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Brooke Jelniker

Position G
Height 6'1''
Class Freshman
Hometown Highlands Ranch, Colo.
High School Thunder Ridge HS
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Jelniker’s Career Stats

Career Honors:

2010-11: Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2010); Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2010).

2010-11 (Freshman):

Saw action in 17 games, including three starts … Averaged 1.4 rebounds per game and just over one point per outing … Earned her first career start in the season opener versus South Dakota (Nov. 14, 2010) and tallied two points and two rebounds … Recorded personal bests with eight points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in a start versus Maine (Dec. 1, 2010) … Pulled down two rebounds in her first Big 12 Conference appearance versus No. 1/1 Baylor (Jan. 19, 2011) … Scored her only conference points (four) versus Colorado (Feb. 2, 2011) to go along with three boards.

High School:

A 2010 graduate of Thunder Ridge High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo., where she earned four letters in basketball … Named First Team All-Conference in basketball following both her junior and senior seasons … A 2010 McDonald[apos]s All-American nominee, Jelniker averaged 15.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, 2.5 steals and 2.7 assists per game in her senior season at TRHS … She eclipsed the 1,000 points scoring mark on February 16, with a career-best 34-point scoring effort … Earned All-State honors by the Colorado High School Coaches Association … Named team captain for her senior campaign and was the top scoring Grizzly on the season … Named to the Denver Post[apos]s 2010 All Colorado Team … Chosen to play in the Denver Nuggets[apos] Show All-Star Game and the Colorado Coaches of Girls Sports All-State Game … Rated the 19th-best small forward by HoopGurlz.com and the 45th-best prospect overall on GregSwaim.com … Averaged 14 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals per game as a junior … Was selected to attend the 2008 Nike Skills Academy … Coached by Bill Bradley at TRHS … Also had an outstanding high school academic career … Was a member of the National Honor Society and a two-time member of the Academic All-State Team … Presented with an honor cord for her academic and community service efforts at Thunder Ridge High School[apos]s graduation.

Personal:

Daughter of Kelly and Mitch Jelniker … Born in Oklahoma … Has one brother, Ryan Jelniker … Grandfather, Duane Harm, played basketball at Wisconsin.