Jillian Klinar
Jillian Klinar
  • Title:
    Women's Basketball Student-Athlete

Bio

Jillian Klinar – Women's Basketball, 2000-02

Klinar was a standout for the Penn State Altoona women's basketball program in her two-year career, during which she was a member of the 2000-01 and 2001-02 squads that won both of the program's AMCC titles. 19 years after the end of her collegiate playing career, she statistically still ranks as one of the best players in program history.

  • Career Records (at the time of nomination)

-1st in Points Per Game (16.4)

-5th in Field Goal Percentage (.446)

-6th in Free Throws Made (248)

-2nd in Free Throws Attempted (386)

-3rd in Offensive Rebounds (165)

-1st in Offensive Rebounds Per Game (3.3)

-3rd in Rebounding Average (7.2)

-10th in Defensive Rebounds Per Game (3.9)

-7th in Steals (121)

-1st in Steals Per Game (2.4)

  • Single Season Records (at the time of nomination)

-4th and 9th in Points (437, 2001-02; 385, 2000-01)

-1st and 9th in Points Per Game (18.2, 2001-02; 14.8, 2000-01)

-5th and 8th in Field Goals (149, 2001-02; 134, 2000-01)

-6th in Field Goal Attempts (348, 2001-02)

-5th in Field Goal Percentage (.469, 2000-01)

-1st and 4th in Free Throws Made (136, 2001-02; 112, 2000-01)

-2nd and 3rd in Free Throws Attempted (202, 2001-02; 184, 2000-01)

-3rd and 4th in Offensive Rebounds (85, 2000-01; 80, 2001-02)

-3rd and 4th in Offensive Rebounds Per Game (3.3, 2001-02; 3.3, 2000-01)

-8th in Rebounds (199, 2001-02)

-10th in Rebounds Per Game (8.3, 2001-02)

-3rd in Steals (72, 2000-01)

-3rd in Steals Per Game (2.8, 2000-01)

  • Single Game Records (at the time of nomination)

-2nd and 7th in Points (30, 29)

-1st and 6th in Field Goals Made (13, 11)

-3rd in Field Goals Attempted (24)

-1st and 10th in Field Goal Percentage (.909, .786)

-8th (twice) in Free Throws Made (12, 12)

-3rd (twice) and 6th in Free Throws Attempted (15, 15)

-1st (twice) in Free Throw Percentage (9-for-9, 9-for-9)

-3rd in Rebounds (18)

  • 2001-02 season

-First Team All-AMCC

-Twice named the AMCC Player of the Week

-Member of team that won the AMCC Championship

-Scored a Gettysburg Tournament record 48 points over the span of two games; named the Tournament MVP

  • 2000-01 season

-AMCC Newcomer of the Year

-First Team All-AMCC

-Twice named the AMCC Player of the Week

-Member of team that won the AMCC Championship