Denae Stuckey

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Washington
Hometown:
Kansas City, Kan.

Awards & Honors
All-Big 12 Defensive Team (2010)
Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (S08, F09, S10)

2009-10
Named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team as a senior ... known best for her defensive effort and rebounding ... was a part of three NCAA Championship appearances by the Cyclones ... made 52 career starts and did not miss a game in her three seasons at Iowa State, playing in all 103 contests ... ranked second on the team and 16th in the Big 12 Conference in rebounding, averaging 6.1 boards a contest ... had four games with double-figure scoring and four contests with double-figure rebounds ... tallied nine points and nine rebounds in home win over Colorado ... pulled down a career-high tying 11 rebounds at home vs. Missouri ... posted 10 points and seven rebounds at Kansas State ... added seven points and six boards vs. Oklahoma State in the Big 12 quarterfinals ... went 4-for-4 from the field for 10 points and seven rebounds against Kansas ... also added seven rebounds, two assists, three steals and two points in win at KU ... nailed a three-pointer and added three caroms vs. No. 1 Connecticut in the NCAA Sweet 16 ... led ISU with a near double-double with a career-high 13 points and nine rebounds vs. South Dakota ... posted 10 points and eight boards vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... recorded five rebounds and three assists in win over Iowa ... passed out a career-high six assists vs. Penn.

2008-09
Played in all 36 contests, while starting five ... led ISU in steals six times and assists twice ... hit a three-pointer and grabbed three rebounds in NCAA Sweet Sixteen win over Michigan State ... drained a key trey in the win over No. 23 Texas in the Big 12 quarterfinals ... went 2-for-2 from beyond the arc in the Big 12 Championship, after hitting just one three-pointer during the regular season ... was solid in the win over No. 10/4 Texas A&M with six rebounds and a career-high five assists ... had five rebounds, one blocked shot and a steal at Kansas ... was a spark plug for ISU with four rebounds, three steals and one assist in 15 minutes vs. Minnesota ... led ISU with seven boards against Niagara ... pulled down six rebounds in nine minutes at No. 17 Kansas State.

2007-08
Started 19 games, including the first 18 of the season ... averaged 4.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, while racking up 33 steals in her initial Cyclone campaign ... led the Cyclones with a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Tennessee-Martin ... contributed seven points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals in the first round of the Big 12 Championship vs. Colorado ... added four points and five boards vs No. 7 Rutgers in the NCAA second round ... ISU’s leading rebounder (7) and second-leading scorer (12) in the season-opener vs. Pepperdine ... went 2-of-3 from the field and collected two rebounds in the win at No. 15 Oklahoma State ... turned in 10 points, two assists and two steals vs. Montana State ... grabbed five boards and two steals in the win over Iowa ... had nine points and six rebounds in the win at Drake ... grabbed seven caroms to go with nine points against Northern Iowa ... led the Cyclones with six rebounds at Minnesota.

At Butler County CC
Was named to the NJCAA All-Region VI first team as a freshman ... earned Jayhawk Conference second-team honors ... started all 31 contests for Butler County, averaging 16.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.8 steals per game ...helped coach Darryl Smith lead the Grizzlies to a 21-10 record and the Region VI semifinals.

High School
Started all four seasons of her career ... named a Kansas Hall of Fame All-Star ... led Washington to league championships her freshman through senior seasons, including a sub-state class 5A championship as a sophomore ... named third-team all-state as a sophomore ... all-conference honoree and MVP as a senior and league MVP all four seasons ... Kansas City Coaching Association All-Star ... took third place at state track meet in the 4x100-meter relay as a freshman ... played volleyball all four years ... Gatorade Player of the Week in softball as a senior ... member of the National Honor Society and student council ... student-athlete academic scholar ... played for coach Vivian Jordan as a senior.

Personal
Earned a degree in child and adult family services ... full name is Denae LaChele Stuckey ... born May 25, 1988, in Kansas City, Kan. ... parents are Michele Foulks and Darrell Stuckey Sr. ... has two sisters (Jodi and Pearlie Liggins) and five brothers (Jamaine Rush, Cortez Liggins, Darrell Stuckey II, Kwame Liggins and Norman Liggins) ... brother, Darrell, is a starting safety on the Kansas football team ... engaged to former ISU linebacker Michael Bibbs.