Biography
Senior Year (2024-25): Earned All-America Honorable Mention status from USBWA, Associated Press, and WBCA…repeated as Jackie Stiles Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year…was a First-Team All-MVC and All-MVC Defensive Team performer…included on All-MVC Tournament Team, MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team, College Sports Communicators Academic All-District and All-America Teams, and earned eight MVC Player of the Week nods…recognized as a Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year finalist for the second straight season, as well as a Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year finalist…started all 34 of Drake’s games…averaged 23.4 points per game with 797 total points scored…led the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring, 3-pointers per game, and assists…scored 30-plus points 13 times including three 40-plus point outings…scored 20-plus points in 10 of Drake’s final 11 games with 30 or more points six times and two 40-point games over that stretch…netted a career-high 45 points in MVC Tournament semifinals vs. Murray State, marking the sixth-highest single-game total in team history…other 40-plus point games came against Iowa (40), and Belmont (42)…outing vs. Iowa included third-most free throws made in a game (17) and fifth-most 3-pointers made in a game (7)…also drilled nine triples, the second-most made in a game in team history, in 42-point effort at Belmont, and eight treys, the third-highest made in a game in team history, in 39-point day at Iowa State…shot 266-of-532 from the field (.500), 113-of-285 (.396), and 152-of-189 from the free throw line (.804)…rebounding 154 times in total…doled out 245 assists, made 85 steals, and blocked nine shots…collected eight steals in win at Bradley, marking a tie for the second-highest single game steals number in team history…senior stats marked the only season that a player averaged at least 22 points, seven assists, and 2.5 steals since assists became an officially tracked stat in 1985…finished Drake career as the seventh-leading scorer in program history and the seventh Bulldog of all-time with 2,088 points…single-season stats of 797 points (fifth), 23.4 point per game (eighth), 113 3-pointers (second), 245 assists (third), and 85 steals (fifth) all rank within the single-season top 10 in the program records…ended Bulldog tenure with 10th best career scoring average (15.7 ppg), fifth-most made triples (235), sixth-highest 3-point percentage (.381), second-most made free throws (543), third-best free throw percentage (.839), second-most assists (780), third-most steals (272), eighth-most games played (133), and third-highest minutes total (4,035).
Junior Year (2023-24): Became ninth player in program history to win Jackie Stiles MVC Player of the Year...also named to All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team and All-Defensive Team...earned MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team honors...named to Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team and Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Team...collected Patty Viverito MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player award...included as a finalist for Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award...started all 35 games in third season...led Drake and was atop or near the top of the league with 18.1 points, 6.9 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game...recorded shooting percentages of .539 from the field and .416 from three...made 84 total takeaways...set career high in points with 32 at Murray State (2/15)...grabbed a career high 11 rebounds at UNI (2/3)...made a career high six steals vs. Iowa State (11/12) and Evansville (1/6)...tied a career high with 14 assists at UIC (1/14)...eclipsed 1,000 career points as a junior, currently sits at 1,333...ranks 10th all-time with .370 career three-point percentage and second all-time with .856 career free throw percentage...ranks fourth all-time with 548 career assists, marking the seventh player in program history to dish out 500+ assists...cracked top 10 on all-time steals list with 188...ranks in top 10 on single-season record lists with .857 free throw percentage, 243 assists, and 84 steals.
Sophomore Year (2022-23): Earned several individual awards including Third Team All-MVC, All-MVC Defensive Team, and All-MVC Tournament Team...played a major role with starts in all 32 games as Drake's point guard...scored 11.7 points per game...led the Missouri Valley Conference with 185 total assists and 5.8 assists per game, the former being good enough for eighth on Drake's all-time single-season assists chart...led Drake with 20 points and 7 assists in a loss against Louisville in the NCAA tournament (Mar. 18)…scored a career-high 24 points at Belmont (Feb. 25) and in an overtime loss to then No. 4 Iowa (Nov. 13)...dished out a career-high 14 assists at Southern Illinois (Jan. 26).
Freshman Year (2021-22): Started in 32 games and only missed two due to injury...was the only freshman to start...averaged 8.9 points and scored in double figures in 12 games...led the team with 107 assists and 48 steals...scored a career high 20 points against Indiana State on March 5...selected to the MVC All-Freshman Team.
High School: Four-year starter for Waukee High School...named 2021 Miss Iowa Basketball...selected 2021 Gatorade Iowa Girls Basketball Player of the Year...helped lead the Warriors to 2021 Iowa Class 5A State Championship...captain of the 2021 All-State Tournament Team...2021 McDonald's All-American Game nominee...named MVP at 2021 Iowa Basketball Coaches Pizza Ranch All-Star game...Waukee made the state tournament each of her final three seasons and finished as runner-ups at the 2020 tournament...earned first-team all-state, all-district and all-conference honors her senior and junior seasons...averaged 19.1 points, 4.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game as a senior...averaged 16.6 points, 4.2 steals and 4.0 assists per game as a junior...earned third-team all-state honors as a sophomore...two-time academic all-state honoree...member of the All Iowa Attack club...member of 2019 All Iowa Attack team that won 16U EYBL National Championship while going undefeated.
Personal: Born Dec., 2002...daughter of John and Toni Dinnebier...dad played golf at University of Nebraska...has one brother, Tanner...currently in Pharmacy school...chose Drake because she loved the coaching staff, players, and all of the people involved in the program. Felt that Drake University is recognized as one of the best private institutions in the Midwest and looks forward to getting amazing education.
