Brittany Hrynko

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
High School:
Engineering and Science

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Demon Notes:

Â First DePaul player to be named BIG EAST Player of the Year
Program leader in games played (137) and assists (676)
Unanimous BIG EAST first-team selection for the second year in a row and third time in career
Named BIG EAST Player of the Week five times during senior campaign
Named the BIG EAST Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2014 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American
2014 WBCA Honorable Mention All-America team
2014 first-team unanimous All-BIG EAST selection
First DePaul player to earn first team honors in back-to-back seasons
2014 BIG EAST All-Tournament team
ESPNw.com National Player of the Week, Mar. 3, 2014
2013-14 Dawn Staley 10-Player Award Watch List
2013-14 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year
Enters senior season with 495 assists which ranks second all-time at DePaul and is sixth among active Division I players
Career assist average of 4.81 assists per game ranks eighth among active Division I players
Started 100 consecutive games
Has played in every game since arriving in Lincoln Park two seasons ago
Invited to tryout for the USA Women's World University Games Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo., in May of 2013
As a sophomore was named the Co-Most Improved Player in the BIG EAST Conference with Connecticut's Kelly Faris
2013 first-team All-BIG EAST selection
Became DePaul's fifth, first-team All-BIG EAST selection
Earned DePaul's team Assist and Defensive award following the 2012-13 season
Named to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll three times as a sophomore
All-freshman team in 2012
Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week twice
Led DePaul in assists as a freshman and sophomore
First freshman to lead DePaul in assists since the 1997-98 season and just the seventh freshman to do so since 1978-79
Earned DePaul's team assist Shirley Becker Academic and Cookie Gavin Courage awards in 2011-12
BIG EAST All-Academic selection as a freshman and sophomore.

2014-15 (Senior Season):

First DePaul player to be named the BIG EAST Player of the Year
Broke two DePaul records in a 79-72 win over Minnesota in the first round of the NCAA tournament
Leads the Blue Demons in games played with 137 (started 135) and assists, recording 676
Scored a career best 658 total points in final season
Named unanimous BIG EAST first-team selection for the second year in a row and third time in career
Ranks fifth in career points with 1,959
Named BIG EAST Player of the Week five times, one of just nine DePaul players to do so
Became the fourth DePaul player since 2005-06 to be named the BIG EAST Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
I-AAA Scholar-Athlete
WBCA All-American honorable mention
Ranks third in career steals with 303
Had one double-double this season with 20 points and 11 assists at Illinois State on Dec. 28
Had 12 games where 20 or more points were scored
Scored a career best 38 points against Georgetown on Jan. 4
Recorded a career tying eight steals against Providence on Jan. 25
Recorded a career best 15 field goals and 29 attempts at Georgetown on Jan. 4
Played a career high 43 minutes against Northwestern on Nov. 29
Made a career best eight three pointers at Xavier on Feb. 8
Tied career best 16 free throw attempts of 16 against No. 5 Notre Dame on Dec. 10
Averaged 19.4 points per game, the most on the Blue Demons squad
Made all free-throws in 11 games over the course of the season, including going 5-5 against Creighton on Jan. 23
Led DePaul in assists 14 times, the last being against Minnesota in the NCAA Tournament, notching six
Hit seven three pointers on 13 attempts against Seton Hall on Feb. 13
Collected nine rebounds against Butler on Dec. 3
Finished DePaul career with 11 points, five rebounds, two steals and 4-4 from the charity stripe in loss to Notre Dame on Mar. 22.

2013-14 (Junior Season):

Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American
WBCA Honorable Mention All-America team
First-team unanimous All-BIG EAST selection
First DePaul player to earn first team honors in back-to-back seasons
BIG EAST All-Tournament team
ESPNw.com National Player of the Week, Mar. 3
Dawn Staley 10-Player Award Watch List
Only player from the BIG EAST Conference to be named to the Watch List
Enters senior season with 495 assists which ranks second all-time at DePaul and is sixth among active Division I players
Career assist average of 4.81 assists per game ranks eighth among active Division I players
First career BIG EAST Player of the Week on Jan. 20
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Mar. 5
Started 100 consecutive games for the Blue Demons
Led the BIG EAST Conference in assists with 5.7 assists per game which ranked 31st in Division I
Recorded 10 or more assists in four games
Career-best 12 assists against Washington and Seton Hall
Dished out 5.6 assists in league games
202 assists in 2013-14 was the third most by any DePaul player in a singles season and the most by any Blue Demon since the 1989-90 season when Veronica Ross set the school record by dishing out 243 assists
Led the BIG EAST with 86 steals
Averaged 2.39 steals per game which ranked 45th in Division I
Season-best seven steals against Georgetown and Duquesne
Recorded four or more steals in eight games
Went 5-of-5 from behind the arc at Villanova on Feb. 25
Tied the DePaul record for 3-point field percentage in a game with Laura Sobieszczyk who went 5-of-5 at Michigan State on Mar. 14, 2002
Only Hrynko and Sobieszczyk have perfect (minimum four) outings from behind the arc
Season-best 25 points at Villanova
Eclipsed the 20-point mark in six games this season and in 13 in her career
Reach double-figures in 25 games this season, including four of her last five and in 69 career games
Reached double digits in 67.0% of her games played at DePaul
All-Tournament honors at the Maggie Dixon Classic and the Duel in the Dessert
2013-14 Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year.

2012-13 (Sophomore Season):

Co-Most Improved Player in the BIG EAST Conference with Connecticut's Kelly Faris
First-team All-BIG EAST
Became DePaul's fifth, first-team All-BIG EAST selection
Earned DePaul's Defensive Award for being the team's top defensive stopper, also shared the team's assist award
Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 7, Jan. 21 and Feb. 3
Made the game-winning shots against Pittsburgh and against Rutgers
Season scoring average of 14.7 ranked 10th in the league
Reached double-digits in 26 of DePaul's 33 games
Career-high 35 points at Marquette
Led DePaul and tied for fourth in the BIG EAST with 82 3-point field goals
82 3-pointers is the fifth most in a single season by a Blue Demon player
82 3-pointers are the most by a Blue Demon since Ashley Luke made 86 during the 2003-04 season
Career-high seven triples at Marquette
Seven 3-pointers was the third most by a player in the BIG EAST in 2012-13 and tied for the third most in DePaul's history
2.48 triples per game ranked 44th in Division and tied for fourth in the BIG EAST
.311 (82-for-264) percentage from behind the arc ranked 115th in DI and 14th in the BIG EAST
Led DePaul in assists (or tied for the game high) in 21 games
4.8 assists per game ranked third in the BIG EAST and 51st in DI
Season-best nine assists at Syracuse and against Seton Hall
Dished out five or more assists in 17 games
1.06 assist-turnover ratio ranked 219th in DI
Led DePaul and ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with 35.1 minutes per game
Tied a career-high with 40 minutes at Syracuse, against Pittsburgh and at Marquette
Seventh in BIG EAST in conference games with 16.3 points per game
Reached double-figures in 13 of DePaul's 16 BIG EAST games
In BIG EAST Conference games ranked in the top 15 in 3-pointers per game (4th -- 2.6), assists (5th - 4.8), steals (5th - 2.8) and minutes (6th -- 35.6)
Named to the Maggie Dixon Classic and Paradise Jam All-Tournament teams.

2011-12 (Freshman Season):

Named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman team
Named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week twice -- Feb. 20 and Dec. 19
Just the second DePaul freshman to earn the league honor -- Keisha Hampton was awarded it twice as a freshman during the 2008-09 season
First freshman to lead DePaul in assists since the 1997-98 season and just the seventh freshman to do so since 1978-79
Earned DePaul assist award and Cookie Gavin Courage Award and the Shirley Becker Academic Award
Started 32 games
Ranked eighth in the BIG EAST with 3.9 assists per game and tallied 133 assists on the season
Started 32 games
One of only six players to appear in all 34 games
Season-high 25 points against Arizona State and recorded 21 at West Virginia
Ranked third among active DePaul players with 10.8 points per game
Led DePaul in scoring five times
Three or more 3-pointers in nine games
Went 4-of-6 from behind the arc at Northwestern
4-of-5 from 3-point range against Connecticut
Was 4-of-8 at West Virginia
At least one assists in 33 of DePaul's 34 games including in DePaul's last 24 games
Recorded five or more assists in 12 games including nine of DePaul's last 13 games
In her last 13 games averaged 5.6 assists and has a career-high nine assists at Notre Dame
Led DePaul in assists in 13 games
Career-high six seals against Louisville
Led DePaul with 62 steals
1.9 steals in BIG EAST games tied for 13th
Ranks third in BIG EAST games with 4.7 assists per game in league.

High School:

Four-year starter
Ranked No. 20 point guard and the No. 99 overall incoming freshman by ESPN
Hrynko and teammate Keisha Hampton teamed-up to win the 2008 Philadelphia Public League championship at Engineering and Science
Named co-MVP of 2008 Public League Championship and was later named the Freshman of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer
Earned all-area and all-state
Set her high school's record for points with 1,539
Averaged eight rebounds, six assists, and four steals during her career
High school team won the District 12 Class AA championship in 2011... averaged 21 points, seven assists, six rebounds and five steals a game during her junior season
Averaged 19.1 points per game as senior
Named the Most Outstanding Player in the Philadelphia Public League
Nominee for McDonalds All-American in 2011
Won the inaugural Phoenix Award for the top senior player and top leading scorer in the Philadelphia Public League
Played AAU ball for Philly Triple Threat
Named MVP for the ISAA basketball showcase in 2011
Coached by Joe Ryan, David Hargrove and Randy Miller.

Personal:

Daughter of Michael Hrynko and Jeannette Dancy
Brother Michael Jr. and sister Tiffany
Majoring in sociology with a concentration in health and human services

Hrynko by the Numbers
Career Statistics
BIG EAST Career Statistics
2011-12 Game-by-Game Statistics
2012-13 Game-by-Game Statistics

Career Highs
Points: 38, at Illinois State (Dec. 28, 2014)
Rebounds: 9, x6 last, Marquette (Mar. 1, 2015)
Assists: 12, x2 last, Seton Hall (Feb. 15, 2014)
Steals: 8, x2 last, Providence (Jan. 25, 2015)
Blocked Shots: 3, at Villanova (Jan. 9, 2013)
Field Goals: 15, at Georgetown (Jan. 4, 2015)Â
Field Goal Attempts: 29, at Georgetown (Jan. 4, 2015)
3pt. Field Goals:Â 8, at Xavier (Feb. 8, 2015)
3pt. Field Goal Attempts: 15, at Marquette (Feb. 2, 2013)
Free Throws: 8, x4 last, Marquette (Jan. 29, 2014)
Free Throw Attempts: 16, x2 last, #5 Notre Dame (Dec. 10, 2014)
Minutes: 43, Northwestern (Nov. 29, 2014)
Games in Double-Figures:Â 101
20-Point Games:Â 23
30-Point Games:Â 5
5+ Assists:Â 74
7+ Assists:Â 33
10+ Assists: 5