University of Minnesota Athletics

2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Oberg Destinee
Jersey Number 13

Destinee Oberg

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    C
  • Height:
    6-3
  • High School:
    John F. Kennedy HS
  • Hometown:
    Burnsville, Minn.
  • Prev School:
    Arkansas

2022-23: SENIOR SEASON
Played in 25 games for the Gophers in her first and only season in Minneapolis... Averaged 1.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in an average of 7.5 minutes per contest... Shot 41.0 percent from the floor and 81.3 percent from the free throw line... Dropped a career high in assists in her Gopher debut vs. Western Illinois (11/7)... Tied her career high in rebounds (10) against Presbyterian and was one bucket away form her second career double double with eight points with her six defensive rebounds also going down as a career high... Was perfect from the floor (3-of-3) against then-No. 16/13 Iowa and matched her season high of eight points... Dished three assists during Minnesota's 51-point victory over Chicago State (12/12), scored four points and added six boards.

2021-22: JUNIOR SEASON (at Arkansas)
Appeared in 19 games for the Razorbacks in her final season in Fayetteville, playing an average of 6.6 minutes per game... Averaged 1.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game... Posted her first career double double in a win over Arkansas-Little Rock, scoring 10 points and adding 10 rebounds (6 offensive)... Added a second double-digit performance against Central Arkansas, scoring 10 points and snagging five rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench... Played in a total of nine SEC contests during the season... Posted a career-high three assists three times during the season, including in a 99-71 win over Alabama on the road. 

2020-21: SOPHOMORE SEASON (at Arkansas)
Played in 12 games during her sophomore season … 0.8 points, 1.3 rebounds, 5.9 minutes per game … 44.4 FG %, 25.0 FT % … Scored a season-high three points against Maryland … Pulled down a career-best six rebounds against Louisiana Monroe in just 10 minutes of action … Three of those came on the offensive glass … Had multiple assists in three games … Saw action in six SEC games.

2019-20: FRESHMAN SEASON (at Arkansas)
Showed glimpses in limited minutes as a true freshman, playing in eight games after returning from injury … Averaged 1.0 points, 0.6 rebounds, 3.5 minutes per game … Scored four points and grabbed four rebounds at Vanderbilt in a career-best nine minutes played … Dropped four more points at Ole Miss to go along with one rebound.

HIGH SCHOOL
Despite missing her junior season with injury, Prospects Nation rated Oberg as a 4.5-star prospect, the No. 6 post player and No. 38 overall recruit in the nation for the 2019 class … As a sophomore, Oberg and the Academy of Holy Angels played to a third-place finish at the state tournament … She averaged 16.6 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game that season … Scout’s Take: “Power-post player with nimble footwork in the key … Finishes in traffic … Defensive presence in lane … Rebounds and initiates fast breaks.”

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