Misi Clark
COMPLETE BIO AND STATS
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November 21, 2007
SIUE Women's Basketball To Retire Misi Clark's No. 3 Jersey
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Misi Clark, a three-time All-American for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women's basketball, will have her No. 3 jersey retired Dec. 1 in a halftime ceremony at the Vadalabene Center.
The ceremony will take place during the halftime of the SIUE men's game against Northern Kentucky at approximately 3:30 p.m.
Clark's career at SIUE included three appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament. She earned All-American honors as a freshman during the 1997-98 season, as a junior during the 1999-2000 season, and as a senior during the 2000-2001 season.
"Misi played more than 4,000 minutes as a Cougar. She worked hard in every one of those minutes as well as in the hours of practices," said SIUE coach Wendy Hedberg.
Clark, originally of Paris, Ill., scored a school-record 2,164 points and holds school records in several other categories including steals (324), field goals attempted (1,550), free throws (647) and free throws attempted (920). Her career numbers also are among the top five all-time in field goals (683), three-point field goals made (151), three-point field goals attempted (473), assists (461) and blocks (62).
She scored double figures in a school-record 97 consecutive games and 110 of 114 career games.
An SIUE graduate in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology, Clark also played semi-professional basketball for the Chicago Blaze.
Hedberg said retiring Clark's jersey was something she wanted to complete before the end of this season.
"I consider it an honor to have coached her. I think she is very deserving of having her number retired by SIUE and the women's basketball program," Hedberg said.
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List of Major Accomplishments at SIUE
All career marks as of time she finished program
GLVC's co-winner of 2000-2001 Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award based on academic excellence, athletic ability, character and leadership
Honorable mention Daktronics All-American (also named Daktronics All-American as a junior and a Kodak All-American as a freshman)
First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference (first player in school history to be a four-time first team selection)
Great Lakes Valley Conference Co-Player of the Year as a junior
Broke career GLVC record for free throws made in a career (461) and free throws attempted (665) (conference only games)
Holds GLVC and Vadalabene Center record for scoring in a game with 40 points against Kentucky Wesleyan on Jan. 20, 2000
Her 40-point game is tied for all-time best with LeAnn Bryan
Holds GLVC and Vadalabene Center record for free throws made (18) in a game and attempted in a game (24)
Holds SIUE single-season record for steals - 93 in 1997-98
Tied for SIUE single-season record for free throws made - 171 in 1999-2000
Holds SIUE single-season scoring average best of 21.4 in 1999-2000
Scored in double figures in 97 consecutive games (starting Dec. 6, 1997, against IUPU-Ft. Wayne and ending Feb. 10, 2001, against Missouri-St. Louis)
Set freshman scoring record with 551 points
Scored double figures in 110 of 114 career games
No. 1 in career scoring - 2,164 points
No. 1 in career scoring average - 19.0 points per game
No. 8 in career rebounds - 601
No. 2 in career field goals made - 683
No. 1 in career field goals attempted - 1,550
No. 2 in career three-point field goals made - 151
No. 2 in career three-point field goals attempted - 473
No. 1 in career free throws made - 647
No. 1 in career free throws attempted - 920
No. 1 in career games played - 114
No. 2 in career assists - 461
No. 3 in career blocks - 62
No. 1 in career steals - 324
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