Jessica Kuster

Personal: Serves as a minister for the Arts, Media and Sports Ministry in Los Angeles, Calif. ... has two sisters.

2022 Season: Appeared in all 15 games during inaugural season ... earned starting role in final eight contests … ranked 14th on the leaderboard with 4,017 points ... had eight games with 300 or more points, including season-high 479 points on Feb. 18 against Team Harrison … averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game ... scored 10+ points in six games, including season-high 17 points in Week Five finale against Team Harrison on Feb. 26 … registered double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds on Feb. 18 against Team Harrison ... shot 3-for-8 from the field, including 2-for-4 from beyond the arc, in addition to making all four free throws … authored back-to-back double-digit scoring performances to finish Week Two ... scored 12 points against Team Russell on 5-of-8 shooting before 10 points with four rebounds against Team Cloud … ended Week Three with 16 points in Feb. 12 contest against Team Brown, shooting 6-for-11 from the field, including 3-for-3 from three-point range … also posted back-to-back double-digit scoring efforts to finish season ... had 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting against Team Cloud before season-high 17 points against Team Harrison. 

Other Professional Experience: Started professional career in 2014 with CSU Alba Iulia in Romania ... signed with Basketball Nymburk in Czech National League in 2015 and was named MVP after leading team to Czech Cup ... has also played in Hungary, Italy and Australia.

College Experience: All-time leading scorer in Rice basketball history with 2,081 points ... owns Rice and Conference USA career records for rebounds (1,376) and double-doubles (67) ... ranks third in school history with 201 career blocked shots ... holds 10th place on Rice’s career list with 167 steals ... only player in C-USA history to earn First-Team All-Conference and All-Defensive Team honors four times ... lone four-time recipient of the Hackerman Award in Rice history ... Honorable Mention Associated Press All-America selection as a senior after setting Rice single-season scoring record with 628 points ... also set single-season rebounding record in 2013-14 (400) ... named C-USA Defensive Player of the Year in 2012-13 ... led Rice in scoring and rebounding all four years.