13   Sunny Hardeman Class: Senior Hometown: Norman, Oklahoma High School: Norman Height: 5-7 Position: Guard Birthdate: 12/08/1978

SOONER HONORS

• Co-Captain, 2000-2001
• Two-time Academic All-Big 12
• Two-time Sooner Scholar and Commissioner Honor Roll

CAREER AT OKLAHOMA
A three-year letterwinner and returning starter ... one of two seniors on this year’s team ... has started 36 career games ... owns career averages of 3.7 points (326), 1.4 rebounds (128) and 2.1 assists (188) in 89 career games ... has 75 career treys to rank eighth on OU’s all-time list ... also ranks among the Sooners’ all-time greats in three-pointers attempted (7th/225) and three-point field goal percentage (14th/.333 [75-225]) ... is among the top 15 for most assists in a single season with 121 last year ... also ranks 11th in most treys attempted (118) and 13th in treys made (40) in a single season ... a talented senior who will see action at both guard positions ... a local product who understands her role on the team and knows the game very well.

AS A JUNIOR - 1999-2000
Averaged 4.8 points, 3.7 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game ... played in all 33 games and started 30 ... earned a starting spot after the Hawaiian Regent Tournament ... ranked third in the Big 12 Conference in assist/turnover ratio (+1.72) and 11th in assists (3.61) ... finished second on the team three-pointers (1.2) and assists (3.61) per game and third in free throw percentage (.842) ... recorded a career-high seven assists vs. BYU (March 18) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... also had six points, five rebounds and hit two treys in 38 minutes against the Cougars ... scored three points and had three rebounds in 32 minutes of action in the second round game against Purdue (March 20) ... had a Big 12 Tournament personal-best 11 points and played her first 40 minute game against Texas (March 8) ... also paced OU in assists (6) and steals (2) and added four rebounds (two offensive and two defensive) vs. the Longhorns ... dished out five-plus assists 13 times ... tripled her three-pointers attempted with 118 compared to 40 tries as a sophomore ... also nailed a season-best 40 treys compared to 13 threes hit the year before ... 76 percent of her total points scored were threes ... ranked second on the team in assists (121), three-pointers made (40) and attempted (118) ... also ranked fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.339) ... scored a season-high 14 points against Tulsa (Nov. 29) in the Bertha Teague Classic ... netted 11 points against Texas (March 8), Iowa State (Feb. 8) and Arkansas-Little Rock (Dec. 11) ... best defensive game of the year was against Iowa State when she held ISU’s All-American Stacy Frese to just eight points and one rebound, the second lowest offensive performance of the year for Frese ... had three blocked shots after playing two seasons without one ... set career records in nine categories, including seven assists, five rebounds and four steals.

AS A SOPHOMORE - 1998-99
Averaged 2.3 points, 1.6 assists and 1.0 rebounds per game ... played in all 29 games and started five games ... finished the season ranked third on the team in three-point percentage (.325) and assists (47) ... also ranked fourth in three-point field goals made (13) and free throw percentage (.727) ... dished out a season-high six assists at Texas (Jan. 23) ... scored a season-high six points versus Missouri (Feb. 27) in the final regular season game ... pulled down a season-high three rebounds vs. Baylor twice (Jan. 16, Feb. 17) and Texas A&M (Feb. 24) ... also pocketed a season-best three steals against the Aggies ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 honorable mention team ... earned fall and spring Commissioner’s and Sooner Scholar honors.

AS A FRESHMAN - 1997-98
Averaged 3.7 points and 1.1 rebounds per game ... played in every game as a true freshman ... ranked third on the team in three-pointers made (22) ... unleashed a career-high 19 points against Mississippi (Dec. 14) ... seven field goals made and five three-pointers against the Lady Rebels remain career highs ... matched a career-high five rebounds at Texas-San Antonio (Nov. 23) ... scored 11 points in her first game as a Sooner, hitting 3-of-9 from three-point land against nationally-ranked Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22) ... earned her first collegiate start in OU's home contest against Baylor (Jan. 14) ... 66 of her 101 points came from three-pointers, which translates into 65.3 percent of her scoring from behind the arc ... one of two Sooner freshmen to be named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team.

HIGH SCHOOL
Led high school team to a 100-3 record ... was an All-State selection as a senior ... recognized as an All-Big City Top 5 Girls Basketball Player that same year ... earned underclassman All-State honors as a junior ... averaged 10 points, 2.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per contest her final prep season ... hit 52 percent from the field ... was named the 1997 Choctaw Tournament MVP ... was a three-year letterwinner and two-time captain in basketball at Norman High ... named the 1997 United States Army Reserve Scholar Athlete of the Year ... played for current OU Head Coach Sherri Coale at Norman High School as a sophomore and junior.

PERSONAL
Major is managment information system ... born in Norman, Okla., on December 8, 1978 ... daughter of John and Carol Hardeman ... has two younger sisters, Taylor (14) and Lacey (15) ... enjoys listening to classic rock bands and fishing ... member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority ... volunteer for numerous community service activities.

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