DePaul University Athletics
2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 24
Aneesah Morrow
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Simeon
Morrow Career Stats (PDF)
Career:
2021-22 (Freshman):
High School:
Personal:
Career:
- 2021-22 All-American Second Team by Associated Press (AP), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), Sports Illustrated, The Athletic
- WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
- USBWA, WBCA and The Athletic National Freshman of the Year
- ESPN Top Freshman in the Country
- Naismith Trophy and World Exposure Report National Player of the Week
- USBWA National Freshman of the Week a record five times
- BIG EAST Player of the Week three times
- BIG EAST Freshman of the Week a record 13 times
- Set DePaul single-season record for rebounds (457) and rebounding average 13.8)
- Set BIG EAST single-game rebounding record with 27 at Seton Hall
- John Wooden Player of the Year finalist
- Naismith Trophy Player of the Year finalist
- Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Award finalist
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Top 10 finalist
- Led the nation in rebounds per game
- BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, All-BIG EAST First Team and BIG EAST All-Freshmen Team (all unanimous by coaches voting)
- Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team
- DePaul Female Athlete of the Year (all sports)
- DePaul Newcomer of the Year (all sports)
- DePaul women's basketball MVP
- Shirley Becker Academic Award.
2021-22 (Freshman):
- Started all 33 games averaging 30.4 minutes a game
- Led team in scoring (21.9 points per game), rebounding (13.8), steals (89) and blocks (60)
- Led the country in rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game
- Second in the country in total rebounds (457) and double-doubles (27) including a nation's best streak of 23 in a row
- No. 3 in the nation in field goals, No. 6 in points (722), No. 9 in steals, No. 11 in points per game and defensive rebounds per game
- Scored in double figures 32 of 33 games including a career-high 41 at Creighton (along with 18 rebounds)
- Her streak of three-straight 30-point games and double-digit rebounds is the first since Middle Tennessee's Alysha Clark (Washington Mystics) did it in 2010
- Morrow is only the fourth player in history to record 30 points and 10 rebounds against Connecticut
- The other three were all WNBA overall No. 1 picks---Tennessee's Candace Parker, Louisville's Angel McCoughtry and Notre Dame's Jackie Young
- Took college hoops world by storm in her NCAA debut with 31 points and nine rebounds against Texas Southern
- First DePaul player to accomplish that in 36 years
- 33 points and 15 rebounds at Butler, 32 and 15 at Xavier and 30 points and 14 boards at UConn in consecutive games
- 29 points and 14 rebounds at St. John's
- Had 28 points, 15 rebounds and five steals against Vanderbilt
- 29 points vs. Marquette and 28 points and 18 boards at Georgetown
- Finished with 28 points and 17 rebounds in NCAA tournament opener against Dayton
- Put up 24 points and 19 boards vs. Xavier and had a monster game of 22 points and 27 rebounds at Seton Hall.
High School:
- Led Simeon to a 35-2 record and the girls basketball program’s first state championship (Class 3A) in 2020
- Averaged 28.4 points, 14.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and nearly three steals a game last season
- All-State First Team selection by the Associated Press, Champaign News-Gazette and the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA)
- After eclipsing the 1,000-point career mark as a junior, MaxPreps ranked her as the No. 1 recruit in the state and No. 20 in the nation
- Prospects Nation ranked her at No. 45
- MaxPreps/WBCA Player of the Week
- Finished with 41 points, 13 rebounds and six assists against Maine South
- Racked up 38 points and 25 rebounds versus Morgan Park
- Had 32 points, 15 rebounds, five steals and five blocks vs. Butler
- Put up 31 points and 19 rebounds against Evanston
- Led Wolverines to Public League title in 2018.
Personal:
- Daughter of Edward and Nafeesah Morrow
- Edward played linebacker at Nebraska and Nafeesah was an all-conference forward with the Cornhuskers
- Brother Ed starred at Simeon and went on to play at Nebraska and Marquette
- Older sister Nazlah starred at Miami Dade junior college before joining Aneesah in Lincoln Park
- Planning to major in Computing and Digital Media.
Jill Pizzotti Postgame Press Conference vs. Milwaukee 10.25.25
Sunday, October 26
DePaul Women's Basketball vs. Milwaukee Press Conference
Sunday, October 26
Jill M. Pizzotti Media Availability- Oct. 24
Friday, October 24
Meg Newman BIG EAST Media Day Interview
Wednesday, October 22
