| Anita Burdick |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Reno, Nev.
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| High School:
North Valleys
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| Last College:
College of Southern Idaho
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| Height:
6-3
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| Position:
Forward
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| Experience:
1L
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2009-10 Outlook: Tough and intimidating forward who will be expected to become a top rebounder this season ... Has the ability to play strong defense and become a force in the key ... Is tough to defend on the low block ... Looks to score inside the paint area..
2008-09: Played in 18 games, averaging 3.5 minutes and 1.1 points per ... Grabbed an average of 1.2 rebounds and had two blocks ... Played in her first career game, finishing with seven points and four rebounds against Sacramento State (11/16) ... Finished with four points on 2-for-2 shooting against Arizona (1/10) ... Played 10 minutes and finished with three rebounds against Stanford (1/24).
Southern Idaho: Played two years for head coach Randy Rogers ... as a sophomore, played in 33 games, starting eight ... averaged 10.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game ... led Southern Idaho with 47 blocks ... shot a team-leading 51.6 percent from the floor and connected on 88-of-114 free-throw attempts (77.2 percent) ... played 13 games in conference, starting one, and averaged 8.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game ... collected 21 blocks in conference games ... led or tied for the team lead in scoring six times and scored a career-high 25 points against Yavapai College on Nov. 24 ... as a freshman, during the 2006-07 season, saw action in 29 games, starting four ... averaged 6.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 10.2 minutes played per game ... tied for the team lead with 31 blocks ... shot 44.1 percent from the field and made 52-of-65 attempts from the free-throw line (80 percent) ... averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds in 17 conference games, of which she started in one ... had a season-high 19 points against Colorado NW CC on Feb. 10.
North Valleys: Lettered three years in basketball for head coach Matt Murphy ... named First-Team All-State in 2006, the Region Player of the Year in 2006 and was the Sierra League Player of the Year as a senior ... set school records for points in a game (46) and rebounds in a game (26) ... also holds the school record for career blocks, rebounds and points in a season ... lettered two years in volleyball.
Personal: Born in Stockton, Calif., but considers Reno, Nev., her hometown ... daughter of Leslie Shank and Byron Burdick ... has one brother, Matt, 28, and one sister, Christina, 24 ... majoring in psychology ... graduated from high school with a 3.5 GPA ... biggest athletic thrill to date is going to the NJCAA national tournament and placing sixth out of 16 teams ... likes to draw, write and read ... one thing that people don't know about her is that she likes flat soda ... favorite city she has visited is Freeport, Grand Bahamas and wants to visit New York ... best word to describe her is determined ... ten years from now hopes to be happy and successful ... chose Oregon State because of the community, the school and the team.
