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Name:
14-Elena Kravchenko
Hgt./Class/Position:
6-10/So./Center
Hometown:
Minsk, Belarus
High School:
Plymouth (Pa.) White Marsh
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1998-99 Season Highlights:
Has played in every game ... in VCU game (Nov. 24), scored six points, grabbed three rounds, recorded an assist, a block and a steal in only 13 minutes of action ... scored a career-high 12 points vs. Towson (Dec. 11) ... was 4-5 from the field and 4-5 from the charity stripe in that game ... matched career-high with four rebounds in Brown game (Dec. 28) ... scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in 14 minutes of action in loss at Duke (Jan. 4) ... scored four points in seven minutes of action vs. Maryland (Jan. 8) ... was perfect from the field (3-3) in win at N.C. State (Jan. 11) ... showed confidence and skill in scoring six points over State's Summer Erb ... had a career-high 13 points and five rebounds vs. Georgia Tech (Jan. 14) ... was 6-9 from the field in that game ...was 3-7 from the field and recorded six points and four rebounds in loss to Tar Heels(Jan. 18) ... also had one block and one assist in that game ... was 2-3 from the field and 2-2 from the charity stripe in Florida State win (Jan. 22) ... played only six minutes in that game ... scored four points in Baylor win (Jan. 24) ... played only six minutes in that game ... in win at Wake Forest (Jan. 28), had nine points and three rebounds ... was 2-3 from the field and 5-6 from the charity stripe in that game ... played 12 minutes and scored seven points in Clemson win (Jan. 31) ... also had two blocks in that game ... played 14 minutes in Duke game (Feb. 4) and scored seven points ... played only five minutes in Maryland game (Feb. 8) and scored two points ... scored 10 points in N.C. State game (Feb. 10) and played a career-high 22 minutes ...scored four points vs. North Carolina (Feb. 14) ... in the ACC Tournament, scored 10 points in Wake Forest game (Feb. 27), but was scoreless vs. North Carolina (Feb. 28) ... was 6-8 from the free throw line in the Wake Forest game (Feb. 27).
Worth Noting
Tallest female basketball player ever to play for UVa and tallest female player in Division I ... played for Belarus national team last summer with Virginia teammate Svetlana Volnaya.
1998
Played in 23 games ... played in 11 ACC contests and averaged 1.3 points and 1.1 rebounds in conference games ... entered NCAA first round game vs. Southern Methodist (Mar. 13) when Cavaliers were down 21 points in the second half and her presence in the lane helped shut down SMU offense in Virginia's biggest come-from-behind win ...averaged 6.8 minutes per game ... played a season high 18 minutes vs. Old Dominion (Jan. 27) and had two blocks in that game ... had 16 blocks for the season and ranked seventh in the ACC in blocks.
High School
Averaged 9.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 6.0 blocks per game for Plymouth (Pa.) White Marsh High School ... helped team to 27-4 record ... school advanced to the second round of the state 4A playoffs ... named team's best defensive player ... played for three years for Nicolay Gastello School in Minsk ... named to the All-Tournament team at the European Championships.
Personal
Elena Kravchenko ... born Feb. 28, 1979 in Minsk, Belarus ... daughter of Olga and Vladimir Kravchenko ... has a younger sister Svetlana ... father played basketball for the national team ... plans to stay in the United States and pursue a career in professional basketball ... major is undeclared.
One-on-One...
Nickname: Big E
My hobby is: drawing.
My favorite food is: salad.
My goal in life is: do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble on its own.
If I could change one thing in the world to make it a better place, I would: want people to realize how important God and his love is.
I can't imagine going a day without: praying to God.
Favorite book is: the Bible.
Someday, I would like to take a trip to: Paris
My advice to youngsters is: remember that everything in life happens for a reason. God has a reason for everything.
If I could switch places with one person for a day, I'd chose to be: my mom.
The best thing about the University of Virginia is: the Grounds, athletics and the education.
Kravchenko's Season Highs
Pts. 13 vs. Georgia Tech (1-14-99)
Reb. 5 vs. Georgia Tech (1-14-99)
FGM 6 vs. Georgia Tech (1-14-99)
FGA 9 vs. two opponents
FTM 6 vs. Wake Forest (2-27-99)
FTA 8 vs. Wake Forest (2-27-99)
Ast. 2 vs. Georgia Tech (1-14-99)
Bl. 2 vs. four opponents
Stl. 1 vs. five opponents
Min. 22 vs. N.C. State (2-10-99)
Kravchenko's Career Highs
Pts. 13 vs. Georgia Tech (1-14-99)
Reb. 5 vs. Georgia Tech (1-14-99)
FGM 6 vs. Georgia Tech (1-14-99)
FGA 9 vs. three opponents
FTM 6 vs. Wake Forest (2-27-99)
FTA 8 vs. Wake Forest (2-27-99)
Ast. 2 vs. Georgia Tech (1-14-99)
Bl. 3 vs. two opponents
Stl. 1 vs. seven opponents
Min. 22 vs. N.C. State (2-10-99)
Kravchenko's Career Stats
GP-GS FGM-A Pct. 3FGM-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. Or-Dr TR Avg. A TO Blk Stl Pf-D M-Avg. Pts. Avg.
1998 23-0 13-34 .382 0-0 .000 11-18 .611 4-21 25 1.1 2 8 16 2 27-0 156-6.8 37 1.6
1999 28-0 48-93 .516 0-0 .000 37-54 .685 21-24 45 1.6 10 26 21 5 58-1 290-10.4 133 4.8
Career 51-0 61-127 .480 0-0 .000 48-72 .667 25-45 70 1.4 12 34 37 7 85-1 446-8.7 170 3.3
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