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CeCe Harper - Women's Basketball - Kansas Jayhawks
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CeCe Harper

Position G
Height 5'8''
Class Senior
Hometown San Antonio, Texas
High School Madison HS
bio

2013-14 (Senior):
Started 27 games and appeared in 32 contests for the Jayhawks… Was inserted as KU’s starting point guard against Xavier (11/29), a role held for the remainder of the season… Averaged 31.8 minutes, 10.6 points, 5.4 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game… Her 5.4 assists per game ranked third in the Big 12 and 38 in the nation… Scored in double figures in 19 games for the Jayhawks… Recorded seven or more assists in 14 games for Kansas and finished the season with 173 helpers, which is tied for fourth most by a Jayhawk in a single season… Led the team with 54 steals on the year… Named to the 2013 Ezybonds Global Payments U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team… Scored a season-high 20 points in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship against Kansas State (3/7)… Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds and made a career-high 10 free throws in a previous meeting with the Wildcats in Manhattan (1/25)… Knocked in a career-high nine field goals at West Virginia (3/4)… Recorded her first career double-double with 15 points and a career-high 13 assists against Tulsa (12/22)… Picked up her second double-double against Iowa State (3/1) with 14 points and 10 assists… Matched her career-high five steals against Arkansas (12/4) and Purdue (12/15)… Blocked a career-best three shots against Texas Southern (12/12), Purdue (12/15) and at West Virginia (3/4)… Played a career-high 40 minutes on five different occasions. 

2012-13 (Junior):
Appeared in all 34 games, starting nine and averaged 20.5 minutes per game… Averaged 5.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game… Contributed 10 points at Creighton (11/25)… Picked up five steals to tie a career-high against Minnesota (12/2)… Tied her career-high with two blocks and added three steals against Newman (12/9)… Picked up 10 points against Kansas State (1/2)… Knocked in a career-high 21 points, including a career-best three three-pointers, to go with four rebounds against No. 1 Baylor (1/13)… Notched her first start of the season and set a career-high with seven assists at Kansas State (2/2)… Tied her career-high with five steals at Texas (2/20)… Recorded 12 points and six rebounds in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Colorado (3/23).

2011-12 (Sophomore):
Made 12 starts at guard and appeared in 32 games … Her 32 steals were fourth on the team … Pulled down a personal-best seven rebounds against Lamar (Nov. 25, 2011) and added six points and three steals … Had three steals five times throughout the season … Made first career start versus FAU (Nov. 27, 2011) and finished with five points, two rebounds and two assists … Went 2-for-3 from the three-point arc on her way to a personal-high 10 points at top-ranked Baylor (Jan. 28, 2012) … Made four of her career-high 11 attempts from the field for nine points while also pitching in with six rebounds, two assists and two steals to help the Jayhawks pick up a road win at Texas Tech (Feb. 21, 2012) … Tallied 10 points versus Oklahoma State (Feb. 29, 2012) … Played a career-high 38 minutes in a win at Texas Tech (Feb. 21, 2012) … Logged 35 minutes in KU[apos]s NCAA Tournament win versus Delaware (March 20, 2012) and went 3-for-9 from the field for six points … Added six rebounds and three assists in the outing.

2010-11 (Freshman):
Made 16 appearances averaging 3.1 points and 1.7 rebounds per game … Also dished 1.5 assists per game and just over one steal per outing … Knocked down 7-of-21 attempts from beyond the three-point arc, good for 33.3 percent … Hit two of her three attempts, all three-pointers, for six points versus Texas A&M-CC (Nov. 17, 2010) and added two rebounds … Set career highs with six assists, five steals and four rebounds in 29 minutes of floor time versus Memphis (Nov. 27, 2010) … Hit multiple treys for the third time going 2-for-4 for six points to accompany five assists and four steals versus Maine (Dec. 1, 2010) … Scored a personal-best nine points on 2-for-3 from the field and going 5-for-8 from the free throw line at SMU (Dec. 4, 2010) … Saw her most Big 12 Conference action in six minutes versus Colorado (Feb. 2, 2011).

High School:
A 2010 graduate of James Madison High School in San Antonio … Is the most decorated player in Madison history … A three-time team captain, she ended her career as the school[apos]s all-time leader in points scored with 2,353 points and also is the career leader in assists with 524 dimes playing under Tracy Hastings … Posted six games in 2009-10 with 30 or more points … Was a 2010 McDonald[apos]s All-American nominee … Turned in 22.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.8 steals and 3.6 assists per game as a senior, while earning San Antonio Express-News Player of the Week honors on two occasions and all-tournament honors at both the McDonald[apos]s Invitational and the North East Tournament … Entered her senior season rated the 30th-best point guard in the nation by ESPN.com Hoopgurlz and was the third rated point guard in the state of Texas … Was named to the Texas Basketball Magazine[apos]s Preseason All-State team … Named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Class 5A All-State Team as a both a junior and senior … Also named to the TABC Class 5A All-Region 4 Team following her last two seasons … Selected to play in the TABC All-Star Game … Earned first team All-State honors by Texas Basketball Magazine as well as first team All-District honors following her senior season … Honored by Rise Magazine as an All-Area selection and named to the San Antonio Express-News Super Team in both 2009 and 2010 while also earning All-Class 5A honors from the Express-News … Also earned two letters in track and field at MHS.

Personal:
Daughter of Lorraine and Charlie Harper … Born in Indianapolis, Ind. … Has three brothers: Charles, Charlie and Chris … Charles played basketball at Grambling and is now at UT-Permian Basin … Charlie played basketball at Lamar University … Mother played basketball at Grambling, while her father participated in both football and track at Grambling … High school teammate of current KU junior Monica Engelman … A sociology major.