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Born | Kennewick, Washington, U.S. | April 30, 1984
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
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High school |
Kennewick ( Kennewick, Washington) |
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Position | Forward |
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Emily Sann ( née Faurholt; born April 30, 1984) [1] [2] is an American former basketball player. After playing her first year in college at Seattle Pacific University, she transferred to Idaho. At Idaho, she led NCAA Division I women's basketball in scoring in 2004, en route to setting several school records.
Sann played high school basketball at her hometown Kennewick High School. [2] She led the Kennewick Lions to a state championship in 2000. [3] Sann also helped lead the Lions to 56 consecutive wins en route to being named the Class 4A state player of the year as a senior. [3] [4]
Undersized for a forward, Sann was largely ignored by recruits coming out of high school. [5] She played Division II basketball during her freshman year at Seattle Pacific University. [4] [6] After a year with the Falcons, Sann transferred to the University of Idaho, where she played for the Vandals. [5]
In her first game with Idaho, she scored 29 points. [5] As a sophomore, she averaged 25.4 points per game, finishing the season as NCAA Division I's women's scoring leader. [5] [6] She was named the Big West Conference's Player of the Year, [6] and was also named an All-Big West First Team selection. [2]
In her junior season, she surpassed 1,000 total points. [7] She reached the milestone in 43 games, tied for ninth-fastest in NCAA history at the time. [7] She finished the season averaging 23.3 points per game. [8] She was named to her second All-Big West Conference First Team, and additionally was named to the All-Big West Tournament Team. [2]
She finished her college career as Idaho's all-time leading scorer, with 1,938 total points. [9] Her 22.0 scoring average remains Idaho's all-time record. [9]
She was inducted into the Vandal Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018. [6] Sann was also inducted into the North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022, [9] after originally being scheduled to be inducted in 2020. [10] [11] Also in 2020, The Spokesman-Review ranked Sann as the fourth-best Idaho athlete since 2000. [12]
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Led Division I | |
Bold | Career best |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2002–03 [2] | Seattle Pacific | 28 | – | 27.0 | .462 | – | .816 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .2 | 2.1 | 11.1 |
2003–04 | Idaho | 29 | – | 37.5 | .489 | .402 | .804 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .8 | 3.2 | 25.4 |
2004–05 | Idaho | 30 | – | 38.3 | .440 | .354 | .748 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .2 | 3.3 | 23.3 |
2005–06 | Idaho | 29 | – | 38.0 | .425 | .354 | .814 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .1 | 2.9 | 17.4 |
Div. I Career [8] | 88 | – | 37.9 | .453 | .369 | .784 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .4 | 3.1 | 22.0 |
After college, she signed up to play for a team in Spain, but left early. [3] Deciding to retire from basketball, Sann began teaching yoga and traveling. [3] [13]
While teaching yoga in New York, she met her husband Jim Sann. [3] The two married in 2016 and have two children together. [3] Jim has served on the coaching staffs of the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets, and Toronto Raptors. [3]
Personal information | |
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Born | Kennewick, Washington, U.S. | April 30, 1984
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Career information | |
High school |
Kennewick ( Kennewick, Washington) |
College |
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Position | Forward |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Emily Sann ( née Faurholt; born April 30, 1984) [1] [2] is an American former basketball player. After playing her first year in college at Seattle Pacific University, she transferred to Idaho. At Idaho, she led NCAA Division I women's basketball in scoring in 2004, en route to setting several school records.
Sann played high school basketball at her hometown Kennewick High School. [2] She led the Kennewick Lions to a state championship in 2000. [3] Sann also helped lead the Lions to 56 consecutive wins en route to being named the Class 4A state player of the year as a senior. [3] [4]
Undersized for a forward, Sann was largely ignored by recruits coming out of high school. [5] She played Division II basketball during her freshman year at Seattle Pacific University. [4] [6] After a year with the Falcons, Sann transferred to the University of Idaho, where she played for the Vandals. [5]
In her first game with Idaho, she scored 29 points. [5] As a sophomore, she averaged 25.4 points per game, finishing the season as NCAA Division I's women's scoring leader. [5] [6] She was named the Big West Conference's Player of the Year, [6] and was also named an All-Big West First Team selection. [2]
In her junior season, she surpassed 1,000 total points. [7] She reached the milestone in 43 games, tied for ninth-fastest in NCAA history at the time. [7] She finished the season averaging 23.3 points per game. [8] She was named to her second All-Big West Conference First Team, and additionally was named to the All-Big West Tournament Team. [2]
She finished her college career as Idaho's all-time leading scorer, with 1,938 total points. [9] Her 22.0 scoring average remains Idaho's all-time record. [9]
She was inducted into the Vandal Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018. [6] Sann was also inducted into the North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022, [9] after originally being scheduled to be inducted in 2020. [10] [11] Also in 2020, The Spokesman-Review ranked Sann as the fourth-best Idaho athlete since 2000. [12]
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Led Division I | |
Bold | Career best |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2002–03 [2] | Seattle Pacific | 28 | – | 27.0 | .462 | – | .816 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .2 | 2.1 | 11.1 |
2003–04 | Idaho | 29 | – | 37.5 | .489 | .402 | .804 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .8 | 3.2 | 25.4 |
2004–05 | Idaho | 30 | – | 38.3 | .440 | .354 | .748 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .2 | 3.3 | 23.3 |
2005–06 | Idaho | 29 | – | 38.0 | .425 | .354 | .814 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .1 | 2.9 | 17.4 |
Div. I Career [8] | 88 | – | 37.9 | .453 | .369 | .784 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .4 | 3.1 | 22.0 |
After college, she signed up to play for a team in Spain, but left early. [3] Deciding to retire from basketball, Sann began teaching yoga and traveling. [3] [13]
While teaching yoga in New York, she met her husband Jim Sann. [3] The two married in 2016 and have two children together. [3] Jim has served on the coaching staffs of the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets, and Toronto Raptors. [3]