November 18, 2009 in Sports

Start to finish, Otero puts the go in Vandals

Dave Trimmer The Spokesman-Review
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At first glance, Charlotte Otero would seem the least likely basketball player to lead the NCAA in anything.

Steals, maybe; pest, possibly.

But last season the 5-foot-3 Idaho senior averaged 40.6 minutes a game, spending a total of 4 minutes on the bench as the Vandals went 13-15 with three overtime games.

“It’s amazing,” second-year UI coach Jon Newlee said. “It was a big concern, (but) it was out of necessity. I only had six players and the sixth player was a post rotation sub. This year we have a little more depth. I’m going to give her more …

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