Karen Jennings (born 1969 or 1970) is an American former basketball player who played with the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball between 1990 and 1993 and set the record for the most career points for Nebraska with 2,405 points. She was the recipient of the 1993 Wade Trophy and was inducted into the University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013. Outside of college basketball, Jennings worked in sports medicine for the Methodist Hospital between 1998 and 2002. Since 2002 she has been a real estate agent in Omaha, Nebraska.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Nebraska (1990–1993) |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 51 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and education
editIn 1970, Jennings was born in Persia, Iowa. During her childhood, she was diagnosed with scoliosis and started playing basketball.[1] For her post-secondary education, Jennings graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science specializing in exercise physiology. She later attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center for a Master of Science in physical therapy and obtained her master's in 1998.[2]
Career
editWhile at Nebraska, Jennings played on the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team from 1990 to 1993. As a forward with the Cornhuskers, Jennings scored 2,405 points and set the record for most career points at Nebraska.[3] Jenning's jersey was retired after she completed her studies at Nebraska in 1993.[4] After leaving Nebraska, Jennings played basketball in France from 1993 to 1994 before ending her basketball career to work in physical therapy.[1] After basketball, Jennings worked at the Methodist Hospital between 1998 and 2002 in the sports medicine department.[5] In 2002, Jennings went on to become a real estate agent in Omaha, Nebraska.[2]
Awards and honors
editJennings was the 1993 Wade Trophy recipient and inducted into the University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.[6]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Nebraska | 28 | - | - | 52.7 | 0.0 | 59.4 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | 13.4 |
| 1990–91 | Nebraska | 28 | - | - | 57.1 | 0.0 | 74.5 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | - | 20.5 |
| 1991–92 | Nebraska | 32 | - | - | 60.3 | 35.0 | 78.2 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | - | 25.3 |
| 1992–93 | Nebraska | 31 | - | - | 55.0 | 31.3 | 80.8 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | - | 20.9 |
| Career | 119 | - | - | 56.8 | 32.1 | 74.7 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | - | 20.2 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[7] | |||||||||||||
Personal life
editJennings is married and has one child.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Overmyer, Krystal (November 2013). "Giving Thanks as a Husker". Edge Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 3. pp. 31–32. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Jennings Earns Spot in Academic All-America Hall of Fame". Big 12 Conference. 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Nebraska 24" (PDF). huskers.com. p. 126.
- ^ "2018-19 Nebraska Women's Basketball Media Guide". Nebraska Huskers. p. 180. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Henrichs, Todd (14 June 2008). "Todd Henrichs: Jennings moves to head of class again". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ NU Athletic Communications (18 March 2015). "Jennings' Proven Advice for NCAA-Bound Huskers". Nebraska Huskers. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Karen Jennings College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved July 7, 2024.