2016-2017 Girls Basketball Preview

School

Urbandale

Nickname

J-Hawks

Class

5A

Colors

Blue and White

Conference

Central Iowa Metropolitan League – Iowa Conference

Head Coach:             Gary Birdwell

                                   (BS – Upper Iowa University, 1998 MA – Viterbo University,  2007)

                                   5^th Season (29-61 overall)

Assistant Coaches:    Bob Bagley, Steph Kingery, Dani Breon, Kenton Tennal

2015-2016 Record / Highlights:

• 8-15 Overall / 2-9 CIML Central Iowa Conference / 0-6 Western Division
• 1^st Team All District:  Kennedy Kracht
• 2^nd Team All-Conference:  Kennedy Kracht
• 1^st Team All-Division:  Kennedy Kracht
• Honorable Mention All-Division:  Mylea Cole, Brooke Dannenfeldt

2016-2017 Returning Letterwinners with 2015-2016 statistics (8):

Rachel Noah

0.4 ppg

0.3 rpg

Hannah Sawyer

0.0 ppg

0.8 rpg

3 assists / 3 steals

Jade Van Thornout

0.0 ppg

0.3 rpg

Kati Heller

3.2 ppg

2.3 rpg

33 assists / 12 steals

Mylea Cole

10.3 ppg

1.9 rpg

33 assists / 25 steals

Brooke Dannenfeldt

7.1 ppg

5.0 rpg

24 assists / 27 steals

Sydney Kracht

0.7 ppg

0.8 rpg

5 assists / 5 steals

DeeDee Pryor

4.9 ppg

2.2 rpg

35 assists / 53 steals

2016-2017 Outlook:

The J-Hawks open play at home against DM North on November 22, 2016.  Urbandale then hits the road for two games and will then return home for four home games before the winter break in Gary Birdwell's 5^th season at the helm.

For more information, contact Head Coach Gary Birdwell at (515) 457-6976 or birdwellg@urbandaleschools.com or Bill Watson at (515) 457-6994 or william.watson@j-hawks.com.   For more information, visit www.j-hawks.com.