Alexis Markowski

Alexis Markowski
	Markowski with Nebraska in 2022
No. 40 – Nebraska Cornhuskers
Position	Center / Forward
League	Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born	July 13, 2003 (age 21); Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school	Lincoln Pius X; (Lincoln, Nebraska)
College	Nebraska (2021–present)
Career highlights and awards
	First team All-Big Ten (2024); Second team All-Big Ten (2022, 2023); Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2022); Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2022);

Alexis Markowski (born July 13, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Ten Conference.

Early life and high school career

Markowski played high school basketball for Lincoln Pius X High School in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[1] Markowski was named the Nebraska Gatorade and MaxPreps State High School Player of the Year in 2021, after averaging 23.3 points, 13 rebounds, and two blocks per game while guiding Lincoln Pius X to its second consecutive Class A state championship.^[2] As the top rebounder in the state, she recorded 16 double-doubles and grabbed 20 or more rebounds in four games.^[2]
Markowski's father Andy was a forward for Nebraska Cornhusker men's basketball team from 1994-95 to 1998-99.^[3]^[2] As a Husker he served as team captain twice (in 1998 and 1999) and played on four Nebraska postseason teams, contributing to the Huskers' appearance in the 1998 NCAA Tournament and their victory in the 1996 NIT championship.^[2]
Markowski initially committed to play college basketball for South Dakota State Jackrabbits but on August 17, 2020 she announced she would commit to Nebraska Cornhuskers.^[4]

College career

Markowski was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and was the only unanimous pick for the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by the league's coaches.^[2]^[5]^[6] Additionally, she earned second-team All-Big Ten honors after claiming eight Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards.^[2]^[5] In her sophomore season, Markowski was one of 10 midseason contenders for the Lisa Leslie Award.^[2]^[7] Markowski captured second-team All-Big Ten honors for the second straight season while being the only Big Ten player to average a double-double (12.4 ppg, 10.2 rpg) during the regular season.^[8] In her Junior season, Markowski captured first-team All-Big Ten honors.^[9] She also earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after leading Nebraska to the Big Ten Championship Game.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2021–22	Nebraska	33	20	21.6	49.2	50.0	65.9	8.0	0.5	0.8	0.5	1.5	12.8
2022–23	Nebraska	33	32	27.3	43.3	32.9	61.1	9.8	1.1	0.9	0.9	2.2	11.9
2023–24	Nebraska	35	35	28.9	46.7	29.6	71.1	10.5	1.3	0.7	0.3	1.9	15.7
Career		101	87	26.0	46.3	35.4	66.1	9.5	1.0	0.8	0.6	1.8	13.5
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.^[10]

References

^ "Prep Extra Spotlight Athlete: Alexis Markowski, Lincoln Pius X". Lincoln Journal Star. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Alexis Markowski". Nebraska. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
^ "Like dad, like daughter: Pius X's Markowski following in father's footsteps". KETV. March 2021. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
^ "Pius X's Alexis Markowski commits to Nebraska basketball". KLKN. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
^ ^a ^b "2021-22 ALL-BIG TEN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS & HONORS" (PDF). Big Ten. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
^ "Nebraska women's basketball player Alexis Markowski wins Big Ten Freshman of the Year". KMTV-TV. March 2022. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
^ "Top 10 candidates named for the 2023 Lisa Leslie Award". NCAA. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
^ "2022-23 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". BigTen.org. February 28, 2023. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". BigTen.org. March 5, 2024. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
^ "Alexis Markowski College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

External links

[1] "Prep Extra Spotlight Athlete: Alexis Markowski, Lincoln Pius X". Lincoln Journal Star. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 2024-10-19.

[Nebraska-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Alexis Markowski". Nebraska. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

[3] "Like dad, like daughter: Pius X's Markowski following in father's footsteps". KETV. March 2021. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

[4] "Pius X's Alexis Markowski commits to Nebraska basketball". KLKN. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

[2122Big10-5] "2021-22 ALL-BIG TEN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS & HONORS" (PDF). Big Ten. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

[6] "Nebraska women's basketball player Alexis Markowski wins Big Ten Freshman of the Year". KMTV-TV. March 2022. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

[7] "Top 10 candidates named for the 2023 Lisa Leslie Award". NCAA. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

[8] "2022-23 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". BigTen.org. February 28, 2023. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.

[9] "2023-24 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". BigTen.org. March 5, 2024. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

[10] "Alexis Markowski College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

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