Gianna Kneepkens shares how growing up and playing against her brothers helped her become a successful college basketball star

In this episode, Gianna Kneepkens shares how growing up and playing against her brothers helped her become a successful college basketball star. This episode is brought to you by Master Electrical Service -- a supporter of Talkin' Utes and Utah Athletics. About Gianna Kneepkens: 2021-22 (Freshman): Was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Pac-12, and Pac-12 All-Freshman honors. She was just the second player in Utah history to earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors. Was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors five times, tied for the most by one player during the 2021-22 season. Appeared in 33 games while making 25 starts and averaged 23.7 minutes, 11.8 points, and 4.4 rebounds per game. Scored a career-high 29 points off the bench against BYU (12/5). Hit a three-pointer in 29-of-33 games, including hitting at least one three-pointer in 22 straight games (12/21 – 3/18). Led the team in scoring 11 times during her freshman season while scoring in double-figures in 20 contests. Shot 38.4 percent (56-for-146) on three-pointers on the season, the ninth-best mark in the Pac-12. Was an 87.1 percent (61-for-70) from the free-throw line. This is the ninth-best mark in a single season in school history. High School: Became just the 12th player in Minnesota Prep girls basketball history to score 3,000+ career points out of Duluth Marshall HS, finishing with 3,704 which ranks fourth all-time. Four-star recruit on Prospect Nation. Prep Girls Hoops Class AA Player of the Year and News Tribune All-Area Player of the Year as a senior. Three-time all-state, and all-area, four-time all-conference. Set the state tournament record for points in a game, dropping 67 in the state tournament in 2021 where she averaged 43.1 points per game. Averaged 31.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 5.8 steals and 4.6 assists per game as a junior. Led Duluth Marshall to its first state tournament in 20 years. Played AAU for the Minnesota Fury, winning two state championships while playing second at the AAU Under Armour Nationals. Was also a two-time all-conference and all-state soccer player. Personal: Daughter of Donald and Betsy … has five brothers … was her high school’s class president. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.