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Blair Waltz - Women's Basketball - Kansas Jayhawks
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Blair Waltz

Position G/F
Height 6'0"
Class Freshman
Hometown Leawood, Kan.
High School Blue Valley North HS
bio

2004-05 (Senior)
Named First Team Academic All-Big 12 … The only four-year senior on the team … Played in 22 games with three starting assignments … Averaged 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds per game … Best game was a nine-point, four-assist effort versus Sacred Heart on Nov. 24.

2003-04 (Junior)
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 second team … Recipient of the Sheila Ullman Coaches Award … Recorded season averages of 3.5 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … Started 12 of 27 games played … Averaged 16.8 minutes per outing … Scored a season-high 14 points on two occasions including vs. Fairfield on Dec. 30 in the Dartmouth Tournament and at Kansas State on Jan. 17 … Scored in double figures four times … Paced the team in scoring in one game … Missed the game at Denver on Dec. 21 due to illness … Registered 13 steals and six blocked shots.

2002-03 (Sophomore)
An Academic All-Big 12 first team selection … Winner of the Adrian Mitchell Sportsmanship Award at the team postseason banquet … The only returning starter on the team in 2002-03 … Averaged 7.5 points per game and 2.2 boards per outing … Led the Jayhawks with a 34.8 three-point field goal percentage … Second on the team with 2.0 assists per game … Notched her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds versus IUPUI on Dec. 28 … Established new career highs in every category including her season-high 20 points on Nov. 27 at Cal State-Fullerton … Scored in double figures 12 times … Led the team in scoring on three occasions … Paced the team in rebounding once … Dished three or more assists in 10 contests … Also led KU in assists in eight games … Notched double figures in the last three games of the season, including both Big 12 tournament games … Played in all 29 games and started 26 … Second on the team in minutes with 29.7 per game … Recorded 33 steals and four blocks.

2001-02 (Freshman)
Played in 26 of 30 games with 14 starting assignments … Missed four conference games because of a stress fracture in her right foot … Earned Jayhawk Scholar honors for her performance in the classroom … Averaged 6.2 points … Led KU in scoring on three occasions, including scoring a career-high 19 points at Iowa State … Also recorded career highs in field goals made (7), field goal attempts (17) and assists (5) against the Cyclones … Recorded double-figure scoring in six games, including three Big 12 contests … Averaged 3.7 rebounds per game, tying for the third-best average on the team … Led KU in rebounding in three games … Recorded a career-high 10 caroms against Grambling State to open the season … Averaged 1.1 assists per game and had seven games with two or more assists … One of seven Jayhawks to average 18 or more minutes per game … Shot 29.8 percent from beyond the arc (14-of-47) … Recorded 18 steals and nine blocks … Connected on a career-high three three-point shots against Saint Louis and Iowa State … Picked up the Shebra Legrant Newcomer award at the annual women[apos]s basketball banquet.

High School
Led Blue Valley North to four basketball state playoffs, including two Kansas state titles … Named Kansas City Sports Commission Kansas Female Athlete of the Year … A four-year starter who averaged 18 points, seven steals and five assists as a senior … Two-time East Kansas League Player of the Year in both basketball and volleyball … A two-time Kansas City Star All-Metro first-team selection in both basketball and volleyball and an honorable mention selection in softball … Named All-state in basketball two times and in volleyball on three occasions … Owns four school records, including most points scored in a season … Averaged 14 points and five rebounds her junior year … Earned a total of 12 letters in high school and was recruited out of high school in volleyball, basketball and softball by Division I schools … Was a Wendy[apos]s Heisman Nominee and a two-time Di Renna Award finalist her senior season … Was an Eastern Kansas League two-time Scholar-Athlete.

Personal
Born March 18, 1983, in Overland Park, Kan. … Daughter of John and Marlene Waltz … John Waltz played football, basketball and tennis at Washburn University while grandfather Marvin Sellberg played basketball at Central College … Mother, Marlene, attended KU … Majoring in International Business.

Career Honors
2004-05:
Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll 3.0-3.99; Academic All-Big 12 first team

2003-04:
Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll 3.0-3.99; Academic All-Big 12 second team; Sheila Ullman Coaches Award

2002-03:
Jayhawk Scholar; Academic All-Big 12 first team; Adrian Mitchell Sportsmanship Award

2001-02:
Jayhawk Scholar; Shebra Legrant Newcomer Award