Heather Ezell

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Kickapoo
Hometown:
Springfield, Mo.

Awards & Honors
All-Big 12 Second Team (2009)
Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team (2008)
Semifinalist in ESPN Three-Point Shooting Contest (2009)
MVP of the Cyclone Challenge (2009)
Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic All-Tournament Team (2009)
Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 19, 2008; Feb. 9, 2009)
U.S. Jones Cup Team (2007)
Iowa Games Female Athlete of the Year (2008)
Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (S06)
Big 12 All-Freshman Team, Waco Tribune (2006)

2008-09
Tied the Iowa State career three-point field goal record (287) ... broke the ISU career three-point attempt record (857) ... ranked 10th in ISU career scoring (1,339 points) ... ranked third in ISU career steals (201) .... ranked ninth in ISU career free-throw percentage (.771) ... was the 19th player in ISU history to reach 1,000 career points, hitting the mark on Dec. 11, 2008, against Drake ... scored in double figures 21 times and hit three or more treys in 19 games ... missed the first game of her career in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals with a hand injury ... led the Cyclones in scoring with 11.7 points per game and was ISU’s top three-point threat, hitting a team-high 88 field goals from beyond the arc ... ranked 27th in NCAA Division I with 2.5 three-pointers per contest ... ranked eighth in the Big 12 with 3.5 assists per game ... hit three treys, including a banked shot with 50 seconds left to cut the lead to two in ISU’s furious comeback against Michigan State in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen ... finished with 14 points, four rebounds and three assists against the Spartans ... tallied eight points, four steals, and dished out nine dimes with no turnovers in NCAA second-round win over Ball State ... was named Big 12 Player of the Week after averaging 18 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals in Iowa State’s wins over No. 10/4 Texas A&M and Colorado ... hit seven treys and scored 25 points in the win over the Aggies ... tallied 18 points in the win over No. 20/19 Vanderbilt ... posted eight three-pointers and 24 points vs. Detroit ... was named the American Family Insurance Cyclone Challenge MVP after shooting 52.9 percent from the floor and 54.5 percent from beyond the arc in wins over Niagara and North Dakota .. also posted eight assists, seven rebounds and seven steals in the two games combined ... named to the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic All-Tournament Team after posting 21 points (5-of-7 from three-point range and 6-for-6 from the charity stripe) and seven dimes in the win over San Diego State.

2007-08
The only player who did not play in the Big 12 Championship title game to be named to the all-tournament team ... averaged 19.7 points and hit a tournament-record 17 treys in three games in the Big 12 Championship ... drained seven three-pointers in the first round for 26 points against Colorado, tying the tournament single-game record ... broke the single-game record for treys the next day, knocking down eight in the win over top-seeded Kansas State ... named the Big 12 Player of the Week Nov. 19, after hitting 10 three-pointers and scoring a career-high 32 points in the Cyclone win over Sacramento State ... tied the Big 12 and Iowa State single-game records and broke the Hilton Coliseum record with her 10 treys ... averaged 10.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game for the season ... had 18 games in double figures ... turned in 19 points vs. Nebraska, 16 points at Minnesota and 15 against Bowling Green ... handed out eight assists in back-to-back games vs. UT-Martin and Hampton ... contributed 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals in the win at No. 15 Oklahoma State ... ranked 62nd nationally with 2.3 three-pointers per game ... ranked 27th in Big 12 scoring with 10.5 points per game and 13th in the league in assists, passing out 3.1 per contest.

2006-07
Averaged 8.7 points and two assists per game in international play with the U.S. Jones Cup Team in Taipei, Taiwan, over the summer ... scored 18 points and grabbed four rebounds against Korea ... during ISU’s regular season, she scored in double digits 10 times ... had knee surgery prior to the season and suffered a minor concussion in an exhibition game ... led ISU with 11 points in win over 13th-ranked Texas A&M in the Big 12 semifinals ... had nine points and three assists vs. Washington in NCAA first round ... instrumental in mounting a comeback at UNI, hitting two treys in the last five minutes of regulation and finishing with 15 points for the game, all after the first half ... came off the bench to score a season-high 18 points, including five treys, and grabbed six rebounds vs. Utah State ... had 10 points, two assists and two steals vs. No. 13 Texas A&M ... turned in 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting (3-of-4 from long range) against Missouri ... scored eight points, going 3-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from beyond the arc vs. Kansas State ... posted 10 points and two steals at Baylor ... had 12 points and a season-high seven assists vs. Virginia Tech ... had 10 points, including seven in the last four minutes at Iowa ... grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to lead ISU against Minnesota.

2005-06
Started all but one game ... played three complete games ... ran the point while Lyndsey Medders was sidelined with an injury ... missed four weeks of preseason practice after being hospitalized with a staph infection ... sank both free throws with 2.6 seconds left to tie UW-Green Bay, sending the game into overtime for an ISU win ... pulled down seven rebounds against UW-Green Bay ... drained five three-pointers en route to 19 points in the win over Texas, adding four rebounds and three steals ... sank 50 percent of her shots for 13 points at Kansas State ... dished an ISU freshman record 13 assists against Missouri and added 14 points and five rebounds ... logged a complete game playing point guard at Nebraska, collecting 10 points and three rebounds ... tallied 13 points, four rebounds and three assists against Baylor ... had 11 points and six assists against Nebraska ... poured in 22 points against IPFW, sinking five treys ... led ISU with 14 points at Minnesota ... hit both three-point tries against Northern Iowa en route to nine points and five assists ... had 27 points, draining seven treys, including all six first-half attempts, and five rebounds against Akron ... had 13 points, four assists and four steals in 39 minutes at Drake ... had 17 points, hitting five three-pointers in 39 minutes, against North Carolina State.

High School
Voted 2005 Miss Show-Me Basketball ... McDonald’s All-America nominee ... compiled two state championships, four district titles and a 113-7 record in her four-year career ... missed most of her junior season with a knee injury, but still scored 1,074 career points, a 9.9 ppg average over 108 games ... two-time all-state and all-district performer ... three-time all-Ozark Conference pick ... named Prepcasts’ Prime Time Player of the Year ... first-team all-Ozarks choice as a senior ... four-time academic all-conference performer ... averaged 13.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists as a senior, leading the Chiefs to a 30-1 record ... coached by Stephanie Phillips ... three-time all-league softball pick ... FCA officer ... freshman mentor.

Personal
Graduated with degrees in management and marketing ... full name is Heather Dawn Ezell ... born Feb. 15, 1987, in Springfield, Mo. ... parents are Doug and Glenna Ezell ... has one brother (Kyle).