The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009-10 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Erika Arriaran
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Norco HS
- Hometown:
- Norco, Calif.
At a Glance - As of March 11, 2010
Currently ranks first in UT[apos]s record book for career free throw percentage (96-of-108, .889), sixth with 152 career 3-pointers made and 10th in career 3-point percentage (.343, 152-of-437) ... named to the All-Big 12 Freshman team in 2006 before suffering back-to-back knee injuries that sidelined her for half of the 2006-07 season and the majority of the 2007-08 season ... granted medical redshirt for 2007-08.
2009-10 - As of March 11, 2010
Recorded 10 points (3-of-9 FG, 1-of-5 3FG, 3-of-3 FT) and team-high four assists at No. 14/15 Baylor (March 7) ... put up nine points (4-of-6 FG, 1-of-3 3FG) and added three rebounds and three assists against Missouri (March 3) ... posted 11 points (2-fo-5 FG, 2-of-4 3FG, 5-of-6 FT) against Texas Tech (Feb. 7) ... hit a season-high five from the free throw line and missed her first free throw attempt of the season ... recorded second-straight double-digit scoring effort with 12 points (4-of-9 FG, 2-of-4 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) against No. RV/21 Iowa State (Jan. 23) ... set career high with 28 points (9-of-14 FG, 8-of-11 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) against No. 12/17 Oklahoma State (Jan. 20) ... set the UT record for 3-pointers made in a Big 12 game with her eight from long distance ... career-high eight treys were the most by a Longhorn since 1/29/1994 (11-Danielle Viglione vs. Houston) ... led the Longhorns with 14 points (5-of-16 FG, 1-of-6 3FG, 3-of-3 FT) against No. 10/10 Texas A&M (Jan. 9) ... registered her fifth double-digit scoring effort of the season with 11 points (4-of-9 FG, 3-of-4 3FG) against UT Arlington (Jan. 5) ... recorded 15 points (6-of-11 FG, 3-of-8 3FG) to help lift Texas over Central Michigan, 94-83 (Dec. 28) ... dished out career-high 10 assists against Texas Southern (Dec. 20) ... posted 13 points (4-of-10 FG, 3-of-6 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) in UT[apos]s come-from-behind win over Ole Miss (Dec. 16) ... nailed one from 3-point range with 5:36 remaining gave UT a 50-49 lead it would not relinquish ... knocked down a then-career-high seven 3-pointers en route to 23 points (8-of-15 FG, 7-of-12 3FG) against Oral Roberts (Dec. 1) ... seven 3-pointers tie for the fourth most in a game in UT history ... led the team in scoring for the 16th time of her career and the first time of the season ... scored 20+ points for the third time of her career and first time since 21 against St. Mary[apos]s (Nov. 18, 2008) ... put up eight points (3-11 FG, 2-7 3FG) in UT[apos]s win over Rutgers (Nov. 28) ... tallied seven points (3-of-9 FG, 1-of-6 3FG) against No. 19/22 Mississippi State (Nov. 26) ... also added season-high five rebounds and three assists ... registered first double-digit scoring effort since 12 against Oklahoma State (Feb. 18, 2009) with 10 points (5-of-7 FG) in UT[apos]s win over North Texas (Nov. 20) ... also dished out team-high six assists ... recorded five points (2-of-10 FG, 1-of-6 3FG) against No. 1 UConn (Nov. 17) ... knocked down at least one from beyond the arc for the second-straight game ... posted five points (2-of-7 FG, 1-of-5 3FG) in season opener against UTSA (Nov. 13) ... also pulled down three rebounds and added three assists.
2008-09
Saw action for the first time this season since Jan. 7, 2007 ... appeared in all 33 games including eight starts ... Horns[apos] leading scorer off the bench with 7.5 points per game (96-of-251) ... second on the squad with 39 3-pointers made ... was one of four Texas players to eclipse 20 points in at least one game ... reached double-digits for the fourth-straight game with 12 points (5-of-15, 2-of-6 3FG) against Oklahoma State (Feb. 18) ... recorded team-high 16 points (7-of-15 FG, 2-of-6 3FG) at No. 16/20 Iowa State (Feb. 15) for her third-straight double-digit scoring effort ... scored 12 points (3-of-6 FG, 1-of-3 3FG, 5-of-5 FT) vs. Kansas (Feb. 11) for her second-straight double-digit scoring effort...also set a season high with five free throws made ... scored 11 points (4-of-10 FG, 1-of-4 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) against Texas Tech (Feb. 8) for her highest scoring output since Jan. 17 at Colorado (11 points) ... also dished out a season-high tying four assists and a season-high two blocks ... hit a season-high .800 percent (4-of-5) from the field for 11 points, including three-straight 3-pointers from 6:02-3:36 in the second half against Colorado (Jan. 17) ... led the Horns in scoring with 14 points (5-of-9 FG, 4-of-6 3FG) at Purdue ... notched a season-high four 3-pointers ... scored 13 points (5-of-8 FG, 3-of-5 3FG) against Lamar (Jan. 3) for her highest scoring effort since 14 points at Ole Miss (Dec. 7) ... posted then-season-high three 3-pointers ... shot season-high 62.5 percent from the field ... registered eight points (3-of-7 FG, 2-of-4 3FG) and five rebounds in Texas[apos] 79-40 win over UTEP (Dec. 28) at the Surf `n Slam Classic ... recorded fourth-straight double-digit scoring output and sixth of the season with 14 points (5-of-10 FG, 3-of-4 3FG, 1-of-1 FT) at Ole Miss (Dec. 7) ... also hit three from beyond the arc ... posted fourth and fifth double-digit scoring efforts of the season against Georgia Tech (15 pts) and Florida Atlantic (10 pts) at the FAU Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. 29-30) ... recorded career-high eight rebounds against Furman (Nov. 23) ... also collected her third double-digit scoring effort of the season with 10 points (4-of-7 FG, 2-of-5 3FG) ... tallied eight points (3-of-10 FG, 2-of-8 3FG) vs. Texas A&M-CC (Nov. 20) ... registered six points (3-of-7 FG) against No. 25/20 Old Dominion (Nov. 17) ... named to the World Vision Classic All-Tournament Team ... scored career-high 21 points against Saint Mary[apos]s (Nov. 16) ... went 9-of-15 from the field including three from beyond the arc ... was part of the trio of Longhorns that combined for 61 points against ... also added two assists in the 110-76 UT win ... posted 10 points (4-of-12 FG, 2-of-6 3FG) against Dayton (Nov. 15) in first game since Jan. 7, 2007.
2007-08
Did not play due to preseason ACL injury...granted medical redshirt waiver.
USA BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE
Helped 8-0 USA to the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia, with eight-game totals of 4.6 ppg and 16.5 mpg to go with 21 assists and five steals...member of the gold-medal 2004 Junior World Championship Qualifying Team that played in Puerto Rico (5-0) ... 7.4 ppg and 4.2 apg and shot 54.8 percent...2004 Women[apos]s Youth Development Festival gold-medal West Team standout ... averaged 13.4 points ... set Festival record for assists (25, 5.0 apg).
2006-07
Started first 15 games before suffering season-ending left knee ACL tear with 31 seconds left in UT[apos]s upset win over No. 10 Purdue, 64-61 (Jan. 7)...in that game, scored 11 points with three 3-pointers and four rebounds in 36 minutes ... underwent successful reconstructive knee surgery on Feb. 1...netted 10.5 ppg, with nine games in double-figure scoring ...first in 3-pointers made (23), taken (55) and pct. (.400) ... best free throw shooter on the squad (.889, 24-for-47)...hot from 3-point arc her last nine games, going 20 for 41 (.490) in long-range accuracy ... this included a career-best from behind the arc (5-for-7) against UT-Pan American (Dec. 6)...career-high 20 points vs. Sam Houston State (Nov. 20).
2005-06
Named to the five-member Big 12 All-Freshman Team... started in 27 of 28 games played...first in 3-pointers made (46) and taken (131) and first in free throw percentage (.854), missing just six FT[apos]s on the year (35-for-41)...second in scoring (11.5 ppg) and assists (53, 1.9 apg)...notched double-figure scoring 18 times and posted a then-career-high of 17 points three times - vs. New Mexico (Nov. 18), vs. No. 25 Texas A&M (Feb. 22), vs. No. 10 Baylor (March 1)...11.4 ppg in Big 12 regular season action (third best on squad)...in 11 games against Top 25 competition: 130 points (11.8 ppg), 16 assists, 28 turnovers and 14 steals ... 18-for-56 in 3-pointers (.321) and 16-for-19 from the foul line (.842)against No. 1/2 Duke (Dec. 4), netted 16 points and six rebounds ... 12 points, career-best six steals vs. No. 13 Oklahoma (Jan. 25)...Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team pick (Nov. 25-26) as UT won the tourney in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Rated the nation[apos]s No. 1 recruit in 2004-05 by All-Star Girls Report and Basketball Today coming out of Norco High School where she played for Rick Thompson... Naismith National Player of the Year finalist as a junior and senior...played in 2005 McDonald[apos]s All-America and WBCA/Nike All-America Senior All-Star Games ... winner of the McDonald[apos]s All-America Game 3-point shooting contest...2004-05 senior year national honors: State Farm/ WBCA and Parade Magazine National Player of the Year...USA Today[apos]s All-USA First Team ... Street & Smith, Nike, McDonald[apos]s and Slam magazine All-American...senior year state/regional honors: Los Angeles Times Player of the Year ... Inland Valley, CIF 1AA Tri and the Press-Enterprise Riverside County Player of the Year ... District Student-Athlete of the Year... Norco[apos]s career leader in assists (206) and free throw percentage (.769), second in points (1,525) and fifth in steals (227) and rebounds (720) - despite playing only three years of varsity ball after being home-schooled as a sophomore... as a senior, averaged 17.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 7.0 apg and 2.0 spg ... shot 52 percent from the 3-point arc in helping Norco to a 28-1 record and the USA Today No. 19 national ranking... as a junior, led 28-5 Norco to its first section title game with 17.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 5.0 apg and 3.0 spg junior year honors: Parade and Slam magazines All-America Second Team ... a USA Today Top Super 25 Player; Street & Smith and Nike All-American; Inland Valley, Riverside County, and Mountain View League Player of the Year... as a freshman (2001-02) for 24-4 Norco, averaged 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds per game ... USA Today All-Freshman Team... the youngest player ever invited to Blue Star Elite Summer Camp, attending after fifth grade... Honor Roll student named to the All-CIF Academic Team every year.
PERSONAL
Full name is Erika Rayne Arriaran ... born Nov. 14, 1986 in Moreno Valley, Calif. ... daughter of Jim and Alexa Arriaran...has three sisters, Briana (25), Nastasia (24) and Samantha (19) and one brother, Joe (17) ... home-schooled as a high school sophomore (2002-03), a year which included taking college-level courses ... father Jim played football at Oregon, sister Nastasia played basketball at Cal Baptist, and sister Samantha currently plays collegiate volleyball at Connecticut ... majoring in applied learning and development with a minor in social work.
