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  LaNeishea Caufield
LaNeishea Caufield
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Ada, Oklahoma

High School:
Ada

Height:
5-9

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
05/25/1980

Experience:
3L

Sooner Honors

  • Real Sports Magazine All-American first team, 2001
  • Women's Basketball News Service Defensive Player of the Year, 2001
  • Women's Basketball News Service All-American third team, 2001
  • Women's Basketball News Service Preseason third team All-American, 2000-2001
  • Two-time All-Big 12 second team, 2000, 2001
  • Bertha Teague Classic MVP, 2001
  • Big 12 All-Stars member, 2001
  • Three-time Bertha Teague Classic All-Tournament team, 1999, 2000, 2001
  • Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 first team, 2001
  • Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 second team, 2000
  • Academic All-Big 12 first team, 2000
  • Women's Basketball Journal Freshman All-American first team, 1999
  • Women's Basketball News Service Freshman All-American second team, 1999
  • Big 12 Freshman of the Year, 1999
  • All-Big 12 honorable mention, 1999
  • Four-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week, 1999
  • Invited to the World University Games Trials by USA Basketball, 2001
  • Invited to the Jones Cup Trials by USA Basketball, 2000
  • Invited to the Junior World University Games Trials by USA Basketball, 1999
  • Three-time OU Defensive Player of the Year, 1999, 2000, 2001
  • OU Charge Champion and b-TEP Award winner, 1999
  • OU's Jay Myers Award winner, 1998-99 Career At Oklahoma
    A three-year starter and letterwinner who has career averages of 15.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game ... has played and started all 96 games at Oklahoma ... holds the school's all-time records for most career steals with 305 and best free throw percentage of .828 ... also ranks second in career free throws made (502) and attempted (606), sixth in career points (1,499) and points per game (15.6), seventh in assists (283), 10th in defensive rebounds (309), 12th in field goals made (476), 13th in field goal percentage (.483) and 15th in threes made (45) and offensive rebounds (151) ... name appears in several single season statistical categories including the top two spots in free throws made and percentage ... also holds the single-season record for most steals after pocketing 135 last year ... was OU's first Freshman All-American in 1999 ... became the most decorated freshman in school history ... is the only player on the roster to have scored more than 30 points in a single game ... was a freshman when she recorded 32 points against Missouri, becoming just one of three players to net 30-plus points their rookie season ... became the 15th player in OU women's basketball history to score 1,000 career points ... joined the elite club when she connected on a free throw at the 7:35 minute mark in the first half against Georgia (Nov. 22, 2000) at the Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge ... ranks among the Big 12 Conference all-time best in eight categories including second in career steals (305) and steals per game (3.2) ... also ranks third in free throws made (502) and ninth in points scored (1,499) ... owner of two of the top three spots for most free throws made in a single season including a Big 12 best 183 in 1999 ... also ranks second in the league for most steals per game with 3.97 and total thefts with 135, one shy of the conference record, in 2001 ... tied for third best mark in the league for a single game with 14 straight free throws made at Texas A&M (Jan. 31, 2001) ... is one of the top defenders and guards in the nation ... ranked among the NCAA elite in steals per game as a junior ... Sooners are 68-28 with Caufield in the lineup (70.8 winning percentage) ... a tough and physical shooting guard ... has the ability to take any defender one-on-one to the basket ... great perimeter defender.

    Summer - 2001
    Was a member of the Big 12 All-Stars team that toured Europe ... assisted the team to a perfect 5-0 record ... finished the two-week trip ranked third on the team in scoring with 10.2 points per game and pocketed a team-best 3.6 steals per outing ... also shot an All-Star best 58.3 percent from beyond the arc (7-of-12) and was the team's second-best free-throw shooter, hitting 85.7 percent (12-of-14).

    As A Junior - 2000-2001
    Averaged 15.8 points, 4.0 steals, 3.4 assists, 4.3 rebounds while playing 32.6 minutes a game ... was one of four players to start all 34 games ... led the NCAA in total steals with 135 and tied for second in the nation in steals per game with 4.0 ... topped the Big 12 Conference in thefts per game ... Real Sports Magazine first-team All-American ... Women's Basketball Journal Defensive All-American ... Women's Basketball News Service Defensive Player of the Year and third-team All-American ... All-Big 12 second teamer ... Bertha Teague Classic All-Tournament and MVP selection ... finished the season ranked among the league's best in free throw percentage (4th/.839), scoring (9th/15.8 ppg), assists (13th/3.38 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (15th/1.17) ... set an OU single-season record for most steals (135) and had the second best free throw percentage (.839) ... hit a school-best 29 consecutive free throws, topping her previous record of 23 straight ... topped the team in steals (135) and free throws made (146) ... ranked second on the team in free throw percentage (.839), points scored (15.8) and assists (3.4) per game ... also ranked fifth in rebounds (4.3) ... scored in double figures in 30-of-34 games and has produced 10 or more points in 76 of 96 career games ... netted 20-plus points nine times as a junior (25 in her career) ... led the team in steals in 23 of 34 games ... had four-or-more steals in 22 games, including a career-best nine at Nebraska (Feb. 7) ... also, scored 16 points and had four assists against the Cornhuskers ... was perfect from the foul line 13 times with 10 flawless performances occurring on the road ... scored a team-high 16 points, had five steals, four assists and four rebounds against Oklahoma State (Feb. 24) to help clinch the Big 12 regular season title outright ... recorded a season-best 28 points against Missouri (Feb. 3) ... scored a game-high 26 points to go along with five rebounds, five steals and five assists en route to hitting a career-best 14-of-14 foul shots at Texas A&M (Jan. 31) ... had a stellar game at North Carolina (Jan. 21), producing a game-high 23 points, 18 in the second half, on 11-of-18 shooting (61.1%) ... also had seven rebounds, seven assists and five steals against the Tar Heels ... had second double-double of the season with 13 points and a career-high 12 assists against Iowa State (Jan. 6) ... was invited to the World University Games Trials by USA Basketball ... named OU's Defensive Player of the Year for the third straight season.

    As A Sophomore - 1999-2000
    Averaged 15.3 points, 2.9 steals and 4.9 rebounds per game ... was named to the All-Big 12 and Dallas Morning News second teams ... finished the year ranked 27th in the NCAA statistics in free throw percentage with an 84.4 accuracy, hitting 173-of-205 attempts ... set an OU single-season record for best free throw percentage of .844 ... ranked among the Big 12 Conference best in scoring (7th/15.3 ppg), steals (3rd/2.91 spg), free throw (.844) and field goal (.502) percentages ... led the team in steals (96), ranked second in scoring (506), third in assists (96) and free throw percentage and fourth in rebounds (162) ... ended the year with outstanding performances in OU's three NCAA Tournament games ... averaged a team-high 23.7 points and was second in rebounds with 6.0 boards per game while playing an average of 36.0 minutes per outing ... also tallied six steals, five assists and shot 81.8% from the foul line (18-of-22) and 60.5% from the field (26-of-43) ... made a season-best 16 consecutive free throws ... registered 20-plus points in nine games, including all three NCAA Tournament games ... recorded double figures in scoring in 26-of-33 games and had 25 games with four-plus rebounds ... was the team leader in steals 19 times and scoring eight times ... had a game-high 29 points and was perfect from the free throw line (13-of-13) at Texas Tech (Feb. 19) ... also had seven rebounds and three steals against the Lady Raiders ... hit the final two free throws with 6.3 seconds remaining to give OU a 76-73 win at Texas (Jan. 19) ... scored 26 points, had five assists, pocketed three steals and had three rebounds against Nebraska (Feb. 5) ... named to the Bertha Teague Classic All-Tournament team for the second straight year ... invited to the Jones Cup Trials by USA Basketball ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team ... named the team's defensive player of the year for the second consecutive year ... selected as OU's Athletics Council's Service Award winner.

    As A Freshman - 1998-1999
    Averaged 15.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.6 steals in 31.9 minutes ... was one of four players to start in all 29 games ... named to the Women's Basketball Journal and Women's Basketball News Service Freshman All-America teams ... voted the Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year ... selected to the All-Big 12 honorable mention team ... earned Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors four times ... ranked among the conference best in scoring (15.8/11th), steals (2.6/5th) and free throw percentage (80.6/8th) ... ended the season ranked first on the team in steals (74) and free throws made (183) and second in points (457), three-point field goal percentage (.333) and assists (72) ... also ranked third on the team in total rebounds (153) and free throw percentage (.806) ... was the team leader in steals 16 times and scoring 11 times ... recorded 10-plus points in 19 games ... unleashed a career-high 32 points vs. Missouri (Feb. 27) in final regular season game ... went 16-of-16 from the free throw line in the two-game series against OSU ... hit a season-best 17 consecutive free throws ... invited to the World University Games Trials by USA Basketball ... was the winner of OU's Jay Myers Award ... was the recipient of the OU's Defensive Player of the Year, Charge Champion and "b-TEP" awards ... earned Dean's List, Commissioner's Honor Roll and Sooner Scholar honors during the fall semester.

    High School
    Named to the 1998 Street & Smith All-America honorable mention team ... was a four-time all-city and All-State selection ... averaged 20.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, two assists and three steals per game during final prep campaign ... participated in the Hall of Fame Games after senior year ... became Ada High School's all-time leading scorer ... led high school basketball team to an overall record of 105-5 over a span of four seasons ... was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and softball ... captained her basketball and softball teams for three years.

    Personal
    Majoring in sociology ... born in Stroud, Okla., on May 25, 1980 ... daughter of Charles and Annette Caufield ... has two brothers, Chuckie (18) and Kyle (16) ... both brothers play basketball, baseball and football ... Chuckie plays quarterback for Ada High ... teamed up with Cathy Keating, First Lady of Oklahoma, in the Hormel Foods Corporation Kid's Kitchens Reading Club in 2000 ... also volunteers to visit children's hospitals and cancer wards ... participated in the team's City Sites, "Sooner Big Sis" and Meals on Wheels programs ... is active in the Boys & Girls Club and church food drives in Ada ... nickname is "Cookie" ... wants to play in the WNBA ... was a member of the Student Athletic Advisory Board (1999) and served as an honorary member of SAAB in 2000 and 2001.

    Points 32 vs. Missouri (2/27/99)
    Rebounds 13 vs. Missouri (2/27/99)
    Offensive Rebounds 7 vs. Missouri (2/27/99)
    Defensive Rebounds 8 twice; last vs. Oklahoma State (3/1/00)
    Field Goals Made 12 vs. BYU (3/18/00)
    Field Goals Attempted 22 vs. Missouri (2/27/99)
    3-pt. Field Goals Made 3 twice, last vs. Baylor (2/21/01)
    3-pt. Field Goals Attempted 7 vs. Iowa State (3/10/01)
    Free Throws Made 14 twice, last at Texas A&M (1/31/01)
    Free Throws Attempted 15 at Baylor (2/17/99)
    Assists 12 vs. Iowa State (1/6/01)
    Steals 9 at Nebraska (2/7/01)
    Blocked Shots 1 four times, last at Purdue (3/20/00)
    Minutes Played 45 at Arkansas (3/14/99)

    Caufield's Career Statistics

    Year GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TReb. Avg. PF AT TO BK ST Pts. Avg.
    1998-99 29-29 924 31.9 131-272 .482 12-36 .333 183-227 .806 46 107 153 5.3 88 72 75 2 74 457 15.8
    1999-00 33-33 1077 32.6 160-319 .502 13-43 .302 173-205 .844 49 113 162 4.9 102 96 103 2 96 506 15.3
    2000-01 34-34 1105 32.5 185-395 .468 20-73 .274 146-174 .839 56 89 145 4.3 82 115 98 2 135 536 15.8
    Total 96-96 2001 32.4 476-986 .483 45-152 .296 502-606 .828 151 309 460 4.8 272 283 276 6 305 1499 15.6
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