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Jersey Number 31
Jaelynn Penn
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Butler Traditional
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- Previous School:
- Indiana
Bio
2021-22
Made her debut for UCLA against Pepperdine (Nov. 10) ... Played in 24 games making 23 starts averaging ver 30 minutes per game ... Holds the highest free throw percentage on the team (.941) making 32 of her 34 attempts ... Scored a season high of 20 points against San Jose State (Dec. 5) ... Suffered a mid-season injury which sidelined Penn after the Washington State matchup (Jan. 26) ... Reappeared on the court for the Bruins at Washington ... Put up double figures in 14 games ... Averaged 10.5 points per game ranking third on the team ... Shot for .361 from the field ... Ranked fourth on the team in total season points (253) ... Ranked third on the team in rebound average at 4.6 per game ... Had a total of 111 rebound in the reason.
Career at Indiana (2017-21)
2020-21
Played in 11 games and made 10 starts before opting out the remainder of her senior season in February โฆ averaged 9.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game โฆ added 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game โฆ scored in double figures six times โฆ had one double-double โฆ dished out a season-high six assists in the season opener against EKU โฆ hit a season-high three 3-pointers for 11 points at No. 11 Kentucky while also adding six rebounds โฆ posted a double-double against Tennessee with 14 points and a team-high 10 rebounds to go along with a career-high five steals โฆ led the team in scoring in a win at Minnesota with 19 points, on four 3-pointers, four steals and three assists โฆ notched 10 points against No. 14 Maryland โฆ returned from an injury at No. 21 Northwestern where she had 12 points, four rebounds and four assists โฆ in her final career game against Michigan State, she recorded 13 points on 3-for-3 from the 3-point line, two rebounds and two assists โฆ averaged 27.8 minutes per game.
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2019-20
Started in all 32 games โฆ All-Big Ten honorable mention selection by the media โฆ averaged 10.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and shot 39.4 percent from the floor and a team-high 81.7 percent at the free throw line โฆ became the 27thย player in school history to record 1,000 points and wrapped up her junior season with 1,214 career points which ranks 19thย in school history โฆ scored in double figures 18 times โฆ made a team-high 39 3-pointers โฆ had multiple 3-pointers in 23 games โฆ had multiple rebounds in 31 games โฆ made her 100thย career start against Nebraska and has started all 103 games of her career โฆ had back-to-back double figure scoring games of 13 points and 10 points against Nicholls State and Jackson State โฆ had nine points and eight rebounds against No. 2 Baylor โฆ led in scoring with 17 points in IUโs win at No. 21 Miami in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge where she hit 2 3-pointers and went 7-for-8 at the free throw line to go along with five rebounds โฆ shot 6-for-8 from the floor with a pair of triples for 17 points in the win over Youngstown State โฆ had a season-high nine rebounds and eight points against No. 10 UCLA โฆ scored a team-high 14 points, seven rebounds, three assists and a season-high three steals in the win at Rutgers where she scored her 1,000thย career point โฆ set a season and team-high 24 points on 10-for-16 shooting and tied a season-high three 3-pointers along with two steals at Iowa โฆ dished out a season-high five assists against Northwestern โฆ started a stretch of eight-consecutive double figure scoring games with 11 points at Penn State โฆ had three-straight 15 point performances against Minnesota, Wisconsin and at Purdue โฆ her 3-pointer in the final second of the Wisconsin game sent the game to overtime where IU would pick up the victory โฆ had 14 points, eight rebounds and two steals against Ohio State โฆ had 14 points and tied a season-high three steals in the regular season finale at Michigan โฆ hit two 3-pointers for 12 points in the Big Ten Tournament against Rutgers.
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2018-19
Started in all 34 games โฆ named to the All-Big Ten Second Team by league coaches and Honorable Mention by the leagueโs media โฆ scored in double figures 27 times including six games scoring 20 points or more โฆ averaged 13.9 points per game (second-best on the team) and shot 40 percent from the floor while amassing 474 total points โฆ led Indiana beyond-the-arc with 57 made 3-pointers and shot 33.7 percent โฆ also averaged 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game โฆ shot 74.4 percent from the free throw line including a streak of 15-straight made free throws โฆย led IU in Big Ten play, averaging 15.8 points per game โฆ has 847 points in her two seasons combined โฆ set a new personal best of 19 games in double figure scoring and led the team in scoring 11 times โฆ averaged 30.4 minutes per game โฆ had eight points and five rebounds in the season opener against Milwaukee โฆ posted her first double figure game of the season with 12 points against North Florida โฆwent 6-for-10 from the floor against Florida for 13 points โฆย scored 25 points on a career-high 11 made field goals in the win in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Wake Forest โฆ her 6-for-11 performance along with her decisive 3-pointer with 29.6 seconds to play was the difference maker in the win at UCLA โฆ dropped 20 points by shooting 66.7 percent from the floor and 2-for-2 from long range against Missouri State โฆ kicked off her 19-game double-figure scoring streak in the Big Ten opener overtime win over Illinois with 19 points, five rebounds and two assists โฆ against No. 15 Michigan State, Penn went 7-for-12 from the floor including another key 3-pointer with 47 seconds remaining to help Indiana get the win โฆ added 21 points, 13 of them in the first quarter, at Wisconsin where she went 4-for-4 from the 3-point line โฆ hit a career-high six 3-pointers for a career-high 28 points in the win over Michigan โฆ had a team-high 15 points against Maryland โฆ she added 20 points on a 7-for-15 shooting day at Nebraska โฆ played all 40 minutes and had 14 points against Rutgers โฆ in the win over Iowa, posted 14 points, six rebounds and three assists โฆ dished out a season-high four assists to go along with 15 points at Michigan โฆ had 13 points in the Barn Burner Trophy game win over Purdue โฆ her 11 points and eight rebounds to help IU defeat Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament โฆ in the NCAA Tournament, went 10-for-21 from the floor including 4-for-7 from the 3-point line to upset Texas as she scored 24 points โฆ her 24 points are the second-most by an IU player in an NCAA Tournament game โฆ scored 15 points and six rebounds in the second round against Oregon.
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2017-18
Played and started in all 37 games, which is the most ever by an IU freshman โฆ first freshman to be named to Big Ten All-Freshman team since 2014 โฆ earned two Big Ten Player of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks in conference play โฆ averaged 10.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game while shooting 42 percent from the floor and 82.6 percent from the free throw line โฆ also added 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game while averaging 34.6 minutes per game โฆ her 10.8 points per game ranked third amongst all Big Ten freshmen, tied for third in steals, third in minutes played fifth in rebounding, fifth in 3-point field goals made and tied for sixth in assists โฆ scored in double figures in 18 games and distributed multiple assists in 22 games โฆ also added a 35.9 percent clip from 3-point line while 390 points ranks tied for sixth-most by a freshman in school history โฆ also ranks fifth by a freshman in 3-point attempts (129), fifth in assists (111) and seventh in free throws made (71)ย averaging 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game โฆ had two double-doubles โฆ recorded nine points, four assists and two steals in her debut against Arkansas State โฆ posted double figures for the first time in a win over Western Kentucky with a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds โฆ had her first 20-plus scoring game at Saint Maryโs with 21 points and nine rebounds โฆ sparked a three-game double figures scoring streak with a team-high 17 points against Louisville and 16 points and 10 rebounds against Auburn โฆ dished out a season-high five assists at Yale to wrap up non-conference play โฆ had a career-high six assists at Penn State โฆ dropped 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting against Purdue โฆ scored a team-high 20 points against Ohio State by going 61.5 percent from the floor โฆ added 13 points including a 3-for-3 clip from the 3-point line at Michigan State that began an eight-game win streak which along with her 18 points at Maryland earned her first Freshman of the Week honorsย โฆ contributed eight points and five rebounds against Wisconsin and 14 points and four rebounds versus Rutgers to earn her second-straight weekly honors โฆ went 6-for-10 from the floor for 21 points including 3- pointers in the home regular season finale against Nebraska โฆย played in 59 minutes of a four-overtime win against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament where she scored 16 points and seven rebounds โฆ averaged 13.8 points and shot 51.5 percent from the floor in IUโs six games in the WNIT โฆ led with a team-high 25 points by shooting 8-for-12 from the floor and 3-for-5 from the line while adding six points, three assists and two steals against UT Martin in the opening round โฆ put back-to-back 16 point games up against Milwaukee and Purdue โฆ contributed a double-double in the WNIT championship game against Virginia Tech with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
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High School
2017 Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year from Butler Traditional where she led her team to two state championships (2014, 2016) and a 111-22 overall record during her career โฆ named the overall No. 39 recruit in the nation and the programโs first ever five-star signee โฆ as a senior, averaged 14.7 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 59.6 percent, 33.33 percent from 3-point range and 82.5 percent from the free throw line โฆ 2017 finalist for Miss Kentucky Basketball, McDonalds All-American nominee, Kentucky Girls All-Star, first team All-USA State Girls Basketball, first team Courier Journal All-State, MVP of Traditional Bank Holiday Classic โฆ as a junior, averaged 14.2 points and 5.9 rebounds โฆ named USA Today Honorable Mention Metro Louisville Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Joyce Seymour Miss Offensive Award, KHSAA State Tournament Player of the Game and All-Tournament team โฆ named an All-State honorable mention as a freshman and sophomore โฆ. ranked No. 48 overall by Prospects Nation, No. 23 by the All-Star Girls Report and No. 41 by Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report โฆ the second-highest rated recruit amongst the Big Ten entering 2017-18.
Made her debut for UCLA against Pepperdine (Nov. 10) ... Played in 24 games making 23 starts averaging ver 30 minutes per game ... Holds the highest free throw percentage on the team (.941) making 32 of her 34 attempts ... Scored a season high of 20 points against San Jose State (Dec. 5) ... Suffered a mid-season injury which sidelined Penn after the Washington State matchup (Jan. 26) ... Reappeared on the court for the Bruins at Washington ... Put up double figures in 14 games ... Averaged 10.5 points per game ranking third on the team ... Shot for .361 from the field ... Ranked fourth on the team in total season points (253) ... Ranked third on the team in rebound average at 4.6 per game ... Had a total of 111 rebound in the reason.
Career at Indiana (2017-21)
2020-21
Played in 11 games and made 10 starts before opting out the remainder of her senior season in February โฆ averaged 9.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game โฆ added 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game โฆ scored in double figures six times โฆ had one double-double โฆ dished out a season-high six assists in the season opener against EKU โฆ hit a season-high three 3-pointers for 11 points at No. 11 Kentucky while also adding six rebounds โฆ posted a double-double against Tennessee with 14 points and a team-high 10 rebounds to go along with a career-high five steals โฆ led the team in scoring in a win at Minnesota with 19 points, on four 3-pointers, four steals and three assists โฆ notched 10 points against No. 14 Maryland โฆ returned from an injury at No. 21 Northwestern where she had 12 points, four rebounds and four assists โฆ in her final career game against Michigan State, she recorded 13 points on 3-for-3 from the 3-point line, two rebounds and two assists โฆ averaged 27.8 minutes per game.
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2019-20
Started in all 32 games โฆ All-Big Ten honorable mention selection by the media โฆ averaged 10.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and shot 39.4 percent from the floor and a team-high 81.7 percent at the free throw line โฆ became the 27thย player in school history to record 1,000 points and wrapped up her junior season with 1,214 career points which ranks 19thย in school history โฆ scored in double figures 18 times โฆ made a team-high 39 3-pointers โฆ had multiple 3-pointers in 23 games โฆ had multiple rebounds in 31 games โฆ made her 100thย career start against Nebraska and has started all 103 games of her career โฆ had back-to-back double figure scoring games of 13 points and 10 points against Nicholls State and Jackson State โฆ had nine points and eight rebounds against No. 2 Baylor โฆ led in scoring with 17 points in IUโs win at No. 21 Miami in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge where she hit 2 3-pointers and went 7-for-8 at the free throw line to go along with five rebounds โฆ shot 6-for-8 from the floor with a pair of triples for 17 points in the win over Youngstown State โฆ had a season-high nine rebounds and eight points against No. 10 UCLA โฆ scored a team-high 14 points, seven rebounds, three assists and a season-high three steals in the win at Rutgers where she scored her 1,000thย career point โฆ set a season and team-high 24 points on 10-for-16 shooting and tied a season-high three 3-pointers along with two steals at Iowa โฆ dished out a season-high five assists against Northwestern โฆ started a stretch of eight-consecutive double figure scoring games with 11 points at Penn State โฆ had three-straight 15 point performances against Minnesota, Wisconsin and at Purdue โฆ her 3-pointer in the final second of the Wisconsin game sent the game to overtime where IU would pick up the victory โฆ had 14 points, eight rebounds and two steals against Ohio State โฆ had 14 points and tied a season-high three steals in the regular season finale at Michigan โฆ hit two 3-pointers for 12 points in the Big Ten Tournament against Rutgers.
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2018-19
Started in all 34 games โฆ named to the All-Big Ten Second Team by league coaches and Honorable Mention by the leagueโs media โฆ scored in double figures 27 times including six games scoring 20 points or more โฆ averaged 13.9 points per game (second-best on the team) and shot 40 percent from the floor while amassing 474 total points โฆ led Indiana beyond-the-arc with 57 made 3-pointers and shot 33.7 percent โฆ also averaged 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game โฆ shot 74.4 percent from the free throw line including a streak of 15-straight made free throws โฆย led IU in Big Ten play, averaging 15.8 points per game โฆ has 847 points in her two seasons combined โฆ set a new personal best of 19 games in double figure scoring and led the team in scoring 11 times โฆ averaged 30.4 minutes per game โฆ had eight points and five rebounds in the season opener against Milwaukee โฆ posted her first double figure game of the season with 12 points against North Florida โฆwent 6-for-10 from the floor against Florida for 13 points โฆย scored 25 points on a career-high 11 made field goals in the win in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Wake Forest โฆ her 6-for-11 performance along with her decisive 3-pointer with 29.6 seconds to play was the difference maker in the win at UCLA โฆ dropped 20 points by shooting 66.7 percent from the floor and 2-for-2 from long range against Missouri State โฆ kicked off her 19-game double-figure scoring streak in the Big Ten opener overtime win over Illinois with 19 points, five rebounds and two assists โฆ against No. 15 Michigan State, Penn went 7-for-12 from the floor including another key 3-pointer with 47 seconds remaining to help Indiana get the win โฆ added 21 points, 13 of them in the first quarter, at Wisconsin where she went 4-for-4 from the 3-point line โฆ hit a career-high six 3-pointers for a career-high 28 points in the win over Michigan โฆ had a team-high 15 points against Maryland โฆ she added 20 points on a 7-for-15 shooting day at Nebraska โฆ played all 40 minutes and had 14 points against Rutgers โฆ in the win over Iowa, posted 14 points, six rebounds and three assists โฆ dished out a season-high four assists to go along with 15 points at Michigan โฆ had 13 points in the Barn Burner Trophy game win over Purdue โฆ her 11 points and eight rebounds to help IU defeat Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament โฆ in the NCAA Tournament, went 10-for-21 from the floor including 4-for-7 from the 3-point line to upset Texas as she scored 24 points โฆ her 24 points are the second-most by an IU player in an NCAA Tournament game โฆ scored 15 points and six rebounds in the second round against Oregon.
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2017-18
Played and started in all 37 games, which is the most ever by an IU freshman โฆ first freshman to be named to Big Ten All-Freshman team since 2014 โฆ earned two Big Ten Player of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks in conference play โฆ averaged 10.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game while shooting 42 percent from the floor and 82.6 percent from the free throw line โฆ also added 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game while averaging 34.6 minutes per game โฆ her 10.8 points per game ranked third amongst all Big Ten freshmen, tied for third in steals, third in minutes played fifth in rebounding, fifth in 3-point field goals made and tied for sixth in assists โฆ scored in double figures in 18 games and distributed multiple assists in 22 games โฆ also added a 35.9 percent clip from 3-point line while 390 points ranks tied for sixth-most by a freshman in school history โฆ also ranks fifth by a freshman in 3-point attempts (129), fifth in assists (111) and seventh in free throws made (71)ย averaging 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game โฆ had two double-doubles โฆ recorded nine points, four assists and two steals in her debut against Arkansas State โฆ posted double figures for the first time in a win over Western Kentucky with a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds โฆ had her first 20-plus scoring game at Saint Maryโs with 21 points and nine rebounds โฆ sparked a three-game double figures scoring streak with a team-high 17 points against Louisville and 16 points and 10 rebounds against Auburn โฆ dished out a season-high five assists at Yale to wrap up non-conference play โฆ had a career-high six assists at Penn State โฆ dropped 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting against Purdue โฆ scored a team-high 20 points against Ohio State by going 61.5 percent from the floor โฆ added 13 points including a 3-for-3 clip from the 3-point line at Michigan State that began an eight-game win streak which along with her 18 points at Maryland earned her first Freshman of the Week honorsย โฆ contributed eight points and five rebounds against Wisconsin and 14 points and four rebounds versus Rutgers to earn her second-straight weekly honors โฆ went 6-for-10 from the floor for 21 points including 3- pointers in the home regular season finale against Nebraska โฆย played in 59 minutes of a four-overtime win against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament where she scored 16 points and seven rebounds โฆ averaged 13.8 points and shot 51.5 percent from the floor in IUโs six games in the WNIT โฆ led with a team-high 25 points by shooting 8-for-12 from the floor and 3-for-5 from the line while adding six points, three assists and two steals against UT Martin in the opening round โฆ put back-to-back 16 point games up against Milwaukee and Purdue โฆ contributed a double-double in the WNIT championship game against Virginia Tech with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
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High School
2017 Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year from Butler Traditional where she led her team to two state championships (2014, 2016) and a 111-22 overall record during her career โฆ named the overall No. 39 recruit in the nation and the programโs first ever five-star signee โฆ as a senior, averaged 14.7 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 59.6 percent, 33.33 percent from 3-point range and 82.5 percent from the free throw line โฆ 2017 finalist for Miss Kentucky Basketball, McDonalds All-American nominee, Kentucky Girls All-Star, first team All-USA State Girls Basketball, first team Courier Journal All-State, MVP of Traditional Bank Holiday Classic โฆ as a junior, averaged 14.2 points and 5.9 rebounds โฆ named USA Today Honorable Mention Metro Louisville Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Joyce Seymour Miss Offensive Award, KHSAA State Tournament Player of the Game and All-Tournament team โฆ named an All-State honorable mention as a freshman and sophomore โฆ. ranked No. 48 overall by Prospects Nation, No. 23 by the All-Star Girls Report and No. 41 by Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report โฆ the second-highest rated recruit amongst the Big Ten entering 2017-18.
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