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Ali Patberg

Ali Patberg (born September 11, 1996) is an assistant coach and former player for the Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team. For her basketball experience, Patberg and Columbus North High School won the IHSAA state event in 2015 for 4A teams. That year, her teams won the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic. She was also part of the American team that won the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. Upon leaving Columbus North that year, she set multiple career records for the school while accumulating 2026 points.

Ali Patberg in 2022

On the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team, Patberg won the 2017 ACC women's basketball tournament and competed at the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Following her move to Indiana University, Patberg held season records in points and assists from 2019 to 2020. Her team reached the Elite Eight at the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament and was the runner-up at the 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament. After accumulating 528 assists and 1752 points, Patberg was in the top five for most assists and top ten for most points when she left Indiana in 2022. Patberg was selected by the Indiana Fever during the 2022 WNBA draft before she was cut from the team.

Early life and education

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Patberg's birth occurred in Columbus, Indiana on September 11, 1996.[1] As a toddler, she practiced alongside her father's boys basketball team.[2] She continued to play basketball during her childhood after her parents had a divorce.[3] During high school, she played basketball with her sibling at Columbus North High School.[4] For her post-secondary education, Patberg studied business at Indiana University.[5]

Career

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High school and FIBA

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While playing basketball at Columbus North, Patberg and her team were second at the 2012 IHSAA state tournament for 4A teams.[6] In 2015, Patberg and Columbus North won the 4A division of the IHSAA state event.[7] That year, she had career records for Columbus North with 2026 points, 534 assists and 273 steals.[8] During the early 2020s, Patberg was in the top 25 for most points scored in a season by an IHSAA girls basketball player with 751 points.[9]

For her traveling team experience, Patberg had a stress fracture while part of the Indiana Elite in July 2013.[10] With her foot injury, Patberg did play basketball until October 2013.[11] The following year, she left her dad's team to join the Gym Rats.[12] In 2015, Patberg's teams won the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.[13][14]

Patberg was one of the candidates for the American team that went to the 2014 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women.[15] After she did not make the 2014 team, Patberg became an alternate for the United States team scheduled for the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women.[16] When Asia Durr withdrew a month before the event due to injury, Patberg was chosen to fill in for Durr.[17] While making 32 rebounds in seven games, Patberg and her team won the 2015 FIBA event.[18][19]

College basketball and WNBA

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While with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team, Patberg had an ACL injury in November 2015.[20] By August 2016, Patberg had multiple surgeries to her knee.[21][22] She also underwent rehabilitation for her knee that year.[23] Patberg resumed playing with Notre Dame in November 2016.[24]

The following year, Patberg and Notre Dame won the 2017 ACC women's basketball tournament.[25] She competed with the team during the first round of the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[26] After Notre Dame reached the regional final, Patberg decided to leave the university in April 2017.[27]

Following her move to Indiana in 2017, Patberg began playing on the Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team in 2018.[28] From 2019 to 2020, Patberg held the season record in points and assists for Indiana.[29] While with Indiana, Patberg's team reached the Elite Eight at the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[30] The following year, Patberg was one of the runner-ups at the 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament with Indiana.[31] During her career, Patberg had 528 assists as part of her 1752 points.[32] Upon leaving Indiana in 2022, she was in the top five for most assists and top ten for most points.[33]

After being selected by the Indiana Fever during the 2022 WNBA draft, Patberg practiced with the team before she was cut in April 2022.[34] The following month, Patberg became a coordinator for the women's basketball team at Indiana.[35]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Awards and honors

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In 2015, Patberg received the Indiana Miss Basketball and a Gatorade Player of the Year award for the state.[36][37] That year, Patberg was the MaxPreps National Basketball Player of the Year for girls.[38] She was also on the High School All-America Team for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.[39]

During 2021, Patberg was on the Academic All-America second team.[40] In 2022, Patberg was a Senior CLASS Award nominee.[41] That year, she received an Outstanding Sportsmanship Award from the Big Ten.[42]

References

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  1. ^ "Ali Patberg". WNBA. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Woods, David (March 17, 2015). "Miss Basketball Ali Patberg: 'Worse than a gym rat'". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Guskey, Jordan (February 5, 2019). "2015 Miss Basketball Ali Patberg rediscovering her confidence with IU". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Schultz, Ted (March 21, 2015). "Ending up No. 1". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana.
  5. ^ Schultz, Ted (April 9, 2022). "Awaiting Her Future: Patberg likely will play overseas if not picked in WNBA Draft". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Columbus North falls in girls 4A state title game". The Journal Press. Lawrenceburg, Indiana. March 6, 2012. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Patberg's record 31 leads North to 4A state title". The Journal-Press. Lawrenceburg, Indiana. March 10, 2015. p. 6.
  8. ^ Heater, Jay (March 18, 2015). "Top Dog". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. p. B1.
  9. ^ "Girls Basketball State Scoring Records". Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  10. ^ Schultz, Ted (July 25, 2013). "Junior Patberg sidelined by foot injury". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. p. B1.
  11. ^ Schultz, Ted (October 28, 2013). "Hoopin' it up". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. p. B1.
  12. ^ Schultz, Ted (July 13, 2014). "Summer Swelter". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. p. D3.
  13. ^ Stephens, Mitch (April 1, 2015). "Balance, quickness lead East to narrow 2015 McDonald's All-American Game girls win". MaxPreps.
  14. ^ Schultz, Ted (April 20, 2015). "Patberg shines in All-Star game". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  15. ^ espnW (May 7, 2014). "A'ja Wilson one of 28 called to U18 trials". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  16. ^ Heater, Jay (May 18, 2015). "Patberg receives alternate U19 spot". The Republic News. Columbus, Indiana. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  17. ^ "Ali Patberg Named To 2015 USA U19 World Championship Team". USA Basketball. June 26, 2015. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  18. ^ "Ali Paige Patberg (USA)'s profile - FIBA U19 Women's World Championship 2015". FIBA. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  19. ^ "Eleventh FIBA U19 World Championship -- 2015". USA Basketball. July 27, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  20. ^ Schultz, Ted (November 4, 2015). "Patberg to miss season". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana.
  21. ^ O'Leary, Ryan (December 6, 2015). "Disjointed". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. p. D3.
  22. ^ Schultz, Ted (August 21, 2016). "Going Strong". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. p. C3.
  23. ^ Lesnar, Al (September 22, 2016). "Patberg promises passion". The Sound Bend Tribune. pp. C1, C3.
  24. ^ Schultz, Ted (November 13, 2016). "Patberg makes regular-season debut after injury". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. p. C1.
  25. ^ "#3/3 Notre Dame vs Duke - Women's Basketball - 3/5/2017 - Box Score". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  26. ^ Klimek, Ken (March 18, 2017). "Way Too Much Firepower". The South Bend Tribune. p. B1.
  27. ^ The Associated Press (April 10, 2017). "Erin Boley, Ali Patberg to transfer from Notre Dame". DurhamRegion.com. The Canadian Press.
  28. ^ "Ali Patberg - Women's Basketball". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  29. ^ Kramper, Megan (October 8, 2022). 2022-23 Indiana Women’s Basketball Record Book (PDF). Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Athletics Strategic Communications Department. pp. 143, 145. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  30. ^ Krajisnik, Stefan (March 31, 2021). "IU faces team that does what it does better". The Indianapolis Star. p. 7B.
  31. ^ Marot, Michael (March 7, 2022). "No 12. Iowa beats No. 14 IU for Big Ten crown". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. The Associated Press. pp. B1, B3.
  32. ^ Horner, Scott (April 13, 2022). "Familiar face comes to Fever as Patberg is picked in 3rd round". The Indianapolis Star. p. 4B.
  33. ^ Kramper 2022, pp. 130-31
  34. ^ "IU's Ali Patberg cut by Fever". WTHR. April 21, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  35. ^ Brockway, Kevin (May 20, 2022). "Patberg hired as IU recruiting coordinator". The Herald Bulletin. Anderson, Indiana. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  36. ^ "State title and top honor". The Tribune. Jackson County, Indiana. The Associated Press. March 18, 2015. p. B4.
  37. ^ "Ali Patberg 2014 - 2015 Indiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year". Gatorade Player of the Year. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  38. ^ Kallam, Clay (April 10, 2015). "MaxPreps 2014-15 National Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Ali Patberg". MaxPreps. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  39. ^ "Player of the Year Katie Lou Samuelson of Mater Dei High School headlines 2015 WBCA High School All-America Team" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. February 25, 2015. p. 1. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  40. ^ "2020-21 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Teams Announced". Academic All-America. May 28, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  41. ^ "Men's and Women's Basketball Finalists Announced for the 2021-22 Senior CLASS Award". Senior Class Award. February 10, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  42. ^ "Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winners Announced". Big Ten Conference. July 12, 2022. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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