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2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

21 Brooke Kissinger

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Minden, Neb.
  • High School Minden

Biography

Sophomore - 2015-16

  • Appeared in all 30 of Illinois games, averaging 19.5 minutes per game and earning four starts
  • Knocked down a career-best five three-pointers on her way to setting her career high at 15 points against No. 7 Ohio State (Feb. 1)
  • Went 3-for-3 from distance against Wisconsin (Feb. 17), helping the Illini to their first road win of the year
  • Shot better than 40-percent from three-point range on the season, a number that ranks seventh in the Big Ten. 
  • Her 48 triples on the year rank second on the team
  • Knocked down 31 threes in Big Ten play after netting just 17 in non-conference games 
  • Her 204 total points on the season rank fourth on the team 

Freshman - 2014-15

  • Played in 21 games during her freshman campaign, averaging almost six minutes on the court per contest
  • Put up a career-best performance against Robert Morris on Nov. 18 as she tallied 10 points and two assists.
  • Grabbed her career-best three rebounds against Southern on. Nov. 23
  • Had four points and two rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench against IPFW in her Illini debut (11/14)

High School

  • Ranked the No. 19 guard nationally in 2014 class by ESPN Hoopgurlz
  • Holds Nebraska’s all-time three-pointers record (363) and finished 19th on the career scoring list (1,851 points)
  • Her 110 three-pointers in 2011 are the Nebraska single-season record and she holds three of the top seven seasons in state history (5th, 90, 2014; 7th, 85, 2013)
  • Named to the Associated Press 2013 All-Nebraska second team and Class C-1 first team
  • Named to the Associated Press Nebraska Class C-1 first team
  • Shared Kearney Hub Territory Player of the Year honors with her twin sister, Jamie
  • Led Minden to the 2014 Class C-1 state title game, where the Whippets lost to Pierce, 69-60
  • Tied her own state tournament record of seven three-pointers with seven treys in the state championship game
  • Minden broke the Class C-1 record for points in a state tournament with 211 in the three-game event
  • Averaged 22.7 points per game during the 2014 Class C-1 state tournament and was named to both the All-Class and All-Class C-1 all-tournament teams
  • Nebraska Girls C-1 state tournament threepoint record holder (15)
  • Averaged 19.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in leading Minden to the Class C-1 state tournament in 2012-13
  • Played with the Cornhusker Shooting Stars AAU team
  • High school coach was Rick Chramosta

Personal

  • Born Nov. 3, 1995
  • Daughter of Brian and Amy Kissinger
  • Has a brother, Derek, and two sisters, Jamie and Taylor
  • Enrolled in the Division of General Studies
  • Her fraternal twin sister, Jamie, is a freshman on San Diego’s basketball team
  • Brother, Derek, plays basketball at Hastings College
  • Father, Brian, played basketball at Nebraska-Kearney
  • Mother, Amy, played volleyball at Nebraska-Kearney
  • Was a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Future Business Leaders of America, art club and SLC
  • Credits her father, Brian, as the biggest influence on her athletic career: "He was the one who really pushed me to be the best I could be. He worked out with me every day and helped me achieve my goal of becoming a Division I basketball player.”
  • Member of Minden’s honor roll
  • Her favorite basketball memory was playing in the state championship game her senior year, alongside her twin sister for the last time

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2014-15Freshman

    Guard
    5'7"
    21
  • 21

    2015-16Sophomore

    Guard
    5'7"
    21