12  Kristin Rethman Class: Senior Hometown: Corning, Kan. High School: Centralia Height: 5-9 Position: Guard/Forward Experience: 3L

Rethman’s Trophy Case

• First Team Academic All-Big 12
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Member of the 2001 Big 12 All-Star Tour Team
• 2000-2001 Commerce Bank Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team
• Honorable Mention All-Underrated Team by WomensCollegeHoops.com
• First in the Big 12 in three-point field goals in 1999-2000
• 1999-2000 Kansas City Star All-Big 12 Underrated Team
• Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection
• Four-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection
• Feb. 8 Big 12 Conference Rookie of the Week

Milestones -
• Finished her career ranked 19th in scoring (1,099), 26th in rebounding (401), second in three-point field goals (266), second in three-point attempts (609), first in three-point percentage (.436), first in free-throw percentage (.843), fifth in assists (294), seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.14), sixth in games (120), 10th in career starts (84) and fourth in minutes (3,611) on the Kansas State career charts
• Expected to finish her career in the top 30 on the NCAA career three-point field goals made chart
• Was the 27th Wildcat to score 1,000-plus points in a career
• Was the 37th Wildcat to play in 100 career games when she started the 69th game of her career in a win over Iowa State on Jan. 2
• Finished her career ranked fourth in three-pointers and three-point attempts, third in three-point field goal percentage, third in free throw percentage and 14th in assists in the Big 12

As a senior (2001-2002) -
• One of the Big 12’s best three-point shooters
• Started 19 of 34 games at the shooting guard spot
• Averaged 7.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.0 three-pointers and 29.9 minutes per game
• Ranked fifth on the team in scoring, fifth in assists and second in free-throw shooting
• Averaged 2.3 three-pointers per game in Big 12 games
• Had three or more three-pointers in nine games
• Shot 50 percent or better from beyond the three-point arc in 17 games
• Finished the Big 12 regular season ranked third in three-pointers made and first in three-point percentage
• Scored in double figures in 11 games, including five Big 12 contests
• Led Kansas State in assists on two occasions overall and once vs. league foes
• Played 40 minutes vs. Iowa State (twice), Colorado, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Old Dominion
• Scored a season-high 15 points in a loss at Oklahoma State, in a win over Texas Tech on Jan. 27 and over Missouri on Feb. 27
• Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe vs. Oregon State and Kansas
• Perfect from the field for the third time in her career when she was 4-of-4 from the floor, 4-of-4 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the foul line in a win over Oregon State
• Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds on Feb. 23

As a junior (2000-2001) -
Played on the Big 12 All-Stars Foreign Tour this summer • Averaged 6.8 points and shot 45.5 percent from three-point range on the tour • One of the Big 12’s best three-point shooters • Second on the team in three-point field goals (71), attempts (157) and first in percentage (45.2) • Finished the season ranked seventh in the nation in three-point field goal percentage and 24th in three-point field goals made (2.5/game) • Helped break the school record for team three-pointers in a game (16) by sinking six treys on Dec. 5 • Finished second in Big 12 games in three-point field goals made (2.44) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (44.8) and third in free throw percentage (83.0) • Ranked fourth in three-point field goals, seventh in attempts and first in percentage on the K-State single season list • Tied for the fifth most three-pointers in a game in K-State annuals with six on Dec. 5 • Averaged 2.48 three-pointers overall and 2.44 in Big 12 games • Had four or more three-pointers in nine games • Shot 50 percent or better from beyond the three-point arc in 15 games • Was perfect from three-point range at Oklahoma (5-for-5) on Feb. 14 and at Kansas (4-for-4) on Jan. 10 • First on the team in free throw percentage (84.1) and second on the team in scoring (11.9), rebounding (4.7), assists (74) • Led K-State in scoring six times • Scored in double figures in 17 games, including nine Big 12 contests • Registered three 20-plus point games • Led Kansas State in assists on six occasions overall and two times vs. league foes • Scored a career-high 27 points in a win over Western Michigan on Dec. 5 • Tallied a game-high 24 points, including five three-pointers in a win over then-No. 17/17 Texas on Jan. 17 • For the second time in her career, she was perfect from the field, going 5-for-5, including 4-for-4 from three-point range and 8-for-8 from the free-throw line against Kansas on Jan. 13 • Dished out a team-high five assists versus then-No. 16/20 Colorado in 40 minutes of action on Jan. 6 • Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds in an overtime victory over Vermont on Dec. 17 • Had two seven-assist games and nine four or more assist games • Made a season-high four steals on Jan. 20 against Missouri • Played 40 or more minutes in eight games.

As a sophomore (1999-2000) -
One of the Big 12’s best three-point shooters • Ranked 30th in the nation in three-point field goals made (2.5) • Led the Big 12 in three-point field goals made (2.69) and was sixth in three-point field goal percentage (.398) • Second in three-point field goals and attempts on the single-season list • Tied the season-high for three-pointers in a game with five vs. four opponents • Averaged 2.5 treys overall and 2.7 in Big 12 games • Had four or more three-pointers in seven games • Shot 50 percent or better from beyond the three-point arc in 14 games • Second on the team in three-point field goals (76), attempts (185) and percentage (41.1) • Helped Kansas State set its school record for three-point field goals (216), attempts (580) and percentage (.372) in a season, and finished 13th in the NCAA in treys made (7.2) and 22nd in percentage (37.2) • Third on the team in scoring (9.9) and second in assists (96) • Led K-State in scoring five of the last eight games of the season • Scored in double figures in 14 games, including nine Big 12 contests • Led Kansas State in assists on 10 occasions overall and seven times vs. league foes • Finished 14th in assists (3.44) and 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.15) in league action • Scored a season-high 19 points vs. Drake on Nov. 26 and tied it with 19 points on 7 of 13 from the field and 5 of 10 from beyond the three-point arc in the final game of the season • Sank a season-high seven free throws, including the final six, in a win at Oklahoma State on Feb. 9 • Dished out a career-high eight assists in a win at Texas A&M on Jan. 15 • Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in a win at Chattanooga on Dec. 28.

As a freshman (1998-99) -
Ranked sixth in the Big 12 in three-point field goal percentage in conference games (39-99, .394) and fifth in all games (50-122, .410) • Helped Kansas State shoot a 35.8 (144-402) three-point percentage and finish 29th in final NCAA statistics • Ranked 38th in the nation and was the third-ranked freshman in three-point percentage • Finished in eighth place on KSU’s single-season list for three-pointers made and attempted in a season and third in single-season percentage • Ranked 29th in the Big 12 and third on the team in conference scoring (10.5 ppg) • Hit a career-high six three-pointers vs. Arkansas State, including five in the second half • Hit the game-winning three-pointer with 2.3 seconds remaining to defeat Colorado and earn Big 12 Rookie of the Week on Feb. 8 • Drained 5-for-6 three-pointers and 7-for-9 free throws in KSU’s upset of then No. 19 Nebraska • Turned in a then-career high 15 points and career marks for field goals made (5) and attempted (8), three-pointers (5) and rebounds (3) • Had a career-high five steals in 36 minutes at Missouri, a team single-season high.

At Centralia High School -
Led the Panters to Twin Valley League championships in each of her last three seasons • Four-time all-conference selection • Named first team all-state 1A by the Topeka Capital-Journal and second team (all classes) by Kansas Sports Magazine her senior year and first team all-state 1A selection by the Topeka Capital-Journal and Kansas Sports Magazine as a junior and third team as a sophomore • Served as a team captain her senior year • Played in the Northeast Kansas, Pony Express and Kansas Basketball Coaches Association all-star games • Averaged 19.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game as a senior • Finished her career averaging 18.9 points per game with a field goal percentage of 51.4 (633-for-1232) percent • Averaged 21.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a junior • Made 87.5 percent of her free throws in 1996-97 for the state runner-up Lady Panthers • Lettered and started in each of her four seasons • High school coach was Eric Anderson • Also lettered four times in volleyball and twice in track • Helped her volleyball team to state championships in 1994 and 1997 • First team all-state class 1A selection in volleyball in 1998 • Two-time first team all-league selection in volleyball.

Personal -
Born Oct. 7, 1979 • Daughter of Elaine and Terry Rethman • Marketing major • Her mother and aunt both lettered in basketball and softball at Benedictine College • Once made 139 consecutive free throws • MVP of the 1998 Missouri Valley AAU Regional Tournament • Missouri Valley AAU All-Star in 1995 and 1997 • Played on a Sunflower State Games 5-on-5 championship team • Valedictorian of her high school class • Kansas Honor Scholar and Governor’s Scholar • Four-year honor roll member • Earned all-league academic team accolades two seasons • Three-year member of National Honor Society and Student Council • Served on the Governor’s Council for Teen Leadership • Was the vice president of the Science Club and VP and president of Key Club • Girls State delegate.

Rethman's Career Statistics

Rethman vs. the Conference

Rethman's Career Highs

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