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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

Mark Jones / Illinois Athletics
Mark Jones / Illinois Athletics
Mark Jones / Illinois Athletics
Mark Jones / Illinois Athletics
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30 Courtney Joens

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Iowa City, Iowa
  • High School City High

Biography

Career Honors

  • 12th annual #ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic All-Tournament Team

JuniorĀ - 2018-19

  • Appeared in all 30 of Illinois' games, earning 23 start
  • Averaged 5.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game
  • Posted a career-high 19 points on 6-for-10 shooting at Cal Poly (Nov. 23)
  • Knocked down consecutive three-pointers in a pivotal momentum swing in Illinois' road win over No. 12 Minnesota (Jan. 6)
  • Matched her career-high with eight rebounds against Sacramento State (Nov. 24)
  • Was among team leaders for her 38 assists on the year

Sophomore - 2017-18

  • Appeared in all 31 of Illinois contests and earned nine starts
  • Earned her first career start against Michigan State (Jan. 16), playing 20 minutes in the matchup
  • Matched her career-high with 13 points against Nebraska (Jan. 10)
  • Averaged 3.2 points per game and knocked down 20 three-pointers

Freshman - 2016-17

  • Appeared in all 31 of Illinois contests averaging 14.8 minutes on the floor
  • Posted 5.2 points per game on 37-percent shooting
  • Finished third on the team for her 35 three-point field goals made
  • Put up a career-high 13 points and eight rebounds at Ohio while swatting her first career blocked shot
  • Scored in double-figures in six contests on the season, while netting a career-best three treys in five games

High School

  • Ranked the No. 27 point guard in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz, and the top out of the state of Iowa
  • Ranked among the top-5 guards in Iowa by IowaPreps.com
  • Holds City High's single-game records for points (42) and three-pointers (8)
  • Chose Illinois over Creighton, Drake, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and DePaul
  • Made 41 three-pointers in her sophomore season while averaging 14.6 points per game
  • Took City High to the 2013 state semifinals
  • First-Team All-Conference selection
  • Two-time Second Team All-Conference honoree
  • Received Second Team All-State recognition following her junior and senior seasons
  • Volunteers at her local elementary school and at her church
  • Consistently appears on the Iowa City High School Honor Roll
  • Was a member of her high school FCA

Personal

  • Daughter of Brian and Lisa Joens
  • Has four younger sisters
  • Mother played basketball at Wright State and her uncle played basketball at Wayne State
  • Lists Steph Curry as her favorite athlete because of the hard work and dedication he showed to become the player he is today
  • Enjoys reading in her spare time
  • Aspires to become an elementary school teacher and basketball coach

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    5'10"
    30
  • 30

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    30
  • 30

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    30
  • 30

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    5'10"
    30