| Mandakova Clark |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Pikesville, Md.
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| High School:
Milford Mill Academy
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| Last College:
Rutgers University
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| Height:
5-8
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| Position:
G
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| Birthdate:
10/20/1982
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| Experience:
TR
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General: Due to NCAA transfer rules, will sit out this year after transferring from Rutgers University... Will be eligible to play for the 2002-03 season... Wildcat coaching staff considers her an invaluable asset for this year's practices, expecting her to push her teammates to become better both offensively and defensively... Patterns her game after Allen Iverson... Has the ability to break people down and has the ball-handling skills to do whatever she wants on the floor... Excellent passer... Has a beautiful jump shot... Extremely quick and athletic... Great defensive stopper... Could become a "go-to" player in the future... Her superior athletic ability should fit right in with Arizona's style of play...
At Rutgers (2000-01): Saw time in 20 games for the 23-8 Scarlet Knights, averaging 1.6 points, 0.8 rebounds and 6.8 minutes per game... Collected a season-high three steals against West Virginia (1/17/01)... Had her first double-digit scoring game against Boston College (1/13/01), collecting 11 points... Made RU's only three-pointer of that game, a shot which gave Rutgers the lead late and helped force overtime... Collected a season-high three rebounds in just one minute at Providence (1/10/01)... Made her first Big East appearance at Notre Dame (1/6/01), playing seven minutes... Played 10 minutes against Georgia at the Elite 4 Holiday Classic (12/3/00), scoring two points and pulling down two rebounds... Scored four points and had two steals against George Washington (11/26/00) in the championship game of the Rutgers Classic... Played 16 minutes in her first collegiate game against California (11/17/00), scoring two points on a pair of free throws...
High School: Named a Nike All-American while at Milford Mill Academy... One of 40 players selected to try out for the Junior Olympic Team in the summer of 2000... Three-year all-region selection... Four-time All-Baltimore County, all-city and all-division honoree... Fifth-team All-Star Girls Report All-American... Two-time honorable mention USA Today All-American... Ranked the 18th-best player in the nation by Basketball News her senior year and ranked No. 40 by the Blue Star Report... Led Milford Mill to the state semifinals and county championships both her junior and senior seasons... As a senior, averaged 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists per game while leading the Millers to a runner-up finish in the Maryland state championship... Accumulated 1,897 points and 750 rebounds during her career... All-time leading scorer for Milford Mill... Also competed in volleyball, softball and track at Milford Mill... Team Most Improved Player for volleyball and MVP for softball... Most recently played for the Ill Passion club team in Baltimore... Played snare drum for her high school marching band...
Personal: Born Mandakova Clark on Oct. 20, 1982, in Baltimore, Md.... Daughter of Curtis and Beverly Pearson... Has one older sister, Tionne Scribner... Interested in pursuing a degree in computer architechture... Likes to listen to music, play video games and play drums in her free time.
