Claire Stavropoulos

Claire Stavropoulos

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Miami, Fla.

High School:
Miami Edison HS

Height:
6-3

Position:
Forward/Center

Experience:
2L

2001-02 Season (Junior)
Redshirted.

2000-01 Season (Sophomore)
Appeared in 22 games for an average of 6.0 minutes per game . . . Shot 18-36 (.500) from the field this year and 9-14 (.643) from the charity stripe . . . Best performance of the season came on Feb. 20 at UT-Pan American . . . Shot a perfect 3-for-3 from the field and was 2-for-2 in free throws for eight points. . . Matched her career and season highs in pulling down six boards and added two assists in just nine minutes of action . . . Played a season-high 15 minutes at Georgia on Dec. 10 . . . Scored a season-high nine points going 4-for-6 from the field and 1-for-1 in free throws . . . Pulled down a season-high six rebounds and two assists in the season opener vs McNeese State on Nov. 17 . . . Saw 13 minutes of action in Houston's loss in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament to Tulane on March 4 . . . Pulled down four boards and scored three points.

1999-2000 Season (Freshman)
Made 21 appearances in her first season as a Lady Cougar . . . Had a career-high 10 points and four rebounds in just nine minutes in the last home game of the year against UT-Pan American . . . Converted on six-of-seven from the free throw line in that game . . . Scored four points in four minutes of court action against nationally-ranked Texas . . . Averaged 4.8 minutes per game . . . Ranked fifth on the team in field goal percentage (.412) . . . Had an even nine offensive and nine defensive rebounds . . . Did not attempt a three-pointer all season . . . Played a career-high 15 minutes in a tough road loss at Marquette.

High School
Played for Edison High School in Miami, Fla . . . Named honorable mention All-Dade County last season . . . Averaged 10.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game in her first full season of competitive basketball . . . Received MVP status . . . Also received academic honors in history.

Personal
Born November 10, 1980, in Burlington, Ontario, Canada . . . Parents are Karen Parent and Peter Stavropoulos . . . Majoring in biology . . . Hobbies include playing sports . . . Was also recruited by the University of Northern Florida.