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#24, Cortney Keegan



5-9, Sr., Forward
San Jose, CA/San Jose CC
Psychology Major

General Capsule: Made important contributions for USF at the small forward position last season and earned a starting role midway through last season... excellent rebounder and tough defender... shows tremendous desire and intensity on the floor.

Miscellaneous: Established a new single-season USF record with a .911 (41-45) free throw percentage... first player in Lady Dons history to shoot better than 90 percent from the line for a season.

1999-2000 Season: (5.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.0 SPG): Earned spot in starting lineup after strong showings in the non-conference season... scored a career-high 15 points against San Francisco State (12/8/99)... pulled down career-high nine rebounds against Western Michigan (12/12/99) and Long Beach State (1/6/00)... scored 14 points in USF's convincing home victory against Loyola Marymount (1/29/00)... led USF at the charity stripe converting on 41-45 attempts (.911)... made 19 consecutive foul shots... scored 10 points and dished out five assists as the Lady Dons dismantled 2000 West Coast Conference regular season champion Pepperdine (1/28/00).

Junior College: Earned state Most Valuable Player honors as a sophomore at San Jose City College, averaging 20.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 4.6 apg and 4.2 spg... team finished third in the state after winning state title in her freshman season... a two-time All-Coast Conference player... led the state in free throw percentage (.866, 174-201) as a sophomore... team compiled a 63-9 record in her two years of junior college... member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and was on Dean's List both years.

Prep Career: A three-time Santa Clara Valley DeAnza League selection at St. Francis HS... only player in school history to score over 1,000 career points... earned second consecutive team MVP honors as a senior after leading team to CCS title... averaged 15.2 ppg as a senior... named school's female athlete of the year as a senior... four year member of the honor roll... graduated in 1997.

Personal: Cortney Brooke Keegan... goal for the season is to make it to the NCAA Tournament... favorite quote is "quality means doing it right when no one is looking"... favorite athletes are Joe Montana and Pete Maravich... daughter of Barry and Mona Keegan... born August 13, 1979.

Why USF?: I chose USF first and foremost because of the team. I felt very comfortable with the girls on the team as well as the coaching staff. Secondly, I was attracted to the educational opportunities and the chance to live in the City. I knew the second I visited USF that this was the place for me.

Straight from the Coaching Staff: Cortney is a fierce competitor. She does a lot of the little things on the court that will help this team win games. She is a leader and has the respect of her team-mates and coaches.

USF CAREER HIGHS:
POINTS: 15, vs. San Francisco State (12/8/99)
REBOUNDS: 9, twice vs. Long Beach State (1/6/00); vs. Western Michigan (12/12/99)
ASSISTS: 5, twice vs. Pepperdine 1/28/00); vs. San Francisco State (12/8/99) BLOCKS: 3, vs. Loyola Marymount (1/29/00)
STEALS: 3, twice vs. Saint Mary's (2/12/00); vs. San Francisco State (12/8/99) FG MADE: 5, vs. San Francisco State (12/8/99)
FG ATT: 7, three times last vs. Loyola Marymount (1/29/00)
3FG MADE: 2, twice vs. Loyola Marymount (1/29/00); vs. San Francisco State (12/8/99)
3FG ATT: 3, vs. Western Michigan (12/12/99)
FT MADE: 6, three times last at Loyola Marymount (1/21/00)
FT ATT: 6, at Loyola Marymount (1/21/00)
MINUTES: 38, vs. Western Michigan (12/12/99)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR     GP-GS  MIN  FG-FGA  PCT  3FG-3FG%  PCT  FT-FTA  PCT  
1999-00  23-20  507  38-83  .458   6-20    .300  41-45  .911  
Totals   23-20  507  38-83  .458   6-20    .300  41-45  .911  

YEAR OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 1999-00 36 67 103 4.5 37-0 35 31 6 23 123 5.3 Totals 36 67 103 4.5 37-0 35 31 6 23 123 5.3