3   Courtney Hammond

Class: Senior Hometown: East Jordan, Mich. Height: 5-8

Position: G Experience: 3L

2007-08: Medical redshirt

2006-07: Earned All-GLIAC All-Academic honors...Played in 26 games as a junior for the Lakers...Averaged 2.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per game...Added 18 steals, eight assists, and two blocked shots...Shot 36.1% from the field and knocked down six three-pointers on the season...Started off the season with six points, four rebounds, and two steals in a 55-52 home win over Minnesota-Duluth (11/15)...Recorded a career-high 14 points as she shot 75.0% from the field and added a career-high four steals as GVSU defeated Spring Arbor, 87-45 (12/15)...Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds and added eight points as she was 2-for-2 from behind the three-point arc in a 94-61 win against Ashland (1/27).

2005-06: Played in 29 games for GVSU...Averaged 1.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game...Started off the season with five points, two rebounds, a steal, and an assist in an 81-48 win against Calvin (11/15)...Pulled down a season-high five rebounds and added three assists and a steal as GVSU defeated Aquinas, 72-50 (11/28)...Scored five points and added four rebounds in a 74-61 win against Southern Arkansas (11/20)...Pulled down four boards and added two points and an assist in a 87-59 win against Ashland in the quarterfinals of the Great Lakes Region Tournament...Had four points and three rebounds in a GLIAC contest against Findlay (2/11/06).

2004-05: Played in 26 games as a freshman for the Lakers...Averaged 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game...Tallied 15 offensive rebounds on the season...Notched a season-high 14 points, six rebounds, three assists, and a block in 21 minutes of action against Marygrove College (11/27/04)...Recorded a season-high four steals, while adding four points and three rebounds in a 77-59 win over St. Joseph's College (12/21/04)...Added seven points and two rebounds in an 85-64 Laker victory against Lewis University (1/3/05)...Tallied six points as GVSU defeated Indianapolis, 95-69, in the semifinals of the Great Lakes Region Tournament.

High School: Prepped at East Jordan High School under head coach Lissa Greenier...Earned All-Lake Michigan Conference honors all four years...Named to all-state team for four seasons...Was a four-time team MVP and three-year team captain...Averaged 33.7 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.9 steals, and 2.0 assists as a junior...Tallied 27 points, 13.0 rebounds, 4.5 steals, and 4.3 assists in her final campaign...Led team to a 14-7 record her senior year...Recorded over 2,000 points in her four years...Also ran track for four years and finished eighth in the state in the 400 meter...Named to all-state team in track three years...Went to AAU Nationals three times...Member of National Honor Society for two and a half years.

Personal: Daughter of Pete and Cathy Hammond...Enjoys reading and shopping...Majoring in education.