| Melanie Casey |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.
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| High School:
Granite Bay
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| Height:
5-9
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| Position:
Guard
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| Experience:
1V
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OREGON STATE
Freshman (2003-04): Melanie Casey joined the Oregon State squad as a freshman walk-on...both of her parents attended Oregon State and her father, Stephen Casey, competed in track and field for the Beavers from 1970-74...saw action in six games, playing 17 minutes...played a total of five minutes combined in games against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (11/23) and Utah Valley State (11/21)...buried her first career field goal for two points in two minutes at Portland State (12/3)...had first career rebound in two minutes at Stanford (12/27)...missed 10 straight games with a bad back...finished with two points in five minutes against WSU (3/5)...had one steal in three minutes against Arizona (3/6) in the Pac-10 Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL
GRANITE BAY, Granite Bay, CA: Melanie competed three years in basketball for Cliff Winston at Saint Francis High School in Sacramento, CA...graduated from Granite Bay High School in Granite Bay, CA while lettering in basketball under the direction of Linda Dickson...won three letters for track and field...served as basketball team captain for two seasons...was track and field team captain...named All-Tournament at the Oregon Trail Tourney in Oregon City...earned team Most Valuable Player and All-Defense awards.
PERSONAL
Born in Sacramento, CA...daughter of Carla and Stephen Casey...both of her parents are self-employed...has an older brother, Josh, and two sisters, Cory and Natalie...her father competed in track and field at Oregon State from 1970-74...graduated high school with a 3.8 GPA...was an honor roll member her junior and senior year...lists Gary Payton as her favorite athlete...chose to attend Oregon State because her, "parents went to school there."
