33 Josie Ness
Josie Ness
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Sandwich, Ill.
  • High School:
    Sandwich
  • Position:
    G/F
  • gp
    15
  • pts/g
    5.7
  • fg %
    32.6
  • 3pt %
    25.0
  • ft %
    53.8
  • reb/g
    7.2
  • a/g
    1.3

Bio

Freshman (2021-22): Josie made seven starts and appeared in 24 games in her first season as a Red Devil … Contributed 3.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game … Led the team with 19 blocks … Added 14 steals and six assists … Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds in her collegiate debut at Knox … Scored a career-high 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a 78-64 win over Blackburn on Feb. 14 … Had eight more rebounds four times.

Sandwich High School: Racked up 1,009 points, 793 rebounds, 92 assists, 233 steals and 152 blocks while winning 79 games in four years … Was unanimously selected First Team All-Interstate 8 and Record Newspapers’ Player of the Year in 2021 … Helped her team win conference and regional championships … Received All-Interstate 8 honors as a freshman and sophomore and Honorable Mention as a junior … Her team 32-1 during her sophomore year … Was an All-Academic Athlete, recognized for having a 3.6 every semester for four years.

Personal: The daughter of Larry and Elizabeth Ness, Josie was born in Aurora, Illinois, on Oct. 10, 2002 … Has two siblings, Emily and Sarah … Majoring in elementary education.

 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 68-61
Feb 8 at Webster L, 90-64
Feb 11 Fontbonne L, 80-54
Feb 14 Principia W, 84-66
Feb 18 at Spalding W, 75-52
Feb 21 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 73-60
  Overall Conf
Games 15 8
Games started 5 2
Minutes 313 157
Minutes per game 20.9 19.6
FG 31-95 15-45
FG Pct 32.6 33.3
3PT 2-8 0-4
3PT Pct 25.0 0.0
FT 21-39 7-10
FT Pct 53.8 70.0
Off rebounds 43 16
Def rebounds 65 28
Total rebounds 108 44
Rebounds per game 7.2 5.5
Personal fouls 37 18
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 20 5
Turnovers 31 15
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.3
Steals 26 14
Blocks 14 8
Points 85 37
Points per game 5.7 4.6
Points per 40 min 10.9 9.4

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 at Dubuque L, 97-55 - 17 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Nov 16 Monmouth (Ill.) L, 59-54 - 18 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 1
Nov 18 at Beloit W, 90-72 - 20 3-10 30.0 0-1 0.0 6-12 50.0 12
Nov 22 Ill. Wesleyan L, 87-55 1 31 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Nov 27 Kalamazoo W, 80-34 1 30 4-14 28.6 0-1 0.0 3-7 42.9 11
Nov 30 Chicago L, 71-48 1 22 2-6 33.3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 3 at Western Ill.   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 at Wis.-River Falls L, 99-53 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at Aurora L, 98-63 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 Knox L, 74-66 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 Franklin W, 78-68 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 31 Illinois Col. L, 77-74 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 Greenville L, 81-77 - 15 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 7 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 72-69 - 11 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 11 at Blackburn W, 104-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Spalding W, 81-73 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Webster L, 83-61 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Fontbonne L, 90-68 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Principia L, 75-57 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Greenville L, 79-58 - 18 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 1 Blackburn W, 81-46 1 17 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 8
Feb 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 68-61 1 30 2-9 22.2 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 8 at Webster L, 90-64 - 22 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 11 Fontbonne L, 80-54 - 23 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Feb 14 Principia W, 84-66 - 21 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 18 at Spalding W, 75-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 73-60 - 18 4-7 57.1 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 9

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 11 at Dubuque L, 97-55 - 17 4 2 6 0 2 0.0 2 0 2 -
Nov 16 Monmouth (Ill.) L, 59-54 - 18 1 4 5 2 2 1.0 0 1 4 0
Nov 18 at Beloit W, 90-72 - 20 3 6 9 3 2 1.5 2 0 3 -
Nov 22 Ill. Wesleyan L, 87-55 1 31 3 9 12 5 3 1.7 3 1 3 -
Nov 27 Kalamazoo W, 80-34 1 30 8 9 17 3 0 - 4 2 4 -
Nov 30 Chicago L, 71-48 1 22 2 3 5 1 6 0.2 1 0 3 -
Dec 3 at Western Ill.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 at Wis.-River Falls L, 99-53 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at Aurora L, 98-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 Knox L, 74-66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 Franklin W, 78-68 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 31 Illinois Col. L, 77-74 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 Greenville L, 81-77 - 15 1 2 3 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 -
Jan 7 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 72-69 - 11 1 4 5 0 0 - 1 1 4 -
Jan 11 at Blackburn W, 104-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Spalding W, 81-73 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Webster L, 83-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Fontbonne L, 90-68 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Principia L, 75-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Greenville L, 79-58 - 18 0 4 4 2 5 0.4 4 1 2 -
Feb 1 Blackburn W, 81-46 1 17 2 4 6 0 2 0.0 3 1 3 0
Feb 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 68-61 1 30 1 5 6 1 1 1.0 2 4 3 -
Feb 8 at Webster L, 90-64 - 22 5 2 7 0 3 0.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 11 Fontbonne L, 80-54 - 23 4 4 8 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 -
Feb 14 Principia W, 84-66 - 21 2 3 5 0 2 0.0 1 0 3 -
Feb 18 at Spalding W, 75-52 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 73-60 - 18 6 4 10 1 1 1.0 0 2 0 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2021-22 24 7 14.4 1.2-3.5 34.1 0.2-1.0 16.7 0.6-1.2 51.7 3.2
2022-23 15 5 20.9 2.1-6.3 32.6 0.1-0.5 25.0 1.4-2.6 53.8 5.7
2023-24 25 25 30.2 3.8-9.7 39.1 0.2-1.1 18.5 2.2-3.8 56.3 10.0
Total 64 37 22.1 2.4-6.6 36.6 0.2-0.9 18.6 1.4-2.6 54.9 6.4

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 24 7 346 29-85 34.1 4-24 16.7 15-29 51.7 77
2022-23 15 5 313 31-95 32.6 2-8 25.0 21-39 53.8 85
2023-24 25 25 754 95-243 39.1 5-27 18.5 54-96 56.3 249
Total 64 37 1413 155-423 36.6 11-59 18.6 90-164 54.9 411

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2021-22 24 7 14.4 3.4-9.8 34.1 0.5-2.8 16.7 1.7-3.4 51.7 8.9
2022-23 15 5 20.9 4.0-12.1 32.6 0.3-1.0 25.0 2.7-5.0 53.8 10.9
2023-24 25 25 30.2 5.0-12.9 39.1 0.3-1.4 18.5 2.9-5.1 56.3 13.2
Total 64 37 22.1 4.4-12.0 36.6 0.3-1.7 18.6 2.5-4.6 54.9 11.6

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2021-22 24 7 14.4 1.4 3.5 4.8 2.0 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.6 0.8
2022-23 15 5 20.9 2.9 4.3 7.2 2.5 0.0 1.3 2.1 0.6 1.7 0.9
2023-24 25 25 30.2 3.7 8.6 12.3 3.2 0.2 1.0 3.2 0.3 1.6 1.7
Total 64 37 22.1 2.6 5.7 8.3 2.6 0.1 0.8 2.2 0.4 1.3 1.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2021-22 24 7 346 33 83 116 47 2 6 31 0.2 14 19
2022-23 15 5 313 43 65 108 37 0 20 31 0.6 26 14
2023-24 25 25 754 92 216 308 80 4 25 80 0.3 40 43
Total 64 37 1413 168 364 532 164 6 51 142 0.4 80 76

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 24 7 14.4 3.8 9.6 13.4 5.4 0.2 0.7 3.6 0.2 1.6 2.2
2022-23 15 5 20.9 5.5 8.3 13.8 4.7 0.0 2.6 4.0 0.6 3.3 1.8
2023-24 25 25 30.2 4.9 11.5 16.3 4.2 0.2 1.3 4.2 0.3 2.1 2.3
Total 64 37 22.1 4.8 10.3 15.1 4.6 0.2 1.4 4.0 0.4 2.3 2.2

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 15 5 20.9 2.1-6.3 32.6 0.1-0.5 25.0 1.4-2.6 53.8 5.7
Conference 8 2 19.6 1.9-5.6 33.3 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.9-1.2 70.0 4.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 9 5 23.0 2.1-7.0 30.2 0.1-0.6 20.0 1.2-2.3 52.4 5.6
Away 6 - 17.7 2.0-5.3 37.5 0.2-0.5 33.3 1.7-3.0 55.6 5.8
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 4 2 22.0 2.8-8.8 31.4 0.0-0.8 0.0 3.2-6.2 52.0 8.8
Losses 11 3 20.5 1.8-5.5 33.3 0.2-0.5 40.0 0.7-1.3 57.1 4.5
Month November 6 3 23.0 2.0-7.2 27.9 0.2-0.5 33.3 2.3-4.8 48.3 6.5
January 3 - 14.7 2.0-4.3 46.2 0.0-0.7 0.0 0.3-0.7 50.0 4.3
February 6 2 21.8 2.2-6.5 33.3 0.2-0.5 33.3 1.0-1.3 75.0 5.5

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 15 5 313 31-95 32.6 2-8 25.0 21-39 53.8 85
Conference 8 2 157 15-45 33.3 0-4 0.0 7-10 70.0 37
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 9 5 207 19-63 30.2 1-5 20.0 11-21 52.4 50
Away 6 - 106 12-32 37.5 1-3 33.3 10-18 55.6 35
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins 4 2 88 11-35 31.4 0-3 0.0 13-25 52.0 35
Losses 11 3 225 20-60 33.3 2-5 40.0 8-14 57.1 50
Month November 6 3 138 12-43 27.9 1-3 33.3 14-29 48.3 39
January 3 - 44 6-13 46.2 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 13
February 6 2 131 13-39 33.3 1-3 33.3 6-8 75.0 33

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 15 5 20.9 4.0-12.1 32.6 0.3-1.0 25.0 2.7-5.0 53.8 10.9
Conference 8 2 19.6 3.8-11.5 33.3 0.0-1.0 0.0 1.8-2.5 70.0 9.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 9 5 23.0 3.7-12.2 30.2 0.2-1.0 20.0 2.1-4.1 52.4 9.7
Away 6 - 17.7 4.5-12.1 37.5 0.4-1.1 33.3 3.8-6.8 55.6 13.2
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 4 2 22.0 5.0-15.9 31.4 0.0-1.4 0.0 5.9-11.4 52.0 15.9
Losses 11 3 20.5 3.6-10.7 33.3 0.4-0.9 40.0 1.4-2.5 57.1 8.9
Month November 6 3 23.0 3.5-12.5 27.9 0.3-0.9 33.3 4.1-8.4 48.3 11.3
January 3 - 14.7 5.5-11.8 46.2 0.0-1.8 0.0 0.9-1.8 50.0 11.8
February 6 2 21.8 4.0-11.9 33.3 0.3-0.9 33.3 1.8-2.4 75.0 10.1

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 15 5 20.9 2.9 4.3 7.2 2.5 0.0 1.3 2.1 0.6 1.7 0.9
Conference 8 2 19.6 2.0 3.5 5.5 2.3 0.0 0.6 1.9 0.3 1.8 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 5 23.0 2.7 4.8 7.4 2.8 0.0 1.6 2.0 0.8 1.8 1.1
Away 6 - 17.7 3.2 3.7 6.8 2.0 - 1.0 2.2 0.5 1.7 0.7
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 2 22.0 3.8 5.5 9.3 3.3 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 2.5 0.8
Losses 11 3 20.5 2.5 3.9 6.5 2.2 0.0 1.3 2.3 0.6 1.5 1.0
Month November 6 3 23.0 3.5 5.5 9.0 3.2 0.0 2.3 2.5 0.9 2.0 0.7
January 3 - 14.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.3 - 1.0 2.0 0.5 1.7 1.0
February 6 2 21.8 3.3 3.7 7.0 1.8 0.0 0.5 1.7 0.3 1.5 1.2

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 15 5 313 43 65 108 37 0 20 31 0.6 26 14
Conference 8 2 157 16 28 44 18 0 5 15 0.3 14 8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 5 207 24 43 67 25 0 14 18 0.8 16 10
Away 6 - 106 19 22 41 12 - 6 13 0.5 10 4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 2 88 15 22 37 13 0 6 6 1.0 10 3
Losses 11 3 225 28 43 71 24 0 14 25 0.6 16 11
Month November 6 3 138 21 33 54 19 0 14 15 0.9 12 4
January 3 - 44 2 10 12 7 - 3 6 0.5 5 3
February 6 2 131 20 22 42 11 0 3 10 0.3 9 7

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 15 5 20.9 5.5 8.3 13.8 4.7 0.0 2.6 4.0 0.6 3.3 1.8
Conference 8 2 19.6 4.1 7.1 11.2 4.6 0.0 1.3 3.8 0.3 3.6 2.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 5 23.0 4.6 8.3 12.9 4.8 0.0 2.7 3.5 0.8 3.1 1.9
Away 6 - 17.7 7.2 8.3 15.5 4.5 0.0 2.3 4.9 0.5 3.8 1.5
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 2 22.0 6.8 10.0 16.8 5.9 0.0 2.7 2.7 1.0 4.5 1.4
Losses 11 3 20.5 5.0 7.6 12.6 4.3 0.0 2.5 4.4 0.6 2.8 2.0
Month November 6 3 23.0 6.1 9.6 15.7 5.5 0.0 4.1 4.3 0.9 3.5 1.2
January 3 - 14.7 1.8 9.1 10.9 6.4 0.0 2.7 5.5 0.5 4.5 2.7
February 6 2 21.8 6.1 6.7 12.8 3.4 0.0 0.9 3.1 0.3 2.7 2.1

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