Paige Sutton Season 2001-02

Sutton's Honors | Career Stats

• First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2001)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2000)
• USA Today Honorable-Mention Nevada Player of the Year (1999)
• Nevada Class 4A All-State (1998, 1999)
• First-Team All-California Interscholastic Federation (1997)

The Personal Side
Nickname: Big Girl
Major: Communication Studies
Family:
Parents, Don and Marty Sutton
Sister, Brooke, 17
Brother, Blake, 15
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
High Schools: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)/Santana (Santee, Calif.)
Date of Birth: April 4, 1981
Place of Birth: Palo Alto, Calif.

2001-02 (Junior)
A first-team academic All-Big 12 performer in the classroom in 2001, Paige Sutton continued to provide leadership for the Huskers in practice and in the classroom, while providing solid contributions off the bench as a junior.

An unselfish player with a team-first attitude, Sutton pitched in 3.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in 10.5 minutes of action per game. She played 27 of Nebraska?s 30 games, sitting out NU?s game against Iowa State on Jan. 26, the Huskers? victory over No. 11 Kansas State on Feb. 10 and against Oklahoma State on Feb. 20.

Sutton made her only start of the season in the loss at No. 4 Oklahoma on Feb. 16, replacing Katie Robinette in the lineup.

On the season, Sutton shot 41.6 percent (32-77) from the field, but just 15.0 percent (3-20) from three-point range. She also knocked down 60.7 percent (17-28) of her free throw attempts.

The 6-2 forward from San Diego, Calif., produced season highs with nine points on four occasions (Northern Iowa, Tulane, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Cal State Fullerton). She added a season-high six rebounds against Cal State Fullerton and Missouri, while snagging a career-high three steals against Colgate and Texas.

Sutton did not return after her junior year. 

2000-01 (Sophomore)
Sutton claimed first-team academic All-Big 12 honors, and earned a spot in the starting lineup down the stretch for the Huskers. She started 11 of her 29 games on the year, including 10 starts during Big 12 action with eight starts in NU's final 10 games.

During the final nine regular-season games, Sutton averaged 5.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, including a career-high 15 points with a career-best five three-pointers in a career-high 33 minutes against Iowa State Feb. 4. Her performance against the Cyclones followed an 11-point effort at Kansas that included a career-high eight rebounds.

Sutton hit 31.4 percent (11-35) of her three-point attempts on the season and shot 36.0 percent from the field. She also knocked down 65.5 percent of her free throws. She produced three double-figure scoring efforts, including a 10-point, five-rebound performance against St. Peter's.

Sutton appeared in 29 of Nebraska's 30 games, missing the third game of the year against Houston.

1999-00 (Freshman)
Sutton averaged 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game, while playing 12.9 minutes per contest during her freshman season.

She earned three straight starts against Texas Tech, Baylor and Oklahoma State. NU won two of three games, with the only loss at No. 12 Texas Tech. In Big 12 play, she averaged 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in 14.7 minutes of action.

Sutton tied a season high with 11 points in a win over No. 23 Kansas in Lincoln on Feb. 13. She scored 11 points with a season-high seven rebounds in just 10 minutes in a home win over Missouri. She tied her season best with seven boards to go along with seven points at Baylor. She added nine points and seven rebounds at Colorado.

She shot 38.3 percent from the field, including 25.0 percent from three-point range. She hit 75.0 percent of her free throw attempts. She missed the Yale game because of a concussion, and she missed a win at Kansas State because of a bruised sternum.

High School
Sutton averaged 24.0 points and 13.5 rebounds for Coach Cheryl Krmpotich and Class 4A (largest) Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, Nev. Sutton helped lead Bishop Gorman to a state runner-up finish and a 29-5 record as a senior.

Sutton earned honorable-mention Nevada Player-of-the-Year accolades from USA Today and was a two-time all-state and all-conference pick. She averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds per game as a junior, while helping the Gaels to a 29-4 record.

A two-year volleyball letterwinner, Sutton helped Bishop Gorman to a fourth-place state finish as a junior and senior. She also earned one track and field letter, while graduating with a 3.85 cumulative GPA. She was a member of the National Honor Society and a Key Club member. She also volunteered with the International Homeless Network through her school.

Before transferring, Sutton was a standout at Santana High School in Santee, Calif. As a freshman in 1995-96, Sutton broke the freshman scoring record at Santana, while leading the team in rebounding to earn second-team all-league honors. She was even better for Coach Wade Vickery as a sophomore, claiming first-team all-league and all-county honors. She captured first-team all-state honors and was named the CIF Division II Player of the Year in 1996-97.

Personal
The daughter of Don and Marty Sutton, Paige was born on April 4, 1981, in Palo Alto, Calif. Paige has a younger sister, Brooke, 17, and a younger brother, Blake, 15. Paige is majoring in communication studies.

Sutton's Career Stats

Year

G-GS

FG-FGA

Pct.

3P-3PA

Pct.

FT-FTA

Pct.

TRB-Avg.

PF-D

A

TO

Blk

ST

Pts-Avg.

1999-00

29-3

36-94

.383

7-28

.250

42-56

.750

74-2.6

31-1

11

27

4

7

121-4.2

2000-01

29-11

32-89

.360

11-35

.314

19-29

.655

78-2.7

43-2

16

33

2

7

94-3.2

2001-02

27-1

32-77

.416

3-20

.150

17-28

.607

54-2.0

35-0

11

24

4

12

84-3.1

Career

85-15

100-260

.385

21-83

.253

78-113

.690

206-2.4

82-3

38

84

10

26

299-3.5