| Victoria Dunlap |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.
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| High School:
Brentwood Academy
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| Height:
6-1
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| Position:
F
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- All-SEC second team by Coaches and AP (2008-09)
- SEC Player of the Week (Jan. 5)
- Preseason All-SEC second team (2008-09)
- SEC All-Freshman Team (2007-08)
- Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week
General
Has started in every game (65) since she established herself as UK's go-to player during her freshman season ... A versatile swing player who led the team in scoring, rebounding, steals and blocks during her sophomore season ... Drastically improved free-throw shooting from .396 percent her freshman season to a .556 mark as a sophomore ... Outstanding leaper ... Team's leading scorer and rebounding the last two seasons ... Majoring in math education ... Comes from a family of athletes as father played football at Tennessee State and spent three seasons in the NFL and brother King is currently an offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles.
2008-09 (Sophomore)
Named to the All-SEC second team (Coaches and AP) ... The only player to start in all 32 games ... Ranked in the SEC's top 10 of eight statistical categories, including first in offensive rebounds (3.6 orpg) ... Team's leading scorer and rebounder ... Led the team and ranked 10th in the SEC in scoring (12.8) ... Second in the SEC in rebounding (9.1) ... Ranks seventh on UK's single-season rebounding chart with 290 ... Shot a team-high .482 percent from the field (162-of-336) which ranked third in the league ... Scored a career-high 24 points vs. Chattanooga in the first round of the WNIT ... Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds three times during the season, the last vs. LSU in Baton Rouge (2/2/09) ... One of just three players to rank in the top 13 in SEC scoring and top four in rebounding (teammate Eleia Roddy and Auburn's DeWanna Bonner were the others) ... UK's defensive specialist as she also led the team in blocks (38) and steals (57) ... Had at least one steal in 27 of 32 games, including eight straight ... Scored in double figures 23 times, including four games with 20-plus points (Cincinnati, Miami of Ohio, LSU, and UTC) ... Pulled down double-figure rebounds 13 times ... Totaled 290 rebounds which ranks seventh on UK 's single-season rebounds list ... Charted 10 of her 13 career double-doubles (second-highest mark in the SEC) as a sophomore ... Ranks seventh on UK's career double-doubles list and became just the fifth player in school history to chart four or more consecutive double-doubles, joining Valerie Still, Eleia Roddy, Jocelyn Mills and Leslie Nichols ... Improved free-throw shooting from .396 percent (40-of-101) last season to a .556 percent (85-of-153) mark ... Named SEC Player of the Week after 20 points and a career-high 15 rebounds vs. Miami (Ohio) ... Also had 21 points and 15 rebounds vs. LSU (2/22/09) ... She became just the sixth player in school history to join the 20/15 club and the first player to accomplish that feat since Jennifer Humphrey did so in an SEC Tournament first-round win against Arkansas in 2007 ... Preseason All-SEC second team selection.
2007-08 (Freshman)
Played and started all 33 games as a freshman ... Averaged 7.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game ... Led UK in rebounding, ranking 12th in the SEC ... Only freshman in the top 12 of that category ... Also led the team in steals (43) ... Third on the squad in scoring ... Unanimous choice for the All-SEC Freshman Team ... One of only three freshmen in the SEC to start every game (UGA's Puleo and Tennessee's Bjorklund were the others) ... Scored in double-figure points in eight games ... Posted double-figure rebounds seven times, including five of the last eight games ... Netted a career-high 20 points vs. William & Mary ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 9.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game during the Rainbow Wahine Classic ... Also received the honor after solid performances in UK's league wins over Florida (1/10/08) and Mississippi State (1/13/08) ... Gathered her third SEC Freshman of the Week honor after a 12-point, nine-rebound performance against Ole Miss ... Top rebounder in 11 games ... Recorded a career-high 14 rebounds and four blocks vs. MTSU in the second round of the WNIT ... Charted three double-doubles (points and rebounds), including two consecutive in the WNIT ... Named to the All-SEC Freshman Outdoor Track and Field Team after placing third in the high jump ... Was the third-ranked freshman nationally and top rookie in the Mideast region with a season-best jump of 5-10 ... After one outdoor track season, now ranks in UK's all-time top-10 in both the high jump (3rd) and the javelin (7th).
High School
Two-time Tennessee Miss Basketball finalist ... Averaged 12.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a senior ... Brentwood Academy's all-time leading scorer and rebounder with 1,442 points and 984 rebounds ... Helped lead her squad to 19 consecutive wins to end her junior year, culminating in the school's first-ever state title ... Named the Most Valuable Player of the 2006 state tournament ... Led the Eagles to a 26-7 finish as a junior, averaging 14.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game ... Also a four-year letterwinner in track ... Captured the women's heptathlon and long jump title at the USA Youth Outdoor Championships over the summer ... Named the Female Track Athlete of the Year by the Tennessean after winning the state pentathlon and high jump as a junior ... Named all-state and all-district in track and basketball for the Eagles ... Heading into her senior campaign, she was ranked as the No. 1 returning senior in the heptathlon ...... Posted a personal-best mark of 5-9 in the high jump ... Chose Kentucky over Vanderbilt, Florida and Kansas.
Cats' Cause
Played bingo at UK Hospital ... Participated in Cats Cultivating Character, where student-athletes teach character lessons once a month to third grade students at a local elementary school.
