Brenna Wise

Photo by: Matt Pendleton

Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Position:
Forward
Height:
6-0

Honors
Senior CLASS Award Finalist (2019-20)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2019-20)
Academic All-Big Ten (2019-20)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2019-20)
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media, 2018-19)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (2019)
Academic All-Big Ten (2018-19)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2018-19)

CAREER
Scored 1,421 points and 849 rebounds in her career at Indiana and Pittsburgh … averaged 11.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game … shot a combined 41.8 percent from the floor, 34.9 percent from the 3-point line and 81.8 percent at the free throw line … scored 661 points in her two seasons at Indiana and finished with a record of 47-18 … played and started in all 127 games of her career … two-time team captain.

SENIOR YEAR (2019-20)
Started in all 32 games … led Indiana with 5.9 rebounds per game while adding 7.9 points per contest … led IU on the glass in 11 games and also had a team-high 54 offensive rebounds … shot 42.2 percent from the field and 72.1 percent from the free throw line … scored in double figures six times … recorded three double-digit rebounding games, the most on the team … had 16 points in wins at Florida and against No. 5/6 South Carolina at the Paradise Jam … against the Gamecocks, hit a season-high four 3-pointers … notched 15 points in the Paradise Jam finale against Washington State … dished out a season-high four assists against Baylor in the Paradise Jam where she also added six points and six rebounds … set a season-high 22 points on 7-for-9 shooting against North Florida to go along with nine rebounds, two assists and two steals … scored 15 points while going 5-for-7 from the floor and four rebounds against Youngstown State … led on the glass with 11 rebounds against Northwestern … had seven points and 10 boards at Penn State where she pulled down a season-high five offensive rebounds … scored in double figures with 10 points including two 3-pointers in the win at Nebraska …grabbed 10 rebounds in the win at Illinois … averaged 29 minutes per game.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR YEAR (2018-19)
Started in all 34 games … averaged 12.0 points and a team-high 6.8 rebounds per game … her 12.0 points per game were third-most on the team … led IU, the Big Ten and was seventh in the NCAA with a 91.6 free throw percentage (109-for-119) which is the second-best free throw percentage in a season in school history … had a team-high four double-doubles … connected on 52 3-pointers on the season while shooting a team-high 41.3 percent from beyond-the-arc … also shot well from the floor at 43.6 percent … scored in double figures 19 times and led in rebounds 19 times … also added 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game … opened up her IU career with back-to-back double figures scoring games against Milwaukee (17) and at Oakland (14) … her first double-double in a win over Florida with 18 points and 10 rebounds … her team-high 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting and 11 rebounds against Butler helped her team to a win as she played all 40 minutes … scored 13 points and nine rebounds in the win over South Dakota in the Puerto Rico Classic … posted back-to-back scoring games in her Big Ten debut with 12 points against Illinois and 20 versus Penn State where she hit 13 free throws, which is tied for 14^th most in a single game … a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds helped IU defeat No. 15 Michigan State … pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds at Ohio State … hit three 3-pointers to score 13 points at Wisconsin … also scored in double figures against Northwester with 14 points and six boards … shot 80 percent against Michigan for 12 points … added 15 points, eight of them at the line, at Rutgers to go with five boards … just missed a double-double against Minnesota with nine points and nine rebounds … had 12 points in the home game against Rutgers … with her double-double of 24 points and 12 rebounds, she helped Indiana upset No. 10 Iowa where she also had a season-high four 3-pointers … grabbed nine boards and scored seven points in the Barn Burner Trophy win over Purdue … led IU to a win with 19 points and tied a season-high four steals in the Big Ten Tournament opener win over Minnesota … collected 10 rebounds and nine points against Iowa … had 10 points in the NCAA Tournament First Round against Texas … against Oregon, posted five points and six rebounds.

JUNIOR YEAR (2017-18)
Did not play due to NCAA Transfer Rules after transferring from Pittsburgh in summer of 2017.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (at Pitt) (2016-17)
Repeat appearance on the All-ACC Academic Team … Pitt’s leading scorer and rebounder with 14.3 points and 6.4 boards per game … Started all 30 games … Led the Panthers with five double-doubles … Team highs of 24 games with double-figure scoring and five games with 20+ points … Set a school record with 13-of-13 made from the free throw line against Virginia Tech (Feb. 16), marking the most single-game free throws made without a miss in program history … Hit 11-of-11 from the charity stripe against Virginia (Jan. 22), becoming the second player in school history with two or more perfect games of 10 or more free throws … Career-high 31 points against Virginia Tech (Feb. 16) … Season-high 12 rebounds at No. 14/15 Duke (Feb. 12).

AS A FRESHMAN (at Pitt) (2015-16)
Started all 31 games … Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team and ACC All-Academic Team … Led the Panthers in points (10.7) and rebounds (7.6) per game … Had a team-best 19 double-figure scoring games and seven double-doubles … Her seven double-doubles were the fifth most in the ACC … Averaged 21.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in two ACC Tournament games … Scored a career-high 25 points vs. North Carolina in leading Pitt to its first ever ACC Tournament victory … Led the Panthers in scoring eight times, rebounding 14 times and blocks 11 times … Paced all ACC freshmen and ranked seventh overall in rebounding at 7.6 per game … Had a career-high 16 rebounds on two separate occasions (vs. Duquesne, vs. NC State).

HIGH SCHOOL
Rated the 13th best small forward for the class of 2015 by ESPN … Two-time Single A State Champion at Vincentian Academy … Two-time PIAA State Player of the Year … Averaged 20.8 points, 7.2 rebounds as a senior … Averaged 19.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.7 steals and 2.6 blocks as a junior … Guided her team to the WPIAL championship title in all four years … Registered her 2,000th point and 1,000th rebound during her senior year … Scored 2,331 career points … A 2015 Miss PA Basketball Finalist … Named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Fabulous 5” and Pittsburgh Tribune Review “Terrific Ten”… Played AAU with Drill 4 Skill, coached by John Miller … Made honor roll all four years and finished with a 5.00 GPA … National Honors Society … Vice President of Student Council.

PERSONAL
Birthday is Oct. 26 … daughter of Stu and Lisa Wise and Kathie O’Hara … has two siblings: older brother Ryan and younger brother Logan … graduated from IU’s Kelley School of Business with a dual degree in professional sales and marketing.