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Krysten Boogaard - Women's Basketball - Kansas Jayhawks
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Krysten Boogaard

Position C
Height 6'5''
Class Junior
Hometown Regina, Saskatchewan
High School Archbishop M.C. O'Neill HS
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Boogaard[apos]s Career Stats

Career Honors:

2010-11: Academic All-Big 12 Second Team; KU 1,000 point club member. 2009-10: Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team; Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Spring 2010); Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (Spring 2010). 2007-08: 2007-08 Big 12 All-Rookie Team; Waco Tribune-Herald Big 12 All-Freshman Team; Dallas Morning News Big 12 All-Freshman Team; Most Improved.

2010-11 (Senior):
Played in all 34 games … Averaged 4.9 points and 2.5 rebounds per game … Made 61-of-116 shots from the field, good for 52.6 percent … Shot a career-best 70.5 (43-61) percent from the foul line … Recorded a season-high 33 points in a win over Maine (Dec. 1, 2010) … Made 14-of-17 (.824%) shots versus the Blackbears, while also pulling down a season-high eight boards … Became the 22nd player in Kansas history to record 1,000 career points with eight points versus Colorado … Finished her Kansas career ranked 20th on the all-time scoring chart with 1,051 points … Also finished her career second on the all-time games played list with 132 career games … Named Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.

2009-10 (Junior):
Played in all 33 games, starting 20 … Averaged 8.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game … Made 104-of-170 shots from the field, good for 61.2 percent which ranks sixth on the Kansas single-season chart for field goal percentage … Her 61.2 percent from the field ranked second in the Big 12 Conference … Finished third on the team in blocks with 22 on the season … Turned in a career-high 37 points in KU[apos]s WNIT win over Prairie View A&M (March 17, 2010) … Made 12-of-19 shots and all 13 of her free throw attempts versus PVAMU, while logging 32 minutes … Turned in 21 points by going 8-of-8 from the field versus TCU (Nov. 29, 2009) … Earned a spot on the Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team for her performances versus TCU and No. 9 Xavier … Recorded double-doubles versus Oral Roberts (Nov. 15, 2009) and New Mexico State (Jan. 3, 2010) … Had 19 points and 10 boards versus ORU and 15 points and 10 caroms versus NMSU … Recorded double-digits in scoring on 12 occasions and had double figures in rebounding in three games … Averaged 16.3 points and 5.7 rebounds during KU[apos]s three-game WNIT run, while connecting on 70.8 percent of her shots from the field.

2008-09 (Sophomore):
Third on the team in scoring (9.0) and second in rebounding (5.5) … Played in 32 games, including 29 starts … Missed four games (Saint Louis, New Orleans, San Jose State, Marquette) with a stress reaction in her left femur … Finished the season as the KU leader in field goal percentage at .530 (116-of-219) … Led KU on its west coast swing with 20 points and seven boards at UCLA (Dec. 21, 2008) and followed that up with a 22-point, nine-rebound effort at Pepperdine (Dec. 23, 2008) … Her 22 points versus Pepperdine marked a season high … Had 18 points and 13 rebounds at Nebraska (Jan. 21, 2009), marking her first double-double of the season … Also had a double-double in the Jayhawks[apos] win over #5 Baylor (March 4, 2009) with 18 points and 11 rebounds … Scored in double figures in 12 games and had four double-figure rebounding performances … Finished the season with 31 blocks, which ranked second on the team and 11th in the Big 12 Conference … Finished the season with three-straight double-figure performances, marking the first time in her KU career she went over 10 points in three-consecutive games … Averaged 8.8 points and 5.2 rebounds in KU[apos]s five-game WNIT run.

2007-08 (Freshman):
Third on the team in both scoring (9.4) and rebounding (5.6) on the season … Played in all 33 games, earning 21 starts … Eclipsed the 20-point mark in scoring on four occasions, including a season-high 24 points versus San Jose State (Dec. 19, 2007) … Scored in double figures in 14 games … Pulled down a career-best 14 rebounds at Kansas State (Feb. 9, 2008) … Had four games with 10 or more caroms … Led KU in blocks with 36 in her first season as a Jayhawk … Recorded four double-doubles on the season … Earned Phillips 66 Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors for the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 4 after averaging 15.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in games versus Oklahoma and Iowa State … Shot 50.4 percent from the field, making 119-of-236 shots on the season … Led KU in scoring on six occasions and in rebounding 10 times … Was the first KU player to score in a game on 10 occasions … Named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team by the Waco Tribune-Herald and the Dallas Morning News, as well as earning a spot on the Big 12 All-Rookie team as voted by the league coaches … Picked up Most Improved Player honors at the KU team banquet.

High School:
As one of the top prospects in Canada, was one of 12 Canadians chosen as part of the inaugural class at Canada Basketball[apos]s National Elite Development Academy in Hamilton, Ontario in 2006 … Averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks at NEDA where she was coached by Christine Stapleton … Led the Canadian Junior National Team to the silver medal last summer at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo. … Named MVP, Best Defensive Player and Athlete of the Year during her career at Archbishop M.C. O[apos]Neill High School prior to attending the NEDA … Was a Regina League All-Star participant … Also earned letters in badminton, water polo and volleyball at Archbishop M.C. O[apos]Neill.

Personal:
Daughter of Len and Joanne Boogaard … Has four older brothers: Curtis (35), Derek (25), Ryan (24) and Aaron (22) … Derek, who passed away in May 2011, played in the NHL for the Minnesota Wild, while Aaron plays in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization … Majored in political science.