Emily Fox (basketball)
Emily Fox (born April 23, 1987) is an American former basketball player and former world record holder in sport stacking. She set the overall world record in the cycle (7.43 seconds) in April 2002 and the 3–6–3 (2.72 seconds). However, in 2006, her cycle record was beaten (by Robin Stangenberg from Germany with a time of 7.41 seconds). Her 3–6–3 record was also broken in 2007 by Robin Stangenberg and Yannick Zittlau of Germany with a time of 2.70 seconds. She has appeared on several television shows, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, to demonstrate her skills.
Emily is the eldest child of Bob Fox, the founder of Speed Stacks, and grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Her two brothers, Kit and Brennan, are also successful at sport stacking. Kit also wrote a book and twice completed the Chicago Marathon.
Fox played basketball in high school and college. In her senior year at ThunderRidge High School, she led the team to a number 7 finish in the USA Today high school national poll and was named a Parade Magazine high school All-American. She played college basketball for the University of Minnesota. In her four years she averaged 11.7 points per game. In April 2009 she was drafted in the third round of the WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. In 2007, she was a member of the gold medal–winning basketball team at the Pan American Games.[1]
Sport stacking
Marquee tournament results
| Year | Tournament | Location | Event | Time | Division | Division Place | Overall Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Rocky Mountain Championships | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Cycle | 7.43 | 9–12 | 1st | 1st | [2] |
| 2003 | World Championships | Denver, Colorado | 3–6–3 | 2.98 | 9–12 | 1st | 1st | [3] |
| Cycle | 13.21 | 9–12 | 2nd | 42nd | [4] | |||
| 2004 | World Championships | Denver, Colorado | 3–6–3 | 3.02 | 9–12 | 1st | 1st | [5] |
| Cycle | 8.79 | 9–12 | 2nd | 4th | [5] | |||
| 2007 | World Championships | Denver, Colorado | 3–3–3 | 2.66 | Collegiate | 2nd | 39th | |
| 3–6–3 | 2.96 | Collegiate | 1st | 18th | ||||
| Cycle | 7.97 | Collegiate | 1st | 9th |
Basketball
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Basketball | ||
Representing  United States
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| Pan American Games | ||
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2007 Brazil | Team Competition |
Minnesota statistics
Source[6]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Minnesota | 27 | 65 | 38.1 | 28.6 | 61.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 2006–07 | Minnesota | 33 | 425 | 42.1 | 35.0 | 80.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 12.9 |
| 2007–08 | Minnesota | 32 | 549 | 42.9 | 38.8 | 83.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 17.2 |
| 2008–09 | Minnesota | 32 | 410 | 37.1 | 33.1 | 70.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 12.8 |
| Career | Minnesota | 124 | 1449 | 40.7 | 35.2 | 78.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 11.7 |
References
- ^ "Fifteenth Pan American Games – 2007". USA Basketball. November 19, 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Speed Stacks, Inc. : Cup Stacking Events : 2002 Rocky Mountain Cup Stacking Championships". Archived from the original on 2002-06-08. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ^ "WCSA2003 Championship Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-09-19. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ^ "WCSA2003 Championship Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-09-19. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ^ a b "Results & Records for the 2004 WCSA Championships". Archived from the original on 2004-08-04. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
External links
- "Emily Fox". WSSA Hall of Champions. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2006-01-13.
- "The cup stacking world record video". Google Video. Archived from the original on February 7, 2006. Retrieved 2006-02-12.
- "Fastest Cup Stacking Cycle Formation". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006.
- "Official University of Minnesota biography". Gophersports.com. Retrieved 2006-07-14. [dead link]