2023-24 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Appeared in 20 games off the bench
• Finished with 12 points and nine rebounds
• Averaged 3.7 minutes per game
• Added to Big Ten’s highest freshman scoring output of 23.5 points per game, third highest in program history and highest at Purdue in 30 years
• Opened career with four points at UCLA (Nov. 6)
• Dished out four assists against Valparaiso (Dec. 3)
• Posted four rebounds against Southeast Missouri State (Dec. 6)
NOTABLE
• Naismith High School All-America honorable mention
• McDonald’s All-America Game nominee
• No. 15 player in the state by Prep Girls Hoops
• 18 rating by Dan Olson Basketball Report
• Tabbed Elite 150 by Prospects Nation
• Guided the Blaze to a 2021 Tennessee 3A State Championship,
• Won four regional championships and three district titles
• Invited to the Wooten Top-150 Camp
• Tabbed Tennessee 4A All-State as a senior
PREP
• Played for Blackman High School in Murfreesboro
• Went 107-16 over high school career, including 81-8 as a starter for three seasons
• Scored 1,066 points with 337 rebounds and 117 steals in career
• Averaged a career-best 15.8 points on 44% shooting as a senior
• Connected on 104 3-pointers at a 41% rate in final campaign
• Scored more points as a senior than her first three seasons combined
• Guided Blackman to the Elite Eight of the TSSAA 4A State Tournament
• Averaged 15 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game as a junior
• Tallied 12 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1 steal per game as a sophomore
• Saw limited action as a freshman due to injury to finish with 6.1 points per game
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Emily G Monson
• Birthdate: Dec. 31, 2004
• Birthplace: Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Intended Major: Communications
• Parents: Mat and Brenda Monson
• Siblings: Andrew
• Appeared in 20 games off the bench
• Finished with 12 points and nine rebounds
• Averaged 3.7 minutes per game
• Added to Big Ten’s highest freshman scoring output of 23.5 points per game, third highest in program history and highest at Purdue in 30 years
• Opened career with four points at UCLA (Nov. 6)
• Dished out four assists against Valparaiso (Dec. 3)
• Posted four rebounds against Southeast Missouri State (Dec. 6)
NOTABLE
• Naismith High School All-America honorable mention
• McDonald’s All-America Game nominee
• No. 15 player in the state by Prep Girls Hoops
• 18 rating by Dan Olson Basketball Report
• Tabbed Elite 150 by Prospects Nation
• Guided the Blaze to a 2021 Tennessee 3A State Championship,
• Won four regional championships and three district titles
• Invited to the Wooten Top-150 Camp
• Tabbed Tennessee 4A All-State as a senior
PREP
• Played for Blackman High School in Murfreesboro
• Went 107-16 over high school career, including 81-8 as a starter for three seasons
• Scored 1,066 points with 337 rebounds and 117 steals in career
• Averaged a career-best 15.8 points on 44% shooting as a senior
• Connected on 104 3-pointers at a 41% rate in final campaign
• Scored more points as a senior than her first three seasons combined
• Guided Blackman to the Elite Eight of the TSSAA 4A State Tournament
• Averaged 15 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game as a junior
• Tallied 12 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1 steal per game as a sophomore
• Saw limited action as a freshman due to injury to finish with 6.1 points per game
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Emily G Monson
• Birthdate: Dec. 31, 2004
• Birthplace: Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Intended Major: Communications
• Parents: Mat and Brenda Monson
• Siblings: Andrew