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Jersey Number 24
Karli Wheeler
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Plainview
- Hometown:
- Plainview, Texas
Bio
2017-18 (Junior)
· Was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection
· Played in 29 games on the year, making six starts
· Started the first three games of the year
· Played a season-high 21 minutes against Northwestern State
· Scored five points and had a steal and a rebounds against Southern
· Finished with eight points and four assists against Louisiana-Monroe
· Scored three points and had two boards at Texas Tech
· Had three points at Baylor
· Scored six points and had two steals at Kansas
2016-17 (Sophomore)
· Started all 32 of the squad’s games on the year
· Was one of three players to average double figures, scoring 11.5 points per game
· Hit a team-best 53 3-pointers on the year
· Scored 13 points, including a 3-of-4 effort from the 3-point line, in the season opener against Arkansas State
· Hit four of her six 3-point attempts on her way to an 18-point outing against Tennessee State
· Scored 17 points in OSU’s victory over Loyola Marymount
· Played 43 minutes against Washington State, finishing with eight points, four assists and three rebounds
· Scored 14 points and dished out six assists against Northern Iowa
· Made 11 field goals, including six treys, on her way to a 29-point, 8-rebound effort against UT Rio Grande Valley
· Made nine of her 10 free-throw attempts and scored 14 points against Long Beach State
· Scored 15 points and grabbed five rebounds against Baylor in Stillwater
· Had a 10-point outing at Oklahoma
· Finished with 22 points and five rebounds against Kansas
· Made 11 of her 12 free throws against Texas in Stillwater on her way to a 15-point outing
· Scored 15 points against Oklahoma in Stillwater
· Hit five of her 11 3-point attempts on her way to an 18-point performance at Baylor
· Scored 17 points and grabbed four rebounds against West Virginia
2015-16 (Freshman)
· Played in all 31 games on the year, making one start
· Scored 12 points in 20 minutes in the season opener against Lamar
· Hit three 3-pointers on her way to 13 points and three assists against SIUE
· Finished with five points and three rebounds against North Carolina
· Scored eight points against Savannah State
· Hit five 3-pointers while scoring 19 points and pulling four rebounds at Texas Tech
· Hit a pair of treys and scored eight points against Oklahoma in Stillwater
· Finished with 11 points and three assists against Iowa State
· Started at Kansas, finishing with 10 points and two assists
· Scored eight points against TCU in Stillwater
· Had three points and two assists in OSU’s NCAA contest against St. Bonaventure
Before OSU
· Was named the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 5A Player of the Year as a senior
· Averaged 15.9 points, four rebounds and 2.8 assists per game for the Lady Bulldogs
· Shot 46 percent from the floor, including a 36-percent clip from the 3-point line
· Was a four-time Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state selection
· Was twice named a TABC all-state pick
· Tabbed as the District 4-4A Most Valuable Player on three occasions
· Averaged 15.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest as a junior
· Also averaged 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game
· She was also a three-year letterwinner for the PHS volleyball team.
Personal
· Born Sept. 9, 1996 in Lubbock, Texas
· Is the daughter of Jason and Kaylene Wheeler
· Has one brother, Nathan
· Is contemplating a degree in human nutrition/premedical science
· Her uncle, Ronnie Ortegon, played baseball professionally and worked as a Major League Baseball hitting instructor
· Was recruited by Texas Tech, Mississippi State and Washington among others
· Was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection
· Played in 29 games on the year, making six starts
· Started the first three games of the year
· Played a season-high 21 minutes against Northwestern State
· Scored five points and had a steal and a rebounds against Southern
· Finished with eight points and four assists against Louisiana-Monroe
· Scored three points and had two boards at Texas Tech
· Had three points at Baylor
· Scored six points and had two steals at Kansas
2016-17 (Sophomore)
· Started all 32 of the squad’s games on the year
· Was one of three players to average double figures, scoring 11.5 points per game
· Hit a team-best 53 3-pointers on the year
· Scored 13 points, including a 3-of-4 effort from the 3-point line, in the season opener against Arkansas State
· Hit four of her six 3-point attempts on her way to an 18-point outing against Tennessee State
· Scored 17 points in OSU’s victory over Loyola Marymount
· Played 43 minutes against Washington State, finishing with eight points, four assists and three rebounds
· Scored 14 points and dished out six assists against Northern Iowa
· Made 11 field goals, including six treys, on her way to a 29-point, 8-rebound effort against UT Rio Grande Valley
· Made nine of her 10 free-throw attempts and scored 14 points against Long Beach State
· Scored 15 points and grabbed five rebounds against Baylor in Stillwater
· Had a 10-point outing at Oklahoma
· Finished with 22 points and five rebounds against Kansas
· Made 11 of her 12 free throws against Texas in Stillwater on her way to a 15-point outing
· Scored 15 points against Oklahoma in Stillwater
· Hit five of her 11 3-point attempts on her way to an 18-point performance at Baylor
· Scored 17 points and grabbed four rebounds against West Virginia
2015-16 (Freshman)
· Played in all 31 games on the year, making one start
· Scored 12 points in 20 minutes in the season opener against Lamar
· Hit three 3-pointers on her way to 13 points and three assists against SIUE
· Finished with five points and three rebounds against North Carolina
· Scored eight points against Savannah State
· Hit five 3-pointers while scoring 19 points and pulling four rebounds at Texas Tech
· Hit a pair of treys and scored eight points against Oklahoma in Stillwater
· Finished with 11 points and three assists against Iowa State
· Started at Kansas, finishing with 10 points and two assists
· Scored eight points against TCU in Stillwater
· Had three points and two assists in OSU’s NCAA contest against St. Bonaventure
Before OSU
· Was named the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 5A Player of the Year as a senior
· Averaged 15.9 points, four rebounds and 2.8 assists per game for the Lady Bulldogs
· Shot 46 percent from the floor, including a 36-percent clip from the 3-point line
· Was a four-time Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state selection
· Was twice named a TABC all-state pick
· Tabbed as the District 4-4A Most Valuable Player on three occasions
· Averaged 15.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest as a junior
· Also averaged 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game
· She was also a three-year letterwinner for the PHS volleyball team.
Personal
· Born Sept. 9, 1996 in Lubbock, Texas
· Is the daughter of Jason and Kaylene Wheeler
· Has one brother, Nathan
· Is contemplating a degree in human nutrition/premedical science
· Her uncle, Ronnie Ortegon, played baseball professionally and worked as a Major League Baseball hitting instructor
· Was recruited by Texas Tech, Mississippi State and Washington among others
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