Grace Berger

Grace Berger vs. Baylor - 2019 Paradise Jam

Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0

Individual Career and GBG

HONORS
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022-23)
All-Big Ten First Team (2022-23)
USWBA All-American Honorable Mention (2022-23)
Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention (2022-23)
WBCA All-Region Finalist (2022-23)
Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 (2023)
CSC Academic All-American second team (2022-23)
Academic All-Big Ten (2022-23)
USBWA All-American Honorable Mention (2021-22)
Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention (2021-22)
All-Big Ten First Team (2021-22)
Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 watchlist (2022)
Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2022)
Big Ten Player of the Week (2/14/22)
Wooden Award preseason Top 50 watch list (2022)
Wade Watch preseason watch list (2022)
Academic All-Big Ten (2021-22)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2021-22)
WBCA All-American Honorable Mention (2021)
USBWA All-American Honorable Mention (2021)
All-Big Ten First Team (2020-21)
Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 watchlist (2021)
Midseason Wade Trophy watchlist (2021)
USA Basketball Women’s AmeriCup Team (2021)
Academic All-Big Ten (2020-21)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020-21)
WBCA All-American Honorable Mention
All-Big Ten First Team (2019-20)
Big Ten Player of the Week (11/25/19)

CAREER
Concluded her five-year career with 1,841 points, 573 assists and 752 rebounds. She ranks seventh all-time in scoring and second in all-time assists. She averaged 12.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.1 steals and shot 45.2 percent from the floor. Played in 148 career games, making 118 career starts and is the all-time winningest player in school history with 118 career victories and holds a 74.6 career win percentage and 83.1 percent in games inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

FIFTH YEAR (2022-23)
Played and started in 24 games … averaged 12.9 points, 5.8 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 1.0 steals and held a +2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio … appeared in an average of 31.9 minutes per game … scored in double figures 18 times including a season-high 26 points against No. 6 Iowa … had three double-doubles and recorded multiple assists in 23 of 24 appearances … shot 48.4 percent from the floor and 75.7 percent from the free throw line … started off the season with 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists against Vermont … posted her first double-double of the season at No. 11/4 Tennessee with 13 points and 10 rebounds to go along with six assists … put up 14 points and six assists versus Bowling Green and 13 points, six assists and four rebounds against Quinnipiac … missed eight games from Nov. 26-Jan. 8 with a knee injury … returned against Northwestern where she had 16 points and five assists in a road win … scored in double figures in seven-straight games after her return … had 11 points, eight assists and four rebounds in a win over No. 9/11 Maryland … put up 18 points in a win at No. 21/24 Illinois to go along with six rebounds, three assists and two steals where she went 7-for-10 from the floor … added 10 points, six assists and three rebounds in a road win at No. 14/16 Michigan … went 9-for-11 from the field for 21 points with seven assists against Rutgers … connected on a season-high 10 field goals while shooting 50 percent from the floor with nine rebounds and six assists against No. 5/6 Iowa … had a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds in a victory at No. 12/13 Ohio State … put up the first points/assist double-double since 2017 with 14 points and 10 dimes in the Barn Burner Trophy and Senior Day win over Purdue … scored 16 points and eight rebounds in the regular season finale at No. 6/6 Iowa … scored a team-high 20 points against Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals … recorded 17 points each in the NCAA Tournament against Tennessee Tech and Miami (FL).

SENIOR YEAR (2021-22)
Started all 33 games … averaged a team-highs with 16.2 points and 4.7 assists per game …also added 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game … finished fourth in minutes in the Big Ten, sixth in assists and 11^th in scoring … scored in double figures 30 times and led with a team-high in points 11 times … became the 29^th member of the 1,000 point club and ranks 13^th all-time in scoring (1,531) …posted eight 20-point plus scoring games … scored in double figures 30 times, grabbed three or more rebounds 30 times, dished out multiple assists on 31 occasions and had multiple steals in 13 games … shot 45 percent from the floor and 78.8 percent at the free throw line … tied a team-high three double-doubles … scored a season and career-high 29 points in a win over Michigan State … dished out a career-high 11 assists against Norfolk State and at Wisconsin … shot 70 percent from the floor for 19 points, seven rebounds and two steals against Fairfield … added 21 points on 69.2 percent from the floor along with seven rebounds and five assists in the win at No. 20 Ohio State … ended the season with scoring in double-figures in the final 19 games of the season … her 24 points including a jumper with eight seconds left that helped IU force overtime at Purdue and eventually win to keep the Barn Burner Trophy … recorded a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds against Minnesota where she also had eight assists … went 6-for-8 from the floor for 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists at Illinois … including her season-high 29 points, also went a perfect 11-for-11 at the free throw line against the Spartans … named Big Ten Player of the Week after her performance against MSU and at Illinois … recorded a pair of double-doubles against Maryland in the regular season finale (16 points, 10 rebounds) and in the Big Ten Tournament (16 points, 11 rebounds) … set a season-high five steals against Iowa … averaged 15.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and shot 47.4 percent from the floor in the NCAA Tournament to help lead IU to the Sweet Sixteen.

JUNIOR YEAR (2020-21)
Started all 27 games … teams 15.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists and shot 44.1 percent from the floor and 74.4 percent from the free throw line … led the nation in triple-doubles with three this season … scored in double figures 23 times including seven games scoring 20 points or more and tallied 415 total points … also recorded two double-doubles … averaged 16.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and shot 46.4 percent from the floor in the NCAA Tournament to help IU to an Elite Eight appearance … posted her first career and the program’s first ever triple-double in the season opener in a win over Eastern Kentucky with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists … she is the 18^th player in NCAA history to record a triple-double in a season opener … scored 21 points against No. 11 Kentucky … kicked off an eight-game double digit scoring streak at Minnesota on Dec. 23 … along the way she set a new career-high 26 points against Maryland and notched another triple-double at Penn State with 15 points, 10 rebounds and a season-high 12 assists … also dropped 26 points and 10 rebounds against No. 14 Ohio State … finished just shy of a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds in IU’s first win at Iowa since 1994 where she also played a season-high 39 minutes … became the fifth player in NCAA history to record a triple-double against the same team twice in the same season when she recorded her third triple-double in a home win over Penn State with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists … went 10-for-10 at the free throws against No. 11 Michigan … her 20 points and season-high three steals in a win at No. 15 Ohio State helped IU to halt a decade old losing streak to the Buckeyes and started another eight-game streak of scoring in double digits … had 22 points in the home win over Iowa … led IU in scoring in the NCAA Tournament first and second rounds … recorded 20 points in the first round against VCU and 17 points in the win over Belmont in the round of 32 … tied a season-high three steals in the win over the Bruins … brought down 12 rebounds vs North Carolina State and 12 points to upset the top seed to move to the Elite Eight … scored a team-high 15 points against Arizona in the regional final … finished the season just four points shy of the 1,000 career mark and has scored 996 points in three seasons.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Named to 12-member Team USA roster for 2021 AmeriCup … helped USA to a gold medal and perfect 6-0 record … averaged 5.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 42.3 percent from the floor and 81.8 percent at the free throw line … had her best game in the quarterfinals against the Virgin Islands where she scored 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2019-20)
Played and started in 30 games … second-leading scorer with 13.1 points per game … also averaged 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and a team-high 1.4 steals per game … paced IU in scoring five times and had four 20-point or more scoring games … shot 45.6 percent from the floor and 76.9 percent from the free throw line … averaged 34.4 minutes per game … scored in double figures 21 times while scoring at least four points in all 30 appearances … improved her scoring by 7.6 points from her freshman season while also tripling her made 3-pointers … recorded her first career double-double … opened the season with a 24-point performance against Mount St. Mary’s where she also had four assists and four steals … was spectacular at Florida where she scored 23 points on 10-for-15 shooting to go along with a season-high five steals to earn her first Big Ten Player of the Week honor and the first for IU since 2016 … had 10 points in the win over South Carolina in the Paradise Jam … dropped 10 points against Baylor … distributed a season-high eight assists against Youngstown State … went 6-for-10 for 16 points on four rebounds, two steals and two assists in the Big Ten opener against Michigan State as she scored in double figures in six of the first seven conference games … posted 21 points with three steals against Northwestern … recorded her first career double-double with a season-high 25 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Minnesota at home … scored 15 points while shooting 50 percent from the field as IU kept the Barn Burner Trophy over Purdue for the fourth-straight season … in a win at Nebraska, she had nine points and a team and career-high 15 rebounds … scored in double figures in the final six games of the season starting with 12 points against Ohio State and 18 points at Minnesota where she also had nine rebounds and five assists … put up 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the victory over Nebraska in the home finale … recorded 13 points at Michigan … reached double figures in both Big Ten Tournament games with 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the victory over Rutgers and 10 points, seven assists, six rebounds and two steals against Maryland.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2018-19)
Played in all 34 games, making four starts … averaged 5.5 points, 2.8 rebounds per game and 1.6 assists per game … shot 42.2 percent from the floor and averaged 20.2 minutes per appearance … got the nod in the season opener against Milwaukee … scored her first double figure scoring game with 11 points against Florida where she also passed out three assists … tallied nine points, four rebounds, an assist and a block against NIU … chipped in eight points, two assists and two rebounds against Missouri State … led the team with a season-high 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting, three rebounds and two assists against Loyola Marymount in the Puerto Rico Classic … had four points and four rebounds in her Big Ten debut at Illinois … scored in double figures with 10 points in the win over No. 15 Michigan State … scored eight points and four rebounds at Ohio State … added nine points and five rebounds in the win at Nebraska … also had 10 points at Michigan State where she also had four assists and four rebounds … helped guide Indiana to a win over Purdue in the Barn Burner Trophy game with 11 points, six rebounds and two steals where her spin move made SportsCenter … against No. 10 Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament, she scored 13 points on 6-for-13 shooting and added three rebounds … had four points against Texas in the NCAA Tournament First Round win … went 5-for-8 from the floor and added 11 points against Oregon in the second round.

PREP
Played four years at Sacred Heart where she led them to a 101-31 record … finished her career with 1,886 points and 988 career rebounds … as a senior, averaged 15.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists to lead her team to a 29-6 overall record and a regional final appearance … named a Kentucky All-Star, finalist for Miss Kentucky Basketball 2018, the 2018 Louisville Courier-Journal Female Athlete of the Year and the Seventh Region Player of the Year by the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches … in two Kentucky All-Star games against Indiana, Berger scored a combined 25 points, 11 rebounds and five steals … a first-team All-State selection as a junior and second-team selection as a sophomore … averaged 14.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists as a junior where the Valkyries earned a seventh district championship and appearance in the state finals … rated as a five-star recruit by ESPN at No. 46 overall in the 2018 class … also ranked No. 43 overall by Dan Olson, No. 70 overall by All-Star Girls Report, No. 76 overall by ProspectsNation.com and No. 79 overall by Preferred Athlete Scouting Service … played AAU with Kentucky Premier.

PERSONAL
Birthday is June 3 … daughter of Todd and Mary Charlotte Berger … with a degree in sports marketing & management in May 2021 and is pursuing a master’s degree in athletic administration.

Career Highs (through 2022-23)

Points	29, vs Michigan State (2/12/22)
Rebounds	15, at Nebraska (2/9/20)
Assists	12, at Penn State (1/7/21)
Steals	5, at Florida (11/22/19), vs Iowa (2/19/22)
Blocks	3, vs. Tennessee Tech (3/18/23)
FG Made	13, at Maryland (1/4/21)
FG Attempts	21, at Maryland (1/4/21), vs Iowa (2/19/22), vs Iowa 3/6/22)
3FG Made	3, 2x, last vs. Rutgers (1/29/23)
3FG Attempts	6, vs Mount St Mary’s (11/7/19)
FT Made	11, vs Michigan St (2/12/22)
FT Attempts	14, vs Ohio St (1/28/21)