Heather Cusick Class: Senior Hometown: Kokomo, IN High School: Kokomo Height: 5-8 Position: Guard Birthdate: 03/20/1981

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General
2002-03 Preseason All-MAC East selection ... First-team all-MAC and MAC Player of the Year in 2002 ... the first Miami player to earn all-MAC plaudits in each of her first three seasons ... honored as the 2001-02 Miami Female Athlete of the Year ... eight-time MAC Player of the Week ... became the 13th Miami player to clear 1,000 career points early in her junior season and presently ranks third on Miami’s career scoring list with 1,595 points ... Miami career assist leader with 547 dishes ... broke Miami’s career record for 20-point games with 24 points in a Feb. 16 win at Central Michigan. Has cleared 20 points 31 times in 107 career games ... already Miami’s career leader in assists and 3-point field goals ... has played in all 107 games of her collegiate career, started 104 consecutive games and dished an assist in 77 straight games ... the first Miami player (men’s or women’s) to clear 1,500 points, 500 assists and 200 steals in a career ... could become the first MAC Player to 1,500 points, 500 assists, 400 rebounds, 300 steals and 200 3-point field goals.

2002-03
Named MVP of the Spartan Chevrolet Classic after scoring 36 points--the second-highest single-game total in program history--points in a Miami upset of Michigan State on Nov. 24 ... also named to the Georgia Tech Atlanta Marriott NW All-Tournament team after leading Miami to the championship game ... became the first Miami women's basketball player to 500 career assists with a dish on Dec. 30 versus Clemson ... netted 29 points in overtime win at Ohio on Jan. 14 ... broke Miami's record for career 3-point field goals on Jan. 28 versus Eastern Michigan ... led Miami back from an 18-point halftime deficit, scoring 21 second-half points and finishing with 26 points in a Jan. 28 defeat of Eastern Michigan ... poured in 28 points in just 26 minutes, including 6-of-8 3-point field goals, before fouling out in a loss at Ball State on Feb. 3.

2001-02
Scored in double digits in 28 games ... led the league in scoring (17.5 ppg) ... ranked second in the MAC in 3-pointers (2.54), steals (2.87) and assists (5.60) per game ... netted a Miami single-season record 12 20-point outings in 30 games this season .. first Miami player to hit 70 3-pointers in a season, establishing a new RedHawk single-season record of 73 ... 524 points on the season tied a 21-year old Miami record ... totaled 21 points in Nov. 18 loss at Oregon ... matched a career-best with five 3-point field goals in Oregon loss ... flirted with triple-double in Nov. 20 win at Wright State, tallying 11 points, nine rebounds and eight assists ... hit game-tying three-pointer at buzzer versus Valparaiso (Nov. 28) ... netted 23 versus Valparaiso ... poured in 22 points, including 4-of-5 3-pointers versus Butler ... Named MAC Player of the Week on Dec. 3. ... Netted five 3-point field goals on the way to 22 points versus Detroit ... totaled 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in defeat of St. Francis (Dec. 21) ... had 24 points in defeat of Buffalo (Jan. 23) ... named MAC East Player of the Week for the second time on Jan. 7 ... reached 1,000 points for her career after season-high 25-point outing at Akron (Jan. 9) ... totaled 18 points and seven assists in Jan. 12 defeat of Ohio ... netted team-best 21 in Jan. 15 Kent State win ... notched eighth 20-point game with 23 in Jan. 19 loss to Northern Illinois ... enjoyed strong all-around game versus Bowling Green (Feb. 9), contributing 17 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and four steals ... poured in 24 points in Feb. 16 win at Central Michigan ... recorded 23 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals in Feb. 23 defeat of Ohio ... poured in 22 points and dished seven assists in Feb. 26 win at Buffalo ... added 15 points, six assists and four steals in first-round defeat of Akron ... netted 20 in MAC Quarterfinal defeat of Western Michigan on March 6.

2000-01
Became first Miami player to earn all-MAC accolades in each of her first two seasons, earning honorable mention all-MAC honors for the second consecutive season ... only Miami player to start all 29 games, averaging a lofty 35.6 minutes a game ... ranked 11th in the MAC in scoring (14.4 ppg), third in assists (5.3 apg), fourth in 3-point field goals per game (2.14), seventh in free throw percentage (.789) and eighth in steals (2.1 spg) ... scored in double digits in 24-of-29 games ... cleared the 20-point barrier seven times during the season ... netted 23 points and five treys in Nov. 19 loss to Boston University, including a last second three-pointer that sent the game into overtime ... named to the First Tennessee Classic all-tournament team after averaging 19.0 points, 7.0 assists and 5.5 rebounds versus Austin Peay (Nov. 25) and Vanderbilt (Nov. 26) ... approached triple-double in Miami’s defeat of Austin Peay (Nov. 25), netting 17 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds ... named MAC’s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week for efforts in First Tennessee Classic ... named MAC’s East Division Player of the Week after tallying 23 points versus Kent State (Jan. 30) and 17 points versus Ball State (Feb. 3) ... netted a career high 27 points in Miami’s MAC semifinal loss to Kent State, hitting 10-of-13 free throws.

1999-00
Member of all-MAC freshmen team ... honorable mention all-MAC selection ... two-time MAC Offensive Player of the Week ... MVP of the Northwestern Roger L. White Invitational ... ranked ninth in the MAC in assists (4.75 apg) ... ranked fourth in the MAC in steals (2.50 spg) ... ranked 15th in the MAC in three-point field goal percentage (.361) ... 133 assists during the season ranked as the fourth-highest total in Miami history ... 44 treys ranked as the eighth-highest total in Miami history ... second on the team in scoring at 11.9 ppg while shooting 44 percent from the field ... led team with 70 steals, coming up just four short of 10th-place all-time at Miami ... holds impressive career highs of 23 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and seven steals ... led team with six 20-point games during the year and had a string of two in a row entering the MAC Quarterfinal ... led team with 29.6 minutes per game ... tallied her career-high 23 points and added six assists in Dec. 4 win at Northwestern ... matched her career-high with 23 points off 8-of-12 shooting in Jan. 13 win over Northern Illinois ... notched 22 points and five three-pointers in Jan. 15 win at Marshall ... once again matched career high in points in first-round tournament game with 23 points and five treys against Marshall ... tallied 20 points and a career-high seven steals in regular season finale against Ohio ... dished out 10 assists against Bowling Green in Jan. 22 win ... recorded first career double-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in loss at Toledo on Jan. 8 ... netted 20 points, including four three-pointers, and six steals in loss to Western Michigan ... tallied 12 points, nine assists and six rebounds in first career start on Dec. 1.

High School
Coached by Charlie Hall at Kokomo High School ... averaged 16.2 ppg throughout four-year high school career ... amassed a remarkable 466 points (17.9 ppg), 177 rebounds, 121 assists and 107 steals during her senior year ... four-time all-conference and all-county selection ... all-Indiana selection as a senior ... led high school teams to a combined 75-15 record throughout her four year career ... helped AAU team to four consecutive Indiana State Championships and a national championship ... honored as an AAU all-American.

Personal
Named Heather Dawn Cusick ... born March 20, 1981 ... daughter of Steve and Julie Cusick ... sport organization major.