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2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

22 Whitney Jacob

22 Whitney Jacob

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Mullen HS
  • Hometown:
    Parker, Colo.

Summary

Biography

Career Notes
4-year letterwinner
2020-21 RMAC Defensive Player of the Year
2020-21 All-RMAC First Team
RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (02/15/21)
RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (12/14/20)
2019-20 All-RMAC First Team 
2019-20 RMAC All-Academic First Team
RMAC Offensive Player of the Week (02/17/20)
RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (01/06/20)
2018-19 All-RMAC Second Team
2018-19 Academic All-RMAC First Team
2017-18 All-RMAC Honorable Mention

Career Rankings
Defense rebound average: 1st (6.8)
Defensive rebounds: 2nd (705)
Rebounding average: 3rd (8.8)
Field goals attempted: 4th (1,240)
Field goals made: 4th (480)
Rebounds: 5th (910)
Games started: 5th (99)
Minutes average: 7th (31.4)
Blocked shots: 7th (73)
Blocked shots average: 7th (0.7)
Offensive rebounds: 12th (205)
Scoring average: 13th (12.4)
Offense rebound average: 18th (2.0)

Career Game-Highs
Points – 31 (at MSU Denver, 12/06/19)
Rebounds – 19 (UC-Colorado Springs, 12/13/19)
Assists – 6 (at Texas Woman’s, 11/18/17)

Season Rankings
Defensive rebounds: 1st (229 in 2019-20)
Defense rebound average: 1st (8.2 in 2019-20)
Rebounds: 8th (272 in 2019-20)
Rebounding average: 8th (9.7 in 2019-20)
Field goals attempted: 12th (395 in 2019-20)
Defensive rebounds: 14th (166 in 2017-18)
Defense rebound average: 14th (5.9 in 2017-18)
Blocked shots: 15th (26 in 2019-20)
Blocked shots average: 15th (0.9 in 2019-20)
Games started: t-17th (29 in 2018-19)
Defensive rebounds: 20th (147 in 2018-19)
Minutes: 20th (953 in 2019-20)

2020-21 | Senior
Started in all 18 games … Registered 11 double-doubles … Ranked first in the conference in rebounding, with 11.0 per game, fourth in blocked shots (1.3 per game), fifth in scoring (16.6 points per game), seventh in free-throw percentage (81.0 percent), eighth in minutes average (33.9 per game), ninth in field-goal percentage (37.9 percent), and ninth in 3-point field goals per game (1.9) … Was first on the team in points (299), field goals made per game (5.6), 3-point field goals made per game (1.9), rebounds (198), and blocks (24) … Finished second on the team in steals (14) and minutes average, and was third in assists (23) … Scored a season-high 23 points to go along with a game-high 13 rebounds in the Rangers’ season opener at Metropolitan State University of Denver on Nov. 27 … Grabbed a season-high and game-high 18 rebounds and scored a game-high 19 points in Regis’s game against Colorado School of Mines on Dec. 10 …  Played 610 minutes on the court for RU during the season.
 
2019-20 | Junior
Started 25 of the 28 games in the season ... Set single-season records among Rangers in defensive rebounds (227) and defensive rebounding average (8.1 per game) ... Led the team in total points (393), points per game (14.0), total rebounds (269), defensive rebounds (227), rebounds per game (9.6), defensive rebounds per game (8.1), blocks (26), and average minutes (34.0) ... Recorded 14 double-doubles on the season ... Scored a career-high and game-high 31 points to go along with a game-high 15 rebounds and a share of the game-high one block in the Rangers' game at MSU Denver on Dec. 6 ... Grabbed a career-high and game-high 19 rebounds to go along with 13 points, one assist, and shares of the game-highs of one block and three steals in Regis's 66-56 win over UC-Colorado Springs on Dec. 13 ... Contributed her last double-double of the season on team highs of 19 points and 11 rebounds to go along with a game-high four assists and one steal in RU's home game against Westminster College (Utah) on Feb. 22. 

2018-19 | Sophomore
Started all 29 games as a sophomore … Averaged the most minutes on the team with 30 per game … Scored 11.1 points per game and totaled 323, the most on the team … Was successful on 121 of 337 (35.9 percent) field-goal attempts … Shot 53-for-68 (77.9 percent) from the free-throw line … Pulled down 218 total rebounds, 147 of which coming on the defensive end … Averaged 7.5 rebounds per game … Added 28 assists, 25 steals and seven blocks … Recorded 18 double-digit scoring performances and three double-doubles … Tallied a season-high 20 points on Jan. 8 against Adams State, making 8 of 13 (61.5 percent) while pulling down eight rebounds.

2017-18 | Freshman
Started 26 games, the most of any freshman, while appearing in 27 games ... Averaged 28.5 minutes per game ... Registered a team-high 15 blocked shots ... Led the team with 162 defensive rebounds ... Was second on the team and fifth in the conference with 217 total rebounds ... Shot 44.0 percent from the field en route to 249 total points ... Made 11 of 31 (35.5 percent) 3-point shots during the season … Added 31 assists and 17 steals.

High School
A 2017 graduate of Mullen High School in Denver, Colo. ... Named to All-League First Team and All-State Honorable Mention ... Averaged 10.5 points and six rebounds per game as a freshman ... Transferred during her sophomore season ... Averaged 11 points and nine rebounds per game during her junior year with the Mustangs of the 5A/4A Centennial League in Class 4A ... Chosen as captain of the team ... Was also a letterwinner in volleyball and lacrosse ... Earned membership in both the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society.

Personal
Daughter of Lona and Robert Jacob ... Has four siblings named Jordan, Hunter, Robert and Bristol ... Her father, Robert, played football for Murray State ... Majoring in biology with a minor in Spanish.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2017-18Freshman

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    5'11"
    12
  • 22

    2018-19Sophomore

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    5'11"
    22
  • 22

    2019-20Junior

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    5'11"
    22
  • 22

    2020-21Senior

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    5'11"
    22