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20 Jess Genco

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Scranton Prep
  • Hometown Scranton, Pa.

Biography

FG 3FG FT REB AST PTS
SEASON GP-GS MPG M-A % M-A % M-A % T PG T PG BK ST T PG
2015-16 31-31 38.9 98-294 .333 64-191 .335 31-46 .674 130 4.2 131 4.2 8 43 291 9.4
2016-17 31-31 38.7 106-321 .330 58-190 .305 34-48 .708 96 3.1 130 4.2 4 51 304 9.8
2017-18 28-28 37.6 145-370 .392 87-233 .373 36-47 .766 96 3.4 143 5.1 1 34 413 14.8
2018-19 32-32 38.4 177-423 .418 89-237 .376 116-127 .913 126 3.9 144 4.5 3 65 559 17.5
CAREER 122-122 38.4 526-1,408 .374 298-851 .350 217-268 .810 448 3.7 548 4.5 16 193 1,567 12.8

Career Accolades
• Graduated the program as its career record holder in minutes played (4,687), games started (122), assists (548) and 3-point field goals (298).
• Departed the Huskies as the program's third all-time scorer (1,567 career points).

• First Northeastern player to garner multiple All-CAA First Team selections (2017-18, 2018-19) – the program's fourth player to do so across all conferences.

2018-19 at Northeastern
• 2018-19 CAA statistical champion in scoring (17.5 points per game), assists (4.5 per game), free throw percentage (.913), 3-point field goals per game (2.8) and minutes per game (38.4).
• Ranked third among Division I players in minutes per game and eighth in free throw percentage.

• Set the Northeastern single-season record for 3-point field goals (89), breaking her own record from the 2017-18 season.
• Became the program's first player to eclipse 500 career assists during her seven-assist game at Delaware (Feb. 15).
• Twice set the Northeastern single-game record for 3-point field goals, hitting eight at Florida (Nov. 28) and nine at Providence (Dec. 15).

2018-19 AWARDS & HONORS
    • All-ECAC Honorable Mention (April 3)
    • CAA All-Tournament Team (March 16)
    • All-CAA First Team (March 12)
    • Four-time CAA Player of the Week (Nov. 19, Dec. 17, Jan. 7, March 4)

    • CAA Honorable Mention Player of the Week (Dec. 3)
    • Preseason All-CAA First Team (Oct. 18)

2017-18 at Northeastern
• Became the program's 20th player to eclipse 1,000 career points, achieving the feat during the fourth quarter of the Huskies' WBI first round game against Yale (March 15).


2017-18 AWARDS & HONORS 
    • All-CAA First Team (March 7)
    • CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 5)
    • Three-time #CAAHoops Player of the Night, Twitter fan vote (Jan. 5, Jan. 26, Feb. 2)

    • 2017 Beach Classic All-Tournament Team (Dec. 21)

    • Preseason All-CAA Second Team (Oct. 19)

2016-17 at Northeastern / AWARDS & HONORS
    • 2016 Cancun Challenge Mayan Division All-Tournament Team (Nov. 26)
    • Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention (Oct. 25)


2015-16 at Northeastern / AWARDS & HONORS
    • CAA All-Rookie Team (March 8)
    • Three-time CAA Rookie of the Week (Dec. 7, Feb. 8, Feb. 29)


Before NU: Starred in basketball and soccer at Scranton Preparatory ... Won District championships in basketball (2014) and in soccer (2011-14) ... Named to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) All-State Second Team in 2015 ... Recipient of the 2015 Robert M. Larkins Award ... Named to the All-Region Team in basketball and soccer during 2015 ... Named to the Lackawanna League Division I All-Star First Team in basketball and soccer ... Chosen as the 2015 Lynett Tournament Most Valuable Player.

Personal: Mom, Catherine, played basketball at Fordham ... Father, Gerard, played basketball at Scranton ... Uncle, Salvatore, played basketball at Montclair State ... Uncle, David, played football at Fordham ... National Honor Society member ... Gold and Bronze Medal National Latin Exam ... Silver Medal National Spanish Exam ... Plans to major in biology ... Class of 2019.

Coach Cole on Jess Genco (from Nov. 2014): 
“Jess is a point guard with an uncanny ability to see the floor. She can score both inside and outside the arc, but has a knack for creating open looks for teammates and leading the floor game. She is a student of the game who has through-the-roof potential.”

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Historical Player Information

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    2015-16Freshman

    Guard
    5'5" 135 lbs
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    2016-17Sophomore

    Guard
    5'5" 135 lbs
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    2017-18Junior

    Guard
    5'5" 0 lbs
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    2018-19Senior

    Guard
    5'5" 0 lbs
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