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Monica Engelman - Women's Basketball - Kansas Jayhawks
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Monica Engelman

Position G
Height 5'11''
Class Sophomore
Hometown San Antonio, Texas
High School Madison HS
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Career Honors:
2012-13: Co-winner of the team[apos]s Ms. Jayhawk Award. 2010-11: BTI Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team. 2009-10: Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Spring 2010); Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (Spring 2010). 2012-13 (Senior):
Started all 34 games and ranked third on the team in scoring (9.9 ppg.) … Second on the team with 90 assists and tied for third with three-point makes (22) … Became the 25th player in Kansas history to score 1,000 career points after scoring 10 points against Kansas State (Jan. 2, 2013) … Ended her Kansas career with 1,255 career points … Posted 16 double-digit scoring games, including four 20-point efforts … Tallied a career-best 27 points in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against South Carolina (March 25, 2013) … Scored double-digits in all three NCAA Tournament games … Collected 26 points at TCU (Feb. 13, 2013), including 18 in the second half … Followed up the TCU game with 21 points in the home victory over Oklahoma (Feb. 17, 2013) …. Tossed in 20 points at Iowa State (Feb. 27, 2013), thanks to a 4-for-7 effort from three-point range … Hauled in a career-best 11 rebounds against Southeast Missouri State (Nov. 14, 2012) … Finished her career shooting 81.8 percent from the free throw line, which ranks No. 2 in program history … One of only 10 Jayhawks to make 100 or more career three-point shots … Ranks No. 8 in KU history with 112 career threes … Owns the ninth-best Kansas three-point career three-point field goal percentage (.359) … Tied for ninth in the Kansas record books with 310 career assists … Played in 134 games during her career, the second most by any player in school history. 2011-12 (Junior):
Made 21 starts and appeared in all but one game for the Jayhawk backcourt … Recorded a new Kansas single-season record for free throw percentage going 57-for-65 for 87.7 percent … Scored in double-figures 11 times … Had nine games with at least three dimes … Notched 16 points, five assists and three steals versus Oral Roberts (Dec. 21, 2011) … Poured in season highs of 19 points and eight rebounds to help the Jayhawks to a win at Texas (Jan. 4, 2012) in their conference opener … Also sank 3-of-7 attempts from beyond the arc against the Longhorns … Had a solid stat line of eight points, seven rebounds and five assists versus Texas Tech (Jan. 25, 2012) … Went 7-for-8 from the charity stripe, all during the last two minutes of play, in KU[apos]s win at Oklahoma (March 4, 2012) in the regular season finale to record seven points in seven minutes of floor time … Saw 17 minutes of playing time versus Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament and was perfect on all of her shot attempts to tally eight points. 2010-11 (Sophomore):
One of two players to start all 34 games and logged the seventh-most minutes in a KU season with 1,114 minutes of floor time … Second on the team in scoring (12.1) and steals (1.2) … Sank a team-high 47-of-119 shots from beyond the arc for 39.5 percent, the 10th-best single-season mark in KU history … Shot even better from the three-point arc in conference play with a league-best 43.1 percent (22-for-51) … Eclipsed the 20-point mark three times … Scored 17 points and pulled down a career-best nine rebounds while dishing seven assists at Wisconsin (Nov. 21, 2010) … Connected on 10-of-16 shots from the field, including 3-for-5 behind the three-point arc, versus Fordham (Nov. 28, 2010) for a personal-high 24 points … Also stole a career-best four balls … Had back-to-back 20-point outings: 22 versus Alabama (Dec. 12, 2010) and 20 versus SIU Edwardsville (Dec. 19, 2010) … Tied career marks with four three-pointers and nine rebounds at Nebraska (Jan. 16, 2011) on her way to 14 points … Hit 8-of-11 attempts (73 percent) for 18 points at Kansas State (Jan. 29, 2011) … Scored in double-figures during seven of the last nine games, including 17 points versus Colorado (March 8, 2011) in the opening round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship … Sank 4-of-7 from the three-point arc against No. 3/3 Baylor (March 9, 2011) and hit six shots total from the field for 16 points to go along with six rebounds. 2009-10 (Freshman):
Played in all 33 games with 13 starts … Averaged 7.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game on the season … Turned in 12.1 points, 3.5 boards and 4.1 assists per game once she was inserted in the starting line-up to replace the injured Danielle McCray … Recorded double-figures in scoring in 10 games on the season, including a career-high 22 points versus Texas (Feb. 13, 2010) … Made 8-of-17 shots versus the Longhorns, including all four of her three-point attempts … Registered 16 points, five assists and four rebounds in a win over Kansas State (Feb. 7, 2010) in her first career start … Led KU with 18 points at Texas Tech (Feb. 21, 2010) … Turned in a career-best seven assists and seven rebounds to go along with six points versus Creighton (March 21, 2010) in the WNIT … Had 16 points, six assists and a career-best three steals in a win at Colorado (Feb. 16, 2010) … Made 89-of-237 shots from the field, good for 37.6 percent … Connected on 30-of-80 shots from beyond the arc, good for 37.5 percent … Finished third on the team with 64 assists on the season. High School:
A 2009 graduate of James Madison High School in San Antonio … Named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Class 5A All-State Team … Also named to the TABC Class 5A All-Region 4 Team following her senior season … Selected to play on both the Alamo City and the TABC All-Star Teams … Averaged 17.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.2 steals per game in her final season playing for Tracy Hastings at Madison HS … Earned second team All-State honors by Texas Basketball Magazine as well as first team All-District and TABC All-Region honors following her junior season … Honored by Rise Magazine as an All-Area selection after averaging 15.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 2.4 assists per game as a junior … Named to the San Antonio Express-News Super Team in both 2008 and 2009 and also earned All-Class 5A honors from the Express-News … Also earned a letter in track and field at MHS. Personal:
Daughter of Marlene Engelman … Born at Travis Air Force Base in California … Has one sister, Gwen Engelman … A communication studies major.