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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

3 Abby Backes

  • Position G
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Tipton HS
  • Hometown Tipton, MO
  • Major Master's in Business Administration

Biography

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CAREER SUMMARY
2024/25 (Senior)
  • Appeared and started in all 32 games
  • Led the Cougars in total minutes played with 1,047
  • Totaled 284 points with 147 rebounds
  • Contributed 130 assists, 23 steals, and eight blocks
  • AMC Player of the Week (Dec. 23)
  • Academic All-AMC
  • Honorable Mention All-Conference
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete
  • Third all-time in assists (427)
2023/24 (Senior)
  • Started in all 32 contests
  • Led the Cougars with 115 assists and 3.6 apg
  • Averaged 7.2 ppg, collecting 230 points
  • Maintained a shooting percentage of 33-percent from the field, 28-percent from three, and 80-percent from the charity stripe
  • Dished out a career-high of 10 assists against Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.)
  • Grabbed a career-high of 10 assists versus Missouri Valley
  • Third Team All-Conference
  • Academic All-AMC
  • NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete

2022/2023 (Junior)
  • Started in all 31 contests
  • Averaged 8.5 points per game, totaling 265 points
  • Dished out a season-high of nine assists against Cottey (Mo.)
  • Averaged 2.7 assists per game, totaling 85 on the season
  • Scored a season-high of 18 points against Central Baptist (five three-pointers made)
  • Shot 35-percent from the field, 37.9 from the three-point line, and 75-percent from the charity stripe
  • Third Team All-Conference
  • Academic All-AMC
  • NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

2021/2022 (Sophomore)
  • Started in all 32 games
  • Scored 9.8 points per game, accumulating 313 points
  • Added a career-high 19 points against Westminster (Mo.)
  • Posted a 37.8-percent from the field, 35.1-percent from the arc, and 72.2-percent from the free throw line
  • Grabbed 109 total rebounds, with 86 assists, and 37 steals
  • Second Team All-Conference
  • Academic All-AMC

2020/2021 (Covid - Freshman)
  • Played in 18 games with nine starts
  • Scored 5.5 points per game and tallied a total of 99 points
  • Scored a season-high 12 points twice - vs. Stephens and vs. Central Baptist
  • Shot 36.2-percent from the field, 33.9-percent from behind the 3-point line and 78.6-percent from the free throw line
  • Brought down 24 rebounds, dished out 11 assists and had 11 steals
  • Academic All-AMC
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Prep
  • Graduated from Tipton High School in 2020
  • Played Volleyball, Basketball, Track, Golf and Softball
  • Basketball: 4x All Conference, 4x All Conference Player of the Year, 4x All District, 3x All State, 2019-2020 Missouri Class 2 Girls Player of the Year, 2,000 Point Club, played for Missouri Rage and Missouri Phenom
  • Volleyball: All Conference, All District First-Team
  • Track: All-Conference
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PERSONAL
  • Born on July 5, 2001
  • Daughter to Greg and Mary Jo Backes
  • Siblings to Kylie, Scott, Rachel, and Cameron
  • Majoring in Biology

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020-21Freshman

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    5'5"
    3
  • 3

    2021-22Freshman

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    5'5"
    3
  • 3

    2022-23Sophomore

    G
    5'5"
    3
  • 3
    C

    2023-24Junior

    G
    5'5"
    3
    C
  • 3

    2024-25Senior

    G
    5'5"
    3