33 Josie Ness
Josie Ness
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Sandwich, Ill.
  • High School:
    Sandwich
  • Position:
    G/F
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    10.0
  • fg %
    39.1
  • 3pt %
    18.5
  • ft %
    56.3
  • reb/g
    12.3
  • a/g
    1.0

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 1 Lyon L, 102-48
Feb 3 MUW W, 74-69
Feb 7 at Fontbonne L, 78-46
Feb 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 72-54
Feb 14 at Greenville L, 74-49
Feb 17 at Principia L, 73-45
  Overall Conf
Games 25 18
Games started 25 18
Minutes 754 525
Minutes per game 30.2 29.2
FG 95-243 72-172
FG Pct 39.1 41.9
3PT 5-27 3-19
3PT Pct 18.5 15.8
FT 54-96 37-68
FT Pct 56.3 54.4
Off rebounds 92 71
Def rebounds 216 158
Total rebounds 308 229
Rebounds per game 12.3 12.7
Personal fouls 80 55
Disqualifications 4 2
Assists 25 17
Turnovers 80 59
Assist to turnover ratio 0.3 0.3
Steals 40 33
Blocks 43 29
Points 249 184
Points per game 10.0 10.2
Points per 40 min 13.2 14.0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 7 at Windsor   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Western Ontario   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at St. Clair College   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Bradley   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Mount Mary L, 68-36 1 31 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 3
Nov 14 Dominican (Ill.) W, 57-52 1 29 1-10 10.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Nov 21 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 72-68 1 31 3-14 21.4 1-3 33.3 6-10 60.0 13
Nov 25 at Knox L, 82-58 1 34 7-12 58.3 1-2 50.0 4-5 80.0 19
Nov 29 at Franklin L, 89-47 1 35 3-13 23.1 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
Dec 2 at Blackburn W, 71-56 1 35 9-16 56.3 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 19
Dec 6 Webster L, 76-33 1 30 1-14 7.1 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 2
Dec 9 at Spalding L, 65-46 1 35 4-12 33.3 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 11
Dec 13 Blackburn W, 61-50 1 30 7-18 38.9 0-1 0.0 2-5 40.0 16
Dec 17 Wis.-River Falls L, 79-48 1 38 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 8
Dec 30 at Illinois Col. L, 67-55 1 31 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 12
Jan 4 at Lyon L, 105-69 1 32 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 6
Jan 6 at MUW L, 89-76 1 29 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 9
Jan 10 Fontbonne L, 68-66 1 34 5-8 62.5 0-1 0.0 3-10 30.0 13
Jan 14 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 75-41 1 25 0-7 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 17 Greenville L, 72-59 1 30 6-13 46.2 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 15
Jan 20 Principia L, 74-54 1 24 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 8
Jan 24 at Webster L, 75-41 1 28 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 27 Spalding L, 62-53 1 29 5-10 50.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Feb 1 Lyon L, 102-48 1 31 5-11 45.5 1-2 50.0 3-5 60.0 14
Feb 3 MUW W, 74-69 1 23 6-7 85.7 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 14
Feb 7 at Fontbonne L, 78-46 1 28 3-11 27.3 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 72-54 1 29 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 6
Feb 14 at Greenville L, 74-49 1 27 3-11 27.3 0-1 0.0 3-6 50.0 9
Feb 17 at Principia L, 73-45 1 26 4-6 66.7 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 11

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 7 at Windsor   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Western Ontario   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at St. Clair College   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Bradley   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Mount Mary L, 68-36 1 31 1 4 5 0 0 - 0 0 5 1
Nov 14 Dominican (Ill.) W, 57-52 1 29 4 5 9 1 1 1.0 1 0 4 -
Nov 21 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 72-68 1 31 5 11 16 2 4 0.5 2 4 5 1
Nov 25 at Knox L, 82-58 1 34 2 16 18 1 8 0.1 2 7 2 -
Nov 29 at Franklin L, 89-47 1 35 4 8 12 1 3 0.3 2 3 3 -
Dec 2 at Blackburn W, 71-56 1 35 9 10 19 1 0 - 6 4 4 -
Dec 6 Webster L, 76-33 1 30 4 13 17 1 3 0.3 2 3 2 0
Dec 9 at Spalding L, 65-46 1 35 7 6 13 3 2 1.5 3 0 3 -
Dec 13 Blackburn W, 61-50 1 30 6 11 17 2 3 0.7 2 3 4 0
Dec 17 Wis.-River Falls L, 79-48 1 38 2 6 8 3 3 1.0 0 0 3 0
Dec 30 at Illinois Col. L, 67-55 1 31 3 8 11 0 2 0.0 0 0 3 0
Jan 4 at Lyon L, 105-69 1 32 2 10 12 0 6 0.0 1 0 0 0
Jan 6 at MUW L, 89-76 1 29 5 8 13 1 2 0.5 1 2 5 1
Jan 10 Fontbonne L, 68-66 1 34 1 13 14 1 3 0.3 0 2 4 0
Jan 14 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 75-41 1 25 2 3 5 2 3 0.7 3 0 5 1
Jan 17 Greenville L, 72-59 1 30 4 5 9 0 4 0.0 3 2 3 0
Jan 20 Principia L, 74-54 1 24 3 4 7 1 3 0.3 0 1 4 0
Jan 24 at Webster L, 75-41 1 28 1 10 11 0 5 0.0 1 1 2 0
Jan 27 Spalding L, 62-53 1 29 3 8 11 1 2 0.5 3 0 2 0
Feb 1 Lyon L, 102-48 1 31 7 12 19 2 5 0.4 0 3 3 0
Feb 3 MUW W, 74-69 1 23 6 9 15 1 4 0.3 1 1 4 0
Feb 7 at Fontbonne L, 78-46 1 28 5 14 19 0 5 0.0 1 2 1 0
Feb 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 72-54 1 29 2 9 11 1 4 0.3 3 0 4 0
Feb 14 at Greenville L, 74-49 1 27 2 9 11 0 3 0.0 2 4 3 0
Feb 17 at Principia L, 73-45 1 26 2 4 6 0 2 0.0 1 1 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 25 25 30.2 3.8-9.7 39.1 0.2-1.1 18.5 2.2-3.8 56.3 10.0
Conference 18 18 29.2 4.0-9.6 41.9 0.2-1.1 15.8 2.1-3.8 54.4 10.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 11 11 29.7 4.1-10.3 39.8 0.2-1.2 15.4 1.7-3.8 45.2 10.1
Away 14 14 30.5 3.6-9.3 38.5 0.2-1.0 21.4 2.5-3.9 64.8 9.9
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 5 5 29.6 5.2-13.0 40.0 0.2-1.2 16.7 2.4-4.4 54.5 13.0
Losses 20 20 30.3 3.5-8.9 38.8 0.2-1.1 19.0 2.1-3.7 56.8 9.2
Month November 5 5 32.0 3.0-10.4 28.8 0.4-1.6 25.0 2.6-4.6 56.5 9.0
December 6 6 33.2 4.8-13.2 36.7 0.0-1.2 0.0 1.7-2.8 58.8 11.3
January 8 8 28.9 3.5-7.8 45.2 0.1-0.8 16.7 2.2-3.9 58.1 9.4
February 6 6 27.3 3.8-8.3 46.0 0.3-1.0 33.3 2.2-4.2 52.0 10.2

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 25 25 754 95-243 39.1 5-27 18.5 54-96 56.3 249
Conference 18 18 525 72-172 41.9 3-19 15.8 37-68 54.4 184
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 11 11 327 45-113 39.8 2-13 15.4 19-42 45.2 111
Away 14 14 427 50-130 38.5 3-14 21.4 35-54 64.8 138
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins 5 5 148 26-65 40.0 1-6 16.7 12-22 54.5 65
Losses 20 20 606 69-178 38.8 4-21 19.0 42-74 56.8 184
Month November 5 5 160 15-52 28.8 2-8 25.0 13-23 56.5 45
December 6 6 199 29-79 36.7 0-7 0.0 10-17 58.8 68
January 8 8 231 28-62 45.2 1-6 16.7 18-31 58.1 75
February 6 6 164 23-50 46.0 2-6 33.3 13-25 52.0 61

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 25 25 30.2 5.0-12.9 39.1 0.3-1.4 18.5 2.9-5.1 56.3 13.2
Conference 18 18 29.2 5.5-13.1 41.9 0.2-1.4 15.8 2.8-5.2 54.4 14.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 11 11 29.7 5.5-13.8 39.8 0.2-1.6 15.4 2.3-5.1 45.2 13.6
Away 14 14 30.5 4.7-12.2 38.5 0.3-1.3 21.4 3.3-5.1 64.8 12.9
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 5 5 29.6 7.0-17.6 40.0 0.3-1.6 16.7 3.2-5.9 54.5 17.6
Losses 20 20 30.3 4.6-11.7 38.8 0.3-1.4 19.0 2.8-4.9 56.8 12.1
Month November 5 5 32.0 3.8-13.0 28.8 0.5-2.0 25.0 3.2-5.8 56.5 11.3
December 6 6 33.2 5.8-15.9 36.7 0.0-1.4 0.0 2.0-3.4 58.8 13.7
January 8 8 28.9 4.8-10.7 45.2 0.2-1.0 16.7 3.1-5.4 58.1 13.0
February 6 6 27.3 5.6-12.2 46.0 0.5-1.5 33.3 3.2-6.1 52.0 14.9

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 25 25 30.2 3.7 8.6 12.3 3.2 0.2 1.0 3.2 0.3 1.6 1.7
Conference 18 18 29.2 3.9 8.8 12.7 3.1 0.1 0.9 3.3 0.3 1.8 1.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 11 29.7 3.8 8.6 12.5 3.4 0.0 1.3 3.2 0.4 1.4 1.4
Away 14 14 30.5 3.6 8.6 12.2 3.1 0.3 0.8 3.2 0.2 1.8 2.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 5 29.6 6.0 9.2 15.2 4.2 0.2 1.4 2.4 0.6 2.4 2.4
Losses 20 20 30.3 3.1 8.5 11.6 3.0 0.1 0.9 3.4 0.3 1.4 1.6
Month November 5 5 32.0 3.2 8.8 12.0 3.8 0.4 1.0 3.2 0.3 1.4 2.8
December 6 6 33.2 5.2 9.0 14.2 3.2 0.0 1.7 2.2 0.8 2.2 1.7
January 8 8 28.9 2.6 7.6 10.3 3.1 0.3 0.8 3.5 0.2 1.5 1.0
February 6 6 27.3 4.0 9.5 13.5 2.8 0.0 0.7 3.8 0.2 1.3 1.8

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 25 25 754 92 216 308 80 4 25 80 0.3 40 43
Conference 18 18 525 71 158 229 55 2 17 59 0.3 33 29
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 11 327 42 95 137 37 0 14 35 0.4 15 15
Away 14 14 427 50 121 171 43 4 11 45 0.2 25 28
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 5 148 30 46 76 21 1 7 12 0.6 12 12
Losses 20 20 606 62 170 232 59 3 18 68 0.3 28 31
Month November 5 5 160 16 44 60 19 2 5 16 0.3 7 14
December 6 6 199 31 54 85 19 0 10 13 0.8 13 10
January 8 8 231 21 61 82 25 2 6 28 0.2 12 8
February 6 6 164 24 57 81 17 0 4 23 0.2 8 11

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 25 25 30.2 4.9 11.5 16.3 4.2 0.2 1.3 4.2 0.3 2.1 2.3
Conference 18 18 29.2 5.4 12.0 17.4 4.2 0.2 1.3 4.5 0.3 2.5 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 11 29.7 5.1 11.6 16.8 4.5 0.0 1.7 4.3 0.4 1.8 1.8
Away 14 14 30.5 4.7 11.3 16.0 4.0 0.4 1.0 4.2 0.2 2.3 2.6
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 5 29.6 8.1 12.4 20.5 5.7 0.3 1.9 3.2 0.6 3.2 3.2
Losses 20 20 30.3 4.1 11.2 15.3 3.9 0.2 1.2 4.5 0.3 1.8 2.0
Month November 5 5 32.0 4.0 11.0 15.0 4.8 0.5 1.3 4.0 0.3 1.8 3.5
December 6 6 33.2 6.2 10.9 17.1 3.8 0.0 2.0 2.6 0.8 2.6 2.0
January 8 8 28.9 3.6 10.6 14.2 4.3 0.3 1.0 4.8 0.2 2.1 1.4
February 6 6 27.3 5.9 13.9 19.8 4.1 0.0 1.0 5.6 0.2 2.0 2.7

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