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Michelle Duhart
Michelle Duhart

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Arlington, Va.

High School:
Wakefield H.S.

Position:
Forward

Eligibility:
Senior



1998-99 (Junior) - Honorable mention All-Big Ten (media) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... started all 35 games ... averaged 3.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in 29.9 minutes per game ... 5.7 rebound average ranked second on team ... ranked fourth on team with 56 steals ... shot 57.6 percent from the field (53-for-92) ... contributed five points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block in NCAA championship victory against No. 10 Duke ... scored season-high 11 points at Indiana ... grabbed season-high 14 rebounds vs. Michigan at home ... picked off season-high four steals vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament ... recorded seven points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals in 40 minutes against No. 1 Tennessee.

1997-98 (Sophomore) - Started all 33 games and averaged 28.7 minutes ... averaged 5.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game (second on team) with 63 steals (second) ... had nine points and eight rebounds at Northern Illinois ... scored 10 points vs. Arizona ... pulled down 11 rebounds at Penn State ... picked off career high and Big Ten Tournament record of eight steals vs. Penn State in championship game ... shot 60 pecent from the field, which now ranks fifth on school season list ... recorded first career double-double with personal bests of 18 points and 16 rebounds at Northwestern.

1996-97 (Freshman) - Received team's Unsung Hero Award ... appeared in 27 games and averaged 19.3 minutes ... averaged 2.0 points and 3.2 rebounds ... pulled down 43 offensive and 43 defensive rebounds ... shot 57.1 percent from the field (20-for-35) ... had seven points, season-high eight rebounds and three steals at Ball State ... equalled season high of four steals at Michigan ... scored season-high 10 points at Minnesota ... matched season high of eight rebounds against Maryland (NCAA) ... fifth on team with 34 steals (now 10th on school freshman list).

High School - City and district Player of the Year, first team all-region and honorable mention all-metro as a junior and senior at Wakefield High School ... averaged 14.7 points, nine rebounds, six steals, five assists and three blocked shots per game her senior season ... named team's Defensive Player of the Year and earned Coach's Award her senior year ... shoulder injury forced her to miss 10 games of senior season and kept schools from seeing her during prime recruiting time ... first team all-city her freshman and sophomore seasons ... twice named Washington Post Player of the Week as a junior and earned honor once as a senior ... three-time team Most Valuable Player ... four-year starter and team captain ... career statistics included more than 1,220 points, 750 rebounds, 500 assists, 425 steals and 115 blocks ... team won conference championship her senior year and finished with an 18-7 record ... also played soccer ... high school basketball coach was Marsha Richardson.

Personal - Given name Michelle Monique Duhart ... born March 31, 1978 ... communication (public relations) and political science major ... wants to become a lawyer ... parents' names are Darlene Gilbert and James Duhart ... has one sister, Lisa Carver, and one brother, Philip ... first Purdue women's basketball player to hail from the state of Virginia ... became engaged to Purdue men's basketball player Mike Robinson on Feb. 14, 1999.

DUHART'S BESTS

PTS: 18 at Northwestern, 1/13/98
FG: 8 at Northwestern, 1/13/98
FGA: 12 at Northwestern, 1/13/98
FG%: .800 (4-5) vs. Michigan State, 1/15/99
3P: -
3PA: -
3P%: -
FT: 5 at Ball State, 12/8/96
FTA: 7 at Ball State, 12/8/96
FT%: .750 (3-4) twice, last at Indiana, 1/29/99
REB: 16 at Northwestern, 1/13/98
AST: 5 vs. Ohio State, 1/23/98
BLK: 1 13 times, last vs. Duke, 3/28/99
STL: 8 vs. Penn State, 3/2/98
MIN: 45 at Penn State, 2/12/99

DUHART'S PURDUE STATISTICS

Season   GP-ST  MTS   FG-FGA-%      3P-3PA-% FTM-FTA-%    PTS-AVG   REB-AVG  PF-D   AST  TO   BL  ST
1996-97  27-0   520   20-35-.571    0-0- -   14-25-.560   54-2.0    86-3.2   52-0   10   18   2   34
1997-98  33-33  947   75-125-.600   0-0- -   23-44-.523   173-5.2   177-5.4  93-2   26   49   5   63
1998-99  35-35  1047  53-92-.576    0-0- -   24-46-.522   130-3.7   199-5.7  78-0   25   53   6   56
Career   95-68  2514  148-252-.587  0-0- -   61-115-.530  357-3.8   462-4.9  223-2  61   120  13  153

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