2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
HIGH SCHOOL
- Member of four straight state championships for Providence Academy in Class AA, the first ever for a high school team in the State of Minnesota
- Nominated for McDonalds All-American Game
- First Team All-State selection
- 1,000 career points and rebounds
- Finished her career with a career-high 23 points and added 15 rebounds in the state championship game her senior year
- Along with four basketball varsity letters, she also earned two with volleyball and one on track
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Lisa and Chris Counts
- Four sisters, Clara, Anna, Maria and Vink, and two brothers, Isaiah and Samuel
- Grandfather, Mel Counts, played college basketball at Oregon State (1961-64) and was a two All-American with the Beavers. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the Oregon State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988
- He was drafted as the seventh overall pick by the Boston Celtics in the 1964 NBA Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NBA with the Celtics, the Baltimore Bullets, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz.
- Won two NBA Championships with the Celtics in 1965 and 1966 and won gold as a member of the 1964 United States Men’s Basketball Olympic Team
- Sister Anna played college basketball at Minot State University (N.D.) (NCAA Division II) from 2019-22
- Sister Maria plays college basketball at the University of Minnesota at Duluth (2024-present) (NCAA Division II) before playing one year at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis (2023)
- Plans to major in Marketing at Lipscomb
- Chose Lipscomb because of the authenticity of the coaches and players showed her the place she wants to learn and grow for the next four years. The opportunity to play basketball at a high level, while growing on my faith was a lottery find for her
- Also had offers from Illinois State, North Dakota State, California State Sacramento, Loyola Marymount and Central Michigan
- Favorite TV show: Psych
- Favorite movie: Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
- Favorite book: Pride and Prejudice
- Favorite music group: Billy Joel
- Favorite professional athlete: William Sawalich
- Favorite professional team: Minnesota Timberwolves
- Most admired person: Alec Santelman
- Hidden talents: can do a really good Jennifer Coolidge and Yoshi impersonations
Statistics
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