Courtney Vandersloot
Courtney Vandersloot - Gonzaga Position: Guard
Height: 5-8 (1.73 m)
Birthdate: 02/08/1989
Birthplace: Kent, WA
High School: Kentwood
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS Three-time West Coast Conference Player of the Year (2009, 2010, 2011)...Three-time West Coast Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player (2009, 2010, 2011)...Four-time All-West Coast Conference (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)...2008 West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Year...2010 NCAA assist leader (9.4).
The Chicago Sky selected Courtney Vandersloot from Gonzaga University with the third overall pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
Vandersloot, a 5-8 point guard from Gonzaga, was the first ever Division I player man or woman to notch more than 2000 points and 1000 assists in a career.
She was named three-time All-West Coast Conference, two-time West Coast Conference Player of the Year, and two-time West Coast Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player.
In 2011, Vandersloots extraordinary shooting and remarkable court sense guided Gonzaga to a 31-4 record. She also led her team to a spot in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament as an 11 seed, the lowest-seeded team to make it that far in NCAA history. In the postseason, Vandersloot averaged a tournament-high 30.7 points per game.
In her senior season, Vandersloot averaged 18.6 points, 10.2 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game.
A graduate of Kentwood High School in Kent, Washington, Vandersloot was named the Seattle Times 2007 State Player of the Year.
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