32 - Kerri Gardin Position: Forward
Class: Sophomore
Height: 6' 1"
High School: Freedom
Hometown: Morganton, N.C.  
 
  Career Highs  

Points 15 at Villanova, 1/7/03
FG Attempted 11 at Purdue, 3/24/03
FG Made 7 at Villanova, 1/7/03
3PT FG Attempted 0
3PT FG Made 0
FT Attempted 5 vs. West Virginia, 3/1/03
FT Made 3 (two times)
Rebounds 10 vs. Villanova, 1/7/03
Assists 6 (three times)
Blocks 2 (two times)
Steals 3 (four times)
 
photo         Can score in a variety of ways ... Good passer with exceptional speed and quickness ... Came on strong late in the season ... Recorded first collegiate double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Villanova (1/7) ... Had off-season surgey on right achillees tendon but is expected to be at full strength for preseason practice.

2002-03: Saw first collegiate action at Florida International (11/29) ... Scored two points with one rebound in ten minutes against Washington State (11/30) ... Had eight points and eight rebounds with six assists, two blocks and two steals against UT Martin (12/28) in the first round of the Lady Luck Classic ... Had first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds at No. 22 Villanova (1/7) ... Scored three points and handed out six assists in first collegiate start at No. 2 Connecticut (1/12) ... Had four points, seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal against Pittsburgh (1/15) ... Scored four points with three rebounds versus Georgetown (2/12) ... Tallied eight points with four rebounds and two assists against No. 20 Villanova (2/22) ... Scored six points with five rebounds, two assists and one block at No. 20 Rutgers (2/26) ... Had six points, five rebounds, six assists and one block against West Virginia (3/1) ... Scored seven points with six rebounds at St. John's (3/4) ... Had six points against West Virginia in BIG EAST first round (3/8) ... Scored six points with five rebounds and four assists versus No. 23 Boston College in BIG EAST quarterfinal (3/9) ... Registered 10 points and handed out five assists with three steals against No. 1 Connecticut in the BIG EAST semifinals (3/10) ... Had six points, six rebounds and one block against Georgia Tech in the NCAA First Round (3/22/) ... Scored 12 points at Purdue in NCAA Second Round (3/24).

High School: Averaged 18.4 points, 13.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 3.9 steals and 2.0 blocks for coach Jamie Smith at Freedom High School ... Named the Associated Press North Carolina Girls Player of the Year ... Scored 25 points with 19 rebounds and six assists in leading her team to a 68-52 win over Lumberton in the Class 4A title game ... Championship Game MVP ... Class 4A Northwestern Conference Player of the Year ... Led team to 2001 National AAU Junior Olympics title and was named MVP.

Odds and Ends: Kerri Gardin ... Born 5/19/84 in Burke County, N.C. ... Right-handed ... Daughter of Thelma Gardin ... A middle-hitter on the Freedom High volleyball team ... Major is undecided.

Gardin's Career Statistics
YearGGSMPFGM-AttPct.3PTM-AttPct.FTM-AttPct.Reb.Avg.ATOBlkSTTPAvg.
02-0330554653-132.4020-0.00024-38.632963.2525920241304.3