University of Minnesota Athletics
2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Destiny Pitts
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-10
- High School:
- Detroit Country Day HS
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
| PRONUNCIATION |
Career
Ended the 2018-19 season ranked sixth in team history in career 3-pointers made (171) and attempted (471), and ninth in 3-point percentage (.363)
2018-19 Sophomore Season
All-Big Ten First Team (media) ... All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches) ... Preseason All-Big Ten (media) ... preseason watch list for 2019 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award ... three-time Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll: 12/10, 2/18, 3/4 ... academic All-Big Ten honoree ... ranked fifth in team single-season history in 3-pointers attempted (230) and free throw percentage (.838), and sixth in 3-pointers made (81) ... streak of eight consecutive games with at least 20 points from Feb. 10 to March 22 was the longest by a Gopher since Rachel Banham ended the 2015-16 season with 20 straight games with at least 20 points … notched 29 points on career-best 10 made field goals in WNIT against Northern Iowa (3/22) ... tied season-high with six 3-pointers and had 24 points at Rutgers (2/28) … scored 24 points with career-high six assists vs. Penn State (2/17) … scored a career-high 35 points, including 6-of-8 on 3-pointers and 11-of-12 at the free throw line at Boston College (12/9).
2017-18 • Freshman Season:
Unanimous Big Ten Freshman of the Year • All-Big Ten Freshman Team selection • All-Big Ten Second Team (media) and All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches) • seven-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (11/20, 11/27, 12/18, 1/2, 1/8, 2/12, 2/19) • Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (11/27) • set a Minnesota freshman record with 90 made 3-pointers, the fourth highest total in program history • ranked fourth in Minnesota single-season history in 3-pointers attempted (241) and eighth in defensive rebounds (190) • had six double-doubles to rank second on the team • led the team with nine double-figure rebound performances • played in all 33 games with starts in the final 30 games of the year • averaged 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in wins over Purdue and Penn State to earn USBWA National Freshman of the Week honors • scored a career-high 28 points, including seven 3-pointers, at Ohio State (1/4) • posted a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds in her first conference game against Northwestern (12/28) • Lady Rebel Round-Up Tournament MVP after averaging 20.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game in wins over Wake Forest and UNLV (11/25-26) • grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds and had 14 points against Boston College (11/19).
High School:
2017 graduate of Detroit Country Day High School • 2017 Michigan Class B AP Player of the Year • four-time AP all-state honoree • Detroit News All-State Dream Team selection • 2017 Michigan Ms. Basketball finalist • received four stars from ESPN and rated 19th in the nation at her position by HoopGurlz • nominated for the 2017 McDonald’s All-America Game • two-time Michigan Class B state champion with the Yellowjackets (2015, 2017) • state runner-up in 2016 • tallied 17 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in the 2017 title game • had 12 points and 14 rebounds in the 2015 championship win • averaged 24 points, 6.5 rebounds, three steals and three assists as a senior • scored 50 points in a game against Whitney Young in December 2016 • averaged a team-high 16 points per game as a junior • coached by Frank Orlando at Detroit Country Day • played AAU on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) circuit for All-Ohio Black under J.B. Bethea.
