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Ilona Burgrova

  • position Center
  • height 6-6
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
  • position Center
  • height 6-6
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Ilona Burgrova Bio

Career Highs
Pts 17, 2x, last, vs. Charleston Sthrn., 12/4/07
FG 8, 2x, last, vs. Charleston Sthrn., 12/4/07
FGA 12 vs. UNC Asheville, 1/3/08
FG % 1.000 (4-4), 2x, last, vs. Hartford, 3/18/07
FT 6 vs. Alabama, 1/14/06
FTA 10 vs. Alabama, 1/14/06
FT % 1.000 (5-5), 3x, last, vs. Kentucky, 1/24/08
Reb 13 vs. No. 2 Tennessee, 1/13/08
Off Reb 6 at UNC Wilmington, 12/30/06
Def Reb 10 at Fla. Int[apos]l., 11/25/07
Asst 6 vs. North Carolina A&T, 3/21/08
Blk 5 vs. Florida, 1/25/07
Stl 5 at Auburn, 2/17/08
Min 38 vs. Arkansas, 2/3/08

Senior Year (2007-08)
Earned a spot on the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … closed her career ranked third in school history in career blocked shots (133) and eighth in career games played (123) … was second on the team and 17th in the SEC in rebounding with 6.2 boards per game and added 9.3 points per contest … scored in double digits in 15 of the last 26 games … led the team in rebounding eight times and recorded seven games of double-digit boards … scored 12 points in the WNIT second-round loss at NC State … handed out a career-high six assists to tie for the team lead in the first-round WNIT game against North Carolina A&T … was the only player in double figures against Florida in the SEC Tournament, netting 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting to go with eight rebounds … was second on the team with eight points and swatted away three shots against No. 20 Georgia … shot 3-of-4 from the field and the free-throw line en route to nine points and grabbed six rebounds against Mississippi State … hit 4-of-6 from the field for 10 points and handed out a career-high five assists at Auburn … grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds against Mississippi … netted a team-high 11 points at Vanderbilt on 4-of-8 shooting … added nine points and seven rebounds to the win over Arkansas … tied for team-high point and rebound honors with 12 points and six rebounds against Florida … netted 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds against Kentucky, despite being limited by foul trouble … tied for team-high honors with seven rebounds while shooting 4-of-5 from the field at Mississippi … snagged a career-high 13 rebounds and netted a team-high 16 points against No. 2 Tennessee for her first double-double of the season … scored a team-high 13 points and blocked four shots at Alabama … grabbed 10 rebounds and added seven points and a season-high three blocks against Savannah State … narrowly missed her first double-double of the season with 10 boards and nine points against UNC Asheville … scored 13 of her 15 points in the second half at No. 9 Oklahoma … added 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Clemson … had a solid all-around game against Alabama A&M with 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists and a career-high four steals … scored nine of her 11 points in the second half at No. 2 UConn … hit 6-of-8 from the field for 12 points against Jackson State … tied her career high with 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds against Charleston Southern … scored 10 points against UNC Wilmington … grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds at Florida International and added eight points … pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds against Penn State, including five on the offensive end, to go with eight points … reached double figures with 10 rebounds against Virginia.

Junior Year (2006-07)
Earned a spot on the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … turned in the first double-double performance of her career when she scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds at UNC Wilmington … her five blocks in Carolina[apos]s win over Florida set a new career high and matched a Colonial Center record … established a season high with 11 points against High Point, collecting seven rebounds … turned in one of her better performances against LSU, scoring eight points, grabbing five rebounds, dishing out two assists, making two steals and blocking a shot while going toe-to-toe with Tigers star Sylvia Fowles … hauled in eight rebounds against South Carolina State … grabbed seven boards at Ole Miss … set a new career high with four assists against South Carolina State … scored seven points, grabbed two rebounds, dished out two assists, made two steals and blocked a shot in only 13 minutes of play against North Carolina A&T … set a new career high with three steals against No. 3 Oklahoma, then matched that total with three steals against Winthrop … 3arned her first starting nod of the season against High Point … scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds in only 10 minutes against Alabama.

Sophomore Year (2005-06)
Earned a spot on the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … posted a career day in the Gamecocks[apos] win over Western Carolina, setting or matching career highs with 17 points, nine rebounds and three assists in only 21 minutes of action … was a key player in Carolina[apos]s win at Mississippi State, scoring 11 points, grabbing nine rebounds, blocking three shots and making several free throws late in the game to seal the win … turned in a productive effort against Vanderbilt, scoring 15 points, grabbing six rebounds and blocking two shots against the Commodores … scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds against Bethune-Cookman … scored eight points and came up with two steals in the Gamecocks[apos] season-opening win over High Point … set a career high when she grabbed nine rebounds against Georgia Southern … scored seven points and blocked a season-high three shots against Savannah State … matched that blocked shot total in consecutive games against Mississippi State and Kentucky.

Freshman Year (2004-05)
All-Tournament honoree at the Carolina Classic after averaging 9.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game against Coastal Carolina and Seton Hall … though her tournament averages were not eye-catching, she scored 15 points against Coastal Carolina, with the bulk of her production coming during a key stretch … scored 13 points in 24 minutes in Carolina[apos]s win over Alabama … blocked a career-high four shots against Tennessee on Jan. 27 while logging a career-high 36 minutes of action … earned a start in both of her first two games at the collegiate level … set career highs with eight rebounds and three assists against Middle Tennessee State … scored 11 points against the College of Charleston … scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds against Florida … added another double-figure scoring effort at Arkansas with 14 points and seven rebounds.

Summer, 2004
Represented the Czech Republic at the FIBA European Championships for Under-20 Women, leading the team to a third-place finish after averaging 10.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game during the tournament … added 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocked shots per game … posted five double-figure scoring performances during the tournament, highlighted by a 14-point showing against Gamecock teammates Iva Sliskovic, Lea Fabbri and Croatia … recorded a pair of double-doubles, scoring 12 points and adding 10 rebounds against eventual champion Russia in the semifinals, and scoring 12 points to accompany 14 rebounds against Poland.

Prep
Competed for the Basketball Travelers touring team that faces American college teams, scoring 14 points in a win over Mississippi as a high school sophomore … also scored 14 points to go with nine rebounds against Stephen F. Austin.

Career Stats
Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2004-05 29 19 648 22.3 65 163 .399 0 1 .000 44 67 .657 40 73 113 3.9 51 1 23 57 25 24 174 6.0
2005-06 29 27 552 19.0 59 119 .496 0 0 .000 30 52 .577 48 77 125 4.3 57 1 27 49 34 14 148 5.1
2006-07 33 16 705 21.4 74 144 .514 0 0 .000 36 71 .507 60 91 151 4.6 59 3 34 56 37 28 184 5.6
2007-08 32 30 957 29.9 118 214 .551 0 0 .000 60 87 .690 64 135 199 6.2 98 9 57 84 37 27 296 9.3
Totals 123 92 2862 23.3 316 640 .494 0 1 .000 170 277 .614 212 376 588 4.8 265 14 141 246 133 93 802 6.5