Rose Nkumu

Marquette Women's Basketball Media Day at the Al McGuire Center on September 1, 2023,in Milwaukee Wisconsin

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Marquette Women's Basketball poses on media day at Al McGuire Center on Friday September 1, 2023 in Milwaukee, WI.

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Marquette Women's Basketball defeats St. Johns 61-38 at Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee, WI on Saturday February 18, 2023.

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Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Iowa City HS
Hometown:
Iowa City, Iowa

Honors & Awards:
Fort Myers Tip-Off Tournament Most Valuable Player (Nov. 25, 2023)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 19, 2022)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)

2023-24 (Sr.): Averaged 7.3 points and 4.7 assists starting in all 32 contests … Fort Myers Tip-Off Tournament MVP after averaging 12.5 points, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals in wins over Boston College and Arkansas … Finished first in the BIG EAST and sixth in the country in assist-to-turnover ration (2.85) … 16 games with 5-or-more assists … Finished third in the BIG EAST in assists per game (4.7) … Scored a career-high 18 points with five assists and four rebounds in NCAA First Round game against Ole Miss (3/23) … First career double-double with 12 points and 10 assists in season-opening win over UT Martin (11/6) … 14 points and seven assists in Fort Myers Tip-Off title game vs. Arkansas (11/25) … 17 points and four assists against Memphis (11/29) … 12 points, nine assists in win over DePaul (1/13) … 13 points, seven assists and four rebounds in road win at Xavier (2/24).

2022-23 (Jr.): Averaged 4.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 32 games, starting in all but two ... Recorded career-high 16 points four steals and five rebounds in a win against #3 Texas (11/19) ... Had nine points, four boards, four assist and one steal in a victory at Georgetown (12/2) ... Registered 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting, three steals and two rebounds in a win against Butler (12/18)... Scored seven points, assisted on six shots, brought down four boards and recorded a block in a winning effort against Providence (1/14) ... Grabbed five boards paired with a steal at Villanova ( 2/1) ... Filled up the stat sheet with career-high eight rebounds, seven points, two assists and one steal against Georgetown (2/4) ... Had a career-high five steals, five points and three steals against UConn (2/8) ... Had seven points, matched career-high seven assists, three boards at against St. John's (2/18) ... Dished out season-high eight assists and grabbed two rebounds in a winning effort against DePaul (2/27).

2021-22 (So.): Averaged 1.9 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists while appearing in 31 games ... Earned three starts, while averaging 12.2 minutes per contest ... Recorded of eight points and seven rebounds against DePaul (1/12) ... Dished out career-high nine assists to go along with four points and five rebounds against Georgetown (1/14) ... Brought down five rebounds to go along with five points in 13 minutes off the bench against Southern (11/15) ... Made season debut against NJIT (11/12), playing 11 minutes.

2020-21 (Fr.): Averaged 0.7 points, 0.7 assists and 0.3 rebounds in 15 games played ... Made her collegiate debut at North Dakota, scoring two points in four minutes (11/29) ... Also appeared and played seven minutes against Providence (12/4) ... Chipped in three assists and a rebound at Cincinnati (12/10) ... Tallied three assists and two boards in a win at Xavier (12/22) ... Appeared against Georgetown (1/20), Villanova (1/27) and Creighton (2/1) ... Made 1-of-2 free throws against UConn in one minute played (2/5) ... Played two minutes and missed one shot against DePaul (2/7) ... Scored a career-high eight points on 2/5 shooting from 3-point range against Butler, also making two foul shots (2/10) ... Played four minutes against Creighton (2/22) ... Appeared in the BIG EAST tournament against Providence (3/6) and UConn (3/8) ...

Prior to Marquette: Four-year letterwinner at Iowa City High School … Served as team captain final two seasons … Three-time all-conference honoree and was also named Second Team All-State final three campaigns … Helped team to four-straight conference titles and trips to the state tournament … Concluded career with 1,313 points and school records for career assists (379) and steals (326) … Second team all-league selection as a freshman … Played for Kingdom Hoops.

Personal: Daughter of Stacia and Peter Nkumu … Has one brother, Gabriel … Birthday is June 10 ... Majoring in digital media & double-minoring in advertising and public relations.