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Player Bio: Cian Carvalho



2001-02: Tough, physical player who made a major impact in her two seasons in Tempe ... played in all 34 games this season, starting 28 (including the last 22) ... finished second on the team and 14th in the Pac-10 in rebounding at 5.7 boards per game ... ended up third on the team in scoring at 9.3 points per game ... appeared in all 65 games in the last two years, starting 41 ... helped ASU to two of its most successful seasons in school history ... highlights from the last two seasons included a share of the 2001 Pac-10 Championship, the 2002 Pac-10 Tournament Championship, back-to-back 20 wins seasons (including a school-record 25 wins in 2001-02) and ASU's first back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 19 years ... won the team's Screener Award at the season-end banquet ... scored in double figures in 16 games this year ... scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting to lead the Sun Devils to their 73-70 win over Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, ASU's first postseason victory in 19 years ... turned in her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Loyola Marymount (Nov. 21) ... scored a then career-high 17 points on two occasions - a Jan. 31 win vs. Oregon and a March 2 win vs. Arizona in the Pac-10 Tournament ... had 15 of her 17 points in the second half vs. the Wildcats to lead the ASU comeback in the team's first game at the Pac-10 Tournament ... just missed her second career double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds at Washington on Feb. 9 ... knocked down 5-of-6 shots twice this year - a Dec. 2 win over Rutgers and a Feb. 14 win vs. USC ... finished third on the team in free throw shooting, knocking down 74.5 percent of her attempts (82-110) ... shot 41.9 percent from three-point land in Pac-10 play (13-31) ... knocked down a pair of three-pointers in each of ASU's first three Pac-10 games ... turned in ASU's season high with a career-best six steals in a Nov. 19 win over Delaware State ... finished tied for second on the team with 38 steals on the year.

2000-01: Appeared in all 31 games ... was the leading scorer and rebounder off the bench in the first half of the season ... earned the starting role at power forward and started the last 13 games of the year ... finished second on the team in rebounding at 5.1 boards per game and fourth in scoring at 6.2 points per game ... ranked second on the team with 35 steals ... shot 42.1 percentage from the field (72-171), which was good for fourth on the team ... scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting vs. Cal State Northridge (Dec. 21) ... scored a then career-best 12 points vs. Washington and then matched that total two nights later vs. Washington State ... topped that pair of career bests with a team-high 16 points at UCLA on Jan. 18 ... started the first game of her career vs. Arizona on Jan. 27 and made the most of the start with nine points on 4-of-5 shooting and five rebounds ... had a career-best four steals in a Feb. 3 win over Oregon State ... had a steal in 15 of the last 24 games ... turned in 10 points and seven rebounds in ASU's Feb. 24 overtime win over Arizona, including six points in the overtime period ... pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds in a March 10 loss to Stanford ... also grabbed nine rebounds in two games and eight in three others ... won the team's Hammer Award and the Champion of the Week Award at ASU's season-end banquet.

At Hutchinson C.C.: Finished as the all-time leading scorer at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. ... led the school to a 45-18 record in her two seasons ... earned All-Jayhawk Conference and All-Region 6 honors in her frosh and sophomore years ... averaged 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game last season ... also shot 55 percent from the field and 82.5 percent from the free-throw line ... was coached by Rob Edmisson ... turned in best game of her career with 36 points, 14 rebounds, and one assist vs. Colby County Community College last season.

High School: A 1998 graduate of El Camino High School in Oceanside, Calif. ... attended Kapa'a High School in Kapa'a, Hawaii for three years ... earned team MVP honors as a junior and senior ... garnered all-state honors as a junior ... three-time all-conference selection ... lettered four times each in basketball and volleyball ... also earned one letter in track ... was coached by Donna Rodenhurst ... was a two-year captain in each sport as a junior and senior.

Personal: Plans to study business at Arizona State ... daughter of Glenn and Ruth Carvalho of Kapa'a, Hawaii. ... has two sisters, Shantell Carvalho Toloai (27) and Lainee Carvalho (18) ... cousin Hedy Liu was an All-WAC selection in women's basketball at the University of Hawaii ... uncle Randall Godinet lettered in football at Kansas State in 1985, playing under ASU Sun Angel Foundation President Don Bocchi who was an assistant coach for the Wildcats at the time ... cousin of eight-time All-Pro Bowl linebacker Junior Seau of the San Diego Chargers ... born March 17, 1980 in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii ... full name is Cian Veve Minei Carvalho.

CAREER BESTS
POINTS	24 vs. Wisconsin, 3/16/02
FIELD GOALS	9 vs. Wisconsin, 3/16/02
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS	17 twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 3/16/02)
3-POINTERS	2 three times (last vs. Arizona, 12/30/01)
3-POINT ATTEMPTS	3 four times (last vs. Stanford, 3/4/02)
REBOUNDS	10 twice (last vs. Loyola Marymount, 11/21/01)
ASSISTS	4 at Washington State, 2/7/02
STEALS	6 vs. Delaware State, 11/19/01
BLOCKS	1 six times (last vs. Wisconsin, 3/16/02)
MINUTES	35 vs. Wisconsin, 3/16/02

  Cian Carvalho
Cian Carvalho
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Kapa'a, Hawai'i

High School:
El Camino HS

Last College:
Hutchinson CC

Height:
5-11

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
03/17/1980