2006-07 Women's Basketball Roster
Kassie Drew
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Anna, Ill.
- High School:
- Anna-Jonesboro HS
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Drew Highlights
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Junior (2006-07): 2006-07 All-Big 12 Academic Second Team
Sophmore (2005-06): 2005-06 All-Big 12 Academic First Team ... Appeared in 30 games, while making one start, at Oklahoma State (2/15) ... averaged 3.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game ... 22 of her 30 field goals were from behind the three-point arc, while 90 of her 115 total attempts (78.3 percent) came from outside ... made at least one 3-pointer in 17 games ... opened the season by making both three-point attempts for six points in seven minutes against Clemson (11/11) in the WBCA Classic ... set career-highs for points (10), FT made (4) and FT attempted (4) in 20 minutes of action against Murray State (12/3) ... nine points, three rebounds and three assists vs. Alabama State (12/20) ... pulled down a season-high five rebounds in games with Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/2) and at Nebraska (1/11) ... handed out four assists in a 27 minutes at home against Kansas (2/11) - both figures established new career-highs ... four days later, she started at Oklahoma State (2/15) and contributed three points, three boards and an assist in 23 minutes ... was perfect from the floor against Texas Tech (3/8) in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals, going 3-for-3 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line for nine points ... made one 3-pointer against both Oklahoma (3/9) in the Big 12 semifinal and Virginia Tech (3/19) the NCAA Tournament ... named Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
Freshman (2004-05): Made six starts as a true freshman, while earning playing time in 28 contests ... registered 96 total points (3.4 ppg) and 57 rebounds (2.0 rpg) ... ranked third on the team with 20 3-pointers made and was one of six Tigers with double-figure blocks (11) ... made her first collegiate start against Northern Illinois (11/19) and played a career-high 33 minutes ... eight days later, she exploded onto the scene by setting career-highs in 3-pointers (4) and points (20), to go along with five rebounds, and three steals against Providence (11/27) ... in that game, had 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting in 13 first-half minutes ... earned Big 12 Conference Rookie of the Week for her performance ... followed that up with a 12-point outing against Evansville (11/30) ... corralled eight rebounds against Mississippi Valley State (12/3) before she pulled down a career-best nine boards against Eastern Michigan (12/4) the next night ... handed out three assists against Miami (Ohio) on New Year's Eve.
High School: A four-time all-state honoree by the Chicago Sun-Times - first under coach Dave Ferris at Sacred Heart-Griffin in Springfield, and then her final two years at Anna-Jonesboro under coach Jeff Hayden ... also a unanimous Associated Press all-state selection her junior and senior years ... was named the 2004 Illinois Miss Basketball runner-up after leading the Lady Wildcats to a school-record 30 wins and their first-ever state tournament appearance ... finished career as the No. 4 scorer in Illinois High School Association (IHSA) history, with 3,197 points ... one of only three players to top the 3,000-point plateau ... holds three different IHSA records: most points in a season (1,153 in 2003-04), most 3-pointers in a season (138 in 2003-04), and most 3-pointers in a game (12 vs. Chester on Dec. 2, 2003) ... is second all-time in career 3-pointers (338), and tied for the second-highest single-game scoring output in state history after pouring in 73 points vs. Chester ... her name appears no fewer than 18 times in the IHSA record book ... averaged 32.0 points per game as a senior ... led the state of Illinois in scoring in both her junior and senior seasons ... also averaged 7.4 rebounds and seven assists per game as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of Jim and Bonnie Drew ... father is the boys basketball coach at Anna-Jonesboro ... hails from an athletic family: Both parents played basketball at Middle Tennessee, which is also where sister Kelley played volleyball ... brother Chris played basketball at Southern Illinois, and younger brother Jimmy currently plays football and basketball ... special education major.
