No. #23
Name Hana Peljto
Year Sophomore
Position Forward
Height 6-2
Hometown Brooklyn Park, MN
High School Osseo
Versatile and aggressive player ... Dominated the League as a freshman ... Consistent shooter ... Continued to improve as the season went on.

AT HARVARD

2001-02: Unanimously voted Ivy league Player of the Year, while also earning First-Team All Ivy honors ... One of five players chosen to the Verizon Academic All-District team ... Led the team in scoring (20.1 ppg) and rebounding (9.5 rpg) ... Scoring average is third-highest in school history, behind only Allison Feaster (28.5 ppg in 1997-98, 21.6ppg in 1996-97) ... Started 25 of 26 games ... Tallied 13 points and snagged seven rebounds in the NCAA Tournament game versus North Carolina ... Scored a career-high 36 points against Dartmouth on January 5, and then recorded a career-best 21 rebounds against the Big Green in the final League contest ... Scored in double figures in all but one contest ... Her 36 points against Dartmouth tied for season-best single-game effort in school history, behind Allison Feaster's 39 vs. Loyola on December 7, 1997 ... Tallied 28 points in Harvard's 86-82 win over Rhode Island ... Led the Crimson scoring in 19 of 27 games ... Finished second in the Ivy League in scoring, averaging 20.1 points per game ... Three-time Ivy League Player of the Week ... Recorded 10 double-doubles, including back-to-back games against Boston University and Fairfield ... Second on the team in steals with 40 ... Owns the team's second-highest free throw percentage (.840) ... 2000-01: Started 14 of the team's 27 contests ... Named 2000-01 Ivy League Rookie of the Year ... Earned First-Team All Ivy and All Rookie Team honors ... Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week seven times during the season ... Posted a double-double in first collegiate contest, with 21 points and 10 rebounds against St. Peter's ... Recorded four double-doubles ... Led the team in scoring, averaging 16.1 points per game, and rebounding, with 8.1 boards ... Tallied a career-high 27 points against Yale, and a career-best 15 rebounds against New Hampshire ... Led the Crimson in both scoring and rebounding in 17 games ... Scored 26 of Harvard's 66 points against Arkansas-Little Rock and 18 of the team's 48 points the next night against Arkansas ... Was second in the League in scoring and third in rebounding ... Went 156-of-314 to top the Ivy League with a .497 field goal percentage ... Also led the League with a .483 (28-of-58) three-point shooting percentage ... Scored in double digits in all but four games ... Grabbed a career-high four steals at Columbia.

BACKGROUND

Two-year captain and four-year member of the basketball squad who also participated in volleyball and track & field ... All-Conference, First Team All-Metro, All-Region, and First Team All-State selection ... USA Today Honorable Mention pick for the state of Minnesota ... Associated Press, Gatorade, Varsity Online, and Minnesota Basketball News Player of the Year as a senior ... Second Team All-America kudos as well ... Helped Osseo to a 24-3 record, Class 4A State Championship, and Region 5AAAA Twin Cities Suburban East Championships her final season ... Holds almost every scoring and rebounding record at Osseo, including single game scoring (45 pts.), season scoring (702 pts.) and scoring and rebounding averages for a single season (27.2 ppg, 12.9 rpg) ... Osseo holds the state record for home court winning streak, active at 55 games through her senior season ... Vice President of the Student Senate ... Senior Outreach and Respect Retreat volunteer ... Photo editor of her high school yearbook ... Hobbies include water sports, piano and music ... Brother, Mirza, is a senior basketball player at St. Olaf College in Minnesota ... Born 2/6/82 ... Daughter of Emina and Haso Peljto ... Concentration: Psychology

 

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