Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team (2018-19)
Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team (2018-19, 2019-20)
2019-20: Played in all 30 games, making 21 starts… Averaged 4.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists… Third in program history in career three-point field goals made with 173 treys… Named to A-10 All-Academic Team… Went 3-for-6 from deep vs. American (Nov. 21)… Notched four straight game with three or more 3-pointers against UMKC, finishing with 15 points… Scored a season-high 16 points with a career-best 5-of-6 from the free throw line vs. Navy (Dec. 19)… Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds vs. Detroit Mercy (Nov. 16)… Notched three three-pointers at Dayton on Jan. 8.
2018-2019: Named to CoSIDA's Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team... Named to A-10 All-Academic Team... Played 30 games, starting 20... Had a .358 field goal percentage and a .826 free throw percentage on the season... Averaged 3.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 7.7 points per game... Tallied five points, two steals, three assists, and three rebounds to open the season against Loyola on Nov. 6... Added ten points, one steal, and four rebounds at American on Nov. 14... Scored 15 points (5-6 3FG) and grabbed five boards against UMKC on Nov. 23... Recorded ten points and season-high five assists against Maryland Eastern Shore on Dec. 29... Posted 12 points and six rebounds at Massachusetts on Jan. 16... Tabbed 14 points (5-8 FG, 4-7 FG) and season-high seven rebounds against George Washington on Jan. 19... Tied season-high seven rebounds against Rhode Island on Jan. 27... Had season-high three steals at Saint Louis on Jan. 31... Notched 15 points (4-6 3FG, 3-4 FT) at Fordham on Feb. 10... Posted season-high 17 points (5-10 FG, 4-7 3FG, 3-3 FT), tied season-high five assists, and added five rebounds against Saint Joseph's on Feb. 27... Closed out the season with a 12-point performance against Massachusetts on Mar. 5.
2017-2018: Played and started in 33 games...Averaged 24.3 minutes and 6.5 points...Second on the team in 3FG %...Ranked first in FT%...Registered 12 points (4-7 3pt FG) and three assists at Loyola (MD) on Nov. 14...Recorded 14 points (5-10 FG, 4-8 3pt FG) and six rebounds vs. UMBC on Dec. 11...Posted 11 points (4-8 FG, 3-6 pt FG) with three assists and two blocks vs. Saint Louis on Jan. 24...Had 16 points (6-10 FG, 4-7 3pt FG) and three assists at St. Bonaventure on 1/31...Tallied 11 points, one steal, three assists, and seven rebounds vs. George Washington on Feb. 7...Recorded nine points, four assists, and five rebounds vs. UMass on Feb. 11...Notched 12 points, four assists, and three rebounds at VCU Feb. 15...Finished with eight points, five rebounds and three assists at Dayton on Feb. 21.
2017-16: Played in 30 games, starting 24…Averaged 5.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per game…Third on team in 3-pointers made (31)…Scored career high 17 points at Towson (Nov. 27)…Recorded a career high 3 steals at Massachusetts (Dec. 4)…Snagged a career high 7 rebounds at Davidson (Jan. 18)
Prep: Four-year letterwinner for Josh Thurow at Minnehaha Academy... School's all-time leader in career assists (653)... Helped lead Minnehaha Academy to three consecutive state tournament appearances... 2016 Miss Basketball Minnesota candidate... Selected to 2016 Minnesota Girls High School All-Star Series... Three-time All-State Honorable Mention selection... Named to Minnesota State High School State Tournament All-Tournament Team in 2015... Recipient of the Minneapolis Athena Award, which is given to outstanding senior young female athletes from each of the Minneapolis city, suburban and private schools... Four-time All-Independent Metro Athletic Conference (IMAC) selection... Named IMAC Plaeyr of the Year three straight seasons... Three-year team captain.. Four-time Offensive Player of the Year... 2016 Minnehaha Academy Female Athlete of the Year... Also played softball and volleyball for four years... Named softball All-State Honorable Mention in 2016... Three-time All-IMAC Conference selection in softball... Three-time All-Section selection in softball... Team captain of softball team in 2016... Named team's MVP in softball in 2016... Recipient of Silver Stick Award (2015) and Rookie of the Year Award (2013)... Also earned all-conference honors in volleyball twice... Named volleyball team's offensive player of the year in 2015... Two-year captain of volleyball team... Named Academic All-State in volleyball (2015), basketball (2016) and softball (2016)... Class of 2016 4.0 Scholar... Received President's Award in Athletics, Leadership and Scholarship... National Merit Commended Scholar... AP Scholar with Honor... Received Harvard Prize Book Award... Named to Honor Roll all eight semesters... Three-time recipient of Academic Honors Award... Member of National Honors Society... Member of Spanish Honors Society.
Personal: Sarah Jo Kaminski... Born on Oct. 7, 1997... Daughter of Stephen and Kay Kaminski... Has three older siblings - Stephen Jr. (25), Lindsay (23) and Michael (20)... Stephen Jr. played baseball at DePauw University in Indiana... Lindsay played basketball at Washington University in St. Louis... Michael played baseball at St. Olaf College in Minnesota... Volunteers with church media industry and at a local food shelf in Minnesota... Plans to major in criminology, law and society and double minor in French and Spanish.
Career Highs
Points: 17, twice (last vs. Saint Joseph's, 02/27/19)
Rebounds: 9, vs. Detroit Mercy (11/16/19)
Assists: 5, three times (last vs. Davidson, 1/15/20)
Steals: 3, four times (last at La Salle, 1/29/20)
Blocks: 2, four times (last vs. Longwood 12/28/17)
FG Made: 6, at St. Bonaventure (1/31/18)
3FG Made: 5, at UMKC (11/23/18)
FT Made: 5, at Navy (12/19/19)
