Kim Nowakowski

Miami (OH)

Jan 17 (Sat)

4 p.m.

Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Butler
Hometown:
Butler, Pa.

2003-04: Did not see any game action, sitting out the season as a redshirt ... broke her foot over the summer of 2003, and reaggravated the injury in individual workouts in September.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner for coach Jonna Burke at Butler Senior High School ... a third-team all-state selection who averaged 16.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game as a senior ... helped the Golden Tornadoes to a 22-6 record and a state quarterfinal berth that year ... led the team with 49 blocks, and was second in steals ... scored 1,137 career points and had 620 rebounds in just three seasons ... was named the Trib North Player of the Year by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ... was listed as one of Western Pennsylvania's "Terrific Ten" by that same publication ... named to the WPIAL Class AAAA All-Star team by both the Tribune-Review and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... was named one of the top-50 senior centers in the country by the All-Star Girls Basketball Report ... team had a three-year record of 60-22 ... Eat `N' Park Roundball Classic All-Star ... named to the Honor Roll every semester.

PERSONAL: Kimberly Ann Nowakowski was born May 20, 1985, in Butler, Pa. ... plans to major in middle childhood education at BGSU ... daughter of Dean and Sharon Nowakowski ... has two older brothers ... has played for the Pittsburgh Power AAU team ... helped that team to an 8-1 record and a fifth-place finish at the 184-team Junior National Championship Tournament in summer of 2002.