2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Jank, Annika
Jersey Number 25
Annika Jank
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Edina, Minn.
- High School:
- Edina H.S.
Bio
- 2017-18 Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 20, Dec. 11, Dec. 18)
- 2017-18 CU Female Athlete of the Week (Nov. 22, Dec. 12, Dec. 19)
- 2017-18 honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
- 2017-18 CU Lisa VanGoor Rebounding Award
- 2018-19 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
- 2020 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2020-21 Pac-12 Winter Acadmeic Honor Roll
2019-20 (Junior): Jank appeared in 24 games for the Buffs…She averaged 2.1 points in 10.0 minutes per game…She surpassed the 500-career point mark against USC (1/10)…had a season-high of eight rebounds against Jacksonville…scored a season-high nine points against Wisconsin.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Jank started nine of CU’s 30 games in her second season. She averaged 22.6 minutes per game, providing a key role off the bench. Posted her lone double-double of the season (10 pts/ 10 reb) against Stanford (1/25). Scored a season-high 25 points in CU’s win over North Carolina (11/18). She totaled a career-high 10 made field goals against the Tar Heels. She had five double-figure scoring efforts and recorded at least five rebounds in 11 games. Averaged 7.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
2017-18 (Freshman): Jank endured a strong freshman season at CU, averaging 9.1 points and 6.9 rebounds, while starting 29 of 31 games at forward. She was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman honorable mention, and totaled 281 points, 213 rebounds, 30 blocked shots and 18 steals. She scored in double figures 12 times and had 10 or more rebounds five times with four double-doubles. Jank opened her CU career with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting with eight rebounds on Nov. 10 in a win at Samford. The following game she scored 15 points and had seven rebounds and four blocks at North Carolina just two days later. She scored in double figures in the first six games of her career, including two double-doubles. Jank had 14 points and 12 rebounds in a win over No. 24 Miami (Fla.) on Nov. 18, and had 13 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in a win over George Mason on Nov. 25 in the championship game of the Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic to earn all-tournament honors. She had back-to-back 20-point games in early December, scoring 22 points with 10 rebounds in a 70-67 win at Colorado State on Dec. 6, and following with 26 points and seven rebounds on 8-of-15 shooting, in addition to a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line, against Dartmouth on Dec. 11. Jank then had 16 points and 11 rebounds in a win at Air Force on Dec. 15. As a result of her strong play early in the season, she was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week three times (Nov. 20, Dec. 11 and Dec. 18). She then led CU to a win over Arizona on Dec. 31 with 15 points and eight rebounds. Jank came on strong again at the end of the season with 12 points in a win over Washington State on Dec. 18 and 12 more points in a win over Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. Her season highs of 26 points and 13 rebounds were two of the best performances by a CU freshman in recent history. No CU freshman had more points since Tera Bjorklund had 28 vs. Wyoming on Nov. 29, 2000, and her 13 boards were the most for a freshman since Arielle Roberson had 13 vs. Washington State in 2013.
High School: Jank was a five-year letterwinner at Edina High School in basketball and became the school’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder. She earned all-state honors her final three years and was a four-time all-conference winner. As a senior, she averaged 19 points and nine rebounds, leading the Hornets to a 20-9 record. ESPN listed her as a three-star recruit. She also lettered three years in volleyball as a right-side hitter. Jank played club ball for Minnesota Fury AAU.
Academics: She graduated with a degree in communications in the spring of 2021.
Personal: Annika Lynn Jank was born on Aug. 7, 1998, to Jonathan and Kris Jank. She has a younger sister Erika. She hopes to play professionally after graduation or go into coaching. Outside of basketball she enjoys hanging out with friends, adventuring outdoors and working out. She was the Minnesota state champion in ultimate Frisbee in 2015.
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