2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Alexis Gassion
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fairborn, Ohio
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
HONORS
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2016-17)
All-Big Ten Defensive Team (2016-17)
Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (1/9/17)
Academic All-Big Ten (2015-16, 2016-17)
SENIOR YEAR (2016-17)
Played and started in all 34 games … was the team’s third leading scorer averaging 12.4 points and second in rebounds with 6.4 per game … was second in assists and tied for eighth in the Big Ten, averaging 4.6 per game and dished out 157 total … finished sixth in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.0) which topped the Big Ten … shot 46.0 percent from the floor, 32.7 percent from 3-point range and 72.6 percent from the free throw line … became the 25th player in school history to score 1,000 points and finished her career with 1,343 total points, which is 13th all-time in school history … also finished ranked ninth all-time in rebounds with 749 … is the eighth player in school history to ever record over 1,300 points and 700 rebounds … also ended her career with 82 total blocks, which ranks ninth all-time in school history … scored in double figures in 26 games including two 20-point plus performances … led Indiana in scoring in four games and in rebounding in eight … set a new career-high 26 points by going 10-for-18 from the floor in a win over Minnesota … set a new career-best with 20 rebounds against Oakland, which ranks tied for the seventh-best single game performance in school history … recorded three double-doubles … set a career-high nine assists against Iowa and SMU as she dished out six or more assists in eight games … scored 15 points, had eight rebounds, eight assists, a block and a steal at Chattanooga … against Florida, scored 15 points, six rebounds, eight assists, a steal and a block … went 4-for-4 from the floor for 10 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a win over Northern Kentucky … had 16 points, six rebounds and three assists in IU’s first win at Wisconsin since 2009 … had a double-double in the Big Ten Tournament against Purdue when she scored 14 points and a team-high 13 rebounds … finished her career with 132 career starts, starting the final 83 games of her career … averaged 35.1 minutes per game.
JUNIOR YEAR (2015-16)
Started all 33 games for the Hoosiers in 2015-16 ... averaged 11.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.2 blocks per game ... scored in double figures in 23 contests, including nine of the last 10 games of the year ... dished for four or more assists in 12 games... played all 40 minutes and tallied 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting with eight assists, a block and a steal against top-seeded Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in South Bend ... tallied 22 points in win at Nebraska on Feb. 24, shooting 7-of-14 from the field with six assists, five boards, two steals and a block ... had 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting to go along with six assists and five rebounds in Minnesota win on Feb. 18 ... just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine boards at Illinois to go along with three assists ... scored 15 points in home win over Nebraska on Feb. 7 ... flirted with a triple double in Iowa win on Feb. 4 with nine points, 11 rebounds and eight assists ... helped IU to a road win over No. 20 Northwestern on Jan. 24 with 12 points, nine assists and three steals ... tallied 10 points in win over No. 18 Michigan State on Jan. 13 and added three steals ... finished with 14 points with six rebounds and two steals while nailing 8-of-10 free throws ... poured in 19 points against Yale on Dec. 28 hitting 9-of-12 field goals with four rebounds, three assists and two steals ... had 19 points against No. 23/21 Miami in the Florida Sunshine Classic ... achieved a double-double in Samford win on Dec. 11 with 13 points and 13 rebounds ... shot 5-of-9 from the field to score 15 points in Big Ten/ACC Challenge victory over Georgia Tech on Dec. 2 ... had 20 points, nailing 7-of-11 shots with eight boards in triumph over IPFW in Fort Wayne.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014-15)
Appeared in all 31 games, including 16 starts … averaged 8.0 points per game and was second the team with 6.1 rebounds per game … tallied double-figure points 10 times and double-digit rebounds four times with a pair of double-doubles … shot 44.9 percent from the field, 77.0 percent from the free throw line and 34.8 percent from 3-point range … against Gardner-Webb, scored 11 points with three rebounds and two assists … shot 4-of-5 from the field, scoring 10 points vs. Morehead State on Nov. 21 to go along with three rebounds and two assists … nabbed three steals with five rebounds, five points and three assists in the win over ETSU on Nov. 30 … skied for seven rebounds and added six points, a block and an assist in the win over IUPUI on Dec. 7 … shot 4-of-7 from the field for eight points with six rebounds and two blocks against IPFW … at Milwaukee on Dec. 14, scored 15 points with six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal while shooting 7-of-11 from the field … at Oakland on Dec. 20 scored nine points with five rebounds and a block … skied for 16 rebounds in the win over Wisconsin on Jan. 11 to go along with seven points, two blocks, a steal and an assist … scored nine points with eight rebounds, three steals and three assists at Minnesota on Jan. 18 … led Indiana with 18 points and nine rebounds at Penn State on Jan. 22 with three steals while shooting 16-of-18 from the free throw line … against No. 7/6 Maryland, scored 18 points with nine rebounds, three blocks and two steals while shooting 8-of-14 from the field … scored 12 points with seven rebounds and a steal while shooting 4-of-7 from the field and 2-of-3 from 3-point range vs. Purdue on Feb. 2 … finished with 11 points, six rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal while shooting 4-of-6 from the field vs. Northwestern on Feb. 5 … accomplished her first double-double of the year with 14 points and 11 rebounds at Ohio State to go along with four assists and two steals … led IU with 11 boards and added seven points and four assists in the win over Illinois on Feb. 11 … achieved a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds at Iowa on Feb. 15 to go along with five assists and a steal … at Maryland, tallied 10 points with five rebounds on Feb. 26.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2013-14)
Appeared in all 34 games and started in 32 contests ... was second on the team in scoring with 8.8 points per game to go along with 5.5 rebounds per contest ... averaged 12.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game over her last 13 contests played in 2013-14 ... tallied six points and four rebounds against Oakland in her first career game in an IU uniform ... played 21 minutes off the bench to tally four points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal at IPFW on Nov. 12 ... made her first career start, scored eight points with eight rebounds, shooting 4-of-8 from the field at Indiana State ... in the win over Central Arkansas on Nov. 18, tallied nine points with two boards ... scored in double digits for the first time in her career vs. Butler on Nov. 23, scoring 10 points with five boards ... had 10 points vs. USC Upstate and added three boards, a steal and an assist ... tallied 10 points against Virginia Tech on Dec. 4 to go along with six rebounds and two assists ... at Morehead State on Dec. 8, tallied eight points with three rebounds, three assists and three blocks, all while holding MSU's leading scorer 0-of-10 from the field on the defensive end ... dished for four assists with nine points and two boards vs. Milwaukee on Dec. 11 ... had a career high six assists with seven points, three rebounds and a block at Cleveland State on Dec. 21 ... grabbed 10 rebounds and two steals at Xavier to go along with six points ... against Iowa, tallied eight points and had three boards and an assist ... at Wisconsin on Jan. 15, scored 13 points and led IU with eight rebounds ... had a career high four blocks at Purdue on Jan. 17 to go along with eight points, five boards and three assists while shooting 3-of-5 from the field ... scored a career high 22 points while shooting 8-of-10 from the field including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc at Illinois on Feb. 2 to go along with five rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal ... finished with 14 points with six rebounds, three assists and a block against Wisconsin on Feb. 8 while hitting 6-of-6 free throws ... against Penn State, had a career high four steals while scoring six points with nine rebounds and a block ... scored 19 points while shooting 8-of-15 from the field with three 3-pointers at Nebraska on Feb. 16 ... had a career high 11 rebounds with eight points, three steals, three assists and a block vs. Michigan on Feb. 19 ... tallied 17 points in the win over Illinois on Feb. 22 to go along with seven rebounds, a career-high tying four steals, two blocks and two assists ... achieved her first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds at Minnesota on Feb. 27 ... led IU with 12 points and six boards to go along with three blocks and two assists while shooting 4-of-8 overall and 3-of-5 from long distance vs. Michigan on March 6 ... skied for a team-high 10 boards vs. Belmont on March 20 in WNIT opening round ... against Marquette on March 22, scored 11 points with four assists, four rebounds with a block and a steal, nailed two clutch free throws with five seconds to play to seal the win for IU ... finished with 10 points and nine boards to go along with three steals in win over Northwestern on March 27 ... tied her career high with 22 points at South Dakota State in WNIT quarterfinals, shooting 8-of-13 from the field and 3-of-5 from 3-point range to go along with four rebounds, three assists and three steals.
PREP
Graduated from Fairborn High School and played under head coach Steve Hannaford ... led Fairborn to a sectional title and a conference championship with a 22-3 record as a senior while averaging 19.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 4.7 steals per game ... named AP DI All-Ohio Special Mention, JJ Huddle All-Ohio third team, AP DI All-Ohio Southwest District first team, Ohio District 15 Coaches Association Player of the Year, earned first team all-conference honors and was named conference division Player of the Year ... graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,313 points ... among the all-time leaders at Fairborn in career assists (333), rebounds (673) and steals (295) ... led Fairborn to three sectional titles during her high school career and four conference division championships ... averaged 17.5 points, 7.4 boards, 4.0 assists and 3.6 steals as a junior and shot 37.8 percent from 3-point range.
PERSONAL
Birth date is June 24, 1995 ... the daughter of Tom and Crissy Oktavec ... major is human development & family studies.
