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Jersey Number 22
Avery Koenen
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Montevideo, Minn.
- High School:
- Montevideo Senior HS
2025-26 AP All-America Honorable Mention
2025-26 CSC Academic All-America Second Team
2025-26 Finalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award
2025-26 Summit League Player of the Year
2025-26 Summit League Defensive Player of the Year
All-Summit League First Team (2024-25, 2025-26)
2025-26 Summit League All-Defensive Team
2025-26 Summit League All-Tournament Team
2025-26 Summit League Scholar of the Championship
2024-25 Summit League Academic All-League Team (2024-25, 2025-26)
CSC Academic All-District Team (2024-25, 2025-26)
2024-25 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25)
2025-26 SEASON (JUNIOR): Appeared in and started all 34 games…Averaged 19.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.4 steals over 28.4 minutes per game...Finished the season ranked inside the top 25 nationally in several categories, including: free throw attempts (3rd, 255), field goal percentage (5th, 63.8), double-doubles (7th, 21), defensive rebounds per game (10th, 8.3), free throws (11th, 182), rebounds (12th, 366), rebounds per game (13th, 10.8) and total points (25th, 661)…The only player in the country to average at least 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 63.0 percent or better from the field…Set the NDSU single-season record for rebounds (366), field goal percentage (.638), free throw attempted (255), defensive rebounds (283) and defensive rebounding average (8.3)…Finished the season positioned inside the top 10 in multiple NDSU single-season categories, including: games played (t-1st, 34), games started (t-1st, 34), total points (2nd, 661), free throws made (2nd, 182), field goals made (3rd, 238), rebounding average (3rd, 10.8), scoring average (6th, 19.4) and offensive rebounds (t-6th, 83)…Recorded double digits in scoring in 33-of-34 total games…Logged 15 20-point games and two 30-point performances…Posted a season-high 31 points with eight rebounds and four steals in the Summit League Tournament semifinal win over St. Thomas on March 7…Her 31 points were the most-ever by a Bison player in the tournament…Recorded double digits in rebounds in 22 games…Posted 21 double-doubles, including a stretch of seven straight from Jan. 1 at Oral Roberts to Jan. 24 against Denver…Led the Summit League in league play with 11.9 rebounds per contest and 191 total rebounds…Slotted second in league play with 19.8 points per game and posted 15 double digit performances across 16 games…Set the Summit League record for Player of the Week awards in a season with eight… Became the first player in program history to be named the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and second player to be tabbed the Summit League Player of the Year…Earned a spot on the All-Summit League First Team for the second straight season…One of five finalists and the first Bison player to ever be named a finalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award…Became the first player in the NDSU Division I era to be named an AP All-America Honorable Mention… Selected to the Summit League All-Tournament Team...First player in program history to be tabbed the Summit League Scholar of the Championship...Named to the Summit League Academic All-League Team and College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team…Selected to the CSC Academic All-America Second Team…Became only the third player in the NDSU Division I era to earn CSC Academic All-America honors.
2024-25 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made 31 starts and logged a team-high 28.4 minutes per game… Played in all 33 games, the second-most in a single-season in Bison history…Netted a team-high 14.5 points and hauled in a team-best 7.9 rebounds per game…Her 7.9 rebounds per game ranked third in the Summit League…Posted double figures in scoring in 24-of-33 games, including nine 20-point performances…Closed the season with seven straight games in double figures in scoring…Tallied a season-high 30 points with 14 rebounds against Omaha on March 1… Shot a team-best 52.3 percent (181-346) from the field…Drained a team-high 181 field goals…Shot 73.5 percent (108-147) from the free throw line…Led the team with 108 made free throws…Hauled in a team-high 261 rebounds, which ranked third in the Summit League…Grabbed 180 defensive rebounds, which was slotted fourth on the Bison single-season list…Positioned eighth on the Bison single-season list with 81 offensive rebounds…Averaged 5.5 defensive rebounds per game, which ranked sixth on the Bison single-season list…Reached double figures in rebounds in 11 games…Contributed 10 double-doubles…Slotted second in the Summit League in blocks (36) and blocks per game (1.09)…Created 40 steals…Averaged 17.0 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in Summit League play…Ranked second in league play with 8.1 rebounds per game…Tallied double digits in scoring in 13-of-16 Summit League games with eight 20-point performances…Slotted third in Summit League play with 17 blocks and posted six double-doubles…Netted the most points ever by a Bison player in the WNIT with 19 against Washington State on March 27…Grabbed the most rebounds and became the first Bison player to ever record a double-double in the WNIT with 17 points and 12 rebounds against New Mexico State on March 24…Named the Summit League Peak Performer of the Week on March 3…Earned a spot on the All-Summit League First Team…Selected to the CSC Academic All-District Team…Named to the Summit League All-Academic Team.
2023-24 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 34 games off the bench and logged 18.3 minutes per game….One of seven players on the roster to appear in all 34 games, which was the most in a single-season in NDSU history….Hauled in a team-best 175 rebounds…Recorded double figures in rebounds in six games, including a season-best 15 against Mayville State on Dec. 3…Averaged 5.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest…Shot 47.1 percent (73-155) from the field and 53.8 percent (49-91) from the free throw line…Reached double figures in scoring in four games, including a season-high 14 points at Oral Roberts on Jan. 20…Posted two double-doubles.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 19.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in her junior season at Montevideo Senior High School…Listed as a top 200 prospect at No. 180 on Dan Olson’s Collegiate Girls Basketball Report…Surpassed 2,000 points and 1,000 career rebounds in her high school career…Four-time All-Conference selection…Named Conference MVP in her sophomore and junior seasons…Also played volleyball and reached the 1,000 kills mark..Three-time All-Conference Volleyball selection and conference MVP in her junior season…Participated in track & field and finished in first place in the triple jump at the state championship...Also earned All-State honors in the 300 hurdles in her junior season.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Kristin and Scott Koenen…Both played basketball at Southwest Minnesota State… Has two brothers, Jackson and Caleb…Intends to major in Physical Education and Health.
2025-26 CSC Academic All-America Second Team
2025-26 Finalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award
2025-26 Summit League Player of the Year
2025-26 Summit League Defensive Player of the Year
All-Summit League First Team (2024-25, 2025-26)
2025-26 Summit League All-Defensive Team
2025-26 Summit League All-Tournament Team
2025-26 Summit League Scholar of the Championship
2024-25 Summit League Academic All-League Team (2024-25, 2025-26)
CSC Academic All-District Team (2024-25, 2025-26)
2024-25 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25)
2025-26 SEASON (JUNIOR): Appeared in and started all 34 games…Averaged 19.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.4 steals over 28.4 minutes per game...Finished the season ranked inside the top 25 nationally in several categories, including: free throw attempts (3rd, 255), field goal percentage (5th, 63.8), double-doubles (7th, 21), defensive rebounds per game (10th, 8.3), free throws (11th, 182), rebounds (12th, 366), rebounds per game (13th, 10.8) and total points (25th, 661)…The only player in the country to average at least 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 63.0 percent or better from the field…Set the NDSU single-season record for rebounds (366), field goal percentage (.638), free throw attempted (255), defensive rebounds (283) and defensive rebounding average (8.3)…Finished the season positioned inside the top 10 in multiple NDSU single-season categories, including: games played (t-1st, 34), games started (t-1st, 34), total points (2nd, 661), free throws made (2nd, 182), field goals made (3rd, 238), rebounding average (3rd, 10.8), scoring average (6th, 19.4) and offensive rebounds (t-6th, 83)…Recorded double digits in scoring in 33-of-34 total games…Logged 15 20-point games and two 30-point performances…Posted a season-high 31 points with eight rebounds and four steals in the Summit League Tournament semifinal win over St. Thomas on March 7…Her 31 points were the most-ever by a Bison player in the tournament…Recorded double digits in rebounds in 22 games…Posted 21 double-doubles, including a stretch of seven straight from Jan. 1 at Oral Roberts to Jan. 24 against Denver…Led the Summit League in league play with 11.9 rebounds per contest and 191 total rebounds…Slotted second in league play with 19.8 points per game and posted 15 double digit performances across 16 games…Set the Summit League record for Player of the Week awards in a season with eight… Became the first player in program history to be named the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and second player to be tabbed the Summit League Player of the Year…Earned a spot on the All-Summit League First Team for the second straight season…One of five finalists and the first Bison player to ever be named a finalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award…Became the first player in the NDSU Division I era to be named an AP All-America Honorable Mention… Selected to the Summit League All-Tournament Team...First player in program history to be tabbed the Summit League Scholar of the Championship...Named to the Summit League Academic All-League Team and College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team…Selected to the CSC Academic All-America Second Team…Became only the third player in the NDSU Division I era to earn CSC Academic All-America honors.
2024-25 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made 31 starts and logged a team-high 28.4 minutes per game… Played in all 33 games, the second-most in a single-season in Bison history…Netted a team-high 14.5 points and hauled in a team-best 7.9 rebounds per game…Her 7.9 rebounds per game ranked third in the Summit League…Posted double figures in scoring in 24-of-33 games, including nine 20-point performances…Closed the season with seven straight games in double figures in scoring…Tallied a season-high 30 points with 14 rebounds against Omaha on March 1… Shot a team-best 52.3 percent (181-346) from the field…Drained a team-high 181 field goals…Shot 73.5 percent (108-147) from the free throw line…Led the team with 108 made free throws…Hauled in a team-high 261 rebounds, which ranked third in the Summit League…Grabbed 180 defensive rebounds, which was slotted fourth on the Bison single-season list…Positioned eighth on the Bison single-season list with 81 offensive rebounds…Averaged 5.5 defensive rebounds per game, which ranked sixth on the Bison single-season list…Reached double figures in rebounds in 11 games…Contributed 10 double-doubles…Slotted second in the Summit League in blocks (36) and blocks per game (1.09)…Created 40 steals…Averaged 17.0 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in Summit League play…Ranked second in league play with 8.1 rebounds per game…Tallied double digits in scoring in 13-of-16 Summit League games with eight 20-point performances…Slotted third in Summit League play with 17 blocks and posted six double-doubles…Netted the most points ever by a Bison player in the WNIT with 19 against Washington State on March 27…Grabbed the most rebounds and became the first Bison player to ever record a double-double in the WNIT with 17 points and 12 rebounds against New Mexico State on March 24…Named the Summit League Peak Performer of the Week on March 3…Earned a spot on the All-Summit League First Team…Selected to the CSC Academic All-District Team…Named to the Summit League All-Academic Team.
2023-24 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 34 games off the bench and logged 18.3 minutes per game….One of seven players on the roster to appear in all 34 games, which was the most in a single-season in NDSU history….Hauled in a team-best 175 rebounds…Recorded double figures in rebounds in six games, including a season-best 15 against Mayville State on Dec. 3…Averaged 5.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest…Shot 47.1 percent (73-155) from the field and 53.8 percent (49-91) from the free throw line…Reached double figures in scoring in four games, including a season-high 14 points at Oral Roberts on Jan. 20…Posted two double-doubles.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 19.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in her junior season at Montevideo Senior High School…Listed as a top 200 prospect at No. 180 on Dan Olson’s Collegiate Girls Basketball Report…Surpassed 2,000 points and 1,000 career rebounds in her high school career…Four-time All-Conference selection…Named Conference MVP in her sophomore and junior seasons…Also played volleyball and reached the 1,000 kills mark..Three-time All-Conference Volleyball selection and conference MVP in her junior season…Participated in track & field and finished in first place in the triple jump at the state championship...Also earned All-State honors in the 300 hurdles in her junior season.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Kristin and Scott Koenen…Both played basketball at Southwest Minnesota State… Has two brothers, Jackson and Caleb…Intends to major in Physical Education and Health.
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