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Aaron Jennings

Class: Senior Hometown: Atkins, Iowa High School: Benton Community

Height / Weight: 6-11 / 240 Position: Center

• Finished his career fifth on NU’s all-time list with 90 blocked shots.

2002-03: Started every game this season … Finished third on the team in scoring with 11.3 ppg … Led the 'Cats with 36 blocked shots, which placed him sixth on NU's single-season list … Placed second on the team with 4.6 rebounds per contest and tied for second with 31 three-point field goals … Had 27 steals (good for third on the team) and 55 assists (tied for fourth on the team) … Had 18 double-figure scoring games … Led NU in scoring nine times and rebounding a team-high 11 times … According to Stats, Inc., finished second behind only Minnesota’s Rick Rickert for most three-point baskets made by a player 6-foot-11 or taller nationally … Tallied 15 points -- 12 of them in the extra sessions -- in NU’s double-overtime win against Penn State (3/1) … Scored 13 points and snared team-leading seven rebounds, and added four assists and two blocked shots vs. Illinois at the United Center (2/22) … Scored career-high 20 points (7-of-11 from the field) and knocked down four three-point baskets to lead all players vs. Purdue (2/12); also had six rebounds … Led team with 15 points at Ohio State (2/1) … Scored 16 points vs. Wisconsin (2/8) … Scored 13 points and tied career high with three steals at Wisconsin (1/29) … Led NU with 16 points and eight boards at Minnesota (1/25) … Scored 16 points in Big Ten opener vs. Iowa (1/8), followed that up with 14 at Purdue (1/11) and 10 at Indiana (1/15) … Set then-career high with 19 points, had seven rebounds and four assists vs. Buffalo (12/30) … Tied a career high with five assists vs. UIC (12/19) … Matched then-career high with 17 points vs. Elon (12/18) … Tied then-career highs with 17 points and nine rebounds at N.C. State (12/4) … Had seven blocked shots, tied for second on NU’s single-game list, vs. New Hampshire (11/25) … Opened season with team-high 16 points (8-of-11 from the field) and seven rebounds vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/22).

2001-02: Played in every game, starting last 20 … Averaging 7.1 ppg since he got starting nod (2.4 ppg before that) … Tied for 11th in Big Ten (conference only) with 0.81 blocked shots per game … Second on team with 23 blocked shots … Hit two or more 3-pointers seven times this season, including five Big Ten games … Matched career high with five assists vs. Michigan at Big Ten Tournament (3/7) … Had 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and season-high three blocked shots at Penn State (2/16) … Had blocked shot to prevent tying basket late in win vs. Minnesota (2/13) … Had 15 points, matching best output in last two seasons, at Purdue (1/23). Also hit career-best three 3-pointers in that game … Had 12 points and two more treys in next game vs. Buffalo (1/26) … Had eight points and season-high eight rebounds vs. Iowa (1/19) … Scored 10 points in NU’s first two Big Ten games, vs. Indiana (1/2) and at Iowa (1/9) … Had 14 points in first start of season, vs. UL-Lafayette at azcentral.com Hoops Classic (12/28).

2000-01: Played in all 30 games, tying an NU single-season record … Started the season opener against Arkansas-Little Rock … Averaged 14.8 minutes per game overall … Averaged 6.8 ppg in Big Ten games … Had seven points in 10 minutes at Michigan (2/28) … Scored 14 points vs. Minnesota (2/6) … Scored seven points, tied for team high with four rebounds at Illinois (2/3) … Had eight points and three assists vs. Michigan State (1/24) … Led team with 13 points in 17 minutes at Purdue (1/20) … Had nine points, including two 3-pointers, along with three rebounds and two blocked shots at Michigan State (1/10) … Led team with 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots vs. Purdue (1/6) … Scored 12 points, all in the second half, and added three rebounds and three steals at Ohio State (1/3) … Had nine points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals vs. St. Peter’s (12/13) … Had nine points, five boards and two blocked shots vs. Vermont (11/25).

1999-2000: Played 29 games as a true freshman, starting 12 … Led the team with 10 points vs. Wisconsin in Big Ten Tournament … Had eight points and six boards at Illinois … Scored 17 points vs. Michigan … In a five-game stretch from Feb. 5-19 (Indiana, Rice, Purdue, at Penn State, Illinois) averaged 12.6 pts, 5.2 rebs in 26.4 minutes … Led the team with 10 points vs. Illinois … Scored 10 points and grabbed a career-best nine boards at PSU on Feb. 16 … Scored a career-high 18 points to lead the team vs. Rice on Feb. 9 … Led the team in scoring and rebounding vs. Indiana on Feb. 5 with 14 points and seven boards (14 pts and 6 rebs in second half) … Scored 12 points (10 in the first half) and grabbed six boards vs. Jacksonville … Scored nine points at MSU on Jan. 22.

High School: First-team all-state, all-region and all-conference as a senior … Named first-team all-state by the Des Moines Register … Team captain as a senior … Averaged 18 points, nine rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game as a senior … Played in Tim Knight’s All-Star Game … Honorable mention All-American by Blue Ribbon … Ranked among the top 150 players in the country by Bob Gibbons …Second-team all-state performer his junior season … Named MVP of the Wamac conference as a junior … Led Benton Community to a 15-7 record last year and a Round-of-16 appearance in the state tournament … Averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks as a junior … Participated in the Nike camp … High school coach is Steve Allman …

Personal: Born Aaron Michael Jennings on 12/24/80 … Son of Mike and Pam Jennings … Attended same high school as Dallas Cowboy defensive lineman Chad Hennings … Chose Northwestern over Iowa State, Indiana State and Creighton.

Jennings' Career Highs

• Points: 20 vs. Purdue (2/12/03)
• Rebounds: 9, two times
  12/4/02 at N.C. State
  2/16/00 at Penn State
  
• Assists: 5, three times
  12/19/02 vs. Illinois-Chicago
  3/7/02 vs. Michigan (Big Ten Tournament)
  12/28/01 vs. La.-Lafayette
  
• Blocks: 7 vs. New Hampshire (11/25/02)
  
• Steals: 3, three times
  1/29/03 at Wisconsin
  12/13/00 vs. St. Peter’s
  1/3/01 at Ohio State
  
• 3-Pointers: 4 vs. Purdue (2/12/03)

Jennings' Career Stats