Evan Unrau
Evan Unrau

Player Profile
Position:
Graduate Assistant
Alma Mater:
Missouri '04

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    • Evan Unrau and Head Coach Cindy Stein represented the United States at the 2003 World University Games in Daegu, South Korea
    One of the best players in Mizzou history, former All-American Evan Unrau returns to the sidelines this season as a graduate assistant. She will assist the coaching staff with video editing, film exchange, as well as camps and clinics.

    A third-round draft pick of the WNBA's Washington Mystics in 2004, Unrau played professionally in Luxembourg this past season. She earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2004 after back-to-back First Team All-Big 12 nods - MU's first back-to-back all-conference performer since MU Hall of Famer Renee Kelly in 1985-86.

    In her final season at MU, she helped the Tigers to their ninth all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and she wrapped her career by finishing in the top 10 in 12 of 16 different statistical categories, including No. 3 on the rebounding list (945).

    She served as a captain both for the Tigers in her senior year, and also of the Big 12 All-Star team that represented the United States at the 2003 World University Games in Daegu, South Korea.

    A three-time Academic All-Big 12 Conference honoree, Unrau earned a degree in psychology in 2004. She made the Dean's List four straight years at Mizzou, and was a recipient of the Athletic Directors Scholarship Award. A representative to MU's Student Athletic Advisory Board, Unrau was a semifinalist for the Creamland Dairies Collegiate Basketball Award of Excellence.

    Mizzou Wins "Pack the House" Challenge

    05/07/2009 - W. Basketball

    The University of Missouri was one of 32 winners in the NCAA Division I "Pack the House" Challenge, a second-year national effort in which conferences and institutions compete to build attendance. Missouri was rewarded for its effort in drawing 3,546 fans to the Feb. 7 contest against Kansas, which the Tigers won 74-60.

    Tigers Help Clean Up Sports Park

    05/01/2009 - W. Basketball

    In an effort to keep the Mizzou Sports Park clean and beautiful, the Missouri women's basketball team took part in the third annual Mizzou Sports Park Staff and Student-Athlete Clean Up Day on May 1. All administrative offices and sports programs spent a part of their Friday picking up trash around the entire Mizzou Sports Park.

    Women's Basketball Earns APR Award

    04/23/2009 - W. Basketball

    Two University of Missouri athletic programs have been recognized by the NCAA with a public recognition award for their respective multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, announced on Wednesday. The women's basketball and women's golf teams both received the honor for the second consecutive year as the programs posted an APR in the top 10 percent in their sports.

    Mizzou Signs Crafton to NLI

    04/17/2009 - W. Basketball

    Jefferson City's Sydney Crafton has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Missouri women's basketball team this fall, Head Coach Cindy Stein announced on Friday. Crafton joins Trenee Thornton of Kansas City as a member of this year's signing class.

    Mizzou Basketball Awards Banquet

    04/16/2009 - W. Basketball

    The Mizzou Women's Basketball team hosted their annual banquet Tuesday night at the Holiday Inn Select in Columbia. The evening entailed memories of the season filled with laughs, hugs, and tears of joy. The ball room at the Holiday Inn was filled to capacity with fans that wanted to get a final peak of the 2008-2009 women's basketball team.