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Whitney Jennings - Women's Basketball - University of Iowa Athletics

#15 Whitney Jennings

Position G
Height 5-5
Class Fr.
Hometown Logansport, Ind.
High School Logansport

2014-15 Game-by-Game Get Acrobat Reader

Hawk Items… Scored the third-most 3-pointers (36), dished out the fourth-most assists (92), recorded the fourth-most steals (35), and scored the 11th-most points (308) of all freshmen in Iowa basketball history… competed in all 34 games in 2014-15 with 31 starts, including the final 27 of the season… Iowa is 23-8 (.742) when Jennings starts.

2014-15 as a Freshman… Competed in all 34 games in 2014-15 with 31 starts, including the final 27 of the season… Iowa is 23-8 (.742) when Jennings starts… scored the third-most 3-pointers (36), dished out the fourth-most assists (92), recorded the fourth-most steals (35), and scored the 11th-most points (308) of all freshmen in Iowa basketball history… scored in double figures in 17 games this season… started her first career game in season-opener against USC Upstate on Nov. 14, tallying seven points and five assists… tallied 15 points in Hawkeye Challenge win against Dayton on Nov. 22… posted season-best 19 points in win over Gonzaga in Las Vegas on Nov. 29… dished out a season-high six assists in home win over Northwestern on Jan. 14… sent Iowa and No. 15 Nebraska into overtime after going 1-for-2 at the free throw line with one second remaining in regulation on Jan. 26… scored 16 points in Iowa’s First Round NCAA Tournament victory (Iowa’s 2nd-leading scorer), finishing 4-of-5 from the field, 2-of-3 from 3-point range, and 6-of-6 from the line… tallied 11 points in Iowa’s Second Round win over Miami… perfect (9-of-9) from the free throw line during Iowa’s NCAA Tournament run (3 games).

High School… Named Indiana Miss Basketball by The Indianapolis Star… 2013-14 Gatorade Indiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year… named to the 2014 Parade All-America Girls Basketball Team; 1-of-20 high school seniors selected… concluded her prep basketball career with 2,641 points, fifth on the state’s career scoring list… fourth in state history in assists with 699 and seventh in steals with 404… averaged 32 points, eight rebounds, 7.4 assists and 5.1 steals as a senior, leading the Berries (24-3) to the Class 4A state semifinals… as a junior, averaged 23.6 points, 7.8 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 4.1 steals… as a sophomore, averaged 25.4 points, 7 assists, 3.2 rebounds, 3.6 steals… as a freshman, averaged 24.2 points, 5.5 assists, 3.8 rebounds, 2.9 steals… 2013 Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports First Team All-State selection… recorded three triple-doubles and was a 2014 McDonald’s All-American selection committee nominee… school’s all-time leading scorer… led Logansport to a 86-14 record during four-year career, including back-to-back undefeated conference championships… four-time Loganland Player of the Year earned four-straight all-state honors, earning honorable mention as a freshman, second team as a sophomore, and first team as a junior and senior… earned 12 varsity letters… two-time first team all-district honoree in soccer, scoring 28 goals as a senior… individual sectional singles champion in 2012 and 2013, earning honorable mention all-state honors in tennis… National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes member.

Personal… Parents are Doug and Carol… has four siblings, Shannon, Jared, Rachel, and Matthew… pre-business major.