Dannielle Diamant

Height:
6-5
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Bishop Gorman
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.

Diamant 2012-13 Game-by-Game Stats

2012-13: Named 2013 Honorable mention All-Big Ten pick by coaches and media ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Started all 29 games played (missed Bowling Green game), averaging 30.7 mpg ... Averaged 11.5 ppg, a career-best 7.8 rpg, and shot 40.4 percent from the field ... Finished fifth in NU history for blocks with 93 blocks ... Grabbed her 500th career rebound vs. Indiana (1/28) ... Had 18 games in double-figures ... Two 20-point performances ... Season-high 21 points vs. Michigan State (1/31) and 20 points vs. Yale (11/21) ... Tallied four double-doubles, including 20 points and 10 rebounds vs. Yale ... Recorded career-high five steals vs. Illinois (1/10) ... Played in 100th career game at No. 24 Iowa (2/3) ... Posted career-high 14 rebounds vs. Nebraska (2/7) ... 14 rebounds were most by an NU player since Amy Jaeschke's 17 rebounds vs. Central Michigan on 12/11/10.

2011-12: Scored a career-high 23 points at No. 11/13 Ohio State (1/12) ...Scored 20+ points five times this season ... Left Toledo game after just seven minutes with injured ankle ... Led NU in free-throw percentage; twelfth in the Big Ten (78.2 pct) ... Led the team in blocks, averaging 1.2 per game ... Was a perfect 10-of-10 from the line at Missouri in the final 1:15 to seal NU's victory (12/3) ... Recorded double-doubles a team-high four times, including a three-game streak with double-doubles before being injured at Michigan State ... third-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and an honorable mention honoree by the media.

2010-11:Played in 18 games, averaging 11.1 mpg ... Saw first action of the season against Penn State after taking the quarter off due to personal reasons ... Scored a season-high 7 points in win over Illinois (2/3/11)... Played a season-high 23 minutes at Ohio State (2/6/11)... Led team in free-throw percentage (89 percent).

2009-10:Started 11 of NU's 33 contests ... Poured in a career-best 20 points against No. 6 Ohio State (12/31/09) thanks to a 4-of-6 effort from beyond the arc ... Led the team in free-throw percentage (86 percent) ... Recorded four double-digit scoring performances, including a 17-point effort vs. SIU-E (11/20/09), 10-point performances against Purdue (12/6/09) and Loyola Chicago (12/22/09) and a 20-point effort against Ohio State (12/21/09) ... Pulled down career-high 10 boards against DePaul (11/24/09) ... Notched the first double-double of her career against SIU-E with a game-high 17 points and 10 rebounds ... Went 5-of-6 from the free throw line while also grabbing five rebounds against Toledo (11/13/09) ... Recorded a career-high three blocks against Indiana (2/18/10).

High School: Four-year letter winner in basketball and volleyball at Bishop Gorman High School... Also lettered in track & field ... Helped Gorman win first state title as a freshman... Won the Nevada State Championship the following two years ... Ranked 20th in her position by ESPN's Hoopgurlz.com ... Named all-state her junior year... Sporting NewsAll-America honorable mention her junior year...Gorman Ranked 50th nationally pre-season of her senior year...Averaged 12 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game as a junior...Played for the West Coast Premiere club team.

Personal:Born Dannielle Lois Diamant ... Daughter of Zafi and Jodie Diamant... Granddaughter of legendary men's basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian... Majoring in human development and psychological services.