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Breanna Stewart
Breanna Stewart taking a free throw
CollegeConnecticut
ConferenceBig East
SportBasketball
PositionGuard/Forward
Jersey #30
ClassFreshman (2012)
Career2012–present
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1994-08-27) August 27, 1994 (age 29)
Syracuse, New York
High schoolCicero – North Syracuse High School
Awards
2012 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year
2012 Naismith High School Girl’s Player of the Year
2011 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year
2011 All-FIBA U19 World Championship Team
2011 Gatorade New York Girls Basketball Player of the Year
2010 Parade All-America fourth team
2010 ESPN Rise All-America second team

Breanna Stewart (born August 27, 1994) is an American basketball player at at the University of Connecticut. She completed her high school career at Cicero – North Syracuse High School in North Syracuse, New York. She played on the USA Basketball U16, U17 and U19 teams, where she helped each team win a Gold Medal. Stewart was selected to be on the USA Women's Pan American Team, only the second high school player to be selected for this USA team, along with Nancy Lieberman, who played on the 1975 team.[1] She has signed with the University of Connecticut and will enroll at the school in the fall of 2012.

High School

Stewart attended Cicero – North Syracuse High School(C-NS) in Cicero, New York, where she played for head coach Eric Smith.[2]

Stewart first played for the high school team while still in eighth grade. She played as a starter in most games, and averaged nine points, almost nine rebounds and seven blocks per game. In her freshman year, she almost doubled her point production scoring 17 points per game. That year, her team had a 21–3 record, and made it to the regional final game.[3]

In her sophomore year, she was a starter in every game, and upped her scoring average to 22 points per game. In that year, her team record was 18–4. As a junior, she helped lead her team to the state AA public school title, with a 22–3 record for the year. Stewart averaged 24 points and 15 rebounds for the season.[3] During her junior year, she made the announcement she would be attending the University of Connecticut. The day after the announcement, she dunked the ball in a game against Baldwinsville, her first career dunk.[4][5]

Stewart achieved a milestone on January 31, 2012, when she scored her 2,000th point, as part of a 31–0 run against Auburn.[6]

Stewart was selected as a member of the 2012 McDonald's All-American team, which represents the twenty-four best female high school basketball players. The selected players are grouped into two squads, which compete in the annual McDonald's All-American Game, held this year in Chicago.[7]

Stewart has been selected to play in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association High School All-Star game, held at the site of the Final Four in Denver. The top twenty high school players in the country are named as WBCA All-Americans, and eligible to play in the all-star game. This year, the game will be played in the Pepsi Center on March 31, 2012.[8]

Stewart was named the 2012 Naismith High School Girl’s Player of the Year, the honor awarded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the best female high school basketball player in the country.[9][10]

In March of 2012, Stewart was in school, when her parents walked in the door with the current Most Valuable Player in the WNBA, Tamika Catchings. She thought she might be in trouble, but Catchings was there for a surprise presentation of the Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year award.[11][12] Stewart is one of six finalists for the Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year.[13]

Tournaments

In addition to regularly scheduled post season tournaments, the success of her high school team has led to invitations to prominent national tournaments. The C-NS team is traveled to Philadelphia, New Jersey and Disney World last year, and is headed to Springfield MA this year, to play in a Basketball Hall of Fame Tournament, and will be going to the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, considered the "premier showcase of all high school girls tournaments".[14]

Tournament of Champions

The Tournament of Champions is an annual event, since 1997, showcasing the best high school girls basketball teams.[15] The 2011 event, held in Phoenix, Arizona included 96 of the best basketball programs in the country.[16] The C-NS team was assigned to the Smith Division, where they faced Bolingbrook, considered to be the number 1 team by USA Today.[17] Despite being viewed as a 30 point underdog, Stewart helped her team to the first round upset, scoring 15 points in a 43–40 win.[18][19] In the quarter-final game, Stewart scored 29 points and had 19 rebounds to help the team beat the number 22 ranked team in the country, Dr. Phillips High from Orlando, Florida. Although double-teamed, she scored ten points in a 12–0 run that gave C-NS a commanding 23 point lead early in the fourth quarter.[20] That win secured a place in the semi-finals of the division. In the semi-final game, C-NC faced St. Mary's, the number 2 ranked team in the country. Stewart had 33 points and 16 rebounds, but it was not enough to overcome the scoring of the eventual champion of the tournament.[21] Although the team lost that game, Stewart's overall performance earned her the most outstanding player of the tournament honors.[22] Stewart is viewed as an offensive threat in the low post, high post and perimeter, and with her long wing span, is effective as a defender as well.[23]

2012 Hoophall Classic

Breanna Stewart at 2012 Hoophall Classic
Most Outstanding Player 2012 Hoophall Classic Award

Stewart's Northstars team were invited to play in the annual Hoophall Classic, held in Springfield, Massachusetts and typically featuring some of the best high school teams in the country. Their opponents was the local West Springfield team, not nationally ranked, but 8–0 at the time of the meeting. The was not close, as Cicero North team beat West Springfield 60–20, with Stewart alone scoring more points than the opposition. Stewart ended the game with 22 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks, despite leaving the game in the third period and not returning. Her performance earned her the Most Outstanding Player award for the event.[24][25][26]

USA basketball

U16

Stewart was selected to join the USA Basketball U16 team, at age fourteen, the youngest member of the team. All other team members were fifteen or sixteen at the time. She stood six feet, three inches at the time, the same height as Kiah Stokes and Elizabeth Williams. Despite being the youngest, she earned the starting role for all five games, scoring just under ten points per games, and typing Elizabeth Williams for the team lead in blocks. She helped the team win the Gold Medal in the First FIBA Americas U16 Championship For Women, held in Mexico City, Mexico. The win secured an automatic bid to the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship, held in Rodez & Toulouse, France.[27]

U17

Stewart continued with the USA team as it became the U17 team. She earned a starting role in all eight games. In the first game, against the host team from France, she led all scorers with 13 points. In the final preliminary game against Japan, she lead all scorers with 30 points. In the eight game tournament, she averaged 12.8 points per game, second only to Elizabeth Williams at 13.5 points per game. She was the team leader with 18 blocks, helping the USA team to win all eight games and win the gold medal in the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship for Women.[28][29]

U19

Ariel Massengale and Breanna Stewart, two of the five member named to the five-member All-FIBA U19 World Championship Team

In 2011, Stewart was selected to be on the USA basketball U19 team.[30] The U18 team won the 2010 Americas Championship, so earned an automatic bid to the U19 World Championship, held in Puerto Montt, Chile. Although one of the youngest players on the team, Stewart averaged 11.2 points per game to post the highest scoring average of the USA players, and was one of the five players named to the all tournament team. Ariel Massengale was the other USA player to earn the all tournament honors.

Pan American

The USA Pan American team members are usually chosen from the college ranks, although many of the other countries use their national teams, which include professional players. Stewart is the only high school player chosen for the 2011 Pan American team, and only the second high school player in Pan American team history for the USA teams. The only other high school player on a Pan American team was Nancy Lieberman, who played on the 1975 team, before Stewart was born.[31]

The 2011 team finished seventh, the first time in history they did not earn a medal, but Stewart, almost three years younger than the next youngest player, was still a major contributor, scoring 15.4 points per game to lead the team in scoring. She also led the team in blocks and rebounds.

Basketball athlete of the year

Stewart was named the 2011 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year. USA basketball cited her performance on the U19 team and the Pan American team. She was the second youngest on the U19 team, yet lead the team in points, rebounds and blocks, helping to lead her team to a Gold medal at the international completion, and earning a position on the all-tournament team. She occupies several spots in the U19 record books. She was named to the Pan American team, only the second high school player from the USA to receive such a bid. Despite playing with college age players, she earned a starting position for all games, and again lead the team in points, rebounds and blocks. The previous year’s winner of the award was Diana Taurasi.[6][32]

U18

Stewart was named to the USA basketball U18 team. She will join future UConn teammates, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck, on the twelve player squad that will compete in the 2012 FIBA Americas U-18 National Championship, to be held in August of 201, in Puerto Rico. Stewart was the youngest, and only high school player on the 2011 USA Women’s Pan American Games Team, but will now be the player with the most international experience on the team.[33][34]

Stewart was awarded the MVP trophy as the best player in the FIBA Americas U18 competition.[35]

References

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  2. ^ Kasim, Ali (February 16, 2010). "C-NS's Shining Star: Breanna Stewart". The Post-Standard. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
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  4. ^ "C-NS standout Breanna Stewart dunks over Baldwinsville". The Post-Standard. February 7, 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  5. ^ Goldstein, Aaron (02/04/2011). "Breanna Stewart dunks in game at Baldwinsville". YNN. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b Blackwell, Phil (January 31, 2012). "Stewart earns USA Basketball national award". Eagle Star-Review,. Retrieved 1 February 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ^ Hansen, Chris (February 9, 2012). "McDonald's girls' rosters announced". ESPN. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  8. ^ Spadafore, Pat (February 12, 2012). "Breanna Stewart to play in WBCA senior game". The Post-Standard. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Northstars' Stewart wins Naismith Award". The Post-Standard. March 07, 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Muhammad, Stewart Grab High School Player of the Year Honors; Smith & Ekhart Named Coaches of the Year". ATLANTA: Atlanta Tipoff Club. March 5, 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  11. ^ Fuller, Jim. "UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Breanna Stewart Gatorade National Player of the Year". The Register Citizen. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  12. ^ Konecky, Chad (March 14, 2012 By Chad Konecky | ESPNHS.com). "Breanna Stewart wins National POY". ESPN. Retrieved 16 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  25. ^ COURCHESNE, SHAWN (January 13, 2012). "At Hoop Classic, Fans Get Look At UConn Women's Future". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
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  33. ^ Wilson, Ryan (May 23, 2012). "Three Future Huskies Make National Team". NBCUniversal. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  34. ^ "2012 USA Basketball Women's U18 National Team Selected". USA Basketball.
  35. ^ "USA Basketball Women's U18 Team Golden After Erasing Double-Digit Deficit To Eclipse Brazil 71-47". USA Basketball.

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