12 Ilene Tsao
12 - Ilene Tsao
Height: 5-5
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Fremont, CA
High School: Mission San Jose
Position: G

Freshman (2012-13):
Played in all 28 Emory contests, averaging 16.1 minutes, 4.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per outing ... Made one start, that coming vs. LaGrange (Nov. 20), where she played a season-high 24 minutes ... Found her way into the scoring column in 23 games ... Six performances of two or more steals and averaged 1.0 thefts per game ... Seven efforts of two or more assists ... Knocked down a huge three pointer with 2:36 left in overtime against Case Western (Feb. 15) that knotted the score at 58-58 and helped Emory bounce back from a six-point deficit earlier in the extra session in an eventual 62-61 win ... Led the team’s scoring attack in a 75-67 win at Case Western (Jan. 18) with a season-high 16 points, 14 coming in the second half, and ended the game hitting five-of-six from the floor including three of her four three-point attempts – started a key 12-2 Emory run in the second half with back-to-back triples before closing out the run with a pair of buckets in helping the Eagles take a 62-51 lead with 6:40 remaining ... Logged 19 minutes of action vs. Huntingdon (Mar. 2) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament where her season-high six assists topped the team and eight points helped the Eagles to an 88-62 triumph ... Finished with seven points and a game-high four steals in a 76-55 win over Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 17) ... Hit the squad's first two three pointers over  2:18 stretch early in the first half and would go on to lead the Emory reserves in scoring with 11 points, her second-highest total of the season, sinking four-of-six from the field including three-of-five from beyond the arc ... Scored all five of her points as part of a 12-2 Emory burst that blew the game wide open, upping Emory’s lead to 23 points in the second half in an eventual 73-49 win over NYU (Jan. 27). 

High School:
Enjoyed a fine four-year career as a member of the Mission San Jose girl's basketball program ... Was coached by Doug Sakamoto ... Served as her team's captain her junior and senior seasons ... Her final two campaigns saw her earn first-team all-league honors ... As a senior, she averaged 10.0 points, 4.5 assists and 3.6 steals per game in helping her squad to a 27-4 record that included a league title ... Team MVP her senior year ... All-Metro honorable mention in 2011 and 2012 ... USA Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete in 2011-12 ... Four-year member of the track team where she competed in the 100 and 200 meters along with running a leg on the 4x100 relay team.


Personal:
Daughter of Stanley and Rachel Tsao ... Born Nov. 26, 1994 ... Plans to major in business.

Career Stats

Year GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3pt
FG-FGA
PCT FT-FTA PTS AVG AST AVG
2012-13 28-1 41-128 .320  16-63 .254 21-39 119 4.3 30 1.1
TOTAL 28-1 41-128 .320  16-63 .254 21-39 119  4.3 30  1.1

 

Career Highs
 

Points 16  at Case Western Reserve, Jan. 18, 2013
  11 Piedmont College, Nov. 17, 2012
Rebounds Piedmont College, Nov. 17, 2012
Field Goals at Case Western Reserve, Jan. 18, 2013
  4 Piedmont College, Nov. 17, 2012
3 pt. FGs at Case Western Reserve, Jan. 18, 2013
  3 Piedmont College, Nov. 17, 2012
Assists Huntingdon College, Mar. 2, 2013
Steals Carnegie Mellon, Feb. 17, 2013
Minutes 24  at LaGrange College,  Nov. 20, 2012

 


Quote:
"I chose Emory because of its strong academic and basketball programs as well as the diversity of the school."