s Most Improved Player, along with teammate Davalyn Cunningham
Named
to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team after scoring 39 points and hauling
in 17 rebounds in three games
Led
the team in field goal percent (.517)
Led
the team in blocks (26)
Team’s
third-leading scorer (9.3)
Third
leadingrebounder (5.1)
Shot
50 percent or better in 19 games
Scored
in double figures 13 times, including seven in a row at the end of the
season
Led
the team in scoring five times
Led
the team in robounding eight times.
Needs
just 126 points to reach the 1,000 point plateau
Has
scored 874 career points
Had
seven rebounds, five points, and two steals in the NCAA National Semifinal
game vs. Tennessee (3/31)
Scored
14 points and grabbed six rebounds in 28 minutes in the West Region championship
game vs. Georgia (3/27)
Led
the team with eight rebounds while adding three points in the West Region
semifinal game vs. UAB (3/25)
Against
St. Joseph’s, limited the leading scorer to just seven points in the second
round of the NCAA Tournament (3/19)
Scored
18 points and grabbed eight rebounds vs. Ruth Riley and the No. 5 Notre
Dame Irish in the BIG EAST semifinal game (3/6)
Started
first game of the season vs. NC State
Sat
out two games due to a sprained ankle (Northeastern 11/26 and Wisconsin
11/27)
Was
slow to recover, spending the next seven games averaging just 13 minutes
per game
Returned
to the starting lineup vs. Miami (1/5) and had eight points and seven rebounds
Recorded
her first double-double of the season (third of her career) at Georgetown
(1/12) with 11 points and 11 rebounds
Turned
in a season-high 22 points on 11-15 (.733) from the field at Syracuse (2/15)
Played
the first 40 minute game of her career at Villanova and scored 12 points
while grabbing seven rebounds.
A
potent offensive weapon in the paint
Had
excellent post skilles
Named
third team all-BIG EAST
Played
on the Canadian National team
Named
BIG EAST Player of the Week twice during the season (12/4 and 2/8)
Became
the Knight’s starting center after Jen Clemente was sidelined after the
fifth game of the season
Named
the Knights’ Most Improved Player
Played
just 21.3 minutes per game but was the third-leading scorer on the team
(10.1)
Second-leading
rebounder (5.9)
Ranked
second in the BIG EAST in field goal percent (.673); 7th in blocked shots
(1.1) and 15th in rebounds (5.9)
Set
a school single-season record for field goal percentage
Recorded
four double-doubles and scored in double figures in 19 games
Was
perfect from the field in eight games, including back-to-back games three
times
Recorded
a season-high 20 points at Syracuse on 8-9 from the field and 4-7 from
the line; also had seven rebounds
Shot
70 percent from the field or better 16 times
Grabbed
a career-high 17 rebounds at Georgetown and scored 15 points in a double
overtime victory
Scored
13 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Notre Dame in a loss in the
BIG EAST Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, led the team in scoring and
rebounding vs. Dartmouth (18 pts., 11 reb.)
Led
the team in rebounding with nine rebounds vs. Arizona
Shot
.750 (3-4) vs. eventual national champion Purdue in the Midwest Regional
Final.
Selected
as the team’s Most Improved Player along with Linda Miles
Played
with the Canadian National Team over the summer
Ranked
fourth in the BIG EAST in blocked shots (1.41)
Ranked
ninth in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounds (2.5)
Owned
the team’s best field goal percentage (.541)
Led
the team with 45 blocks
Was
the team’s third-leading rebounder
Played
in all 32 games and started two
Averaged
21 minutes per game in the last 18 games of the season after averaging
13.4 minutes in the first 14 games of the season
Averaged
8.8 points and 6.1 rebounds in the last 18 games of the season
Scored
double figures in six games
Led
the team in rebounding six times and in scoring twice
Biggest
block of the season was against Boston College with six seconds remaining
to play which set up Shawnetta Stewart’s 50-foot buzzer beater to win the
game
Was
instrumental in upsetting No. 2 Connecticut, scoring nine points in the
last seven minutes
Recorded
her first collegiate double-double at Seton Hall with 25 points and 12
rebounds,was 12-14 from the floor in that game.
A
member of the Canadian Junior National team
Considered
the top female high school player in Canada, according to the Toronto Star
A
four-time Toronto Star high school all-star
Led
Markham District High School team to provincial silver medals in 1992 and
’93
Led
her team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots with 20 points, 15 rebounds,
five assists and 15 blocks per game as a senior
As
a senior her team finished with a 23-8 record
Markham
District team won the York Region Championship all four years of her career
Averaged
26 points, 15 rebounds, nine blocked shots and four steals per game as
a junior
Honored
with the Harry Jerome Award for Athlete of the Year
Was
asked to throw out ceremonial first pitch at Toronto Blue Jays’ game against
the Kansas City Royals
Won
the Town of Markham Award for community and athletic achievement
Also
played team handball and was an all-star and MVP two years
If Icould have an ESPN highlight it would be | Blocking a shot versus the opposing center |
If I could be on the cover of any magazine next month, it would be | Essence |
If I could sing one song beautifully and perfectly, it would be | All My Life |
The title of my autobiography would be | Hear Me Roar |
The movie actor/actress I would most like to co-star with | Omar Epps in Love and Basketball |
The best sporting event I ever attended was | the Sydney Olympics |
One person from history I would like to spend a day with | Willma Rouldoph |
If you were on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” who would be your phone a friend? | My mom |
If I were Stringer for one day, I would | go shopping |
Why do you wear the jersey number you wear? | I wore it in high school |
Most memorable road trip? Why? | The Final Four because we dreamed of it all year |
My craziest ambition | to be a singer |
What possession can you not live without? | My teddy bear,"wrinkles" |
Your favorite book? | Waiting to Exhale |
If you could be a Cartoon Character or Superhero, who would you be? | Wonder Woman, I would like to wear her outfit on an everyday basis |
What was your parents' favortie saying? | "Tamara Kim Sutton-Brown"--and that's when I knew I was in trouble. |
Who's the best player you have ever faced? | M.J. on NBA Play Station |
Who's the one player, man or woman, you'd want to take one-on-one? | Vince Carter--no reason other than his looks. |
What's your favorite moveie? | The Lion King |
What's your favorite TV show? | Prince of Bel-Air |
What's the latest CD you bought? | Carl Thomas. |
How did you start playing basketball? | I didn't. It came to me in the seventh grade. |
Why do you wear your number? | No particular reason, No. 55 is the same number I wore in high school. |
What's your favorite pre-game meal? | Pasta with Alfredo sauce, grilled chicken and salad. |
What's your favorite junk food? | Chips (ketchup/all dressed). |
If you could invite any three people (dead or alive) to dinner, who would they be? | Maya Angelou, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mr. Walt Disney. |
If you were stuck on a deserted island, what's the only thing you'd take with you? | A man. |
What is the one thing you can't get through the day without? | Simba and Wrinkles, my stuffed animals. |
If a movie was made about you, which actress would you like to see cast to play you? | Angela Bassett. |
If you weren't a basketball player, what would you be? | A singer. |
What's something we don't know about you? | I love to sing. |
If you changed your name, what would you change it to? | Simbolika Sutton-Brown |
When you think of St. Louis, what do you think of (other than the Final Four)? | The Rams. |
What does ESPN stand for? | Experienced Sutton-Brown Plays for National Championship. |
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