2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Hopkins, Bryana

Jersey Number 4
Bryana Hopkins
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- First-Year
- High School:
- William Fremd
- Hometown:
- Palatine, Ill.
Bio
2019-20: Logged two minutes in a win over Loyola Maryland (11/10) ... Scored two points and grabbed 2 rebounds in victory over Valparaiso (11/21) ... Contributed three rebounds and a steal in five minutes in Colgate victory (11/27) ... Recorded two points, a rebound, an assist, a block and a steal in victory over Dartmouth (12/7).
2018-2019: Received the Big Ten sportsmanship award and Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Appeared in 34 games and made seven starts … Scored in 11 straight games (1/08-2/17) … Scored a season-high 14 points in 18 minutes with a career-high six made field goals on seven attempts against UIC while adding seven rebounds and two assists (11/15) … Secured two blocks, three assists, and four points in 18 minutes against Chicago State (12/17) ... Dished out a career high six assists versus Wisconsin (1/20) ... Made her fifth career start at Nebraska and contributed four points and six rebounds (1/24) ... Recorded her first career double-double in a win at Illinois with 11 points and 10 rebounds in a season-high 37 minutes (1/27) ... Scored nine points while adding four rebounds and two blocks to help defeat Penn St. (2/14).
2017-2018: Set career high in rebounds (10) and steals (2) against Auburn (11/25) ... Led the team in rebounds in that contest ... Blocked a career high two shots in a win over Stony Brook (12/10) ... Scored a then-season high 13 points on five-of-ten shooting in 74-40 win over Eastern Illinois (12/22) ... Played a career-high 34 minutes against Purdue (1/18), and tallied a then-season high 3 assists ... Set a new career high in assists (4) at Penn State on Feb. 14 ... Led all Wildcats with a career-high 15 points and went 4-of-6 from the free throw line in the win over Illinois on Feb. 18.
2016-2017: Scored first career points against Evansville (11/27) … Scored in four straight games, starting with Evansville through UT-Martin (12/22) … Played career-high 10 minutes against Chicago State (12/4) ... Appeared in one Big Ten game, at Michigan (1/25).
High School/AAU: Four year varsity starter … Three-time All-Area and All-Conference honoree … Named All-Area Honorable Mention during freshman campaign … 2016 All-Area honorary captain … 2016 Conference player of the year … 2nd team All-state selection in 2016… Averaged 13 points and 7 rebounds…Led team in scoring, rebounding and steals; second in assists and blocks … Led high school team to three straight conference championships … Led high school team to back-to-back State runner-up finishes … State AAU Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015 … Competed on EYBL AAU circuit with Midwest Elite
Personal: Born Bryana Krysten Hopkins … Parents are Byron and Kelly Hopkins … Mother played soccer and father played basketball at George Washington … Three-time honor roll member … Major is Social Policy and minor is Business Institutions.
2018-2019: Received the Big Ten sportsmanship award and Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Appeared in 34 games and made seven starts … Scored in 11 straight games (1/08-2/17) … Scored a season-high 14 points in 18 minutes with a career-high six made field goals on seven attempts against UIC while adding seven rebounds and two assists (11/15) … Secured two blocks, three assists, and four points in 18 minutes against Chicago State (12/17) ... Dished out a career high six assists versus Wisconsin (1/20) ... Made her fifth career start at Nebraska and contributed four points and six rebounds (1/24) ... Recorded her first career double-double in a win at Illinois with 11 points and 10 rebounds in a season-high 37 minutes (1/27) ... Scored nine points while adding four rebounds and two blocks to help defeat Penn St. (2/14).
2017-2018: Set career high in rebounds (10) and steals (2) against Auburn (11/25) ... Led the team in rebounds in that contest ... Blocked a career high two shots in a win over Stony Brook (12/10) ... Scored a then-season high 13 points on five-of-ten shooting in 74-40 win over Eastern Illinois (12/22) ... Played a career-high 34 minutes against Purdue (1/18), and tallied a then-season high 3 assists ... Set a new career high in assists (4) at Penn State on Feb. 14 ... Led all Wildcats with a career-high 15 points and went 4-of-6 from the free throw line in the win over Illinois on Feb. 18.
2016-2017: Scored first career points against Evansville (11/27) … Scored in four straight games, starting with Evansville through UT-Martin (12/22) … Played career-high 10 minutes against Chicago State (12/4) ... Appeared in one Big Ten game, at Michigan (1/25).
High School/AAU: Four year varsity starter … Three-time All-Area and All-Conference honoree … Named All-Area Honorable Mention during freshman campaign … 2016 All-Area honorary captain … 2016 Conference player of the year … 2nd team All-state selection in 2016… Averaged 13 points and 7 rebounds…Led team in scoring, rebounding and steals; second in assists and blocks … Led high school team to three straight conference championships … Led high school team to back-to-back State runner-up finishes … State AAU Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015 … Competed on EYBL AAU circuit with Midwest Elite
Personal: Born Bryana Krysten Hopkins … Parents are Byron and Kelly Hopkins … Mother played soccer and father played basketball at George Washington … Three-time honor roll member … Major is Social Policy and minor is Business Institutions.
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