2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 12
Kam Finley
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cedar Falls HS
- Hometown:
- Cedar Falls, Iowa
Bio
JUNIOR (2021-22)
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Played in 31 games and started in 29 contests … Averaged 26.2 minutes per game … MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention … Ranked second for the Panthers with 369 points scored … Led UNI with 55 made three-point field goals, fourth most in the MVC … Recorded 74 rebounds, 52 assists, 26 steals and 8 blocks … Tied career-highs in scoring (28 points) and made three-pointers (6) at Iowa State (12/12) … Made a career-high 10 free throws at Southern Illinois (2/11) … Tied career-high in rebounding with 7 boards against Illinois State (2/27) … Notch a career-high tying 4 steals vs. Graceland (12/6) … Played a career-high 37 minutes vs. Iowa (11/14).
JUNIOR (2020-21)
Appeared in 29 games with 13 starts and averaged 22.2 minutes per game...WNIT All-Tournament Team and Rockford Region MVP...Matched career high of five three-pointers in first game of WNIT versus Dayton (3/19) with back-to-back-to-back treys in first quarter...Also had five treys against Evansville (2/28) including team’s conference-record-setting 21st three-pointer and at Bradley (2/12) with game-winning buzzer-beater...Tallied 262 points, 66 rebounds, 39 assists, and 39 steals...Shot 36.3% (89-of-245) from the field, 30.8% (40-of-130) from the three-point line, and 71.0% (44-of-62) on free throws...Team leader in steals and three-pointers made and attempted.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Saw action in 27 games while starting four times…Scored 267 points for the season while averaging 9.9 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game…Shot 36.6% (93-of-254) from the field, 27.5% (38-of-138) from three-point range, and 71.7% (43-of-60) from three free throw line...Scored a career-high 28 points to lead UNI en route to a win against Drake (3/6) and MVC Player of the Week (3/9) recognition...Grabbed five rebounds at Wichita State (11/9) and dished out four assists against North Dakota State (11/6)...Season was cut short due to COVID-19.
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Appeared in 16 games...Averaged 2.6 points per game on 8.9 minutes per contest...Shot 25.9% (14-of-54) from the field, 20.0% (6-of-30) from behind the arc, and 80.0% (8-of-10) from the charity stripe...Scored in double figures in back-to-back games featuring season-high 15 points at Bradley (1/6).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played her senior season at Cedar Falls High School...Earned Second Team IGCA All-State, Second Team IPSWA All-State, and First Team All-Mississippi Valley Conference and All-Metro recognition in 2018...Helped the Tigers to a 22-2 overall record and Class 5A state quarterfinal berth...Also eclipsed 1,000 career points as a senior to reach an overall total of 1,141 points...Tallied 13.7 points per game along with a team-high 3.5 assists per game and 3.1 steals per game...Spent the first three years of her prep career with Linn-Mar High School...Received All-MVC and All-Metro First Team honors as a junior while pacing the Lions with 14.8 points per game and shooting 36.0% behind the arc…Led Linn-Mar to a Class 5A state semifinal finish as a sophomore in 2016…Collected All-MVC Second Team and INA All-State Third Team recognition as well as the All-Region Team Award and All-District Basketball Recognition Award in her sophomore year…Averaged 12.2 points per game as a sophomore…Earned All-MVC Honorable Mention as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Born on December 6, 1999 as Kamryn Kae Finley...Daughter of Gary Finley and Teri Everett…Has two younger siblings named Ashja and Karis…Majoring in family services with an emphasis in mental health and coaching…She chose UNI because of how close it is to her family and because she fell in love with the campus…Also recruited by Drake University...Lists her mother as her biggest influence because she is such a hard worker and has always believed in her.
CAREER HIGHS THROUGH 2020-21
Points: 28 vs. Drake (3/6/20)
Rebounds: 6 at Iowa (11/25/20)
Assists: 6 vs. Creighton (3/20/21)
Steals: 4 [2x], last vs. Ole Miss (3/26/21)
Blocks: 3 vs. Missouri State (1/15/21)
FG Made: 11 vs. Drake (3/6/20)
FG Attempts: 18 at Iowa (11/25/20)
3FG Made: 5 [3x], last vs. Dayton (3/19/21)
3FG Attempts: 11 vs. Illinois State (2/20/20)
FT Made: 6 [2x], last at Bradley (2/12/21)
FT Attempts: 7 at Drake (1/03/20)
Minutes: 34 at Wichita State (12/6/20)
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Played in 31 games and started in 29 contests … Averaged 26.2 minutes per game … MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention … Ranked second for the Panthers with 369 points scored … Led UNI with 55 made three-point field goals, fourth most in the MVC … Recorded 74 rebounds, 52 assists, 26 steals and 8 blocks … Tied career-highs in scoring (28 points) and made three-pointers (6) at Iowa State (12/12) … Made a career-high 10 free throws at Southern Illinois (2/11) … Tied career-high in rebounding with 7 boards against Illinois State (2/27) … Notch a career-high tying 4 steals vs. Graceland (12/6) … Played a career-high 37 minutes vs. Iowa (11/14).
JUNIOR (2020-21)
Appeared in 29 games with 13 starts and averaged 22.2 minutes per game...WNIT All-Tournament Team and Rockford Region MVP...Matched career high of five three-pointers in first game of WNIT versus Dayton (3/19) with back-to-back-to-back treys in first quarter...Also had five treys against Evansville (2/28) including team’s conference-record-setting 21st three-pointer and at Bradley (2/12) with game-winning buzzer-beater...Tallied 262 points, 66 rebounds, 39 assists, and 39 steals...Shot 36.3% (89-of-245) from the field, 30.8% (40-of-130) from the three-point line, and 71.0% (44-of-62) on free throws...Team leader in steals and three-pointers made and attempted.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Saw action in 27 games while starting four times…Scored 267 points for the season while averaging 9.9 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game…Shot 36.6% (93-of-254) from the field, 27.5% (38-of-138) from three-point range, and 71.7% (43-of-60) from three free throw line...Scored a career-high 28 points to lead UNI en route to a win against Drake (3/6) and MVC Player of the Week (3/9) recognition...Grabbed five rebounds at Wichita State (11/9) and dished out four assists against North Dakota State (11/6)...Season was cut short due to COVID-19.
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Appeared in 16 games...Averaged 2.6 points per game on 8.9 minutes per contest...Shot 25.9% (14-of-54) from the field, 20.0% (6-of-30) from behind the arc, and 80.0% (8-of-10) from the charity stripe...Scored in double figures in back-to-back games featuring season-high 15 points at Bradley (1/6).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played her senior season at Cedar Falls High School...Earned Second Team IGCA All-State, Second Team IPSWA All-State, and First Team All-Mississippi Valley Conference and All-Metro recognition in 2018...Helped the Tigers to a 22-2 overall record and Class 5A state quarterfinal berth...Also eclipsed 1,000 career points as a senior to reach an overall total of 1,141 points...Tallied 13.7 points per game along with a team-high 3.5 assists per game and 3.1 steals per game...Spent the first three years of her prep career with Linn-Mar High School...Received All-MVC and All-Metro First Team honors as a junior while pacing the Lions with 14.8 points per game and shooting 36.0% behind the arc…Led Linn-Mar to a Class 5A state semifinal finish as a sophomore in 2016…Collected All-MVC Second Team and INA All-State Third Team recognition as well as the All-Region Team Award and All-District Basketball Recognition Award in her sophomore year…Averaged 12.2 points per game as a sophomore…Earned All-MVC Honorable Mention as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Born on December 6, 1999 as Kamryn Kae Finley...Daughter of Gary Finley and Teri Everett…Has two younger siblings named Ashja and Karis…Majoring in family services with an emphasis in mental health and coaching…She chose UNI because of how close it is to her family and because she fell in love with the campus…Also recruited by Drake University...Lists her mother as her biggest influence because she is such a hard worker and has always believed in her.
CAREER HIGHS THROUGH 2020-21
Points: 28 vs. Drake (3/6/20)
Rebounds: 6 at Iowa (11/25/20)
Assists: 6 vs. Creighton (3/20/21)
Steals: 4 [2x], last vs. Ole Miss (3/26/21)
Blocks: 3 vs. Missouri State (1/15/21)
FG Made: 11 vs. Drake (3/6/20)
FG Attempts: 18 at Iowa (11/25/20)
3FG Made: 5 [3x], last vs. Dayton (3/19/21)
3FG Attempts: 11 vs. Illinois State (2/20/20)
FT Made: 6 [2x], last at Bradley (2/12/21)
FT Attempts: 7 at Drake (1/03/20)
Minutes: 34 at Wichita State (12/6/20)
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