Former Pirate Courtney Willis Inks Professional Contract
August 19, 2004 | Women's Basketball
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Former East Carolina women's basketball standout, Courtney Willis, has signed a professional contract with the BC Asteras of Athens, Greece for the 2004-05 International Basketball League season.
As a senior, the Fayetteville, N.C. native, led the Lady Pirates to back-to-back Conference USA Tournament appearances and became the first Lady Pirate in school history to earn first-team All C-USA honors. She averaged 18.6 points and 10.0 rebounds a contest, and recorded 14 double-doubles, on her way to becoming the 18th Lady Pirate to record 1,000 points in a career.
Willis scored 1,374 career points in 102 career games and collected 22 career double-doubles, 67 double digit point games, and 22 double digit rebound games. She sits fifth all-time on the Lady Pirates career scoring charts, ranks ninth in career scoring average (13.5), and fourth in career field goal accuracy (.512).
"I am very excited for the opportunity that Courtney has be given to play professional basketball overseas," said ECU head women's basketball coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener. "Courtney has been working towards this since she came to East Carolina and it's a great reflection on how our program has grown over the past few years."
