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14 - Ieva Kublina Class: Junior
Height: 6-4
Hometown: Riga, Latvia
Position: Forward/Center
 
 
  Career Highs  
Points 32 vs. Houston, 3/23/02
FG Attempted 23 vs. Houston, 3/23/02
FG Made 11 vs. Seton Hall, 2/17/02
3PT FG Attempted 6 vs. Houston, 3/23/02
3PT FG Made 3 vs. Georgetown, 1/20/01 and vs. Notre Dame, 1/3/01
FT Attempted 12 vs. Houston, 3/23/02
FT Made 10 vs. Houston, 3/23/02
Rebounds 16 at Miami, 2/20/02
Assists 3 vs. Clemson, 1/3/02 and at Pittsburgh, 12/5/01
Blocks 7 vs. West Virginia, 1/16/02
Steals 3 (three times)
 
photo         A preseason first-team All-BIG EAST selection ... 2002 BIG EAST Conference Most Improved Player ... Selected to the All-BIG EAST Conference Second Team ... Named to the WNIT All-Tournament Team ... Emerged as the team's top scoring threat and has made an impact on both ends of the floor ... Led team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots ... Among BIG EAST and national leaders in blocks ...Two-time BIG EAST Player of the Week selection (12/17, 1/7) ... Scored in double figures 25 times with nine double-doubles last season ... Blocked three or more shots 16 times ... Named to 2001 Lady Luck Classic All-tournament team ... Can post up down low or can face the basket ... Also has a good three-point shot ... Good in the transition game ... Adds perimeter scoring threat from the post position ... Defensive skills improved during first two seasons ... Developed shot blocking and rebounding skills.

2001-02: Played and started in all 32 games ... After a slow start in the first three games, recorded third career double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds at No. 19 LSU (11/25) ... Scored 18 points at Virginia (11/29) ... Had 16 points and 10 boards at Pittsburgh (12/5) ... Tallied 22 points with 10 rebounds at Radford (12/12) ... Had 18 points in win at James Madison (12/21) ... Scored 12 points with nine rebounds versus Hampton in Lady Luck Classic title game (12/29) ... Picked up 17 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks against Clemson (1/3) ... Tied then career-high with 24 points along with 10 rebounds and six blocks versus Syracuse (1/5) ... Had 19 points, 11 boards and five blocks against No. 24 Boston College (1/9) ... Registered 16 points with career-high seven blocks versus West Virginia (1/16) ... Scored 20 points at Notre Dame (1/26) ... Had 17 points and 11 rebounds versus No. 1 Connecticut (1/29) ... Tied then career-high with 24 points against Seton Hall (2/17) ... Set career-highs with 29 points and 16 rebounds at Miami (2/20) ... Scored 24 points with eight rebounds at Villanova (2/23) ... Recorded ninth double-double of the season and eleventh of her career with 26 points and 11 rebounds versus Rutgers (2/26) ... Had 14 points at Rutgers (3/2) in the first round of the BIG EAST Championship ... Pulled down 14 rebounds with six blocks in WNIT first round against UNC Greensboro (3/13) ... Scored 21 points with nine rebounds and four blocks versus George Washington (3/16) in WNIT second round ... Tallied 13 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in WNIT quarterfinal against Vermont (3/20) ... Had a career-high 32 points in WNIT semifinal against Houston (3/23).

2000-01: Played in all 31 games with three starts ... Scored in double figures in 11 games ... Two double-digit rebound games ... Had two double-doubles ... Led team and was among BIG EAST Conference leaders in blocks ... Fifth on the team in scoring ... Third in rebounds and second in offensive rebounds ... Fourth in three-point field goals made and fourth in free throws made ... Had six points and six rebounds in collegiate debut against Liberty (11/17) ... Nine points, six rebounds, one three-pointer and two blocks against James Madison (11/21) ... First career double-figure scoring game with 10 points at Richmond (12/2) ... Seven points and three boards at No. 7 Rutgers (12/6) ... Scored seven points with seven rebounds, three blocks and two assists against Radford (12/9) ... Tallied 16 points with one trey, five rebounds and two blocks against UNC Asheville (12/28) in the Lady Luck Classic ... 11 points, including three treys, three rebounds, and one assist against No. 3 Notre Dame and All-American center Ruth Riley (1/3) ... Six points, seven rebounds and three blocks at No. 3 Notre Dame (1/13) ... Dropped in 10 points with five boards, one trey, one block and one steal at Boston College (1/17) ... Scored a career-high 19 points with seven rebounds, three three-pointers and one steal against Georgetown (1/20) ... 10 points and seven rebounds vs. No. 24 Villanova ... Recorded first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at West Virginia (2/14) ... Second career double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds against Providence (2/21) ... Set career mark for free throws made and attempted with 8-of-10 effort vs. Providence ... 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting with nine rebounds, two blocks and a steal at St. John's (2/27) ... Scored 10 points and had five rebounds and a block in win over No. 23 Villanova in the BIG EAST Tournament ... Followed that with eight points, four rebounds and two blocks against top-ranked Notre Dame in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals ... Had 11 points, six rebounds and one block against Denver in NCAA first round ... Scored seven points with eight rebounds at No. 12 Texas Tech in NCAA second round.

High School: Averaged 16.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 8.5 blocks and 5.0 assists per game as a senior at Trinity ... Helped Trinity to a 20-4 record in 1999-00, the League of Independent Schools' regular season and tournament championship, as well as advancing to the second round of the Virginia Independent State School's state tournament ... Selected first-team all-League of Independent Schools ... Second-team all-Metro by the Richmond Times-Dispatch ... Virginia Independent Schools all-state team honoree ... Top performances of senior season were two 28-point scoring games against Collegiate High and St. Gertrudes.

Odds and Ends: Member of the Latvian national team that participated in the European Championships ... Was selected to the all-tournament team at the qualifying rounds for the European Championships that took place in April of 2000 ... Daughter of Ingrida Kublina and Indulis Kublins ... Enrolled in psychology.

Kublina's Career Statistics
YearGGSMPFGM-AttPct.3PTM-AttPct.FTM-AttPct.Reb.Avg.ATOBlkSTTPAvg.
00-0131364287-199.43713-38.34255-85.6471545.0154635112427.8
01-023232976198-419.47320-53.37782-107.7662497.83074862349815.6
Totals63351618285-618.46133-91.363137-192.7144036.4451201213474011.8