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Kali Bennett

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Ventura, Calif. High School: Ventura HS

Height: 6-5 Position: Center Experience: HS

AT WASHINGTON
FRESHMAN YEAR (2007-08): Came off the bench in 30 games...named team's Most Improved Player...tied for the team lead in blocked shots (15)...averaged 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds...tallied four double-figure scoring games and two double-figure rebounding efforts...recorded two double-doubles...tallied team-high five blocks versus UCLA (1/10/08)...finished second on the team in free-throw shooting percentage (79.5)...team leader in three-point field goal shooting percentage (38.5/10-of-26)...turned in first collegiate double-double with career-highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds versus Idaho (11/23/07)...was 5-of-7 from the field and 8-of-8 from the line, while dishing two assists versus the Vandals...second double-double came at then-No. 2 Stanford (12/30/07) with 11 points and career-high matching 11 rebounds...scored team-high 17 points at Arizona State (2/24/08), going 7-of-9 from the field, 2-of-2 from long range and 1-for-1 from the line...grabbed nine rebounds at Boise State (12/7/07)...grabbed four rebounds and blocked two shots in collegiate debut at Kansas State (11/10/07).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain at Ventura HS... three-year adidas All-American...selected to Street and Smith All-America team...led prep squad to three straight Channel League titles...2005 first-team All-State CalHiSports Girls Div. I...2005 first-team All-CIF Southern Section...three-time first-team all-county...three-time Channel League Co-MVP...as a junior, broke Ventura HS records for career points and rebounds...MVP of the Buena-Kiwanis Tournament and the Ventura Optimist Tournament...first player to be named MVP of the Buena-Kiwanis Tourney two consecutive years in the 29-year history of the event...School Sports First-Team Greater Los Angeles...2005-06 California State Player of the Week (Dec. 19, 2005)...as a sophomore led the league in scoring, blocks and rebounds...broke five Ventura HS school records (single-game blocks, single-season blocks, career blocks, single-game rebounds, single-season rebounds)...2005 Ventura County Star Player of the Year...2005 All-County Co-Player of the Year...2005 California State Sophomore of the Year (CalHiSports)...2005 Los Angeles Times All-Star Girls Basketball Team...L.A. Times All-Region Ventura/North Coast Player of the Year...selected to 2004 Cal Hi State Freshman Team and All Game Sports All-State Freshman Team...2004 second-team All-CIF Southern Section...2004 First-Team Los Angeles Times and second-team Ventura County Star...all-star selection at the addias Top All-American camp and a top-15 selection to the adidas All-America West Coast Evaluation Camp...named to All-Tournament teams at the Showtime National Championships and the Deep South Classic...also a two-year letterwinner in volleyball and a one-year letterwinner in track.

PERSONAL: Kali Bree Bennett...born in West Covina, Calif....parents are Chris and Russ Bennett...brother Zack currently attends Washington...Zack was a three-sport athlete in high school, playing basketball, track and football...hobbies include sports, reading, spending time with friends and family, and movies...is an avid longboard surfer and an aspiring guitar player...contemplating a career in interior design.

CAREER HIGHS
Points - 18, vs. Idaho, Nov. 23, 2007
Rebounds - 11, twice, last at Stanford, Dec. 30, 2007
Assists - 2, five times, last vs. Washington State, Feb. 3, 2008
Steals - 1, seven times, last vs. Oregon State, Feb. 17, 2008
FG Made - 7, at Arizona State, Feb. 24, 2008
FG Attempted - 19, at Stanford, Dec. 30, 2007
3-Pt. FG Made - 2, three times, last vs. Stanford, Feb. 29, 2008
3-Pt. FG Attempted - 4 at Stanford, Dec. 20, 2007
FT Made - 8, vs. Idaho, Nov. 23, 2007
FT Attempted - 8, vs. Idaho, Nov. 23, 2007

KALI BENNETT'S YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS