USD Women's Basketball 2002-2003

The 2002-03 Toreros

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5-6 Senior G San Jose, CA-ArchbishopMittyHS #3 Kerri Nakamoto

2001-02: Proved to be one of the best three-point shooters in the nation ... Named an All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention for second con– secutive season... Led the WCC in three-point shooting percentage (.460) ... Her 46% accuracy from three-point range was fifth best amongst NCAA Division I players in 2001-02... Fourth all-time in the WCC's single-season history,shooting 46% on the year from three-point range .. . Ranks among the

Nakamoto finished fifth in the nation in three-point shooting percentage (46%) while setting USD's all-time single season record with 64 treys last year

league's all-time top ten in career three-pointers made and career three-point percentage... Set San Diego's all-time single season record making 64 three– pointers on the year... Played and started in all 28 of USD's games... Led the team in scoring on seven occasions ... Averaged 12.6 points per game and 3.4 assists... Set a career-high with 24 points in USD's season opener at Denver (11-18-01) .. . Also posted a 23-point performance vs. U of the Pacific (12-1- 01) .. . Went 6-for-8 from three-point range vs. UCLA (12-05-01) ... Tied a career-high with 10 assists at UC Irvine (12-21-01 )... Led the team in assists nine different times ... Set a career-high with six steals vs. Gonzaga (1-12- 02) ... Ranked in the league's top ten in both steals (1.86, 4 th ) and assists (3.14, T-9 th ) per game during conference play. 2000-01: Was named an All-West Coast Conference Honorable mention se– lection after a stellar sophomore season ... Started in all 26 USO games and named team MVP... Averaged 10.5 points a game in 2000-01 , second best on the team ... Shot 42% from the three-point line... Drained 48 three point bas– kets, a Torero team-high in 2000-01 .. . Dished out 10 assists against Gonzaga (1-25-01) which ranks second all-time for a Torero in a single game ... Six times Nakamoto led the team in scoring as a sophomore... Was fourth on the team in rebounds, totaling 87 in 2000-01 ... Led the team in steals with 49 total picks and led the team in assists with 80. 1999-00: Earned San Diego's Coaches Award for her freshman performance... San Diego's third best scorer (8.6 points per game) while starting in all 30 games as a freshman ... Shot a remarkable .363 from beyond the arc... Netted 49 three-pointers, the second most by a Torero in 1999-00... Scored a career– high 21 points at UC Irvine (1-2-00)... Against CS Northridge (12-11-99), she recorded 14 points, 9 assists and 5 steals. Prep: Led Archbishop Mitty to a 31-0 record and a state title as a senior while averaging 16 points per game... Earned First Team AII-CCS, and third consecu– tive First Team All-Blossom League honors as a senior... Mitty won three consecutive league and section championships .. . Was named team Co-MVP as a senior atter earning Best Offensive award following her sophomore and junior seasons... Monarchs compiled a 83-8 mark in her three seasons as a starter... Team won Nor-Cal championship as a freshman .. . Played club ball for the San Jose Jammers on a team that compiled a 22-2 record.

Nakamoto'sCareer Highs 24 - Points 7 - Rebounds 10 - Assists 6 - Steals 6 - 3-pointers 1 - Block

@ U of Denver (11-18-01) *vs. Gonzaga (1-12-02) •@ UC Irvine (12-21-01) vs. Gonzaga (1-12-02) vs. UCLA (12-5-01) *@ San Francisco (2-16-02)

•accomplished more than once

Kerri Nakamoto's Career Stats Total

3PT

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E!i:lli 109-248 92-205 77-206 278-659

E!i:lli 64-139 48-114 49-135

Year

Gp/Gs 28-28 26-26 30-30

Pct

t>,yg

Min 929 852 997

t>,yg 12.6 10.5

Ft-Fla

fill 56 49 40

Blk Reb

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~ .693 .759 .794 .740

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01-02 00-01 99-00 Totals

.440 .449 .374

.460 .421 .363 .415

70-101

3 0 0

92 87 54

96 80 72

3.3 352 3.3 273 1.8 257 2.8 882

41-54 54-68

8.6

84-84 2778

.422 161-388

165-223

248

145

3 233

10.5

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