NC State Wolfpack

11  Monica Pope
	Class: Senior Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. High School: Creekside HS Last College: Furman Height: 5-7 Position: Guard Experience: 3V Pronunciation: Mahn-I-Cuh

Monica Pope Bio in PDF Format

Career: Five double figure scoring games.

Senior (2005-06): Part-time starter at point ... Posted career high 12 assists in Iowa State win becoming just the eight player all-time at NC State to have 12 or more assists in a game ... Also posted 12 points against No. 6 Rutgers and played her first complete 40 minute game ... Recorded career-high in rebounds with eight against No. 22 Utah ... Tallied career-best 19 points, along with six assists and just two turnovers at No. 17 Boston College ... 22 of 31 games played finished with the same of greater assists than turnvoers ... Ranked sixth in ACC for her assist:turnover ratio of 1.55, which led the Wolfpack ... In ACC games only was ranked 11th for assists (3.50 apg) and 5th for assist:turnovera ratio (1.45) ... State Farm Player of the game versus No. 22 Utah, at home vs. Maryland and at No. 17 Boston College ... Team voted Off-season Award, MVP 2005-06 Team, Chick-Fil-A Player of the Game (ACC TV) at Boston College.

Junior (2004-05): Played in 26 of 29 games ... Has finished with same or fewer turnovers than assists in 14 games ... Recorded two or more assists in 10 games and one or more in 16 games within an average of 11.5 minutes per outing ... Had a season-high five assists at Clemson this season ... Posted 3 steals at home against Miami, but had a season-best four picks at South Carolina ... Had 11 games with a positive assist:turnover ratio ... Also had season high of 10 points at Clemson ... Doubled scoring average from 1.8 ppg as a sophomore to 3.7 ppg as a junior ... Shot 43.5 percent from the three-point line, hit 10 of 23 attempts ... Led the team from the free throw line, making 79.1 percent on 34-of-43 tries ... Player of the game against Fordham, had 9 pts, 4 rebs., 2 assists in 14 mins. off the bench ... Was second in line for point guard duties ... Off season Award ... Team MVP honor.

Sophomore (2003-04): Scored four points off of back-to-back buckets at Georgia Tech ... Saw action in four ACC games ... Scored season-high six points against UP-Mayaguez ... Had seven offensive boards vs. three defensive.

(2002-03): Sat out the 2002-03 season to fulfill transfer requirements ... Participated in postseason practices ... ACC Honor Roll.

At Furman: Played in all of the team's 29 games, making one start, averaged 23.8 mpg ... Averaged 11.4 ppg, 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists ... high scorer in seven games, averaged 17.9 points in the double-figure showing.

High School: While at Creekside High School, led the team to the Region 4-AAAA Championship, State Final Four and a 27-2 record as a senior ... In her junior year, the team made its first state playoff appearance after a 16-8 record ... Named Metro- Atlanta Player of the Year, while being named to the Metro- AtlantaTeam of the Year ... Also named to the state's Dandy Dozen ... Led Metro-Atlanta with a 27.4 ppg average ,,, Team MVP ... Atlanta Tip-off Club November Player of the Month ... Garnered All-Region and team MVP in both sophomore and junior seasons ... Player of the Week by the High School Sports Show, as a sophomore, junior and senior on three occasions ... Also lettered in volleyball two years, named MVP as a junior.

Personal:Monica Isalene Pope ... Parents are Janie and Darrell Pope ... Has two younger twin sisters ... Also played AAU Basketball with the Atlanta Lady Hawks ... Majoring in accounting.

Season/Career Highs
Points
2005-06 19 at Boston College (2/24/06)
Career 21 (at Furman)

Field Goals Made
2005-06 4, 4x at Boston College (2/24/06)
Career 7 (at Furman)

3-Ptrs. Made
2005-06 2, 2x at Boston College (2/24/06)
Career 5 vs. Auburn (at Furman)

Free Throws Made
2005-06 9 at Boston College (2/24/06)
Career 10 vs Col. of Charleston (at Fur.)

Rebounds
2005-06 8 vs. Utah (12/17/05)
Career 8 vs. Utah (12/17/05)

Assists
2005-06 12 vs. Iowa St. (11/25/05)
Career 12 vs. Iowa St. (11/25/05)

Steals
2005-06 4, vs. Maryland (2/19/06)
Career 4, 2x vs. Maryland (2/19/06)

Blocks
2005-06 1, 2x at Wake Forest (1/7/06)
Career 1, 2x at Wake Forest (1/7/06)

Minutes
2005-06 40 vs. Rutgers (11/26/05)
Career 40 vs. Rutgers (11/26/05)