- MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2009-10)
- MVC Academic Honor Roll (2008-09, 2009-10)
As a Sophomore (2009-10) - Played her first game as a Sycamore at Kansas State since transferring from Illinois after the 2007-08 season ... Went 4-for-4 at the free throw line and had a rebound and an assist ... Against Furman, scored five points and had three rebounds and a block ... Had a breakout game against Central Michigan, scoring 12 points on a perfect 3-for-3 performance from long range ... Also had a team-leading eight rebounds to match teammate Shannon Thomas ... Followed with a career-high 15 points against Detroit, hitting five treys (5-for-7) and adding six rebounds off the bench ... Went 2-for-3 to finish with five points, two rebounds and a pair of assists at SIUE ... Had two boards and an assist against Butler ... Hit two field goals with three rebounds, an assist and her first career steal at Eastern Illinois ... Went 3-for-6 from the field with a pair of treys against UMKC in the Bahamas ... Hit a pair of shots against Drake with three rebounds and an assist ... Dropped in a 3-pointer with three steals and two assists at Missouri State ... Scored a pair of points with a steal at Northern Iowa ... Finished a perfect 2-for-2 from the free throw line against Missouri State ... Totaled three points, three rebounds and three steals against Wichita State ... Pulled down a pair of rebounds at SIU ... Tallied six points on a pair of treys with two rebounds at Evansville ... Put up five points against Bradley ... Registered a rebound against Illinois State at the MVC Tournament.
As a Freshman (at Illinois -- 2008-09) - Saw action in 28 games off the bench ... Averaged 1.5 points in 7.2 minutes per game ... Played a career-high 22 minutes at Minnesota on Feb. 7, hitting a three and dishing out two assists ... Hit two three-pointers on Jan. 27 at Purdue on her way to career-highs in points (6) and steals (2) in 20 minutes ... Played 17 minutes, all in the first half, on Jan. 24 vs. Michigan State, contributing four points and two rebounds ... Came off the bench to play 12 minutes on Jan. 17 at Ohio State, scoring two points ... Played what was then a career-high 16 minutes on Dec. 2 against Illinois-Chicago, scoring four points ... Dished out the first two assists of her career on Nov. 23 vs. South Carolina, scoring two points in six minutes ... Scored her first career points on her first career field goal attempt, nailing a three-pointer on Nov. 11 versus UW-Milwaukee ... Made her Illinois debut on Nov. 9 at Eastern Illinois, playing six minutes.
High School - Played for coach Misty Bellville at Lawrenceville High School and the Indiana's Finest AAU team for coach Matt Arnold ... Was the 85th-ranked high school senior in the class of 2007 as named by the Blue Star Report ... Earned first team all-state honors in four different publications as a senior ... Four-time first-team all-area honoree by the Vincennes Sun-Commercial ... Four-time first-team All-Little Illini Conference ... Named second-team all-state as a junior by the IBCA and Illinois Basketball Services ... Fourth-team all-state as a sophomore (IBCA) ... Averaged 20.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.2 steals, 3.9 assists, and 1.1 blocked shots per game ... Had 36 career double-doubles and three triple-doubles ... Three-time Street and Smith All-America honorable mention selection ... Owns career records at Lawrenceville in points, rebounds, assists and steals ... MVP at the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game in 2007 ... Lettered four times each in volleyball and softball and served as football manager for four seasons ... Graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average and was a member of the National Honor Society ... Won the USSA National Math Award and was a four-time All-American Scholar Award winner.
Personal - Born Chelsea Ann Buher on Aug. 25, 1988, to Laura Whitmer and Phil Buher in Vincennes, Ind. ... Has one brother, Zach ... Her uncle, Dan Sparks, and cousin, Scott Sparks, played collegiate basketball at Weber State and Evansville, respectively ... Uncle also played for the Chicago Bulls ... Majoring in pre-veterinary studies.
