Jennifer Risper
Personal information
BornMarch 11, 1987 (1987-03-11) (age 36)
Moreno Valley, California
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High schoolCanyon Springs
(Moreno Valley, California)
CollegeVanderbilt (2005–2009)
WNBA draft2009: 3rd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Career highlights and awards

Jennifer Risper (born March 11, 1987) is an American professional basketball player.

Playing career

High school

Risper played high school basketball at Canyon Springs. As a senior, she averaged 15.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.2 steals. She was named All-Ivy league and All-Riverside County First Team, along with the CIF Division 1A Co-Most Valuable Player. Other honors included Cal-Hi Sports All-State Third Team, and the L.A. Times All-Star Girls Basketball Team and the Press Enterprise First Team. In her junior year, she averaged 20.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.6 steals per game. She was integral in leading Canyon Springs to CIF Div. 1A Southern Section Championship, Ivy League championship and runner-up finish in state championship. In her senior year, she led Canyon Springs to a 31–4 overall record including a school record 25-game winning streak and a perfect 10–0 record in the Ivy League. She lettered all four years in basketball and served as team captain for three years. When she was recruited, she selected Vanderbilt over Texas and Oregon State.[1]

Vanderbilt

Risper was a two-time Second Team All-SEC Pick for the Commodores.[2] In her sophomore year, she was Vanderbilt's representative on the 2007–08 SEC Women's Basketball Good Works Team.

Chicago Sky

Risper was selected in the third round, 29th overall, in the 2009 WNBA Draft, by the Chicago Sky.[3][4] Jennifer Risper’s first WNBA preseason game was a May 22 Sky win over the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock.[5] Risper played 11 minutes and scored three points.[6] On May 28, Risper and the Sky played against an Indiana Fever squad including her former teammate, Christina Wirth. In the 67–74 loss, Risper played 9 minutes, had 3 Free Throws, 5 Rebounds, 1 Steal, and 3 points.[7] Before the end of training camp, Risper was cut by the Sky.

Europe

In the fall of 2009, Risper and her former teammate Wirth both signed with a Slovakian team officially known as BK PU Bemaco Prešov.[8] The season is scheduled to end in April 2010.

Indiana Fever

Risper signed a 2010 training camp contract with the Indiana Fever.[9]

Vanderbilt statistics

Source[10]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Vanderbilt 20 54 41.5 50.0 56.5 1.6 1.3 0.7 – 2.7
2006–07 Vanderbilt 32 174 46.0 30.0 79.2 3.3 1.9 1.1 0.1 5.4
2007–08 Vanderbilt 34 322 48.9 20.0 76.4 6.3 2.7 2.7 0.1 9.5
2008–09 Vanderbilt 35 326 50.4 – 74.8 5.7 2.8 2.3 0.1 9.3
Career Vanderbilt 121 876 48.4 31.0 75.1 4.5 2.3 1.8 0.1 7.2

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Vanderbilt University". www.vucommodores.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  2. ^ a b "The Vanderbilt Hustler". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
  3. ^ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  4. ^ "Chicago Sky Selects Kristi Toliver In 2009 Draft". OurSports Central. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  5. ^ "WNBA.com: Shock at Sky Boxscore". Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  6. ^ "WNBA.com: Jennifer Risper Playerfile". www.wnba.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02.
  7. ^ "WNBA.com: Sky at Fever Boxscore". Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  8. ^ "Wirth and Risper to team up in Slovakia". Scout.com. 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  9. ^ "FEVER: Fever Roster". Archived from the original on 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  10. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  11. ^ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Vanderbilt University". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  12. ^ "WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
  13. ^ "WNBA.com: Prospect: Jennifer Risper". www.wnba.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-04.
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