2012-13 Arkansas Women's Basketball Media Guide

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2011-12 RAZORBACK REVIEW

Tom Collen became the first Razorback women’s basketball coach to earn SEC Coach of the Year honors. He is the second ever Razorback hoops coach selected. Collen was also a finalist for the WBCA Coach of the Year.

the Razorbacks in the program’s firstever win in Knoxville, Tenn., just last week. Inman, a 5-9 guard from Carlisle, Ark., has been among the Razorback leaders with her community service efforts. She was selected as part of a 12-member team and is the 14th Razorback selected in the history of the program. Inman is active in several area community service events including the Book Hogs Read To Win Program (reading to area elementary students in Northwest Arkansas), Sweat Hawgs Program (encouraging young people to get active), reading to elementary kids at West Fork schools, working several campus events for the SEC “Together We CAN” canned food drive, participating in Lift Up America, working with area food banks, visiting Happy Hollow Elementary to speak about making good decisions, participating in the American Heart Association 78

walk, visiting Butterfield Trail Village (retirement community), Rocking with the Razorbacks participant, working the Habitat For Humanity Fall Festival at the Jones Center, hosting a Book Hogs Pizza Party at Bud Walton Arena (for area youth), and Martin Luther King Youth Day activities (celebrating a day of service with area youth).

4.6 rebounds per game this season. She became the Razorbacks’ all-time steals leader in program history, ranks seventh for career points with 1,514, 11th in rebounding with 657 and third in assists with 508. She also ranks 30th in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio, 40th in steals per game and 67th in the country in assists per game this year.

RICKETTS HONORED BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Senior C’eira Ricketts was selected to The Associated Press AllSoutheastern Conference women’s basketball second team. Ricketts, a Louisville, Ky., native, earned All-SEC First-Team honors from the coaches after leading the Razorbacks to a 23-8 overall record, a 10-6 mark in SEC play and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. The point guard for the Razorbacks paced the team, scoring 11.3 points per game and grabbed

TOM COLLEN, SEC COACH OF THE YEAR University of Arkansas head women’s basketball coach Tom Collen was named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year. Collen was one of five Razorbacks picking up SEC honors. Senior C’eira Ricketts earned All-SEC First-Team honors, junior Sarah Watkins earned All-SEC Second-Team honors and freshman Calli Berna was selected to the SEC All- Freshman Team. Senior Julie Inman earned SEC Community Service


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