2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

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(Ben Solomon/American Athletic C

12 Maria Jespersen

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • High School Marselisborg
  • Hometown Arhus, Denmark
  • Major Civil Engineering

Biography

Honors and Awards
  • AP All-America Honorable Mention (2017-18)
  • WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2017-18)
  • WBCA All-Region 3 (2017-18)
  • American Athletic Conference Championship Team (2017-18)
  • American Athletic Conference First Team (2017-18)
  • American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 29)
  • 7x American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll
  • Katrina McClain Award Watch List | Final 10
  • Cheryl Miller Award Watch List
  • American Athletic Conference Preseason  Second Team (2017-18)
  • American Athletic Conference Championship Team (2016-17)
  • American Athletic Conference First Team (2016-17)

2017-18 (SENIOR): AP All-America Honorable Mention... WBCA All-America Honorable Mention... WBCA All-Region 3... AAC all-championship team... AAC all-conference first team... started in all 34 of USF's games and averaged 34.9 minutes per game... averaged 18.1 points per game and a team best 9.7 rebounds per game... shot .456 from the floor... collected a league-best 18 double-doubles... scored 20-plus points on 14 different occasions... scored a career-high 31 points at Memphis (Jan. 17)... grabbed 10-plus rebounds in 18 games and 15-plus rebounds in two games... tallied a season-high 16 boards against Cincinnati (Feb. 24). 

2016-17 (JUNIOR): American Athletic Conference Most Improved Player... all-conference first team... Started in all 33 of USF's games (1-of-3 players to start every game) and averaged 35.4 minutes per game... averaged 14.7 points and a team best 9.0 rebounds per game... shot .408 from the floor... recorded 10 double-doubles... grabbed 10-plus rebounds on 14 difference occasions, including three 15-plus outings... recorded a career-high 18 rebounds against UNLV (Dec. 21)... scored in double figures 24 times, and scored 12-plus points 12 times in USF's last 14 games... scored a career high 26 points four times. 

2015-16 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 34 of USF's contests (1-of-3 players to play in every game) and made 11 starts as a sophomore... averaged 5.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in 22.2 minutes per game... shot .436 from the floor... grabbed 10-plus rebounds on three different occasions, including a career-high 13 boards at Tulsa Feb. 24... scored in double figures six times, and reached a new career-high 19 points against Harvard Dec. 3.

2014-15 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 33 of USF's 35 games as a freshman, starting six ... Averaged 4.9 points per game, shooting an impressive .533 in the final two months of the season to collect half of her 162 points ... Grabbed her first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds against Tulsa on Feb. 18, and was a perfect 5-5 from the floor to score 11 points in USF's first-round win over LSU in the NCAA Tournament ... Had five double-digit scoring games, and averaged 3.4 rebounds per game.

BEFORE USF: Played six years of competitive basketball on Denmark Club teams, earning All-Star Awards at the Nordic Championship all six years ... Named Scania Queen (MVP) four times, and won the Nordic Championship three times ... Played on the Denmark National Team since 2008, and was named a U16 All-Star at the Nordic Championship in 2009 and 2010, as well as a U-18 All-Star in 2011 and 2012 ... Won the scoring title in the Danish Senior League in 2014, averaging 19.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game ... Named Talent of the Year in 2012 and 2013 ... Helped team to a second place finish in the high school World Championships in 2010.

PERSONAL: Born in Arhus, Denmark on Jan. 6, 1994 ... Parents are Poul Jespersen and Dorte Rasmussen ... Both parents played basketball on the senior national team ... Has three brothers, Malte, Mikael and Magnus ... Majoring in civil engineering.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2014-15Freshman

    Forward
    6'0"
    12
  • 12

    2015-16Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    12
  • 12

    2016-17Junior

    Forward
    6'0"
    12
  • 12

    2017-18Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    12