Kari Niblack

Position:
F
Height:
6-1
Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
Wildwood HS
Hometown:
Leesburg, Fla.
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Senior (2021-22 at West Virginia)
» Team captain at West Virginia
» 2022 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
» 2022 Katrina McClain Watch List for nation's top forward
» Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team
» Drew 21 starts during her senior season
» Totaled 1,085 career points at WVU
» Played in 118 games with 84 starts at West Virginia
» Ranked No. 4 in Mountaineer history with 193 career blocks
» Totaled multiple blocks in 11 games during her senior season
» Shot 50 percent or better in 16 contests
» Averaged 7.6 ppg and 4.0 rpg
» Scored a season-high 22 points with 12 rebounds against Oklahoma
» Scored in double figures five times
» Had a 15-point effort against James Madison

Junior (2020-21 at West Virginia)
» All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
» Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
» Academic All-Big 12 First Team
» Played in and started all 29 games; one of two WVU players to do so in 2020-21
» Averaged 9.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game
» Led the Mountaineers in blocked shots, with 47, for the third consecutive season
» Blocked multiple shots in sixteen games in 2020-21
» Tallied her first double-digit rebound game of the season in Mike Carey’s 700th career victory against LSU on Nov. 28
» Posted her first double-figure scoring performance of the season in WVU’s overtime victory against Tennessee on Dec. 6
» Blocked a season-best five shots in the Big 12 opener against Baylor on Dec. 10
» Finished with 16 points on 7-of-10 (70%) shooting and seven rebounds at Oklahoma State on Dec. 18
» Also finished with 14 points and five rebounds against the Cowgirls in Morgantown on Jan. 16
» Netted a career-high 23 points and led WVU in scoring in the Mountaineers’ 65-56, comeback win over Kansas State on Jan. 20
» Recorded a 17-point, six-rebound outing vs. Kansas on Feb. 10; also tallied three blocks against the Jayhawks
» Totaled 12 points, six rebounds and three blocks in the NCAA Tournament against Georgia Tech on March 23

Sophomore (2019-20 at West Virginia)
» All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
» Academic All-Big 12 First Team
» 2019 Florida Sunshine Classic All-Tournament Team
» Played in and started all 29 games
» Averaged 10.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game
» Led the Mountaineers in scoring four times and rebounding 12 times, while tallying five double-doubles
» Registered multiple blocked shots in 15 games
» Finished with 10 points in the season opener against Saint Francis
» Tallied five blocks against Radford
» Posted back-to-back, double-double performances at Mississippi State (12 pts, 11 rebs) and against Norfolk State (14 pts, 10 rebs)
» Finished with a career-high 21 points and seven blocks against Michigan State
» Hauled 11 rebounds to go along with seven blocked shots at Kansas, tying her career high
» Recorded her third double-double of the season at Oklahoma, finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds
» Posted 12 points, seven rebounds and five blocks at Oklahoma State
» Tallied 15 points and 12 rebounds against Texas Tech for her fourth double-double of the season
» Finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and three blocks at Texas
» Shot 50 percent from the field while recording 14 points, six rebounds and five blocks against Kansas
» Recorded her fifth double-double of the season at Iowa State, with 15 points and 14 rebounds; also tallied four blocks
» Capped the season with a pair of double-figure scoring performances at Texas Tech (12) and against TCU (15)

Freshman (2018-19 at West Virginia)
» 2019 Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year
» 2019 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
» Played in 33 games with five starts on the year
» Scored in double figures in 17 games with five double-doubles
» Among freshman season leaders, she ranks second in free throws attempted (190), fourth in field goal percentage (.516), third in offensive rebounds (96), fourth in total rebounds (231), ninth in rebounding average (7.0), first in personal fouls (119) and fifth in double-doubles (5)
» Ranked second on the team and 11th in the Big 12 with 7.0 rebounds per game
» Had five points and six rebounds in her collegiate debut against Coppin State (Nov. 6)
» Scored in double figures for the first time in her career with 17 points against NJIT (Nov. 11)
» Made her first career start against Missouri (Dec. 2), scoring 10 points
» Had 18 points and 12 rebounds for her first double-double and added a career-best four blocks, against Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 15)
» Put up 19 points in a win over Townson (Dec. 20)
» Made a career-high 11 free-throws against the Tigers
» Collected a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds against Niagara (Dec. 29)
» Posted her third double-double of the year with 11 points and 12 rebounds in a triumph of Oklahoma State (Jan. 9)
» Had 10 points and five rebounds in an upset win over No. 12 Texas in Austin (Jan. 28)
» Posted a career-best 20 points to go along with 13 rebounds for a double-double in the WNIT against Rider (March 21)
» Added another double-double in the second round of the WNIT with 13 points and 16 rebounds against Villanova (March 24)

High School
» The No. 78 overall player in the 2018 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings
» Rated the No. 11 forward in the 2018 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings
» Ranked in the top five of the All-Star Girls Report
» Two-time Orlando Sentinel Player of the Year
» Guided the Wildcats to the Class 1A state title in 2017 and 2018
» Runner-up in Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Basketball voting
» The Daily Commercial’s All-Area Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018
» Averaged 17.1 points and 12.1 rebounds per game as a junior
» Shot 55 percent and averaged 18.6 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game in her senior season
» Three-time all-state honoree
» Named the Central Florida Player of the Year
» Florida Association of Basketball Coaches First Team 1A State honoree in 2016
» The 2017 Florida Association of Basketball Coaches 1A Player of the Year
» Also competed for Central Florida Elite

Personal
» Daughter of Marcus Niblack and Paula Parker
» Birthday is Sept. 29
» Mother played basketball at Okaloosa State College (now Northwest Florida State) and UCF
» Majored in business at West Virginia
» Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
» Majoring in non-profit management and leadership at Georgia