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.
| Personal information | |
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| Born | April 30, 1984 Kennewick, Washington, U.S. |
| 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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High school career
editSann 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]
College career
editUndersized 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]
College statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Led Division I | |
| Bold | Career best |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Post-basketball
editAfter 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]
Personal life
editWhile 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "BFHS's Gorton earns North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame award". Bonners Ferry Herald. April 30, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Emily Faurholt - Idaho". WNBA. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Fowler, Annie (July 5, 2018). "Idaho Hall of Fame is the next stop for this Kennewick basketball great". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Grummert, Dale (January 20, 2004). "Precocious at the point". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Nation's top scorer returns for junior season". Associated Press. November 7, 2004. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via ESPN.
- ^ a b c d "Emily Faurholt". University of Idaho Athletics. 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Faurholt Speeds to 1,000-point Milestone, Earns Big West Player of the Week Award". Big West Conference. January 17, 2005. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Emily Faurholt College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Emily Sann". Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame. 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Locally: Three former Idaho athletes set for induction into North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame". The Spokesman-Review. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Nichols, Dave (March 23, 2020). "North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame banquet canceled; 2019-20 nominations announced". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Blanchette, John (July 26, 2020). "20 for 20: Ranking Idaho's top 20 athletes since 2000". SWX Right Now. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Emily Faurholt". pureyoga.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.