Blair Hardiek

Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Effingham, Ill.
High School:
Effingham HS

Hardiek Highlights

First-Team All-State recognition from AP, Chicago Tribune, IBCA
Street & Smith's Honorable Mention All-American
Illinois Ms. Basketball Finalist
McDonald's All-America nominee
Ranks 18th on Illinois High School Association's all-time scoring list (2,540 points)
Four-year team MVP
School high-jump record-holder
IBCA All-Star Game Leadship Award winner

Senior (2006-07): 2006-07 All-Big 12 Academic Second Team

Junior (2005-06): Appeared in 30 games with two starts while serving as a back-up point guard to LaToya Bond ... averaged 3.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 13.1 minutes per game ... her 37 assists ranked sixth on the team but second among guards, behind Bond's 99 ... made a career-best two 3-pointers on four occasions ... tied her then-career-high with 10 points on 4-of-5 from the floor (2-for-2 from 3-point range) at Pittsburgh (11/27) in the championship of the Pitt Thanksgiving Classic ... that performance earned her a start in the next game, at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/2), where she scored a career-high 12 points, including a pair of triples and three assists in a career-best 24 minutes ... season-high six rebounds to go along with four assists in 24 minutes the next night in a start against Murray State (12/3) ... added six points at Kansas (2/25) and in Columbia against Nebraska (3/1) ... her .733 FT pct. (22-of-30) ranked third on the team among players with at least one attempt per game ... made 12-consecutive free throws from Dec. 2-Jan. 18.

Sophomore (2004-05): 2004-05 All-Big 12 Academic Second Team ... Saw action in 28 of MU's 29 games, making nine starts ... totaled 64 points (2.3 ppg), 53 rebounds (1.9 rpg), 30 assists (1.1 apg) and 19 steals in 461 minutes (16.5 mpg) ... season-high nine points in the season-opener against Northern Illinois (11/19) ... also made a career-high two 3-pointers in that game ... pulled down eight rebounds against Providence (11/27), a career high ... followed that up with a personal-best four assists vs. Mississippi Valley State (12/3) ... played her most complete game against Eastern Michigan (12/4) a day later, scoring seven points and tying her career-high with eight rebounds... had three steals at SMS (12/8), another personal high.

Freshman (2003-04): Made two starts and saw court time in 28 of 29 contests ... averaged 1.4 ppg and 0.6 apg ... scored a career-high 10 points in the Tigers' season-opening victory over Bradley (11/23) ... tallied four points and a season-high three assists in 21 minutes against Alcorn State (12/5) in the Unilever Classic ... also scored four points against Tulsa (12/6) in the title game ... when LaToya Bond as out with a foot injury, earned first career start at Kansas State (1/7), nailing two treys to finish with six points and two assists ... canned her only attempt from long distance and finished with three points against Kansas (1/10) three days later ... collected a season-high three rebounds in the Tigers' win vs. Oklahoma (1/28) ... notched three points in Mizzou's defeat of Iowa State (2/7).

High School: Earned first-team all-state honors from the Associated Press, the Chicago Sun-Times and the IBCA her senior year at Effingham High School under head coach Jeff Schaefer ... named to Street and Smith's All-America honorable mention team, in addition to a nomination for the McDonald's All-America team as a senior in `03 ... averaged 24 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior, en route to leading the Hearts to a 23-5 record and a regional title ... also earned honorable mention nods from the Chicago Tribune and Street & Smith's ... invited to both the Nike and adidas Top 100 camps ... holds school records for career points (2,540), rebounds (836), steals (466), assists (335), blocked shots (127) and 3-point field goals (132) - for her career, averaged 23.7 points and 7.8 rebounds a game ... named first-team all-conference and all-area by multiple organizations during her senior campaign ... four-year Most Valuable Player and two-year captain at EHS ... ranks 18th on the Illinois High School Association's all-time scoring list ... holds EHS high jump record at a height of 5-6, as well as the school's freshman/sophomore long jump record ... earned Rotary Scholar-Athlete award as a junior in '02 and again as a senior in '03 ... four-year member of the EHS honor roll ... participated in National Honor Society as a junior in '02.

Personal: Born Aug. 7, 1984, in Effingham, Ill. ... daughter of Robert and Debbie Hardiek ... majoring in communications.

Career Statistics--Blair Hardiek

Career						Total			3-Pt.						Rebounds
Year	GP	GS	Min	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	FG	FGA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	PF	FO	Ast	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
03-04	28	2	217	7.8	12	44	.273	5	19	.263	10	17	.588	9	9	18	0.6	15	0	18	28	2	5	39	1.4
TOTAL	28	2	217	7.8	12	44	.273	5	19	.263	10	17	.588	9	9	18	0.6	15	0	18	28	2	5	39	1.4

Big 12						Total			3-Pt.						Rebounds
Year	GP	GS	Min	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	FG	FGA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	PF	FO	Ast	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
03-04	15	2	94	6.3	5	20	.250	4	12	.333	2	3	.667	5	2	7	0.5	7	0	9	11	1	2	16	1.1
TOTAL	15	2	94	6.3	5	20	.250	4	12	.333	2	3	.667	5	2	7	0.5	7	0	9	11	1	2	16	1.1