Jordan Hooper

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Jordan Hooper
File:Hooper,JordanJumper8x10vsUNK-SB 5182.jpg
No. 35 – Dallas Wings
Position Forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1992-02-20) February 20, 1992 (age 32)
Alliance, Nebraska
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Alliance (Alliance, Nebraska)
College Nebraska (2010–2014)
WNBA draft 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Tulsa Shock
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–present Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings
2014–2015 Beşiktas
2015–2016 South East Queensland Stars
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com

Jordan Hooper (born February 20, 1992) is an American basketball player for the Women's National Basketball Association's Dallas Wings. She was an All-American forward at the college level for the University of Nebraska.

High school

Hooper grew up on a ranch outside Alliance, Nebraska. As a high school player, she was twice the Gatorade Player of the Year for Nebraska and led Aliance High School to a state title as a freshman in 2007. In addition to her basketball career, she was also an All-State volleyball player and competed in the long jump for the school's track team.[1]

College career

At Nebraska, Hooper played four years under coach Connie Yori and left the program as one of its all-time greats. A four-year starter, she led the Cornhuskers to NCAA Tournament berths in each of her last three years (2012, 2013, 2014) – including a trip to the tournament Sweet Sixteen as a junior.[2] She was named first team All-Big Ten Conference in each of these seasons and capped her career off by being named Big Ten Player of the Year by the league's coaches in 2014.[3] For her career, she scored 2,357 points (18.0 per game) and collected 1,100 rebounds (8.5 per game). She became the third player in school history to pass the 2,000 point/1,000 rebound milestone.[4]

In addition to earning conference player of the year honors, Hooper was named a first team All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and a second team All-American by the Associated Press. She was a finalist for the Wade Trophy and Wooden Award National Player of the Year honors, as well for the Senior CLASS Award for top senior.[5]

Nebraska statistics

Source[6]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010-11 Nebraska 31 454 36.2 36.4 73.3 6.6 0.3 0.8 0.5 14.6
2011-12 Nebraska 33 624 39.7 31.9 78.1 9.3 0.5 0.9 0.7 18.9
2012-13 Nebraska 34 607 40.0 33.5 82.1 8.8 0.6 1.1 0.5 17.9
2013-14 Nebraska 33 672 43.7 36.4 80.3 9.1 1.2 1.0 0.5 20.4
Career Nebraska 131 2357 40.1 34.5 78.8 8.5 0.7 0.9 0.6 18.0

Professional career

Following her graduation from Nebraska, Hooper was drafted by the WNBA's Tulsa Shock with the first pick of the second round (13th overall) of the 2014 WNBA Draft. She was named to the team's final roster for the 2014 WNBA season.[7][8]

International career

Following her junior season at Nebraska, Hooper was a part of the United States team in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. Hooper earned her first start in the championship game and delivered. She helped the team get out to an early lead, and ended up with nine points and nine rebounds.[9][10] She averaged 6.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as the team won the Gold Medal in the tournament.[11]

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