Kim Spinardi Class: Junior Hometown: Merced, Calif. High School: Golden Valley Height: 5-8 Position: Guard Experience: 2L

A combo guard, who signed with the Aztecs during the spring 2006 ... Is a good shooter and scorer from the perimeter ... A threat from three-point land, who works hard to improve her game ... SDSU scholar-athlete ... Mountain West Conference all-academic honoree this past season.

As A Sophomore (2007-08): Received the Tammy Blackburn Coaches Award at the season-ending banquet for her contributions to the team both on the court and in the classroom ... Logged minutes in 20 games as a reserve ... Was 10-for-19 from the field with a team-best 52.6 field-goal percentage ... Also shot 54.5 percent from beyond the arc with six 3-pointers on just 11 attempts ... Did not play against Nevada ... Saw first action at Saint Mary's ... First career three-pointer in nine minutes of action against Southern Utah ... Also tallied a pair of assists and a steal versus the Thunderbirds ... Did not play in three games, before coming off the bench versus CS Fullerton ... Career outing versus Navy, scoring 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting, including a 3-for-3 mark from beyond the arc ... Career-best 15 minutes against the Mids ... Three points in five minutes at TCU ... Hit a 3-pointer and grabbed her first rebound of the year in win over Air Force ... Made her only shot attempt against TCU, UNM and Wyoming ... Did not log any minutes at the MWC tournament.

As A Freshman (2006-07): Saw limited action as a reserve in nine games ... Had four rebounds and four assists on the year ... Scored three points in the team's first exhibition game ... Made her collegiate debut against Nevada, but did record any stats ... One rebound versus both UC Davis and USD ... Two assists against the Toreros ... First career points and two assists at Utah Valley State ... Played two minutes against No. 17/16 George Washington ... Appeared in her first conference game at Colorado State, logging her first career steal ... One rebound at BYU ... Played in each of the team's last four regular-season outings.

High School: Lettered four years in basketball and softball at Golden Valley High School ... Led the Lady Cougars, under coach Matt Thissen, to back-to-back conference crowns her last two seasons, where the team combined for a 41-14 record, including a 27-3 mark in league action ... Girls' basketball player of the year by both the Modesto Bee and the Merced Sun-Star for the 2005-06 season, which saw her average 17.0 points and 7.5 assists per game ... Also connected on a school record 62 three-pointers and logged eight games with 20 or more points, including a high of 33 ... conference's MVP and Cal-Hi Sports third-team all-state in 2006, finishing her career as Golden Valley's all-time assists leader (674) and ranked in the top three in scoring ... Averaged 11.5 points per game as a junior, had 213 assists and tallied 49 three-pointers in 26 outings ... Three-time first-team all-conference pick and was a second-team selection as a freshman ... Was the catcher on the Cougars' softball team, earning first team all-league honors twice.

Personal: Kimberly Anne Spinardi was born July 22, 1988, in Merced, Calif. ... Daughter of Karen and Ed Spinardi ... Has one brother ... Writes and throws left-handed, but shoots right-handed ... Majoring in accounting.