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Sophomore Year (2010-11)
Appeared in 35 games ... scored eight points, all in the second half, and grabbed three rebounds in the season opener at Illinois (11/12) ... scored nine points on 4-of-7 shooting, making three fastbreak layups, against Eastern Illinois (11/18) ... made a season-best two three-pointers at DePaul (12/1) ... scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds against Ball State (12/9) ... scored a season-high 11 points and grabbed a career-best six rebounds against Northern Iowa (1/1) ... tied her career-high with five assists at Bradley (3/3).
Freshman Year (2009-10) Only freshman to appear in all 36 games, a Redbird freshman record ... recorded a rebound and an assist in her collegiate debut against UCLA (11/14) ... scored her first-career points against Illinois (11/24) ... recorded four rebounds, three assists and two steals, the first of her career, at UW-Milwaukee (12/15) ... scored eight points at Illinois-Chicago (12/18), making her first three-pointer ... after not scoring in the first three games of the season, scored 20 points in the next five games ... scored in double-figures for the first time with 11 points at Wichita State (1/16), making a career-best 5-of-6 free throws ... scored nine points, making all three field goal attempts, against Indiana State (2/6) ... in 21 minutes at Evansville, recorded seven points, two rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal ... led ISU with a career-high three steals against Bradley (2/25) ... recorded career-highs with 21 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals against Northern Iowa (2/28) ... made a career-high 8-of-9 field goals, including three three-pointers ... against the Panthers, assisted consecutive baskets that put ISU ahead, erasing a 13-point deficit, and scored six of the team's final eight points.
Prior to ISU Four-year letterwinner at University High School ... three-time team MVP ... two-time Chicago Independent League Player of the Year ... all-state selection her senior year ... led the Maroons to a 24-4 record, their best ever, as a senior and a conference championship as a junior ... averaged 25.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 steals, 4.1 assists and 1.3 blocks per game as a senior ... averaged 24.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.7 steals, 4.2 assists and 2.2 blocks per game as a junior ... averaged 18.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 steals, 4.1 assists and 1.3 blocks per game as a sophomore ... prep coach was Meghan Janda ... rated the No. 42 point guard in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz in 2008 ... played AAU basketball with the Chicago Hoops Express, the same program as teammate Ashleen Bracey and former Redbirds Tiffany Hudson and Lashawn Johnson.
Personal Alexis Kimeko Jenkins ... born November 25, 1990 in Chicago, Ill. ... daughter of Rosalind Jenkins and Stanley Moore ...one brother(Jayden) and one sister (Tyler)... majoring in business administration ... AFNI Athletics Honor Roll: Spring 2010.