Jessie Crooks

Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Independence
Hometown:
Independence, Ohio

as a Junior (2005-06)- Named to the All-MACthird team ... started all 28 games…led Akron in scoring(14.1 ppg) and steals (0.9 spg) ... recorded a team-high 45three-point baskets on the season ... had a team high four stealsagainst Duquesne (Dec. 3)… was 6-of-12 from three-pointrange at Iowa State (Dec. 10) ... scored a career-high 22 pointsagainst Ball State (Jan. 28)… was 9-of-14 from the floor inthat game and also finished with six rebounds ... reached doubledigits in scoring in 22 games…led the team in scoring (16points) in a win at Miami (Feb. 21) ... closed out the year with 19points and a season high-tying eight rebounds in the Zipsfirst-round MAC Tournament game at Ball State (March 4).

as a Sophomore (2004-05)- Started 26 of 28 games played... led Akron in scoring (9.8 ppg) and rebounding (4.5 per game)... tallied 11 points in the season opener vs. Dayton (Nov.18), her first of 14 double-digit scoring efforts ... scored ateam-high 20 points at Cleveland State (Dec. 7) ... finishedwith 16 points and seven rebounds in the Zips’ MAC opener vs.Eastern Michigan (Jan. 5) ... hit the game-winning three-point shotwith three seconds left in a 49-47 win over Miami (Jan. 26) ... was5-of-10 from the field in the win ... earned Mid-AmericanConference Player of the Week honors for her effort ... followedthat game with a career performance at Western Michigan, recordinga season-high 21 points as the Zips came away with a 74-70 win ...scored in double digits in four of the last five games, including15 points at Ohio (Feb. 5) and at Central Michigan (Feb. 21) ...played 43 minutes in the overtime contest against theChippewas.

as a Freshman (2003-04)- Appeared in all 28 games,making 16 starts ... was tops among freshmen in scoring at 5.1points per game ... tied for second on the team in reboundingaverage at 4.2 pg ... pulled down seven rebounds to go along withfive points vs. Monmouth (Nov. 30) ... tallied six rebounds, twoassists and four points at Bucknell (Dec. 19) ... had her firstdouble-digit scoring game at Ball State (Jan. 17) with 12 points... racked up a then-career high eight rebounds to go along with 12points at Kent State (Jan. 31) ... set a then-career mark with 14points on 5-of-8 (.625) shooting from the floor vs. Buffalo (Feb.21) ... had identical 12-point, nine-rebound performances inback-to-back games at Marshall (March 2) and at Western Michigan inthe first-round MAC Tournament game (March 6) ... was a 74percent free throw shooter on the season (26-35).

at Independence HS- Earned four letters in basketball ...three-time first-team All-Metropolitan Area Conference-8 honoree... conference MVP as a senior ... 2002 first-team All-Ohioselection ... second-team All-Ohio as a senior ... first-teamall-district ... averaged 22.3 points per game and 10.7 reboundsper game in her final season at Independence ... started 82 of 86career games ... team captain as a senior ... posted a 23.8 pointsper game average as a junior ... also earned three letters involleyball (one year as team captain) and two letters insoftball.

Personal- Served three years as student councilvice president at Independence HS ... named to school’shonor/merit roll ... MAC-8 Scholar Athlete ... brother, James,played baseball at Toledo (1998-01) and sister, Rachel, playedvolleyball at Mt. Union... majoring in nursing with the hopes ofbecoming a pediatric nurse ... parents are Jim and PattyCrooks.