Courtney Ekmark Explained

Courtney Ekmark (born April 8, 1995) is an American basketball player who played college basketball at Arizona State University.^[1] She played her first two collegiate seasons for the University of Connecticut.^{[2] [3] [4]}

By the time she became eligible to play for Arizona State in 2017, she had received a bachelor's degree from ASU and enrolled in the university's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, spending her entire ASU playing career as a law student. She received a J.D. degree in May 2020. At the end of her final season as a player in 2019, she received the Charles T. Stoner Law Scholarship Award from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, presented annually to a women's college player who plans to pursue a legal career.^[5]

Prior to enrolling at UConn she played for St. Mary's High School in Phoenix.^[6] She was named Arizona's Gatorade Player of the Year. Ekmark also played tennis in high school.^[7]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2014–15| style="text-align:left;" | UConn|28||0||9.7||32.8||27.0||16.7||1.4||0.7||0.2||0.0||0.5||1.9 |-| style="text-align:left;" | 2015–16| style="text-align:left;" | UConn|33||0||8.9||44.6||36.1||50.0||1.1||0.7||0.4||0.0||0.7||2.0 |-| style="text-align:left;" | 2016–17| style="text-align:left;" | Arizona State| style="text-align:center;" colspan="12" |Did not play due to NCAA Transfer Rules|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2017–18| style="text-align:left;" | Arizona State|35||35||28.3||38.6||37.4||76.8||4.5||2.1||1.1||0.1||1.3||9.7 |-| style="text-align:left;" | 2018–19| style="text-align:left;" | Arizona State|33||33||28.6||36.0||32.9||74.6||3.2||1.6||0.7||0.1||1.0||10.3|-| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career|129||68||19.4||37.5||34.3||72.2||2.6||1.3||0.6||0.1||0.9||6.2 |- class="sortbottom"|style="text-align:center;" colspan="14"|Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.^[8]

External links

• UConn player profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Courtney Ekmark Leaving UConn; Will Transfer To Arizona State . June 29, 2016 . June 29, 2016 . Paul . Doyle . courant.com . Hartford Courant.
2. Web site: Villa. Walter. Timeout well spent for Courtney Ekmark. ESPN. 21 May 2016. November 7, 2013.
3. Web site: Courtney Ekmark makes Three Point Jumper. ESPN. 21 May 2016.
4. Web site: Metcalfe. Jeff. Courtney Ekmark resurfaces for first season at UConn. Arizona Central. 21 May 2016. October 26, 2014.
5. Arizona State University's Courtney Ekmark Named Charles T. Stoner Law Scholarship Award Winner . Women's Basketball Coaches Association . March 18, 2019 . March 26, 2019.
6. Web site: Connecticut lands sophomore guard Courtney Ekmark, a top 2014 recruit who led St. Mary's (Phoenix, Ariz.) to a national title. ESPN. 21 May 2016. June 1, 2012.
7. Web site: Courtney Ekmark. Uconnhuskies.com. April 7, 2015. October 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004005949/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/courtney_ekmark_914053.html. dead.
8. Web site: Courtney Ekmark College Stats. Sports-Reference. July 7, 2024.