Nicole Greathouse  1999-2000 Class: Junior Hometown: Ventura, CA High School: Buena HS Height: 6-2 Position: Forward/Center

The Starting Line
In her first two seasons as a Gaucho, Greathouse has started 62 of the Gauchos' 63 games. As a freshman she started all 33 games for Mark French, and started 29 of UCSB's 30 games last season. Although she made all of her starts as a center, she did play a lot of the four spot as a sophomore, and even played a little at the wing.

The Big Three
One of the most memorable moments from the 1998-99 season came when Greathouse hit one of the biggest shots of career in Madison, Wisconsin. With the Gauchos down by three and just seconds remaining, the sophomore sank a three-pointer just before time expired to send the game into overtime, silencing the hostile crowd of nearly 8,000 Badger fans. The three-pointer became a much more prevalent part of Greathouse's game last year. She hit 20 bombs in 60 attempts (.333) from beyond the arc.

Freebies
In her first two seasons at UCSB, Greathouse has proven herself to be one of the best free throw shooters on the team. After a freshman season that saw her shoot a very respectable 70.4% from the charity stripe, the Ventura native shot at a 74.4% clip as a sophomore, the third highest mark on the team.

On The Hill
Following last season, Greathouse was a late addition to the UCSB softball team for whom she made her collegiate debut on the diamond. A storied pitcher out of Buena High School, Liz Kelly jumped at the chance to add Greathouse to her pitching rotation. She put in 28.2 innings of work in her short time with the team, including six scoreless innings against Santa Clara to earn her first collegiate victory.

Nicole Greathouse Notes

1998-99: Nicole Greathouse finished her sophomore season averaging 7.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game...A member of the 1998 Big West All-Freshman Team, Greathouse was the 10th leading rebounder in the conference and second on the Gauchos in 1998-99...Greathouse scored in double-figures eight times last season, including a season-high 17 at Cal Poly on February 21...In that game she nailed a career best three 3-pointers...Grabbed eight or more boards 13 times...She hit 20 of her 60 three-point attempts (33.3%), and finished the regular season hitting six of her last thirteen from beyond the arc...The team's starting center, she was fourth on the Gauchos with 68 assists...Had three or more assists in a game 11 times...Shot 74.4% from the free-throw line on the season...Started all but one game...Fouled out three times on the season, tied for the team lead.

1997-98: One of only two players to start all 33 games for the Gauchos in 1997-98...Set a UCSB freshman record in starting 33 games...Averaged 9.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocked shots per game...Scored in double-figures 16 times, including seven of the first nine games and six of the final eight...Collected a career-best 18 boards in the win over North Texas in the Big West Tournament...Scored a career-best 26 points in UCSB's win over 5th ranked Florida and pulled down ten rebounds...Finished second on the team with a rebound average of 8.3 per game...Her 274 boards set a freshman record and is the sixth highest single season total in school history.

High School: Prepped at high school power Buena...Was an All State selection in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997...A USA Today All-American in 1997...Street & Smith selected her as a top 30 All-America pick in 1997...The CIF Division I Co-Player of the Year in 1997...As a senior she averaged 20.1 points and 11.4 rebounds per game...Buena claimed four consecutive league championships during her stay as well as winning CIF titles in 1994, 1996 and 1997...Was a member of the 1997 Under 19 Women's Basketball World Championship Team...The all-time leading scorer (1,697) and rebounder (1,127) at Buena...High school coach was Joe Vaughn...An Academic All-American selection...A lifetime member of the California Scholarship Federation...Also a softball player at Buena where she holds the school record for no hitters with six.

Head Coach: Mark French (20th season, 12th at UCSB) 

Assistant Coaches: Tony Newnan, Cori Close, Barb Beainy 

Athletic Trainer: Karla Judge