Jordan Hooper (born February 20, 1992) is an American

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player. She last played for the

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of the

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(WNBA). She was an All-American

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at the college level for the

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High school

Hooper grew up on a ranch outside

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. As a high school player, she was twice the Gatorade Player of the Year for Nebraska and led Alliance High School to a state title as a

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in 2007. In addition to her basketball career, she was also an All-State

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player and competed in the

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for the school's track team.

College career

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, Hooper played four years under coach

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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 (

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) – including a trip to the tournament Sweet Sixteen as a junior. She was named first team All-

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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. For her career, she scored 2,357

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(18.0 per game) and collected 1,100

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(8.5 per game). She became the third player in school history to pass the 2,000 point/1,000 rebound milestone. In addition to earning conference player of the year honors, Hooper was named a first team All-American by the

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(WBCA) and a second team All-American by the

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. She was a finalist for the

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and

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National Player of the Year honors, as well for the

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for top senior.

Nebraska statistics

Source

Professional career

Following her graduation from Nebraska, Hooper was drafted by the WNBA's

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with the first pick of the second round (13th overall) of the

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. She was named to the team's final roster for the

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International career

Following her junior season at Nebraska, Hooper was a part of the

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team in the

2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un ...

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, 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. She averaged 6.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as the team won the gold medal in the tournament.

References

External links

WNBA profile

Nebraska profile
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