University of Minnesota Athletics
2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Joanna Hedstrom
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- High School:
- Minnetonka HS
- Hometown:
- Minnetonka, Minn.
Career Highlights:
2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District selection - three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2016-17 -Senior Season
Averaged 4.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game - started 16 of 31 games played - Academic All-Big Ten - received the Gophers' Academic Excellence Award and the Fast Break Club Award - scored in double figures five times, including three consecutive games: vs. Kent State (12/22), at Ohio State (12/28) and vs. Maryland (1/1) - recorded a season-high 17 points against Kent State - shot a season-best 4-for-4 from 3-point range against Maryland - grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds against Belmont (12/14) - had three steals vs. Georgetown (11/18).
2015-16Â - Junior Season:
Played in every game for the Gophers, making seven starts - Academic All-District honoree - Academic All-Big Ten honoree - averaged 6.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game - set new single season highs for points, 3-pointers, rebounds, assists and steals - second on team in 3-point field goal percentage - seventh in Big Ten for 3-point field goal percentage in conference play - had eight games with double-digit points - fourth on team in scoring and steals in Big Ten games - fifth on team in rebounds per game - came within two points of a double-double in two games - made at least two 3-pointers in six games - scored a career high 21 points, including five 3-pointers against Maryland (2/28) - grabbed eight rebounds against Ohio State (2/24) - pulled down a career high 12 rebounds against Wisconsin (1/23) - scored 11 points against Illinois (1/7) - had three steals against Memphis (12/12) - had 12 points, nine rebounds, and five assists against Towson (12/6)
2014-15 - Sophomore Season:
Played in 24 games - Academic All-Big honoree and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar - tallied 27 points, 20 rebounds, six assists and five steals - tied a career high with six rebounds, and scored four points, vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/14) - scored a career-high seven points on 3-for-5 shooting against Southern, adding three rebounds and an assist (11/25) - notched four points, two rebounds and one assist vs. Vanderbilt (11/28) - had two assists and a rebound vs. College of Charleston (11/29) - made one 3-pointer each against Central Michigan (12/21), Wisconsin (1/4), Penn State (1/28) and Nebraska (2/24).
2013-14 - Freshman Season:
Played in 25 games for the Gophers, making her first-career start vs. North Dakota (12/8) - averaged 1.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists in an average of 9.6 minutes per game - scored a career-high five points in the WNIT Second Round game vs. SMU (3/23) and vs. Oakland (12/29) - pulled down six rebounds in back-to-back WNIT games at South Dakota State (3/27) and vs. SMU (3/23) - dished out four assists three times during the year (12/29, 11/30, 11/26) - made her collegiate debut at Northern Iowa (11/9).
High School:
Ranked No. 128 overall nationally by Blue Star Basketball - ranked No. 25 nationally at her position by ESPN.com's HoopGurlz - had a scout grade of 91 (out of 100) and a four-star ranking by ESPN.com - holds Minnetonka High School records in scoring (1,445) and assists (403) - 2013 Minnesota Miss Basketball top-10 finalist - earned all-conference, all-metro and all-state honors as a senior - named Minnetonka's Female Scholar Athlete of the Year - played in the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game - 2012 Pioneer Press All-State Honorable Mention honoree -2012 Minnesota State Girls Basketball Association All-State Honorable Mention selection - member of Minnetonka High School's 1,000 Point Club - four-time all-conference selection - two-time team captain - varsity letterwinner in basketball since eighth grade - played for head coach Leah Dasovich at Minnetonka High School - also played for Bill Larson's North Tartan AAU, coached by Gerard Coury - was a member of the North Tartan Nike Elite 17U team that advanced to the Final Four at Nike Nationals in 2012 - three-time Nike Skills Academy attendee - was a member of the National Honors Society - boasted a 4.17 grade point average - was on the "A" honor roll all four years of high school - member of the First Mate Leader mentoring program - was also a member of the Tonka Leadership Challenge for three years - accepted into the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and is in the honor program - earned the AP Scholar with Distinction award.
Personal:
Born August 26, 1994 - daughter of John and Mary Hedstrom - has two younger siblings, Hannah and Burt - graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota's Carlson School of Management in three years with a degree in business - is pursuing a master's degree in human resources and industrial relations - mother, Mary (Dressen) Hedstrom played basketball at Minnesota from 1980-84 - hobbies include reading, listening to music and spending time with family and friends.
