Porter receives volleyball accolades
UCLA sophomore starting forward and multi-sport athlete Kristee
Porter was named the Asics/Volleyball Magazine Player of the
Year.
Porter, who leads the Bruins in rebounds and blocked shots since
joining the basketball team in December, set UCLA and Pac-10
records with 741 kills for the volleyball team, which ended the
season ranked No. 7 in the country.
Porter was also named to the AVCA All-America first team for
volleyball.
Porter will compete for the track team after the basketball
season ends.
Why it’s called the charity stripe
Junior guard Michelle Greco has been as close to automatic as
any player has ever been at the free throw line. She is shooting an
astonishing 88.5 percent (54-61) for the season to date.
If Greco maintains pace, she will finish the year with one of
the top free throw percentages ever in a single season.
According to the Pac-10 conference media guide, the season
record for the highest free throw percentage for a player averaging
two made shots per game is 90.1 percent (64-71) by Arizona’s
Andrea Constand in 1996.
According to the UCLA media guide, however, there is a different
all-time seasonal champion: former Bruin Anne Dean, who made an
amazing 91.9 percent (68-74) from the line during the 1984-85
season.
It will be an interesting race to see which Bruin sharpshooter
ends the season with the higher free throw percentage ““ Greco
or men’s team star forward Jason Kapono, who is shooting an
equally stellar .865 (77-89) from the stripe.
W. basketball signings
UCLA head coach Kathy Olivier has announced the signing of two
tall freshman players who will join the team next season and
provide some size to the post positions.
Krystle Johnson is a 6-foot-4 center/forward from Hoover,
Alabama, who averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds while leading her
team to the state finals.
Paula “Sissy” Pickett is a 6-foot-7 center from
Louisiana, who will become the tallest player ever to play for
UCLA. She averaged 25 points per game and shot 67 percent from the
floor. She was an honorable mention USA Today All-American and is
believed to be the tallest freshman entering the NCAA next
season.
Notes compiled by Scott Schultz, Daily Bruin contributor.