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Women's Basketball
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The University of Utah Athletics
2005-06 Utah Women's Basketball Recruit Bios
11/9/2005 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 9, 2005
| 2005 UTAH WOMEN"S BASKETBALL RECRUITING CLASS | |||||
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown/Last School | ||
| Leilani Mitchell | Guard | 5-5 | Kennewick, Wash./University of Idaho | ||
| Halie Sawyer | Forward | 6-1 | Panguitch, Utah/Panguitch HS | ||
| Hennasea Tokumura | Guard | 5-4 | Honolulu/Iolani High School | ||
| Brette Ulsaker | Guard | 5-9 | McPherson, Kan./McPherson High School | ||
| Kalee Whipple | Forward | 6-0 | Hiko, Nev./Pahranagat Valley High School | ||
Leilani Mitchell (5-5, Guard, Kennewick, Wash./University of Idaho)
University of Idaho - Played three seasons for the Vandals ... Named Honorable Mention Kodak/WBCA All-American and AP Honorable Mention All-American after 2005-06 season ... Selected as one of 11 finalists for Nancy Lieberman Award, given to the nation's top point guard ... Led team and ranked second in the Western Athletic Conference in scoring in 2005-06, averaging 17.6 points per game ... Led the WAC and was No. 2 in the nation in steals last season, averaging 4.0 per game ... Ranked 18th in the nation and led the WAC with 5.6 assists per game ... Shot .380 from three-point range and .439 from the field in 2005-06 ... Holds Idaho career record for steals (323) ... Holds Idaho record for three-pointers in a game (7) ... Holds the WAC record for single-season steals.
Personal - Daughter of Dennis and Ellie Mitchell.
Coach Elliott Says - "It will be great to have Leilani's experience in our program for this coming season to help in the development of our young team and young point guards. Obviously, her skills and abilities will blend in well with the age and progress of our team over the next two years."
Leilani Mitchell Says - "Playing for the University of Utah is something that I am really excited about. It is a good situation and a quality program that is well-established. I couldn't ask for a better place to finish out my career. The coaches are great. They are both fun and very knowledgeable and I know that I will benefit greatly from playing under their direction."
Halie Sawyer (6-1, Forward, Panguitch, Utah/Panguitch HS)
Panguitch High School - Named Utah Class 1A Player of the Year in 2004-05 and 2005-06 ... Led Panguitch High School to back-to-back state championships as a junior and senior ... Played in Utah Class 1A State Championship game all four years, winning three state titles ... Three-time all-state performer, also earning second-team all-state honors as a freshman ... Scored more than 20 points per game at Panguitch in 2005-06 ... Also a standout volleyball player and track and field athlete ... Three-time all-state volleyball selection, earning Class 1A Player of the Year honors during her junior season ... Two-time all-state track and field selection.
Personal - Daughter of Arlin and Connie Sawyer.
Coach Elliott Says - "Halie gives us a 6-1, long, athletic forward. She understands what it takes to compete and win at the championship level."
Panguitch High School Coach Curtis Barney Says - "Halie is a very gifted player, capable of playing any position. She has very quick feet. Halie runs, passes, shoots and handles the ball very well. She has all the skills a coach looks for in a complete player. Halie is a great competitor and comes from a winning program, built on hard work and dedication. With that background, she'll fit into the Utah program very well."
Halie Sawyer Says - "If you can play for a school that's made the Elite Eight, your parents can drive to see you play and it's only four hours away from home, who wouldn't do it? That's a big opportunity."
Hennasea Tokumura (5-4, Guard, Honolulu/Iolani High School)
Iolani High School - Named second-team all-state as a junior by both the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin ... Earned first-team Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division I honors last season ... Named to the all-tournament team at the 2005 Punahou Wahine Spring Classic ... Has been a first-team all-league selection for two consecutive seasons ... Led Honolulu Interscholastic League in three-point shooting as both a freshman and sophomore ... Named to the Headmaster's List (3.5 GPA or higher) from 8th-11th grades.
Club Team - Plays for Kalakaua club team.
Personal - Daughter of Craig and Sanae Tokumura ... Attended the same high school as former Ute Tiani Fuertes and current Utah volleyballer Lacey Lavarias ... Also recruited by Santa Clara, Rice, Colorado State, William and Mary and Weber State.
Coach Elliott Says - "A true point guard with shooting, set up and finish skills. She is a student of the game and relishes the role of floor general."
Iolani Head Coach Glenn Takara Says -"Hennasea's statistics on the floor, the awards she has won in recognition of her play, both with her high school and club teams, speak of a tremendous competitor. Besides the talent she brings, perhaps her greatest quality is her competitive nature. She just hates to lose, and that is an attitude that coaches love and dream about. In Hennasea, the Utes will get a young lady with a great desire and an intense ambition to be the best she can be, both on and off the floor."
Kalakaua AAU Coach Mike Taylor Says - "I am really excited about the opportunity that Hennasea will have in attending the University of Utah and getting a top-notch education. She's a special kid who is just beginning to understand her potential to be great."
Hennasea Tokumura Says - "The University of Utah is the best of all worlds. The Utes are a combination of a legendary head coach and outstanding assistant coaches in a top-20 Division I program. Plus, I'll get a great education."
Brette Ulsaker (5-9, Guard, McPherson, Kan./McPherson High School)
McPherson High School - Named a Street & Smith's honorable mention All-American last season ... Also named first-team Class 5A all-state and second-team all-class all-state by the Hutchinson News in 2004-05 ... Honored as third-team all-state selection by Topeka Capitol-Journal last season ... Named honorable mention all-state as both a freshman and sophomore ... Has been named a preseason top 15 all-state performer for the upcoming season ... Led her team to a state championship and went undefeated last season ... Team was ranked No. 23 in the nation by Prep Nation last year ... Team was state runner-up in her freshman and sophomore seasons ... Has led squad to a 69-6 record in three years ... also a standout volleyball player and track athlete.
Club Team - Plays summer basketball for the Kansas Primetime.
Personal - Daughter of Todd and Mary Ulsaker ... Serves on the Executive Board for the Kansas Association for Youth and Take A Second Make A Difference ... Serves as President of the McPherson High School varsity club ... Also recruited by Drake, Illinois, Denver and Creighton.
Coach Elliott Says - "A very versatile guard with a wide array of skills. Brette has great competitive experience and knows how to win."
McPherson High School Coach Chris Strathman Says - "Brette is an outstanding competitor who gets the most out of her God-given abilities. We have had some very competitive kids come through our program, but none that hated to lose more than Brette Ulsaker. Brette will bring versatility at the guard position to the Utah program. She has the strength and the athleticism to be a very good defender at the next level. Brette will be successful at Utah--and it all goes back to how hard she will compete."
Brette Ulsaker Says - "I liked the style, the coaches and the players. Coach Elliott is awesome."
Kalee Whipple (6-0, Forward, Hiko, Nev./Pahranagat Valley High School)
Pahranagat Valley High School - Named first-team all-Greater Nevada for the past two seasons ... Averaged 21 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.1 steals per game last season ... Third-team all-Greater Nevada as a freshman ... Named Most Valuable Player of Southern Nevada Class 1A for three straight years ... Also earned first-team all-Southern Nevada 1A honors in her first three years of high school ... Has led Pahranagat Valley High School to three consecutive Nevada Class 1A State Championships ... Ranked second in the state in scoring last season, averaging 20.5 points per game, despite playing limited minutes late in blowout victories ... Ranked seventh in the state in rebounding and seventh in three-pointers made ... Set a Class 1A state tournament record with 36 points in a semifinal game during the 2003 tournament ... Team earned academic state champions in 2003 and 2005 ... Has also won three straight Class 1A championships in volleyball, playing under her mother Ginger Whipple, who has led Pahranagat Valley to 10 state championships in her career ... Conference MVP in volleyball in 2004 ... Two-time all-conference selection in volleyball ... named all-conference in softball in 2003-04 ... Joins Lauren Beckman as a rural Nevada prep star to play collegiately at Utah ... Beckman played at Utah from 1998-2002 out of Elko HS and is currently the ninth-ranked scorer in the history of Utah women's basketball.
Club Team - Plays summer basketball for the Wisconsin Lakers ... Led Lakers to championship at The Main Event, a prestigious summer tournament in Las Vegas, back in July.
Personal - Daughter of Murry and Ginger Whipple ... Holds a 4.0 grade-point average ... Also recruited by BYU, Southern Utah and Nevada-Reno.
Coach Elliott Says - "A big, B guard/forward who brings a great deal of athleticism and skill. She has simply dominated her level of competitiion."
Pahranagat Valley Coach Amy Huntsman Says - "Kalee is more than just a great athlete, she is a good person. There are good athletes everywhere you look, but few are as talented and unselfish as Kalee. She truly cares more about the game and her team than herself. I will desperately miss her ability and watching her play. But I will miss her personality and friendship even more."
Kalee Whipple Says - "Signing with Utah came down to a combination of things. I liked the program. I know I'll get a great education there. The players I met were really nice and I loved the coaches ... they were very kind."
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