Lexus Bargesser

Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Grass Lake, Mich.
Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9

HONORS
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023-24)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2023-24)
Academic All-Big Ten (2023-24)

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2023-24)
Played in all 32 games, making nine starts … doubled her offensive production from her freshman season, averaging 4.3 points per game while shooting 49.1 percent from the floor … also dished out 2.8 assists (90 total) and posted 25 games with multiple assists including nine with four or more … averaged 2.7 rebounds per game … averaged 22.1 minutes in each outing … maintained a +2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio … in the season opener against EIU, posted a career-high 15 points as she went a perfect 7-for-7 from the floor … added 12 points and four assists in the win against Murray State … picked up six rebounds versus Lipscomb in a 21-minute performance … recorded three assists and three rebounds No. 19/21 Tennessee … recorded four assists against Stetson … added two assists and a pair of steals in the Big Ten opener against Rutgers … had season-high four steals against Evansville to go along with six points and three assists … she recorded two assists and a steal and went 2-for-2 shooting in win against Michigan … recorded four assists and four rebounds at Nebraska and two steals, one block, and three assists versus Penn State … in her first career start, she added three rebounds and three assists at Purdue in the Barn Burner Trophy game… matched a career-high nine rebounds with four assists versus Northwestern … set a season-high six assists and shot 4-for-6 from the field at Maryland … recorded six points and four rebounds against No. 8/7 Ohio State … in a win over Michigan State, shot 4-for-5 from the floor for 10 points and distributed six assists … tied a season-high nine rebounds in the home win against Purdue along with 12 points … put up five points and five rebounds at Wisconsin… on the road at Illinois, she scored six points and gave out five assists … went 3-for-3 and added two assists in the win against No. 4/4 Iowa … in regular-season finale win against Maryland, had three assists and three rebounds … added eight points and two assists against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal … posted seven points and six assists in the NCAA Tournament first round win against Fairfield … also saw action in the NCAA Second Round and Sweet Sixteen against Oklahoma and South Carolina.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2022-23)
Played in 29 games off the bench … shot 58.1 percent from the floor and averaged 7.8 minutes per outing … held a +2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio … made her career debut with a bucket and a steal against Vermont … followed up by a 19-minute performance against UMass Lowell where she recorded a season-high nine points, two assists and five steals … had a bucket at No. 11/4 Tennessee … recorded two steals and two assists against Bowling Green … dished out a five assists to go along with four points and two steals in a victory against Quinnipiac where she played 11 minutes … went 2-for-2 from the floor and had a season-high six assists and a steal against Morehead State … in the non-conference finale, played 18 minutes against Butler where she scored eight points, a season-high six rebounds, two rebounds, two assist with a block and a steal … scored four points against Michigan State … added four points and four rebounds versus Nebraska … pulled down four boards in a win at Northwestern … picked up four points and four assists against Wisconsin … set a Big Ten season-high seven points with a steal in a win over Rutgers … in just under four minutes against Michigan at home, she recorded four points and a rebound … making her first NCAA Tournament appearance, tallied six points on 3-for-3 shooting and added an assists in the win over Tennessee Tech.

PREP
Led Grass Lake High School to a 2021 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state championship while averaging 23.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 3.8 steals and shot 55 percent from the floor … also helped the program to a district championship and regional championship … named an All-State honoree, All-Conference selection, Jackson Area Dream Team and Best of the Best … missed her senior basketball season with MCL/ACL tear … plays AAU with Michigan Premier and Michigan Crossover … rated as the No. 48 by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report, No. 53 by All Star Girls Report and No. 67 overall by ESPN.

PERSONAL
Birth date is Oct. 24 … daughter of David and Lori Bargesser … has two brothers, Xavier, who plays basketball at Alma College, and Brennen … major is human development & family studies.

Career Highs (through 2023-24)

Points	15, vs. Eastern Illinois (11/09/23)
Rebounds	9, 2x, last vs. Purdue (02/11/22)
Assists	6, 4x, last vs. Fairfield (03/23/24)
Steals	5, vs. UMass Lowell (11/11/22)
Blocks	2 vs Purdue (2/11/24)
FG Made	7, vs. Eastern Illinois (11/09/23)
FG Attempts	12, vs. Murray St. (11/17/23)
3FG Made	1, 3x, last vs Maryland (1/31/24)
3FG Attempts	2, 2x, last vs (1/31/24)
FT Made	4, vs. Purdue (2/11/24)
FT Attempts	5, 2x, last vs Wisconsin (2/14/24)