Emily Faurholt

Emily Faurholt
Personal information
Born (1984-04-30) April 30, 1984
Kennewick, Washington, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolKennewick
(Kennewick, Washington)
College
PositionForward
Career highlights

Emily Sann (née Faurholt; born April 30, 1984)[1][2] is an American former basketball player. After playing her first year in college at Seattle Pacific University, she transferred to Idaho. At Idaho, she led NCAA Division I women's basketball in scoring in 2004, en route to setting several school records.

High school career

Sann played high school basketball at her hometown Kennewick High School.[2] She led the Kennewick Lions to a state championship in 2000.[3] Sann also helped lead the Lions to 56 consecutive wins en route to being named the Class 4A state player of the year as a senior.[3][4]

College career

Undersized for a forward, Sann was largely ignored by recruits coming out of high school.[5] She played Division II basketball during her freshman year at Seattle Pacific University.[4][6] After a year with the Falcons, Sann transferred to the University of Idaho, where she played for the Vandals.[5]

In her first game with Idaho, she scored 29 points.[5] As a sophomore, she averaged 25.4 points per game, finishing the season as NCAA Division I's women's scoring leader.[5][6] She was named the Big West Conference's Player of the Year,[6] and was also named an All-Big West First Team selection.[2]

In her junior season, she surpassed 1,000 total points.[7] She reached the milestone in 43 games, tied for ninth-fastest in NCAA history at the time.[7] She finished the season averaging 23.3 points per game.[8] She was named to her second All-Big West Conference First Team, and additionally was named to the All-Big West Tournament Team.[2]

She finished her college career as Idaho's all-time leading scorer, with 1,938 total points.[9] Her 22.0 scoring average remains Idaho's all-time record.[9]

She was inducted into the Vandal Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018.[6] Sann was also inducted into the North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022,[9] after originally being scheduled to be inducted in 2020.[10][11] Also in 2020, The Spokesman-Review ranked Sann as the fourth-best Idaho athlete since 2000.[12]

College statistics

Legend
Led Division I
Bold Career best
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2002–03[2] Seattle Pacific 28 – 27.0 .462 – .816 5.6 1.0 1.0 .2 2.1 11.1
2003–04 Idaho 29 – 37.5 .489 .402 .804 6.7 1.7 1.5 .8 3.2 25.4
2004–05 Idaho 30 – 38.3 .440 .354 .748 5.9 1.4 1.1 .2 3.3 23.3
2005–06 Idaho 29 – 38.0 .425 .354 .814 4.8 1.8 1.1 .1 2.9 17.4
Div. I Career[8] 88 – 37.9 .453 .369 .784 5.8 1.6 1.2 .4 3.1 22.0

Post-basketball

After college, she signed up to play for a team in Spain, but left early.[3] Deciding to retire from basketball, Sann began teaching yoga and traveling.[3][13]

Personal life

While teaching yoga in New York, she met her husband Jim Sann.[3] The two married in 2016 and have two children together.[3] Jim has served on the coaching staffs of the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets, and Toronto Raptors.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "BFHS's Gorton earns North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame award". Bonners Ferry Herald. April 30, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Emily Faurholt - Idaho". WNBA. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Fowler, Annie (July 5, 2018). "Idaho Hall of Fame is the next stop for this Kennewick basketball great". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Grummert, Dale (January 20, 2004). "Precocious at the point". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Nation's top scorer returns for junior season". Associated Press. November 7, 2004. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via ESPN.
  6. ^ a b c d "Emily Faurholt". University of Idaho Athletics. 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Faurholt Speeds to 1,000-point Milestone, Earns Big West Player of the Week Award". Big West Conference. January 17, 2005. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Emily Faurholt College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Emily Sann". Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame. 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "Locally: Three former Idaho athletes set for induction into North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame". The Spokesman-Review. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  11. ^ Nichols, Dave (March 23, 2020). "North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame banquet canceled; 2019-20 nominations announced". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  12. ^ Blanchette, John (July 26, 2020). "20 for 20: Ranking Idaho's top 20 athletes since 2000". SWX Right Now. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  13. ^ "Emily Faurholt". pureyoga.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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