Jeannie Hebert-Truax - Women's Basketball

Jeannie Hebert was arguably one of the best basketball players ever to play at Miami by the time her four-year career in Coral Gables ended in 1992. During Hebert's collegiate career that spanned from 1988-92, the Alaska native and guard etched her name each season further into the Miami record book culminating in the program's most successful "dream season" in 1991-92.
An impact player, Hebert started in all 119 games she appeared in college. The career total is the second-most starts all-time by a Hurricane, behind the 120 by Loretta Harvey, and the fourth-most games played. For her career, Hebert ranks second in assists (694), third all-time in scoring (1,766 points), third in free throws made (437), third in free throws attempted (583), fourth in steals (237), fourth in free throw percentage (.750), fifth in field goals made (652), fifth in field goals attempted (1,492) and eighth in scoring average (14.8 ppg).
Additionally, Hebert's 221 assists as a senior in 1991-92 were the most during a single-season at Miami. She also notched 189 assists, No. 4 in a single-season, as a junior in 1990-91 and 147, No. 10, as a freshman in 1988-89. She had 137 assists during her sophomore season in 1989-90.
Hebert played at Miami during a crucial time in the program's development under new head coach Ferne Labati. The tandem were together as Miami moved from the New South Women's Athletic Conference to the BIG EAST by her final season. Hebert and Labati's first season in 1988-89 saw the Hurricanes go 21-8 and qualify for their first-ever NCAA Tournament.
Miami went 25-6 during Hebert's sophomore season in 1989-90 and earned a bid to play in the postseason NIT Tournament. UM went 20-10 in 1990-91 and claimed the New South Women's Athletic Conference title, but did not receive a postseason bid. Hebert was the NSWAC Tournament MVP after earning second-team honors during the season.
Hebert's final campaign in 1991-92 was like no other at Miami. First, the Hurricanes made the jump to the BIG EAST Conference. That season, Hebert and the Hurricanes would go on to win the league regular season title with a perfect 18-0 conference record and swept through the BIG EAST Tournament enroute to the postseason title.
Among the victories recorded was a 65-63upset over former UM Head Coach Lin Dunn and the Purdue Boilermakers at the Knight Sports Complex on December 17, 1991.
The 1991-92 season began with an overtime loss to Florida State, but the Hurricanes would rebound. Miami went on to win a national-leading 30 straight games rising as high as No. 6 nationally. The team finished 30-2 that season, dropping the final contest to Vanderbilt in the NCAA Tournament's East Regional Semifinal in Charlottesville, VA. Hebert went on to earn All-BIG EAST Second Team honors and named to the All-Tournament team.