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Jennifer Azzi

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Jennifer Azzi

Position: Guard Olympic #: 8
Born: 8/31/68(Oak Ridge, Tennessee) College: Stanford University ‘90
Height: 5’8” Weight: 140 lbs

USA Basketball Notes:

  • Member of the gold medal winning 1994 USA Goodwill Games Team, averaged 7.3 ppg., 2.0 rpg. and 1.8 spg.
  • Member of the bronze medal winning 1994 USA Women's World Championship team, averaged 4.9 ppg.
  • Member of the 1993 USA Women's World Championship Qualifying Team, averaged a third-best 11.1 ppg. and 1.3 rpg.
  • 1993 USA Basketball Women's National Team Trials participant Participated in the 1992 USA Olympic Baseball Trials and was a finalist who was named an alternate to the 12-member team.
  • Member of 1991 Pan American Games Team that earned a bronze medal, averaged 6.7 ppg. and 1.7 apg.
  • Member of the 1990 World Championship and Goodwill Games teams that captured gold, averaged 4.6 ppg. in the World Championship
  • and 8.0 ppg. and 4.2 apg. in the Goodwill Games.
  • Member of the 1989 USA World Championship Qualifying Tournament Team that earned a berth in the 1990 FIBA World Championship.
  • Member of the1988 USA Select Team that played in the R. William Jones Cup, averaged 5.4 ppg and 3.0 rpg.
  • Member of the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival gold medal winning West squad, averaged 5.5 ppg and 2.3 rpg.

Professional Notes:

  • Has played the past two seasons in Sweden for Arvika Basket, averaged 31.6 ppg. and 4.8 rpg. in 1995.
  • Also has played professionally one season in Viterbo, Italy, and two seasons in Orchies, France.

Collegiate Notes:

  • During her four seasons (1987-90), Stanford compiled a 101-23 record, made three NCAA Tournament appearances, won one NCAA title (1990) and captured two Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) crowns.
  • As a senior starter for the 1990 NCAA national champion Stanford team that compiled a 32-1 overall record, averaged 14.7 ppg., 3.8 rpg., 6.0 apg., and shot .442 percent (68-154) from 3-point.
  • Named Kodak All-America first team in 1990 and 1989 and was the only junior selected to the 1989 Kodak All-America team.
  • 1990 recipient of Wade Trophy and Naismith National Player of the Year Award.
  • Named MVP of the 1990 NCAA Final Four and MVP of the NCAA West Region.
  • Selected as the 1990 and 1989 Pac-10 Player of the Year.
  • Named All-Pac-10 first team three consecutive years (1990, 1989, 1988).
  • Finished in 1990 NCAA final statistics ranked 12th in 3-point field goal percentage (.442%) and 27th in assists (6.0 apg.).
  • Ranks as Stanford's all-time career leader for 3-point field goals made (191) and for 3-point percentage (.452%), second for 3-point field goals attempted (423), second for assists (751), second for steals (271), fourth for points scored (1,634), sixth for games played (122), eighth for career field goal percentage (.485%) and eighth for free throw percentage (.766%).
  • Ranks as the Pac-10's all-time career leader for 3-point field goals made (191), second for assists (751), third for 3-point percentage (.452%), fourth for 3-point field goals attempted (423) and fourth for steals (271).
  • Holds Stanford records for assists in a game recording 16 against BYU in 1987-88.

Personal Notes:

  • Has one older sister.
Collegiate Statistics
YEAR G FGM-FGA % 3PM-3PA % FTM-FTA % REB/AVG PTS/AVG AST STL
1990 32 159-320 .497 68-154 .442 83-104 .798 121/3.8 469/14.7 192 60
1989 31 180-331 .544 53-107 .495 100-127 .787 129/4.2 513/16.6 203 69
1988 32 139-321 .433 70-172 .407 57-72 .792 126/3.9 405/12.7 191 96
1987 27 91-201 .453 0-0 .000 65-95 .684 100/3.7 247/9.2 165 46
Totals: 122 569-1173 .485 191-433 .441 305-398 .766 476/3.9 1634/13.4 751 271

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