Emily Conroe

Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo / Trevor Co

Photo by: Trevor Cokley

Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo / Trang Le

Photo by: Josh Armstrong

Photo by: Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos

Photo by: Bill Evans

Class:
Senior
Position:
G
Hometown:
Fredericksburg, VA
Height:
5-10
High School:
FHSAA

NOTABLE
- 2017-18 Mountain West All-Freshman Team
- 146 career steals, third in the Air Force Div. I era
- 575 career rebounds, fifth in the Air Force Div. I era
- 915 career points, 11^th in the Air Force Div. I era

JUNIOR | 2019-20:
-Started in all 31 contests on the season
-Averaged 8.1 PPG, third highest average on the team
-7.5 RPG, setting the standard on the team in RPG
-Seventh leading rebounder in the Mountain West, seventh in the league in offensive rebounds (5.06) and eighth in defensive rebounds (2.48)
-Set the standard on the team in double-double games with six on the season, tying for sixth-most in the league
-Set the standard on the team in 10-rebound games, tallying nine on the season, fifth-most in the MW
-Set a career-high mark with 14 single-game rebounds at San Jose State
-Dropped a season-high 22 points at Nevada
-12 games in double-digit scoring
-Sixth in steals in the Mountain West (1.87)
-Six perfect games at the free throw line, shooting .739 from the line on the season
-Averaged 1.3 APG
-Mountain West All-Academic team
-Dean’s list, Athletic Director’s list, Superintendent’s list, Commandant’s list

SOPHOMORE | 2018-19:
-Played in all 30 games, making 21 starts
-315 points on the season (10.5 ppg), second-most on the team
-17 double-figure scoring games, highlighted by season-high 22 in the win against Colorado State
-Posted three double-doubles on the season
-Top 3FG % on the team (.327)
-Top FT% on the team (.773)
-Led the team with 187 rebounds (6.2 rpg), second leading rebounder of all Mountain West Conference sophomores, ranking 8th in the Academy's all-time single-season record book
-Set the standard on the team for most single-game rebounds (13) against San Diego State
-Led the team with 50 steals (1.7 spg), eighth most in a single-season in the Div. I era
-Second-most blocks on the team (24)
-Academic All-MWC
-Dean’s List (Spring 2019)
-Dean’s List, Athletic Director’s List, Commandant’s List, Superintendent's List (Fall 2018)

FRESHMAN | 2017-18 :
- 2017-18 Mountain West All-Freshman Team
- Appeared in 31 games, making 27 starts.
- Second on team and second among Mountain West freshmen in scoring, averaging 11.3 ppg.
- 350 points is second most ever by a freshman in Div. I era at AF.
- Second on team with 41 three’s.
- Led team with 81.0 free throw percentage.
- Career-high 23 points at Utah State.
- 21 points vs. Utah Valley.
- Air Force Div. I Era Top 10 in: (Scoring, PPG, FG’s made, FG’s attempted, three’s made and attempted, free throws made, free throw percentage, rebounds, steals and blocks).
- 154 rebounds is second among freshmen at Div. I era.
-Dean’s List, Athletic Director’s List (Fall 2017)
-Dean’s List (Spring 2018)

Before Air Force: Seton Home Study (Academic)/Fairfax Homeschool Sports Athletic Association (FHSAA)…lettered all four years in basketball and volleyball and one in soccer…scored 2,735 points and grabbed 1,821 rebounds (19.3 ppg, 12 rpg) for career…played for MaxPreps #1 ranked homeschool team in 2016-17...runner-up NACA Div. II and offensive MVP…played on two HSPN East Coast National Homeschool Tournament Champion team and earned MVP honors in 2014-15 and 2015-16…team captain as a junior and senior…played for Faith Baptist School (FBS) as a freshman, earning ODACS State Championship and earning MVP honors…team captain as a senior in volleyball and played for three VHSAA State Champion teams as a middle…high school basketball coach was Mike Merryman…played club ball for BWSL Richmond, coached by Max Coates and Mike Davis…club teammates with fellow AF WBB teammate Kennedy Beale.

Personal: Cadet Squadron 15 ... daughter of Mark and Lynne Conroe…has a brother and sister…comes from a military family as father and aunt are Army West Point graduates and also has an uncle that is a Naval Academy graduate…father played soccer at Army and aunt, Natalie Conroe, was on swimming & diving, track and field and soccer teams at Army…intends on majoring in electrical engineering…considering career as a pilot or engineering field…why I decided to come to the Academy: “I decided to come to Academy because I wanted to serve my country, become a pilot, and continue the family tradition of service to country and others. I also wanted to play Div. I basketball and be able to make a difference and build a tradition and believed that I could accomplish that at the Air Force Academy under the guidance of Coach ‘G’.” …hobbies are basketball, reading and archery…began playing basketball at age five…credits her parents and basketball trainer Rick Wright has having the biggest influence on her sports career…dream vacation is a ski resort in the Alps…guilty pleasure is a great book and a big bowl of cookies and cream or cookie dough ice cream…something most people don’t know about her is that her first sport was soccer and she was going to become a professional tennis player before picking up basketball full time at age 13…enjoys listening to Christian rap, specifically KB and Trip Lee…favorite TV show is Bones…favorite movies are the Lord of the Rings trilogy...favorite class subject is science, specifically chemistry…favorite player is Russell Westbrook…favorite team is the Golden State Warriors.