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2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

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3 Solape Amusan

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Woodbury, Minn.
  • High School Woodbury High School
  • Prev School Iowa Western Community College
  • Instagram solapeamusan
  • Twitter Solape_Amusan

Biography

Honors & Awards

  • 2022 Winter Academic All-Big Ten

2021-22 - Junior

  • Played in 19 games, averaging 4.5 minutes per contest
  • Averaged 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds per contest
  • Scored a season-most six points twice, at Southern Illinois (Dec. 19) and at Iowa (Jan. 23)
  • Pulled down a season-most three rebounds at Iowa (Jan. 23)

 2020-21 - Sophomore

  • Played in 22 games, averaging  11.8 minutes per contest in first season at Illinois
  • Averaged 3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per contest
  • Ranked first in scoring among players with fewer than 10 starts
  • Set career-high with 15 points, including 4-for-6 from three-point range against Northwestern (2/24/21)
  • Scored in double-figures four times
  • Pulled down three or more rebounds in seven games


2019-20 - Freshman at Iowa Western

  • Played in 27  games with eight starts as a freshman for the Reivers
  • Averaged 8.3 points and 4.4 rebounds on .372 shooting from the floor, including nearly 31% from three-point range
  • Scored in double-figures eight times
  • Posted a career-high 18 points in a 73-56 win at Cloud County C.C. (2/2/20)
  • Recorded one double-double with 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in a win at Mineral Area College (12/14/19)

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Averaged 12.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in her senior season at Woodbury
  • Two-time Suburban East All-Conference honoree
  • Was ranked among the top 100 players in the class of 2019 by Prep Girls Hoops
  • Played for the Minnesota Fury for two seasons

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Kolawole and Patricia Amusan
  • Born December 3, 2000
  • Has three brothers: Korede, Kolade, and Kayode. 
  • Brother Kolade Amusan plays linebacker for the Davenport University football team
  • Lists Maya Moore as her favorite athlete
  • Majoring: Kinesiology with a minor in business

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    3
  • 3

    2021-22Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    3