University of Minnesota Athletics
2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Hubbard, Gadiva

Jersey Number 34
Gadiva Hubbard
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-9
- High School:
- Princess Anne HS
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
Bio
PRONUNCIATION |
CAREER
Ended her career ranked second in career games played at Minnesota with 135, third in team history in 3-pointers made (259), third in career 3-pointers attempted (736), third in minutes played (4150), ninth in career steals (193) and 11th in career points (1,477).
2021-22: GRADUATE SEASON
Cemented herself as one of the best to ever wear the Maroon and Gold in her sixth season and final season... Played a career-high 33 games while starting in 19, playing an average of 25.1 minutes per game and scoring 6.9 points and 2.1 rebounds... Finished the season second in steals (31) and assists (71) while third in threes made (56) while shooting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc which was a single-season best percentage... Started the first five games of the season before coming off the bench for a portion of the season and then starting the last 12 games of the year... Reached double figures for the first time against Oklahoma (11/22) in the Bahamas at the first women's Battle 4 Atlantis... Came off the bench to score 14 points against UNC (12/1)... Scored 14 points while hitting four threes against Ohio (12/15)... Scored in double figures in the Big Ten for the first time during the season against Wisconsin (1/30) where she also led the team with a career highs in rebounds (9) and a season high in assists (7)... Continued to play well during conference play with a 19-point performance in a win over Northwestern (2/11) at Williams Arena, hitting five threes while also dishing out four assists... Scored a season-high 22 points in her final appearance at Williams Arena against Illinois (2/24) on Senior Night, hitting a career high six threes in 34 minutes... Scored in double figures in three of her final five games of her Minnesota career, including each of her two games in the WNIT against Green Bay (3/17) and South Dakota St. (3/20).
2020-21: REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Academic All-Big Ten ... played in 16 games with 14 starts; missed five games due to injury ... averaged 11.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game ... ranked 12th in the Big Ten in 3-pointers made per game (1.75) ... led the team in free throw percentage (.921), ranked second in steals per game (1.1) and finished third in field goal percentage (.432), 3-pointers made and attempted per game (1.75 and 5.4) ... had eight games in double figures ... finished the year with at least 11 points scored in each of the final three contests ... tallied 18 points at Nebraska with 15 coming in the second half, including 12 in the fourth quarter alone, and added a season-high 7 rebounds (1/19) ... scored a season-high 24 points, including 19 in the second half and 9 in overtime, at Wisconsin (1/3) ... scored 17 points in back-to-back games against both Drake (12/6) and Michigan State (12/9).
2019-20: REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
2020 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media) ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... started all 31 games and averaged 32.3 minutes played ... averaged 11.2 points per game ... led Gophers in minutes played (1002), 3-pointers made and attempted (63-179) and steals (53) ... became the 26th player in Gophers history to reach 1,000 career points with a 10-point effort at Ohio State (2/13); did it in 80 games, 12th quickest in program history ... played 49 minutes in the double-overtime win against Rutgers (2/2), one minute off the school record and third most ever at Minnesota ... set season highs in points (24) and rebounds (5) vs. UC Davis (12/15/19) ... scored 20 points, including 6-of-13 on 3-pointers, at Notre Dame (12/4/19) ... notched 20 points, including four 3-pointers, against No. 19 Arizona State (11/17)
2018-19: JUNIOR SEASON
Did not play due to injury.
2017-18: SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in 32 games with 31 starts ... ranked eighth in Minnesota history in 3-pointers attempted (198) and 10th in 3-pointers made (69) ... had eight 20-point games and reached double figures 23 times ... matched season high with 25 points, making all five 3-pointers, against Penn State (2/11) ... tied season high of 25 points against North Carolina (11/29) ... set season high with 25 points vs. Wake Forest (11/25) ... named to the Lady Rebel Round-Up All-Tournament Team after totaling 42 points in two games vs. Wake Forest and UNLV ... made a career-high six 3-pointers and had 22 points in season opener against Lehigh (11/11).
2016-17: FRESHMAN SEASON
Averaged 12.5 points per game, which would officially rank third among Big Ten freshmen if she had played one more game ... second on the team with 46 3-pointers, 57 assists and 38 steals despite missing eight games due to illness and/or injury ... added 3.0 rebounds per game ... named to Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team in November after totaling 37 points in the Bahamas ... won Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors once (12/5) ... earned team’s Sixth Player of the Year Award ... started 12 of 23 games played and averaged 31.7 minutes ... scored a season-high 28 points against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament (3/3) ... also tallied 20-plus points against North Carolina (11/25) and Detroit Mercy (12/6) ... shot .636 from the floor and .571 from 3-point range en route to 19 points vs. Rutgers (2/11) ... played 33 minutes in collegiate debut, tallying 16 points, eight assists and five steals vs. Harvard (11/12).
High School:
A 2016 graduate of Princess Anne High School ... led the Cavaliers to three consecutive state titles ... scored 35, 31 and 29 points, respectively, in state championship games her last three years ... 2016 Virginia High School League 5A State Player of the Year ... three-time All-USA Virginia Girls Basketball Team and Virginia High School League Group 5A selection ... only three-time All-Tidewater Player of the Year ever ... scored 1,974 points during her high school career ... averaged 17.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 4.7 steals as a senior ... averaged 16.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.8 steals and 2.9 assists per game as a junior ... averaged 18.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore, while notching 97 steals and 70 3-pointers ... coached by Darnell Dozier ... played AAU for Boo Williams Elite.
Personal:
Daughter of Dawnte Hubbard and Edward Lee Hunt III ... has two brothers, Edward Lee Hunt IV and Elijah Torres-Campbell ... mother, Dawnte, played basketball ... has graduated with degree in business marketing education and is working toward her master’s in sport management
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