Gianna Kneepkens shares how growing up and playing against her brothers helped her become a successful college basketball star

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In this episode, Gianna Kneepkens shares how growing up and playing against her brothers helped her become a successful college basketball star.

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About Gianna Kneepkens:

2021-22 (Freshman): Was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Pac-12, and Pac-12 All-Freshman honors. She was just the second player in Utah history to earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors. Was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors five times, tied for the most by one player during the 2021-22 season.

• Appeared in 33 games while making 25 starts and averaged 23.7 minutes, 11.8 points, and 4.4 rebounds per game.
• Scored a career-high 29 points off the bench against BYU (12/5).
• Hit a three-pointer in 29-of-33 games, including hitting at least one three-pointer in 22 straight games (12/21 – 3/18).
• Led the team in scoring 11 times during her freshman season while scoring in double-figures in 20 contests.
• Shot 38.4 percent (56-for-146) on three-pointers on the season, the ninth-best mark in the Pac-12.
• Was an 87.1 percent (61-for-70) from the free-throw line. This is the ninth-best mark in a single season in school history.

High School: Became just the 12th player in Minnesota Prep girls basketball history to score 3,000+ career points out of Duluth Marshall HS, finishing with 3,704 which ranks fourth all-time. Four-star recruit on Prospect Nation.

• Prep Girls Hoops Class AA Player of the Year and News Tribune All-Area Player of the Year as a senior.
• Three-time all-state, and all-area, four-time all-conference.
• Set the state tournament record for points in a game, dropping 67 in the state tournament in 2021 where she averaged 43.1 points per game.
• Averaged 31.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 5.8 steals and 4.6 assists per game as a junior.
• Led Duluth Marshall to its first state tournament in 20 years.
• Played AAU for the Minnesota Fury, winning two state championships while playing second at the AAU Under Armour Nationals.
• Was also a two-time all-conference and all-state soccer player.

Personal: Daughter of Donald and Betsy … has five brothers … was her high school’s class president.

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