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Camille "Tree" Cooper (6'3 C) from Georgetown, KY
excellent student with a 4.0 GPA
USA Today preseason All-American
Street & Smith Fourth Team All-American
a pure center with great leaping ability
averaged 23 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks as a junior
averaging 21 points, 15 rebounds and 6 blocks so far this year
Candice Crawford (6'2 F) from Homestead HS, IN
1996 AAU All-American
freshman stats: 10.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg
sophomore stats: 18.0 ppg and 13.0 rpg
junior stats: 16.8 ppg and 13.3 rpg
senior stats: 16.7 ppg and 11.2 rpg
career stats: 14.1 ppg, 10.6 rpg and 1.8 blocks
out until mid-January with a stress fracture of the left foot
brings strength to the game, benching 105
needs to work on perimeter game
has had 10 career double-doubles
Indy Star 1997 All-State First Team selection
Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top40 Workout selection
Associated Press 1997 All-State Second Team selection
Katie Douglas (6'1 PG) from Perry Meridian HS, IN
a versatile lefty who ranks 22nd nationally by Blue Star Index
averaged 16.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg and 6.0 apg as a junior
called as an unusual talent at 6'1 playing PG
averaging 15 ppg (shooting .520), 6.5 rpg, 5.7 apg, 4.2 steals over her career
USA Today preseason All-American
Indy Star 1997 all-state first team selection
Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top40 Workout selection
finished second in the voting for 1997 Indiana Miss Basketball
Associated Press 1997 All-State First Team selection
Parade All-American Third Team selection
Mo-Nique Langston (5'11 G) from Bakersfield North HS, CA
an excellent outside shooter and very coachable
wanted to go to Purdue since the 1994 Purdue trip to the Final Four
missed beginning of this season due to shoulder injury from weightlifting
switched from the post to the wing as a junior, and averaged 23 ppg and 12 rpg
holds school season records for points (666), rebounds (367) and 3-pointers (47)
Connie Murdock (6'2 F) from South Bend Clay HS, IN
averaged 17.8 ppg, 13.1 rpg and 4.2 bpg (3.9 career) as a junior
great ballhandling skills and good shot to 15 feet
chose Purdue over Kansas and Notre Dame
said by Coach Fortner as being the most "raw" of the incoming recruits
holds school marks for career points (1,076) and career rebounds (963)
Indy Star 1997 All-State First Team selection
Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top40 Workout selection
Associated Press 1997 All-State Second Team selection
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