Karen Jennings

Karen Jennings (born 1969 or 1970) is an American former basketball player who played with the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball between 1990 and 1993 and set the record for the most career points for Nebraska with 2,405 points. She was the recipient of the 1993 Wade Trophy and was inducted into the University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015. Jennings worked in sports medicine between 1998 and 2002, and then became a real estate agent.

Early life and education In 1970, Jennings was born in Persia, Iowa. During her childhood, she was diagnosed with scoliosis and started playing basketball. For her post-secondary education, Jennings graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science specializing in exercise physiology. She later attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center for a Master of Science in physical therapy and obtained her master's in 1998. Jenning's jersey was retired after she completed her studies at Nebraska in 1993. After leaving Nebraska, Jennings played basketball in France from 1993 to 1994 before ending her basketball career to work in physical therapy. and since 2002 works as a real estate agent in Omaha.

Awards and honors Jennings was the 1993 Wade Trophy recipient and inducted into the University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.

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Personal life Jennings is married and has one child.