Kailey Klein Class: Junior Hometown: Cherry, Ill. High School: Hall Height: 5-11 Position: G

As she has proven during her first two seasons at Cleveland State, Kailey Klein is quite simply one of the top all-around players in the Horizon League. Known in the circut as one of the top scorers, Klein can score by driving to the basket, hitting the mid-range jumper, from beyond the three-point arc or by getting to the free throw line. She has improved her defensive abilities and can get her teammates involved with superior passing skills. A first team All-Horizon League selection last season, Klein will attempt to become the first player from CSU to earn a repeat selection on the first team in 10 years.

Career
• Needs 28 points to become the 20th player in school history to reach the 1,000 point milestone.
• Ranks third in school history in free throws made (317), seventh in free throws attempted (402) and fourth in free throw percentage (.789).
• One of five players in school history to play 1,000 minutes in a season, logging 1,099 last year.

2007-08 - Sophomore Season
• Selected to All-Horizon League first team and was runner-up as league Player of the Year after being named to the preseason all-league team.
• Scored CSU single-season record 654 points, breaking the old mark of 635 by Dianne Foster (1982-83).
• Ranked second in the league in scoring (19.8), eighth in rebounding (6.1), 13th in field goal percentage (.457), fifth in free throw percentage (.834), 12th in assists (3.20) and steals (1.70) and 15th in three-pointers made (1.36).
• Became just the third player in school-history to lead the team in scoring as both a freshman and sophomore.
• Reached double figures in scoring in 30 of 33 contests.
• Set a school-record with 211 free throws made and 253 free throws attempted.
• Tied career-high with 33 points on three occasions, at Detroit (2/16), at Valparaiso (2/2) and at Alaska Anchorage (11/20), going a combined 33-for-48 from the field in the three games.
• Led team with 16 point, five rebounds and four assists at Stanford in first round of NCAA Championship (3/22).
• Most Valuable Player of Horizon League Championship after scoring 67 points in three games, the second highest point total in tournament history.
• Averaged 22.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists in three league tournament contests.
• Scored 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in league championship game against Wright State (3/16).
• Tallied 18 points in league semifinal win over Green Bay (3/14).
• Registered a double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds in league tournament quarterfinal win over Butler (3/12).
• Had 25 points - including an 11-for-11 effort at the free throw line - and 13 rebounds at Loyola (3/8).
• Scored 28 points at UIC (3/6), going 17-of-21 from the line. The 17 free throws made are a school-record, while the 21 attempts are tied for the single-game school record.
• Set career-high by playing all 40 minutes at Detroit (2/16), scoring 33 points.
• Had first career double-double with 30 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Youngstown State (1/26).
• Notched 22 points and eight rebounds in a win at Niagara (12/17).
• Selected to Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team after averaging 25.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in two games.
• Three-time Horizon League Player of the Week pick (Dec. 31, Jan. 28, Feb. 3).

2006-07 - Freshman Season
• Became the first CSU women's basketball player to earn Horizon League Newcomer of the Year accolades
• Was also chosen to the league all-newcomer team
• Came off the bench for first 13 games of the season she appeared in before starting the final 16 contests
• Missed the game at Virginia (12/16/06)
• Became just the fifth freshman in program history, and the first since Debra Taylor (1987-88), to lead the team in scoring (11.0 ppg)
• Finished 14th in the conference in scoring and 10th in free throw percentage (.711)
• Poured in 26 points at Western Michigan (12/7/06) in just 26 minutes of action after scoring just 14 points combined in the first nine contests of the season
• Amassed 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists versus UIC (2/3/07)
• Scored career-high 33 points, including 4-of-7 from three-point land, to go along with eight boards in 38 minutes at Detroit (2/8/07)
• Recorded 26 points and a career-best nine rebounds at Butler (3/3/07)
• Tallied double-digits a team-leading 13 times, including the final three contests and nine of the final 11 games

Hall H.S.
• Unanimous first team all-state selection as a senior after averaging 24.0 points a game
• Third runner-up for Illinois Ms. Basketball
• Scored a conference record (boys or girls) 2,496 career points and pulled down 1,188 rebounds
• Named Peoria Journal Star Player of the Year her final two seasons
• MVP of Illinois Basketball Coaches Association all-star game
• Led team to a 29-4 record and a berth in the state quarterfinals
• Averaged 22.0 points as a junior en route to earning all-state honors from the Chicago Sun-Times (first team), Associated Press (second team and IBCA (third team)
• Scored 58 points in a game as a sophomore
• As an outside hitter, led volleyball team to 32-5 mark as a senior and a fourth-place finish in the state
• Finished fourth in Illinois state history with 1,454 career kills
• Two-time Journal Star Player of the Year
• AP honorable mention all-state as a sophomore
• First team all-conference selection all four years
• Also played a year of softball and three seasons of track
• Two-time state qualifier in the discus as well, owning the school record in the event (128 feet)

Personal
Born May 29, 1988 in Cherry, Ill....daughter of Mike and Lynn Klein...has a younger sister, Brigitte...member of the National Honor Society...finance major.