50 Ella Anderson
Ella Anderson
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Hometown:
    Olathe, Kan.
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Olathe South
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    8.5
  • fg %
    61.8
  • 3pt %
    25.0
  • ft %
    85.3
  • reb/g
    5.7
  • a/g
    1.5

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • All-A-R-C Honorable Mention (2024-25)
  • Newcomer Award (2024-25)
  • Letterwinner (2024-25)
2024-25 | freshman
  • Named All-A-R-C Honorable Mention
  • Earned team’s Newcomer Award
  • Started all 26 matches
  • Converted 61.8 percent of her field goal attempts, the second-best season efficiency in school history (min. 100 attempts)
  • Led the team in the rebound category with 149
  • Recorded her first collegiate double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds against Saint Benedict
  • Averaged 8.5 points, 1.5 assists, and 5.7 rebounds per game
  • Shot 61.8% from the field and 85.3% from the free throw line
High School
  • Graduated in 2024 from Olathe South High School
  • Second team all-conference selection in basketball (2024)
  • Third team all-conference selection in basketball (2023)
  • Two-time all-conference honorable mention in basketball (2021, 22)
  • Member of the National Honors Society
  • Academic All-American
Personal
  • Parents are Josh and Molly
  • Has one sibling, Jackson
  • Majoring in exercise science

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 5 Coe L, 82-68
Feb 8 Luther W, 88-83
Feb 13 at Nebraska Wesleyan W, 100-65
Feb 16 at Loras W, 80-52
Feb 19 Buena Vista W, 80-55
Feb 25 Central (Iowa) L, 96-89
  Overall Conf
Games 26 16
Games started 26 16
Minutes 693 410
Minutes per game 26.7 25.6
FG 94-152 47-79
FG Pct 61.8 59.5
3PT 4-16 3-7
3PT Pct 25.0 42.9
FT 29-34 20-22
FT Pct 85.3 90.9
Off rebounds 57 35
Def rebounds 92 53
Total rebounds 149 88
Rebounds per game 5.7 5.5
Personal fouls 34 22
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 40 24
Turnovers 27 18
Assist to turnover ratio 1.5 1.3
Steals 29 21
Blocks 3 1
Points 221 117
Points per game 8.5 7.3
Points per 40 min 12.8 11.4

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 77-73 1 30 5-6 83.3 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Nov 10 vs. Wis.-La Crosse L, 101-89 1 32 3-7 42.9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Nov 22 vs. Colorado Col. L, 76-52 1 24 4-9 44.4 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 8
Nov 23 vs. North Central (Minn.) W, 84-44 1 19 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Nov 26 Central (Iowa) W, 95-87 1 28 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 13
Nov 30 vs. Saint Benedict L, 76-69 1 34 6-6 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 13
Dec 1 vs. No. 3/4 Wis.-Whitewater L, 79-63 1 30 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 4 at Coe L, 73-66 1 32 4-8 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 7 Dubuque W, 87-79 1 24 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 14 Faith Bapt. Bible W, 115-40 1 18 5-6 83.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Dec 20 vs. Mount Union L, 80-54 1 31 4-10 40.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 21 vs. Lawrence W, 69-50 1 30 9-11 81.8 0-0 - 0-0 - 18
Jan 4 No. 2/11 Wartburg L, 61-49 1 30 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 8 Nebraska Wesleyan W, 105-54 1 17 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 11 at Luther L, 84-83 1 31 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 8
Jan 15 at Buena Vista W, 77-55 1 30 7-10 70.0 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 17
Jan 18 Loras W, 83-52 1 23 4-8 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 25 at Dubuque W, 75-68 1 25 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 9
Jan 29 at Central (Iowa) W, 76-49 1 24 5-7 71.4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 1 at No. 11/12 Wartburg L, 65-46 1 26 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 5 Coe L, 82-68 1 31 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 8 Luther W, 88-83 1 30 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 13 at Nebraska Wesleyan W, 100-65 1 10 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 16 at Loras W, 80-52 1 26 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 10
Feb 19 Buena Vista W, 80-55 1 23 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 9
Feb 25 Central (Iowa) L, 96-89 1 35 5-9 55.6 0-1 0.0 4-6 66.7 14

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 9 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 77-73 1 30 4 4 8 0 2 0.0 0 1 4 0
Nov 10 vs. Wis.-La Crosse L, 101-89 1 32 1 2 3 2 0 - 1 0 1 0
Nov 22 vs. Colorado Col. L, 76-52 1 24 3 1 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 vs. North Central (Minn.) W, 84-44 1 19 1 5 6 3 0 - 1 0 1 0
Nov 26 Central (Iowa) W, 95-87 1 28 1 1 2 1 0 - 2 0 2 0
Nov 30 vs. Saint Benedict L, 76-69 1 34 7 5 12 2 0 - 1 1 1 0
Dec 1 vs. No. 3/4 Wis.-Whitewater L, 79-63 1 30 2 4 6 2 2 1.0 0 0 2 0
Dec 4 at Coe L, 73-66 1 32 2 4 6 3 2 1.5 0 0 1 0
Dec 7 Dubuque W, 87-79 1 24 2 5 7 3 1 3.0 2 0 3 0
Dec 14 Faith Bapt. Bible W, 115-40 1 18 0 3 3 3 0 - 2 0 1 0
Dec 20 vs. Mount Union L, 80-54 1 31 2 7 9 1 2 0.5 1 0 0 -
Dec 21 vs. Lawrence W, 69-50 1 30 0 3 3 2 1 2.0 1 0 0 -
Jan 4 No. 2/11 Wartburg L, 61-49 1 30 0 3 3 1 2 0.5 4 0 2 0
Jan 8 Nebraska Wesleyan W, 105-54 1 17 1 3 4 4 0 - 2 1 0 0
Jan 11 at Luther L, 84-83 1 31 5 4 9 2 0 - 1 0 0 0
Jan 15 at Buena Vista W, 77-55 1 30 1 4 5 0 0 - 0 0 3 0
Jan 18 Loras W, 83-52 1 23 2 2 4 1 3 0.3 1 0 1 0
Jan 25 at Dubuque W, 75-68 1 25 5 4 9 1 0 - 1 0 2 0
Jan 29 at Central (Iowa) W, 76-49 1 24 1 4 5 1 0 - 0 0 2 0
Feb 1 at No. 11/12 Wartburg L, 65-46 1 26 1 0 1 3 2 1.5 1 0 0 0
Feb 5 Coe L, 82-68 1 31 3 6 9 1 2 0.5 1 0 0 0
Feb 8 Luther W, 88-83 1 30 2 5 7 2 2 1.0 0 0 3 0
Feb 13 at Nebraska Wesleyan W, 100-65 1 10 2 0 2 0 0 - 1 0 2 0
Feb 16 at Loras W, 80-52 1 26 3 6 9 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 0
Feb 19 Buena Vista W, 80-55 1 23 4 2 6 1 3 0.3 4 0 1 0
Feb 25 Central (Iowa) L, 96-89 1 35 2 5 7 1 1 1.0 1 0 2 0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2024-25 26 26 26.7 3.6-5.8 61.8 0.2-0.6 25.0 1.1-1.3 85.3 8.5
2025-26 26 26 30.8 4.3-7.0 61.7 0.3-1.0 30.8 1.0-1.7 58.1 10.0
Total 52 52 28.7 4.0-6.4 61.8 0.2-0.8 28.6 1.0-1.5 70.1 9.2

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 26 26 693 94-152 61.8 4-16 25.0 29-34 85.3 221
2025-26 26 26 800 113-183 61.7 8-26 30.8 25-43 58.1 259
Total 52 52 1493 207-335 61.8 12-42 28.6 54-77 70.1 480

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2024-25 26 26 26.7 0.0-0.0 61.8 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 85.3 0.0
2025-26 26 26 30.8 5.7-9.2 61.7 0.4-1.3 30.8 1.2-2.1 58.1 12.9
Total 52 52 28.7 0.0-0.0 61.8 0.0-0.0 28.6 0.0-0.0 70.1 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2024-25 26 26 26.7 2.2 3.5 5.7 1.3 0.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.1 0.1
2025-26 26 26 30.8 2.8 3.8 6.7 1.2 0.0 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.5 0.2
Total 52 52 28.7 2.5 3.7 6.2 1.3 0.0 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2024-25 26 26 693 57 92 149 34 0 40 27 1.5 29 3
2025-26 26 26 800 74 99 173 31 0 39 37 1.1 40 4
Total 52 52 1493 131 191 322 65 0 79 64 1.2 69 7

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 26 26 26.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0
2025-26 26 26 30.8 3.7 5.0 8.7 1.6 0.0 1.9 1.9 1.1 2.0 0.2
Total 52 52 28.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 26 26 26.7 3.6-5.8 61.8 0.2-0.6 25.0 1.1-1.3 85.3 8.5
Conference 16 16 25.6 2.9-4.9 59.5 0.2-0.4 42.9 1.2-1.4 90.9 7.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 10 10 25.9 3.0-5.1 58.8 0.1-0.4 25.0 1.5-1.8 83.3 7.6
Away 9 9 26.0 3.6-5.4 65.3 0.2-0.6 40.0 1.2-1.3 91.7 8.6
Neutral 7 7 28.6 4.6-7.4 61.5 0.1-1.0 14.3 0.4-0.6 75.0 9.7
Result Wins 15 15 23.8 3.8-5.4 70.4 0.1-0.3 20.0 1.3-1.3 95.0 8.9
Losses 11 11 30.5 3.4-6.5 52.1 0.3-1.0 27.3 0.9-1.3 71.4 7.9
Month November 6 6 27.8 4.3-6.3 68.4 0.2-1.0 16.7 1.3-1.7 80.0 10.2
December 6 6 27.5 4.0-6.8 58.5 0.2-0.5 33.3 0.7-0.7 100.0 8.8
January 7 7 25.7 3.9-6.3 61.4 0.1-0.6 25.0 1.0-1.1 87.5 8.9
February 7 7 25.9 2.4-4.1 58.6 0.1-0.4 33.3 1.4-1.7 83.3 6.4

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 26 26 693 94-152 61.8 4-16 25.0 29-34 85.3 221
Conference 16 16 410 47-79 59.5 3-7 42.9 20-22 90.9 117
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 10 10 259 30-51 58.8 1-4 25.0 15-18 83.3 76
Away 9 9 234 32-49 65.3 2-5 40.0 11-12 91.7 77
Neutral 7 7 200 32-52 61.5 1-7 14.3 3-4 75.0 68
Result Wins 15 15 357 57-81 70.4 1-5 20.0 19-20 95.0 134
Losses 11 11 336 37-71 52.1 3-11 27.3 10-14 71.4 87
Month November 6 6 167 26-38 68.4 1-6 16.7 8-10 80.0 61
December 6 6 165 24-41 58.5 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 53
January 7 7 180 27-44 61.4 1-4 25.0 7-8 87.5 62
February 7 7 181 17-29 58.6 1-3 33.3 10-12 83.3 45

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 26 26 26.7 0.0-0.0 61.8 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 85.3 0.0
Conference 16 16 25.6 0.0-0.0 59.5 0.0-0.0 42.9 0.0-0.0 90.9 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 10 10 25.9 0.0-0.0 58.8 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 83.3 0.0
Away 9 9 26.0 0.0-0.0 65.3 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 91.7 0.0
Neutral 7 7 28.6 0.0-0.0 61.5 0.0-0.0 14.3 0.0-0.0 75.0 0.0
Result Wins 15 15 23.8 0.0-0.0 70.4 0.0-0.0 20.0 0.0-0.0 95.0 0.0
Losses 11 11 30.5 0.0-0.0 52.1 0.0-0.0 27.3 0.0-0.0 71.4 0.0
Month November 6 6 27.8 0.0-0.0 68.4 0.0-0.0 16.7 0.0-0.0 80.0 0.0
December 6 6 27.5 0.0-0.0 58.5 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0
January 7 7 25.7 0.0-0.0 61.4 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 87.5 0.0
February 7 7 25.9 0.0-0.0 58.6 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 83.3 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 26 26 26.7 2.2 3.5 5.7 1.3 0.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.1 0.1
Conference 16 16 25.6 2.2 3.3 5.5 1.4 0.0 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 10 25.9 1.7 3.5 5.2 1.5 0.0 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.9 0.1
Away 9 9 26.0 2.7 3.3 6.0 1.6 0.0 1.1 0.8 1.4 0.6 0.1
Neutral 7 7 28.6 2.3 3.9 6.1 0.7 0.0 1.7 0.9 2.0 0.7 0.1
Result Wins 15 15 23.8 1.9 3.4 5.3 1.7 0.0 1.5 0.9 1.7 1.2 0.1
Losses 11 11 30.5 2.5 3.7 6.3 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.1
Month November 6 6 27.8 2.8 3.0 5.8 1.5 0.0 1.3 0.5 2.7 0.8 0.3
December 6 6 27.5 1.3 4.3 5.7 1.2 0.0 2.3 1.3 1.8 1.0 0.0
January 7 7 25.7 2.1 3.4 5.6 1.4 0.0 1.4 0.7 2.0 1.3 0.1
February 7 7 25.9 2.4 3.4 5.9 1.1 0.0 1.1 1.6 0.7 1.3 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 26 26 693 57 92 149 34 0 40 27 1.5 29 3
Conference 16 16 410 35 53 88 22 0 24 18 1.3 21 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 10 259 17 35 52 15 0 18 14 1.3 19 1
Away 9 9 234 24 30 54 14 0 10 7 1.4 5 1
Neutral 7 7 200 16 27 43 5 0 12 6 2.0 5 1
Result Wins 15 15 357 29 51 80 25 0 22 13 1.7 18 2
Losses 11 11 336 28 41 69 9 0 18 14 1.3 11 1
Month November 6 6 167 17 18 35 9 0 8 3 2.7 5 2
December 6 6 165 8 26 34 7 0 14 8 1.8 6 0
January 7 7 180 15 24 39 10 0 10 5 2.0 9 1
February 7 7 181 17 24 41 8 0 8 11 0.7 9 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 26 26 26.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0
Conference 16 16 25.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 10 25.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
Away 9 9 26.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0
Neutral 7 7 28.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 15 15 23.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0
Losses 11 11 30.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
Month November 6 6 27.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0
December 6 6 27.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0
January 7 7 25.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
February 7 7 25.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0

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