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Ivana Catic

Class: Senior Hometown: Zrenjanin, Serbia High School: Mt. deChantal Academy (Wheeling, W.V.)

Height: 5-8 Position: G Experience: 4L

Catic's 2008-09 Game-by-Game, Career Stats and Career Highs in PDF Format

Career Honors:
•2008-09 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
•2008-09 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
•2008 Lew Perkins Leadership Award Winner
•2007-08 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
•2007-08 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
•2006-07 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
•2006-07 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
•2005-06 Athletic Director's Honor Roll

2008-09 (Senior):
Saw action in all 36 games, starting the final 26 of the season ... Averaged a team-leading 3.7 assists per game, which also ranked sixth in the Big 12 Conference ... Led the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ration at 2.2, which also ranked 12th in the NCAA... Her 134 assists on the season ranked 10th on the Kansas single-season assist chart ... Finished her KU career in fourth on the Jayhawk all-time assist chart with 406 dimes ... Also finished her career tied for sixth place on the KU chart for games played with 122 in her four-year career ... Dished a season-high nine helpers in a win over San Jose State (Dec. 3, 2009) ... Had eight assists and just one turnover in KU's win over Nebraska (March 12, 2009)in the 2009 Big 12 Championship ... Turned in a season-high 10 points in a win over Nebraska (Feb. 28, 2009) ... Recorded five or more assists in 12 games ... Had 31 assists compared to just six turnovers in KU's five-game WNIT run ... Averaged 2.4 points and 1.9 rebounds per game ... Led KU in free throw percentage on the year at .853 (29-of-34) ... Tabbed Academic All-Big 12 First Team for the third-straight season ... Earned Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the fourth-consecutive year.

2007-08 (Junior):
Appeared in all 33 games, starting 30 at the point guard position ... Averaged 3.5 points per game, while recording a team-best 105 assists on the year ... Dished out a season-high eight assists versus Saint Louis on Dec. 2, 2007 ... Scored in double-digits in four games, posting 10 points versus Marquette (Dec. 6, 2007), Boston (Dec. 30, 2007), Xavier (Jan. 4, 2008) and Colorado (Feb. 13, 2008) ... Led KU in assists in 17 contests, while leading the Jayhawks in steals in 10 games ... Made 21-of-25 free throws on the season, good for a team-leading 84.0 percent ... Named the Lew Perkins Leadership Award winner at the 2008 team banquet ... Tabbed Academic All-36g 12 First Team for the second-straight season ... Earned Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the third-consecutive year.

2006-07 (Sophomore):
Played in 23 games, starting seven ... Scored nine points in a game twice (UMKC & at Indiana) ... Played a season-high 38 minutes at Indiana (Dec. 21, 2006) ... Recorded a season-high four steals against UMKC (Nov. 16, 2006) ... Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Earned Athletic Director's Honor Roll for second-consecutive season.

2005-06 (Freshman):
The only freshman to appear in all 30 games ... The starting point guard in 25 outings ... Finished fourth on the team with 7.7 points per game to go with a team-high 4.6 assists per outing ... Was the first freshman since Erica Hallman to lead the club in assists ... Ranked seventh in the Big 12 in assists and assist/turnover ratio (1.80) ... Also added an average of 2.4 rebounds and a team-high 1.3 steals in 29.8 minutes per contest ... Blocked two shots ... Scored 10 or more points on 11 occasions including a high of 16 points, which she did twice ... Pumped in 16 points to go with six assists and three rebounds against Northeastern (Nov. 27, 2005) ... Posted 16 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals against La Salle (Dec. 30, 2005) ... Dished a season-high 10 assists versus Birmingham-Southern (Dec. 2, 2005) ... Passed out five or more assists in 15 games ... Played 30 or more minutes 17 times including playing all 50 minutes in KU's double-overtime win over Wisconsin (Dec. 11, 2005) ... Had her best Big 12 game against Iowa State (Feb. 4, 2006) when she tallied 15 points, seven assists, two rebounds and a steal ... Third on the team in 3-point field goals made with 19 ... Drained two or more treys in five contests ... Drew six charges and was credited with 72 floor burns ... Was the first player off the bench in four of the five games she did not start ... Named to the Athletic Director's 3.0-3.99 Honor Roll.

High School:
A 2005 graduate of Mount deChantal Academy in Wheeling, W.V. ... Won the three-point competition and earned the Individual Sportsmanship Award at the Myrtle Beach Holiday Tournament ... Coached by John Rowan ... Won the Presidential Honor for having a GPA over 4.0 ... Averaged 13 points and seven assists while playing in Zrenjanin, Serbia and Montenegro in 2003-04 ... Prior to coming to the United States, Catic also played in the Serbia & Montenegro Junior National and National Team programs ... A 2001-02 European All-Star ... Helped her team to a third place finish in the European Championships in 2001-02, and a fourth place finish in 2004 ... Named MVP of the Junior National Championship in 2002.

Personal:
Daughter of Vesna and Dragan Catic ... Born in Zrenjanin, Serbia ... Majoring in Management and Leadership.