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  Kylie York

Kylie York

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.

High School:
Hamilton Southeastern

Height:
5-8

Position:
G

2007-08: Started 26 of 28 games...Was the Huskies second leading scorer, with 305 points to average 10.9 points a game...She led the Huskies in scoring seven times...She had 15 double-digit scoring performances, including three 20-plus point efforts...Scored a game-high and career-high 27 points at Miami (OH) (1/26/08)...Made a career-high seven three-pointers against Miami (OH)...Went 9-18 for 24 points at UW-Green Bay (11/28/07)...Made a career-high six free throws, going 6-6 from the line and dished out a career-best eight assists against St. Joseph's at the Hawkeye Classic (12/9/07)...Her 77 three pointers made is second on the Huskies all-time list for three pointers made in a single season...Went 77-216 from beyond the arc, hitting 35.6 percent of her shots from three-point territory...Was second in the MAC in three-point field goals made per game 2.75...Her 125 career three pointers made is tied for fourth on the Huskies career list for three pointers made...Led the Huskies in free throw percentage (.903), going 28-31 from the line...Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at Chicago State (11/12/07), and finished the season with 78 boards.

2006-07: Had a strong freshman season coming off the bench, playing 30 of the Huskies 31 games...One of the purest shooters on the team, scored 168 points in 390 minutes and averaged 5.6 points a game...Finished second on the team in three-pointers made, connecting on 48-of-126 from beyond the arc...Ranked fourth on the team in three-point percentage (.381)...Hit all 12 of her free throw attempts to lead the team in free throw percentage (1.000)...Tallied five double-digit scoring games, with her season-high of 18 points coming at Kent State (2-7-07) where she went 5-10 from the field...Scored 13 points in NIU's win over Cincinnati (12-2-06) in the Mildred and Roger L. White Invitational at Northwestern...Had a career-high five rebounds in the Huskies' victory at Kansas (12-29-06).

Prep: Four-year varsity letterwinner and two-season starter for Hamilton Southeastern...Earned first team Hoosier Crossroads Conference honors as a senior...Started and played in every game her junior and senior seasons under Coach Happenthal...Prep team won the conference title four consecutive years and went undefeated in conference play her sophomore through senior seasons...In 2005-2006, named Hamilton County Tourney MVP after scoring a career-high 29 points and breaking the school record of eight treys in a single game...Averaged 13.3 points and 3.5 boards per game as a senior...Earned second team All-State recognition from the Indiana basketball coaches and was a first team All-Area choice by the Indianapolis Star...Invited to the Indiana Top 40 Workout Workshop and played in the North-South All-Star Hoosier Basketball Game where she scored 16 points...Selected one of the top 25 seniors in Indiana and was an invitee to the Top 100 Showcase Indiana Girls Basketball in 2005...Scored three-pointer to send the game into overtime in the sectional championship game...Also went 8-for-11 from the field in the season-ending contest...Lettered one year in softball, golf, and track.

Personal: Oldest of three children of Becky Bunes and Jeffrey York with younger siblings Hunter York (13) and Samantha Bunes (11)...Graduated with an academic honors diploma...Off the court, was involved in volunteer work as a peer-tutor for special needs high school students and helped out with Special Olympics...Played AAU basketball for Indiana's Finest Team which ranked in the top 25 at nationals three of the four years she played. Birthdate: May 17, 1988. Major: Communications.