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  Stacey Dales
Stacey Dales
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Brockville, Ontario, Canada

High School:
Thousand Islands Secondary

Height:
6-0

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
09/05/1979

Experience:
3L

Sooner Honors

  • Canadian National Team and Olympian, 2000
  • Canadian Senior National Team, 2001
  • Consensus All-American, 2001
  • Kodak All-American, 2001
  • Associated Press All-American first team, 2001
  • Women's Basketball Journal All-American first team, 2001
  • Women's Basketball News Service All-American first team
  • Real Sports Magazine All-American, third team, 2001
  • Big 12 Conference Player of the Year, 2001
  • All-Big 12 first team, 2001
  • Big 12 All-Tournament Team, 2001
  • Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge All-Tournament team, 2001
  • Two-time Big 12 Player of the Week, 2001
  • Finalist for the Nancy Lieberman-Cline Step Up Award, 2001
  • Selected as one of the top five point guards in the nation by ESPN play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins, 2001
  • All-Big 12 second team, 2000
  • ESPN.com The Dish Player of the Day, March 20, 2000
  • Fort Worth Star-Telegram All-Big 12 second team, 2000
  • San Antonio Express-News All-Big 12 second team, 2000
  • All-Big 12 honorable mention, 1999
  • Verizon second team Academic All-America, 2001
  • Verizon District VI Academic All-America, 2001
  • Academic All-Big 12, 2000, 2001
  • OU's Outstanding Female Scholar Athlete of the Year, 2000
  • Eight-time Sooner Scholar selection
  • Six-time Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Four-time Dean's List honoree
  • Three-time President's Honor Roll

    Career At Oklahoma
    A front runner for national player of the year honors ... has been a key factor in OU's success the past three years ... had three straight academic performances of a 4.00 GPA ... OU 68-28 (70.8 winning percentage) with Dales in the starting lineup ... has improved her assist/turnover ratio each year ... a three-year starter and letterwinner for the Sooners ... became OU's first women's basketball player ever to earn academic and athletic All-America honors in the same year (2000-01) ... has started all 96 games at OU ... career averages are 13.6 points (1,309), 5.6 rebounds (541), 6.1 assists (588) and 1.9 steals (185) per game ... holds the Big 12 Conference career record for most assists per game with 6.1 ... also ranks second in the league and on Oklahoma's all-time assists chart with 588 ... is among the school's all-time best in scoring (13.6 ppg/8th), three-pointers made (95/6th), three-pointers attempted (285/6th), offensive rebounds (166/13th), defensive boards (375/7th), blocked shots (28/11th) and minutes played average (31.3/7th) ... holds three of OU's top single-season assists marks, including a school-record 248 set last year .... also ranks among the single season leaders in scoring, points per game and steals ... has nine double-doubles to rank 13th for most career double-doubles ... a fierce competitor who finds a way to win ... exciting style of play is a real treat for fans ... an extremely smart and talented guard ... best all-around player on the team ... great court vision and runs the floor well ... is OU's go-to-player ... an excellent passer, good rebounder and has the ability to block shots ... can hurt you in multiple ways - shooting, penetrating and dishing off.

    Summer - 2001
    Was a member of the 2001 Canadian Senior National Team that placed fourth at the COPABA world qualification tournament, Tournament of the Americas ... averaged 4.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

    As A Junior - 2000-2001
    Averaged 16.0 points, 7.3 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game ... Oklahoma's first consensus All-American ... was named to the Kodak, Associated Press, Women's Basketball Journal and Women's Basketball News Service All-America first teams ... became OU's first women's basketball player ever to earn academic and athletic All-America honors in the same year ... also was selected to the Real Sports Magazine All-America third team ... named Big 12 Conference Player of the Year ... voted to the All-Big 12 first team and all-tournament team ... named Big 12 Player of the Week twice ... earned Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge All-Tournament team honors ... was a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman-Cline Step Up Award ... became OU's single-season record holder in assists with 248 ... ended the year ranked eighth in the NCAA in assists per game, averaging 7.3 ... continued to improve her assist/turnover ratio ... ended the year with a 1.77 assist/turnover ratio compared to 1.47 as a sophomore and 1.00 as a freshman ... topped the Big 12 and OU in assists and assists per game ... also ranked among the league's best in assists/turnover ratio (1.77/1st), scoring (16.0 ppg/8th) and steals (2.4 spg/8th) ... shot better than 50 percent from the field in 18 games ... dished out four or more assists in 32 of 34 games ... had four-plus rebounds in 27 outings ... surpassed the 20-point mark eight times and had 10-plus points in 31 of 34 games ... led the team in assists 28 times, scoring 11 times and steals seven times ... set or matched career highs in nine of 14 categories ... hit the final shot to send the game into overtime against San Diego (Dec. 21) and Stanford (Dec. 27) ... dished out 13 assists, fifth best in program history, and had 10 points for her third double-double of the season against Baylor (Feb. 21) ... had a game-high 22 points and eight assists plus six rebounds while hitting 57.1 percent from the field (8-of-14) in OU's first ever win, 80-75, against Texas Tech in Lubbock (Feb. 17) ... matched a career-high 28 points against Baylor (Jan. 13) ... scored 20 points, on 9-of-10 shooting from the field, and had seven assists in OU's 20-point victory at Colorado (Jan. 3) to open the Big 12 season ... averaged 20 points, 6.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists a game at the Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge, earning her all-tournament honors ... co-captain ... was voted the team's MVP for the 2001 season ... also earned OU's Assists and "b-TEP" Awards ... was the receipent of the Athletic Director's Leadership Award for the second straight year ... was named to the Verizon Academic All-American second team and District VI first team ... repeated Academic All-Big 12 honors ... was a Sooner Scholar, Dean's List and Commissioner's Honor Roll selection for the academic year ... named to the President's Honor Roll for the fall semester.

    Summer - 2000
    A starter on the Canadian National Team that finished 10th at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia ... averaged 11.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 31 minutes per game ... also shot an impressive 42.5 percent (31-of-73) from the field ... was named the player of the game in the third game of the three-game series against Cuba in exhibition play ... was the youngest player on the national team.

    As A Sophomore - 1999-2000
    Averaged a team-best 5.8 assists per game ... also contributed 12.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in 32.1 minutes of play ... named to the All-Big 12 second team ... was the ESPN.com The Dish Player of the Day on March 20, 2000, for her performance against Purdue in the NCAA Tournament ... upgraded offensive and defensive performances during the NCAA Tournament ... ranked second on the team in steals (646), three-point field goal percentage (.352), scoring (12.7 ppg), rebounding (5.1 rpg) and blocked shots (9) ... improved her assist/turnover ratio from 1.0 as a freshman to 1.47 as a sophomore ... ranked among the Big 12 Conference best in assists (2nd/5.76), assist/turnover ratio (5th/1.47), three-pointers made per game (13th/1.30), three-point field goal percentage (14th/.352), steals (14th/1.94) and scoring (21st/12.7) ... established a then career-high 12 assists against BYU (March 18) in OU's 86-81 NCAA opening game victory ... scored 16 points and held Purdue's All-American Katie Douglas to just four points in the NCAA second round game ... also had six rebounds and four assists against Purdue (March 20) ... had 11 points, five rebounds and five assists plus one blocked shot and steal against national champions Connecticut (March 25) ... dished out five-plus assists in 24 of 33 games, compared to 15 games with four-or-more assists as a freshman ... was close to a triple-double with 11 points, nine assists and eight rebounds against Tulsa (Nov. 29) ... scored 10-plus points in 21 games ... had season highs of 25 points, five treys, nine defensive rebounds and had five assists against Oklahoma State (Feb. 12) ... was a co-captain ... earned the team's Assists Leader Award and named Charge Champion ... was also named OU's Outstanding Female Scholar Athlete of the Year ... was an Academic All-Big 12 selection ... earned Sooner Scholar, Dean's List and Commissioner's Honor Roll accolades for the academic year.

    Summer - 1999
    Was a member of the Canadian National Team that took silver medal honors at the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Ontario ... averaged 19.4 minutes, 4.6 points, 2.7 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game ... provided an instant spark and burst of engery to the Canadian team as the sixth player.

    As A Redshirt Freshman - 1998-1999
    Named to the All-Big 12 honorable mention and All-Academic teams ... one of four players who started all 29 games ... averaged 11.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game ... ranked among the league's best in rebounds, assists, steals and assists/turnover ratio ... ended the season third on the school's all-time single-season chart in assists (150) ... team leader in blocked shots (16) and assists (150) ... ranked second on the team in three-pointers made (24), steals (39), offensive (65), defensive (136) and total rebounds (201) ... scored a career-high 28 points against Texas Tech (Jan. 6) in Lubbock and grabbed a personal-best 15 rebounds against Kansas State (Feb. 13) ... was a co-captain ... earned the team's assists leader award ... named to the Commissioner's and Sooner Scholar Honor Rolls for the academic year ... also earned Dean's List honors for the spring semester.

    As A Freshman - 1997-1998
    Given a medical redshirt after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee in OU's season opener against nationally-ranked Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22) in San Antonio, Texas ... played just one minute, forty seconds and attempted a shot before suffering her season-ending injury.

    High School
    Became the first athlete in the 40-year history of Thousand Islands Secondary School to have her basketball jersey number retired (July 24, 2000) ... was a four-time winner of the Outstanding Athletic Achievement Award ... scored 815 points, pulled down 299 rebounds and tallied 294 steals during her senior season ... shot .650 from the field ... led her team to a three-year record of 126-6 (95.5 winning percentage) ... recognized by the Canadian Alliance of Women's Basketball as Ontario's Freshman of the Year ... was a nine-time Ontario gold medalist in track and field and basketball ... was a silver medalist in the high jump at the Canadian Junior Nationals in 1995 ... lettered in basketball four times, track and field three times and volleyball twice ... captained her basketball team as a senior and volleyball teams as a freshman and sophomore.

    Personal
    Majoring in communications ... born in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, on September 5, 1979 ... daughter of Jim and Heather Dales ... has an older brother Burke (24) who's a senior football player at Concordia Univeristy in Montreal ... was a member of the Canadian National Women's Basketball teams in 1999, 2000 and 2001 ... had July 2, 2001 declared as "Stacey Dales Day" in Brockville and gave her the Award of Merit for achievement and accomplishments above and beyond the realm of the usual efforts ... named Brockville's Sportsperson of the Year in 1999 and 2000 ... played club basketball with current OU teammate Jennifer Cunningham ... entertains the team with Saturday Night Live skits while on road trips ... favorite character is "Sally O'Mally" ... dreams of being a regular on Saturday Night Live ... is a talented artist and enjoys singing and humor ... has a passion for food ... enjoys spending time with her yellow labs, Gracie and Allie ... member of the OU Student-Athletic Advisory Board in 2001-02 ... fiance' is Chris Schuman.

    Dales' Career Highs

    Points 28 twice, last at Baylor (1/13/01)
    Rebounds 15 vs. Kansas State (2/13/99)
    Offensive Rebounds 5 three times, last at OSU (2/10/01)
    Defensive Rebounds 14 vs. Kansas State (2/13/99)
    Field Goals Made 12 vs. Tulsa (11/17/01)
    Field Goals Attempted 23 vs. Tulsa (11/17/01)
    3-pt. Field Goals Made 5 at Oklahoma State (2/12/00)
    3-pt. Field Goals Attempted 10 at Iowa State (2/8/00)
    Free Throws Made 8 three times, last at Baylor (1/13/01)
    Free Throws Attempted 12 vs. Oklahoma State (2/24/01)
    Assists 14 vs. SMU (12/9/00)
    Steals 6 three times, last vs. Stanford (12/27/00)
    Blocked Shots 3 three times; last at Nebraska (1/30/99)
    Minutes Played 40 three times, last vs. Stanford (12/27/00)

    Dales' 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.
    1997-98
    Medical Redshirt
    1998-99 29-29 929 32.0 129-331 .390 24-77 .312 64-97 .660 65 136 201 6.9 86 150 150 16 39 346 11.9
    1999-00 33-33 1058 32.1 153-371 .412 43-122 .352 71-115 .617 40 128 168 5.1 85 190 129 9 64 420 12.7
    2000-01 34-34 1087 32.7 209-439 .476 28-86 .326 97-147 .660 61 111 172 5.1 94 248 140 3 82 543 16.0
    Total 96-96 3074 32.0 491-1141 .430 95-285 .333 232-359 .646 166 375 541 5.6 265 588 419 28 185 1309 13.6
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