2001-02 (W) Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 22
Christy Neneman
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb. (North)
Bio
Career Summary Prior to Senior Season
The two-time reigning Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year begins the season as the Valley’s active scoring leader with 1,377 points. Her point total ranks seventh all-time at Creighton, while she also ranks among several other career categories entering her senior season. Her career free-throw percentage of 79.2 ranks second in school history, while her scoring average of 15.0 ppg. ranks fifth and her 497 field goals rank ninth. She’s led the team in scoring, rebounding and assists the past two seasons, while grabbing 11 career double-doubles.
2002-03 (Junior)
Named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, joining Jackie Stiles (SMS) and Wanda Ford (Drake) as the only players in conference history to earn the honor more than once ... Also honored on the MVC First-Team for the second consecutive season ... Became the first CU junior to enter the 1,000-point club since Carrie Welle in 1996-97 ... Ended the season with 1,377 career points, ranking seventh in school history ... Pulled down five double-doubles ... Scored in double figures in 24 games, reaching the 20-point mark in 12 games and the 30-point plateau on four occasions ... Led the team in scoring 15 games, in assists 14 contests and in rebounds on 14 occasions ... Her single-season totals in field goals, points, free throws attempted, free throws made and free throw percentage all rank in the top 11 in school history ... Topped the team in scoring, rebounding and assists for the second consecutive season ... Ranked fifth in the MVC in scoring, sixth in free-throw percentage, seventh in rebounding, 10th in steals and 10th in assists ... Averaged 17.8 points and 7.5 rebounds in the WNIT ... Grabbed a double-double with 18 points and game-high 13 rebounds against Iowa in the WNIT quarterfinals (March 25) ... Tied for the team-lead with 24 points at Siena (March 22) ... Sank 7-of-7 free throws, while leading the team with 22 points, nine rebounds and four steals at Maine (March 20) ... Launched a career-high 12 three-pointers against SMS (March 14) ... Notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds at Bradley (March 6) ... Pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds - the 10th highest single-game total in CU history - against Indiana State on Feb. 27 ... Added 20 points for a double-dime against INSU ... Twice sank a career-high 11 free-throws, at Drake (Feb. 23) and at Wichita State (Jan. 10) ... Torched Evansville for 30 points on 12-of-20 shooting (Feb. 13) ... Narrowly missed a triple-double against Bradley on Jan. 2, with 14 points, career-high nine assists and nine rebounds ... Tallied 30 points at San Diego State (Dec. 22), while adding nine rebounds and eight assists ... Named the MVC Player of the Week on Dec. 23 after her performance at SDSU ... Poured in 32 points with 11 rebounds against Iowa (Dec. 8), attempting a career-high 25 shots in the game ... Tallied her first double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 boards against UMKC (Nov. 24).
2001-02 (Sophomore)
Named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, becoming just the second sophomore in league history to win the award (Jackie Stiles, SMS, 1999) ... Tabbed the MVC Tournament MVP, averaging 25.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in three games ... Finished third in the league with 16.6 points per game, second in MVC games with 18.1 ppg ... Finished eighth in steals with 1.9 per MVC game and 10th with 6.7 rebounds per Valley contest ... Twice named MVC Player of the Week (Feb. 4, Feb. 11) ... Established or tied a career-high for points in a game six times ... Scored in double-figures in 26 of 31 games, including the final 16 ... CU’s leading scorer 18 times, and leading rebounder 14 times ... Raised her scoring average from 11.6 to 16.6 in CU’s final 15 games ... Topped the 20-point plateau five times, while hitting for 30 or more points on three other occasions ... Grabbed four double-doubles ... Became first CU player since Carrie Welle (1997) to post consecutive double-doubles, when she performed the feat against Illinois State (Feb. 7) and Indiana State (Feb. 9) ... Lit up Drake in the MVC Championship game (March 9) for a career-high 39 points on 14 field goals, falling one point shy of becoming the third CU player to notch 40 in a game ... Her 14 field goals in one game have only been topped three times in CU history ... The 39 points in a championship game is second only to Jackie Stiles’ 47 ... Had 24 points and 10 rebounds in MVC semifinal victory over Evansville (March 8) ... Established then career-high with 32 points at Drake (Feb. 23), making 6-of-7 threes and notching third double-double of the season with 10 boards ... Averaged 20 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists while notching a career-high point total three times during CU’s 10-game winning streak (Jan. 14 - Feb. 18) ... Scored 31 points, on 12-of-19 shooting at Northern Iowa (Feb. 15) ... Grabbed fourth career double-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds vs. Indiana State (Feb. 9), helping her average 22 points and 12 rebounds for the week and earn her MVC Player of the Week honors ... Notched first double-dime of season vs. Illinois State (Feb. 7), with 25 points, 12 rebounds ... Poured in 27 points, with five steals at Wichita State (Feb. 3) ... Had 26 points on season-high 23 field goal attempts vs. Drake (Jan. 28) ... Scored 24 points, along with eight rebounds and season-high seven assists vs. Bradley (Jan. 19) ... Scored 19 points - all in the second half - at Evansville (Jan. 1) ... Led the team with 18 points and eight rebounds vs. San Diego State (Dec. 22) ... Notched 13 points at Western Illinois (Dec. 6), led team with six assists in the win ... Shot 9-of-10 from the free-throw line vs. McNeese State (Dec. 2) ... Led all players with 18 points, five steals vs. Kansas (Nov. 20).
2000-01 (Freshman)
Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team after starting 17 of the 28 games in which she appeared ... Finished second on the team with an average of 11.0 points per game and an MVC average of 14.2 points per game ... Her 125 total rebounds tied for the team lead, while her 35 steals were just four off the team lead ... Notched 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds in her first career start at Drake on Jan. 7 ... Recorded her first collegiate double-double at Indiana State (Jan. 15) when she poured in 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds ... Led or co-led the team in scoring on eight occasions, while topping the team in rebounds nine times ... Sank a season-high 10 free throws against Bradley (Feb. 24) en route to establishing a season-high 24 points ... Notched a second double-double with 22 points and a season-high 13 boards against Drake on Feb. 4 ... Recorded double-digits in points in 16 of the Jays’ last 18 games.
Omaha North High School
Tabbed a three-time all-state and super all-state selection ... Named Miss Nebraska Basketball as a senior ... A three-time all-metro choice ... Tabbed to the Nebraska All-Tournament Team her sophomore, junior and senior years ... Captained the Class A all-tournament squad as a sophomore ... Also named captain of the all-tournament all-class team her sophomore year ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal Profile
Full Name: Christy Anna Neneman
Nickname: Nasty
Major: Psychology
Birthday: January 6, 1982
Place of Birth: Omaha, Neb.
Parents: Ted and Cathie Neneman
Siblings: Katy (19), Timmy (17), Nick (13)
Favorite Food: Mexican
Favorite Candy: Skittles
Favorite Movie: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Favorite Television Show: Friends
Favorite Magazine: People
Favorite Actor: Bruce Willis
Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts
Favorite Musical Artist: Aerosmith
Favorite Class: Beginning Tennis
Best Moment as CU Athlete: Winning the 2002 MVC Tournament Title
Most Memorable Road Trip: “California last year because we had the opportunity to go in the ocean”
Favorite Spot on Campus: Cafeteria
The two-time reigning Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year begins the season as the Valley’s active scoring leader with 1,377 points. Her point total ranks seventh all-time at Creighton, while she also ranks among several other career categories entering her senior season. Her career free-throw percentage of 79.2 ranks second in school history, while her scoring average of 15.0 ppg. ranks fifth and her 497 field goals rank ninth. She’s led the team in scoring, rebounding and assists the past two seasons, while grabbing 11 career double-doubles.
2002-03 (Junior)
Named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, joining Jackie Stiles (SMS) and Wanda Ford (Drake) as the only players in conference history to earn the honor more than once ... Also honored on the MVC First-Team for the second consecutive season ... Became the first CU junior to enter the 1,000-point club since Carrie Welle in 1996-97 ... Ended the season with 1,377 career points, ranking seventh in school history ... Pulled down five double-doubles ... Scored in double figures in 24 games, reaching the 20-point mark in 12 games and the 30-point plateau on four occasions ... Led the team in scoring 15 games, in assists 14 contests and in rebounds on 14 occasions ... Her single-season totals in field goals, points, free throws attempted, free throws made and free throw percentage all rank in the top 11 in school history ... Topped the team in scoring, rebounding and assists for the second consecutive season ... Ranked fifth in the MVC in scoring, sixth in free-throw percentage, seventh in rebounding, 10th in steals and 10th in assists ... Averaged 17.8 points and 7.5 rebounds in the WNIT ... Grabbed a double-double with 18 points and game-high 13 rebounds against Iowa in the WNIT quarterfinals (March 25) ... Tied for the team-lead with 24 points at Siena (March 22) ... Sank 7-of-7 free throws, while leading the team with 22 points, nine rebounds and four steals at Maine (March 20) ... Launched a career-high 12 three-pointers against SMS (March 14) ... Notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds at Bradley (March 6) ... Pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds - the 10th highest single-game total in CU history - against Indiana State on Feb. 27 ... Added 20 points for a double-dime against INSU ... Twice sank a career-high 11 free-throws, at Drake (Feb. 23) and at Wichita State (Jan. 10) ... Torched Evansville for 30 points on 12-of-20 shooting (Feb. 13) ... Narrowly missed a triple-double against Bradley on Jan. 2, with 14 points, career-high nine assists and nine rebounds ... Tallied 30 points at San Diego State (Dec. 22), while adding nine rebounds and eight assists ... Named the MVC Player of the Week on Dec. 23 after her performance at SDSU ... Poured in 32 points with 11 rebounds against Iowa (Dec. 8), attempting a career-high 25 shots in the game ... Tallied her first double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 boards against UMKC (Nov. 24).
2001-02 (Sophomore)
Named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, becoming just the second sophomore in league history to win the award (Jackie Stiles, SMS, 1999) ... Tabbed the MVC Tournament MVP, averaging 25.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in three games ... Finished third in the league with 16.6 points per game, second in MVC games with 18.1 ppg ... Finished eighth in steals with 1.9 per MVC game and 10th with 6.7 rebounds per Valley contest ... Twice named MVC Player of the Week (Feb. 4, Feb. 11) ... Established or tied a career-high for points in a game six times ... Scored in double-figures in 26 of 31 games, including the final 16 ... CU’s leading scorer 18 times, and leading rebounder 14 times ... Raised her scoring average from 11.6 to 16.6 in CU’s final 15 games ... Topped the 20-point plateau five times, while hitting for 30 or more points on three other occasions ... Grabbed four double-doubles ... Became first CU player since Carrie Welle (1997) to post consecutive double-doubles, when she performed the feat against Illinois State (Feb. 7) and Indiana State (Feb. 9) ... Lit up Drake in the MVC Championship game (March 9) for a career-high 39 points on 14 field goals, falling one point shy of becoming the third CU player to notch 40 in a game ... Her 14 field goals in one game have only been topped three times in CU history ... The 39 points in a championship game is second only to Jackie Stiles’ 47 ... Had 24 points and 10 rebounds in MVC semifinal victory over Evansville (March 8) ... Established then career-high with 32 points at Drake (Feb. 23), making 6-of-7 threes and notching third double-double of the season with 10 boards ... Averaged 20 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists while notching a career-high point total three times during CU’s 10-game winning streak (Jan. 14 - Feb. 18) ... Scored 31 points, on 12-of-19 shooting at Northern Iowa (Feb. 15) ... Grabbed fourth career double-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds vs. Indiana State (Feb. 9), helping her average 22 points and 12 rebounds for the week and earn her MVC Player of the Week honors ... Notched first double-dime of season vs. Illinois State (Feb. 7), with 25 points, 12 rebounds ... Poured in 27 points, with five steals at Wichita State (Feb. 3) ... Had 26 points on season-high 23 field goal attempts vs. Drake (Jan. 28) ... Scored 24 points, along with eight rebounds and season-high seven assists vs. Bradley (Jan. 19) ... Scored 19 points - all in the second half - at Evansville (Jan. 1) ... Led the team with 18 points and eight rebounds vs. San Diego State (Dec. 22) ... Notched 13 points at Western Illinois (Dec. 6), led team with six assists in the win ... Shot 9-of-10 from the free-throw line vs. McNeese State (Dec. 2) ... Led all players with 18 points, five steals vs. Kansas (Nov. 20).
2000-01 (Freshman)
Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team after starting 17 of the 28 games in which she appeared ... Finished second on the team with an average of 11.0 points per game and an MVC average of 14.2 points per game ... Her 125 total rebounds tied for the team lead, while her 35 steals were just four off the team lead ... Notched 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds in her first career start at Drake on Jan. 7 ... Recorded her first collegiate double-double at Indiana State (Jan. 15) when she poured in 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds ... Led or co-led the team in scoring on eight occasions, while topping the team in rebounds nine times ... Sank a season-high 10 free throws against Bradley (Feb. 24) en route to establishing a season-high 24 points ... Notched a second double-double with 22 points and a season-high 13 boards against Drake on Feb. 4 ... Recorded double-digits in points in 16 of the Jays’ last 18 games.
Omaha North High School
Tabbed a three-time all-state and super all-state selection ... Named Miss Nebraska Basketball as a senior ... A three-time all-metro choice ... Tabbed to the Nebraska All-Tournament Team her sophomore, junior and senior years ... Captained the Class A all-tournament squad as a sophomore ... Also named captain of the all-tournament all-class team her sophomore year ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal Profile
Full Name: Christy Anna Neneman
Nickname: Nasty
Major: Psychology
Birthday: January 6, 1982
Place of Birth: Omaha, Neb.
Parents: Ted and Cathie Neneman
Siblings: Katy (19), Timmy (17), Nick (13)
Favorite Food: Mexican
Favorite Candy: Skittles
Favorite Movie: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Favorite Television Show: Friends
Favorite Magazine: People
Favorite Actor: Bruce Willis
Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts
Favorite Musical Artist: Aerosmith
Favorite Class: Beginning Tennis
Best Moment as CU Athlete: Winning the 2002 MVC Tournament Title
Most Memorable Road Trip: “California last year because we had the opportunity to go in the ocean”
Favorite Spot on Campus: Cafeteria
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