Reeta Piipari, Xavier


Full Name: Reetta Sinikka Karin Piipari
Position: Guard
College: Xavier
Height: 5-7 (1.70 m)
Weight: 145 (66 kg)
High School: Minster (Minster, Ohio)
Birthdate: January 22, 1980
Birthplace: Kotka, Finland


COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS
Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team (2003) … All-Atlantic 10 Second Team (2001) … All-Atlantic 10 Third Team (2002) … Tied for lead in nation with 8.3 apg in 2000-01… Led A-10 in three-point percentage (.448) and assist/turnover ratio (2.07) in 2000-01 … Set XU season record for assists (281) in 2000-01 … Set school single-game record with 17 assists (12/15/00).

NOTES
Father, Risto, is coach of the Finnish National Team.

STATISTICS
SEASON G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST STL TO PTS PPG
1999-2000 31 677 69 149 .463 34 39 .872 43 74 29 60 208 6.7
2000-01 34 1159 119 262 .454 58 93 .624 96 281 37 136 369 10.9
2001-02 31 1109 136 361 .377 52 71 .732 103 151 35 101 385 12.4
2002-03 30 1149 149 360 .414 50 65 .769 83 153 36 75 402 13.4
TOTALS: 126 4094 473 1132 .418 194 268 .724 325 659 137 372 1364 10.8
Three-point field goals: 1999-2000, 36-for-91 (.396). 2000-01. 73-for-163 (.448). 2001-02, 61-for-180 (.339). 2002-03, 54-for-143 (.378). Totals, 224-for-577 (.388).

(Photo courtesy of Xavier)