Savannah Ellis Class: Freshman Hometown: Wichita, Kan. High School: Wichita Heights HS Height: 6-1 Position: Center Experience: HS Awards: 2007-08 C-USA Academic Honor Roll

2007-08 (Freshman): Averaged 2.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game while playing in 29 of 30 games in her freshman season...Scored double-digit points in one game, knocking down 14 points on perfect 5-for-5 shooting from the field at Marshall...Also tied a career-high with eight rebounds at Marshall...Had five offensive rebounds vs. Loyola at the Florida Gulf Coast tournament and five against against UA-Pine Bluff...Had a career-best three blocked shots against Alabama A&M...Was perfect from the field in seven games, and was 18-for-24 from the field in the final nine games of the season...Averaged 10.6 minutes per game for the season, but saw double-digit minutes in 11 of the last 15 games of the season.

Prep: Averaged 11.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game while helping her Wichita Heights team to a second straight Kansas 6A State Championship Title...Was named a Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) All State honorable mention player following her senior season...Her Falcons team, guided by Kip Pulliam, capped the year as the No. 9 ranked team in the country by USA Today...Ellis was named a Topeka Capital Journal All-Class 6A Third team honoree as a senior...As a junior, Ellis averaged 10.2 points and 10.7 rebounds a game and was named an All-Great Wichita Athletic League Second Team honoree...Also played club ball with the Wichita Heat, a team that won three spring tournaments and went 10-0 in preparation for the summer travel season...As a junior, Ellis was named an All Class 6A honorable mention honoree...Started on her high school team since she was a sophomore...Her prep team won the Nike Tournament of Champions in Fort Smith, Arkansas as a junior.

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