Karen Jennings (born 1969 or 1970) is an American former basketball player who played with the

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between 1990 and 1993 and set the record for the most career points for Nebraska with 2,405 points. She was the recipient of the 1993

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and was inducted into the University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013. Outside of college basketball, Jennings worked in sports medicine for the Methodist Hospital between 1998 and 2002. Since 2002 she has been a real estate agent in

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Early life and education

In 1970, Jennings was born in

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. During her childhood, she was diagnosed with

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and started playing basketball. For her post-secondary education, Jennings graduated from the

University of Nebraska A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

in 1993 with a

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

specializing in

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. She later attended the

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for a

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physical therapy Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the allied health professions. It is provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, management, prognosis, patient ...

and obtained her master's in 1998.

Career

While at Nebraska, Jennings played on the

team from 1990 to 1993. As a forward with the Cornhuskers, Jennings scored 2,405 points and set the record for most career points at Nebraska. Jenning's jersey was retired after she completed her studies at Nebraska in 1993. After leaving Nebraska, Jennings played basketball in France from 1993 to 1994 before ending her basketball career to work in physical therapy. After basketball, Jennings worked at the Methodist Hospital between 1998 and 2002 in the sports medicine department. In 2002, Jennings went on to become a real estate agent in

Awards and honors

Jennings was the 1993

recipient and inducted into the University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.

Personal life

Jennings is married and has one child.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jennings, Karen Date of birth missing (living people) Living people All-American college women's basketball players American real estate brokers American sports physicians American women's basketball players Basketball players from Iowa Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball players People from Harrison County, Iowa Year of birth missing (living people)