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Women's Basketball

2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

Thomas Hatzenbuhler
Aaron C Packard/USD
Lacey Den Hartog

35 Nicole Seekamp

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Brighton Secondary
  • Hometown Renmark, South Australia

Biography

2015-16
Summit League Player of the Year … first-team all-Summit League … Women’s National Invitation Tournament MVP … WNIT all-tournament … Summit League all-tournament … helped South Dakota win the Women’s National Invitation Tournament and defend its Summit League regular season title … moved to second all-time for career points with 2,056, assists with 628 and steals with 265 on USD’s all-time charts … set the school record for career starts with 130 … broke the school record for assists in a single season with 232 … also holds school records for single-season free-throw percentage (.885) and career free-throw percentage (.858) … holds the Summit League record for career assists and assists in a single season … also ranks fourth in career points and seventh in career steals on Summit League charts … graduates as sixth in assists, 14th in steals and 15th in scoring among active NCAA players … one of just two players in program history to score 2,000 points and grab 500 rebounds … surpassed the 2,000-point mark for her career in South Dakota’s 101-89 win over Minnesota (3/20) … posted 30 double-figure games with nine above 20 points and tallied seven double-doubles … led the Coyotes in scoring for 22 games and in assists for 30 games during the season … led the Summit League in assists per game (6.4), steals per game (2.47), assist-to-turnover ratio (2.42) and free-throw percentage (.864) … ranked 10th nationally in assists per game, 18th in assist-to-turnover ratio and 20th in free-throw percentage … scored the buzzer-beater at North Dakota State and stole the ball at the end of double-overtime to ensure the Coyotes 96-94 victory in Fargo (1/14) … made the final seven points in Brookings to defeat South Dakota State 63-58 inside Frost Arena (1/17) for the first time since 1990 … stole the ball a career-best seven times against Dakota Wesleyan (12/17) …  dished out a career high 14 assists at Minnesota (3/20) … named the Summit League Athlete of the Month for December and January … earned four Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week awards during the season … academic all-Summit League honoree … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014-15
First-team all-Summit League performer … became the third player in Summit League history to twice be named the Summit League Tournament Most Valuable Player … named to the Academic All-Summit League team … earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District honors … was one of three Coyotes who started all 34 games … led the team in points (15.6 ppg), assists (5.1 apg) and steals (1.9 spg) … climbed into seventh place on South Dakota’s all-time scoring list (1,484 points) … is sixth on the Coyotes’ all-time assists list (396) … tied for sixth on the Coyotes’ all-time steals list (176) … netted the sixth-most points (530), seventh-most assists (175) and ninth-most steals (66) in a season in program history … led the team in scoring for the third consecutive season … led the Summit League in assists, steals and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.01) … nationally, ranked 33rd in assists and 47th in assist-to-turnover ratio … ranked third in the Summit League and 39th nationally in free-throw percentage at 84.2 percent (128-152) … was the fourth-leading scorer in the Summit at 15.6, which ranked 143rd nationally … ranked 149th nationally in steals per game … was 8 of 11 from the field in the final two minutes of games … shot 46 percent from the field during the season (189-407) … led the team in minutes played (28.8 mpg) … averaged 23 points, five assists and two steals in three Summit League Tournament games … averaged 20 points on 65 percent shooting in two WNIT games … scored a season-high 25 points in the Summit League Tournament quarterfinal game vs. Fort Wayne (3/7) … had 23 points on 9 of 15 shooting (4-5 3FG) in the semifinals win against IUPUI (2/26) … had 16 points and 10 assists (no turnovers) in a road win at Western Illinois (1/10) … had 19 points and 10 assists in a win against Fort Wayne (2/6) … had at least seven assists 10 times … scored in double figures 31 times (out of 34) and had eight 20-point efforts (four in five postseason games) … earned third career Summit League Player of the Week honor after averaging 16.5 points, seven assists, four steals and 3.5 rebounds per game in helping the Coyotes wrap up their first Summit League regular season championship ... named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status … named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2013-14
First-team all-Summit League honoree ... fifth-leading scorer in the Summit League at 15.5 points per game ... has the fifth-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the Summit ... also ranked sixth in the league in steals (53) and eighth in assists (105) ... scored 22 points on 9-for-13 shooting in NCAA Tournament game vs. Stanford, also tallied five rebounds ... named to the all-Summit League Tournament team after averaging 18.7 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals in three USD wins ... tied her season-high of 26 points and had seven rebounds, nine assists and four steals in a 96-94 win against Western Illinois in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament ... also made 22 of 24 free throws at the tournament and is the 12th-best free-throw shooter in the nation at 88.2 percent ... missed five games and came off the bench in three others after sustaining a foot injury during pre-game warmups against Nebraska (12/21) ... named to the Summit League Honor Roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2012-13
Started all 35 games... finished season with 520 points, which is seventh most in a single season in program history... named Summit League Tournament MVP after averaging 20.7 points and 5.3 rebounds during the USD's finals run... Honorable Mention All-Summit League, named to All-Newcomer Team... averaged 14.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game... had seven 20-plus scoring games, 27 double-digit scoring games... season-high of 33 points against Utah State in the first round of the WBI Tournament (03/21/13) ... named to the Summit League Honor Roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2011-12
Sat out as a redshirt...will have three years of eligiblity remaining at USD.

Prep
Captained the South Australia team in the U20 Championships and averaged 12.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game in Feb. 2011...in 2010, she also led the Australian U19 Women's Team, the Gems, and averaged 18.5 points per game in two tournaments as the team's starting point guard...the U19 team captured the world championship...has been a member of the Adelaide Link Lightning of the Women's National Basketball League (Australia) since 2010...participated in the Australia Youth Olympic Festival in 2009 and represented Australia in the FIBA Oceania Tournament as well...also earned the Bob Staunton Scholarship Award in 2009 at the Australian Institute of Sport...in April 2009, Seekamp represented South Australia in the U18 Australia Championships, where she averaged 14 points, six rebounds and six assists per game...participated in her prep career at Brighton Secondary School, graduating in Dec. 2009.

Personal
Daughter of Frosty and Charmaine Seekamp...Psychology major with a minor in Coaching.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2011-12Sophomore

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    5'10"
    35
  • 35

    2012-13Sophomore

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    5'10"
    35
  • 35

    2013-14Junior

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    5'10"
    35
  • 35

    2014-15Senior

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    5'10"
    35
  • 35

    2015-16Senior

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    5'10"
    35