Norah Gessert - 2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 30
Norah Gessert
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Millard West HS
2025-26 (Freshman)
Millard West High School
More About Norah
- Gessert saw action in 31 games, earning seven starts.Â
- She closed the season with 111 points, 64 rebounds and 44 assists.Â
- Norah scored five points in 20 minutes of playing time against Nebraska on Nov. 12.
- Gessert delivered one of the most important buckets of the game in Creighton’s 73-60 win over Tulsa on Dec. 7. After the Golden Hurricane climbed back from a 20-point deficit to within six, Norah started a 7-0 Bluejay run with a trifecta from the right elbow.
- Norah scored 15 points on 5-of-8 from long range to help Creighton dispatch Omaha 92-48 on Dec. 14. She also dished out four assists and grabbed three steals.
- Playing a season-high 35 minutes in her second start, Norah closed the 67-59 win over Butler with seven points and two steals on Jan. 4.
- Returning to the starting lineup at Butler on Feb. 18, Norah connected on a trio of first half three-point field goals. She finished with nine points and four rebounds in a 67-58 win.
- Norah scored a career-high 17 points, in Creighton’s 73-71 win over Xavier on March 1, going 4-for-9 from long range and also grabbed four rebounds.
Millard West High School
- Norah was ranked No. 89 on ESPN HoopGurlz Basketball Prospects and holds the record for the most career assists with 399 and the most assists in a single season with 163 as a senior for Millard West High School.
- Norah closed her high school career with 134 rebounds, 163 total assists, 18 blocks, and 313 total points during the 2024-25 season.
- Gessert collected All-Nebraska First Team honors from the Omaha World-Herald as a senior.
- She was also a McDonald’s All-American nominee, a Lincoln Journal Star First Team Super State as a senior and was a two-time State Tournament First Team.Â
- Both Norah and her twin sister, Neleigh, were All-Metro Conference First Team and selected to be an honorary co-captains.
- Norah and Neleigh guided Millard West to back-to-back Nebraska state championships in 2024 and 2025.
- Over her final two seasons with the Wildcats, Millard West went 55-2.
More About Norah
- Favorite pregame snack or meal: Chicken/Pasta
- Favorite movie or tv show: Greys Anatomy
- Dream vacation spot: Maldives
- Game most excited for: Nebraska
- NIL deal you want: Nike and ALO
- Favorite thing in Omaha: College World Series
- Unpopular opinion: Rain Water is dirty
- Slang word you use too much: Yolo
- Best memory with your team: Road trips
- Favorite music artist/group: Drake
- Current roman empire: What would I be doing if I didn’t play basketball
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