One of only two Lincoln natives (joining Dominique Kelley) among the Huskers' 1,000-point scorers, Jan Crouch was a leader in the earliest days of the Nebraska women's basketball program. A graduate of Lincoln East High School, the 5-11 forward was the second player in Husker history to earn a spot on the Big Eight All-Tournament team during the 1976-77 season, when she helped the Huskers to a second-place finish.
A talented rebounder, Crouch still ranks 11th on the Huskers' all-time list with 681 boards, while ranking 19th on NU's career chart with 1,183 points. She also ranks in the top 20 with 368 free throw attempts in her career. Crouch was a solid defensive player who recorded eight steals in a 64-61 win over Northwest Missouri State on Dec. 14, 1976, to tie for eighth on Nebraska's single-game steals list.
Crouch was a pioneering girls basketball player growing up in Lincoln, as she asked the Lincoln Public Schools Board to add school-sponsored girls basketball teams as a junior in 1973-74. She played as a senior on Lincoln East High School's first school-sponsored team in 1974-75.
Crouch, who is an accountant in Lincoln, is still an active Husker fan and donor to the women's basketball program.
Crouch's Career Statistics
|
Year |
G-GS |
FG-FGA |
Pct. |
3P-3PA |
Pct. |
FT-FTA |
Pct. |
TRB-Avg. |
Pts-Avg. |
| 1975-76 |
31-31 |
119-335 |
.355 |
NA |
NA |
45-100 |
.450 |
198-6.4 |
283-9.2 |
| 1976-77 |
30-30 |
186-447 |
.416 |
NA |
NA |
81-130 |
.623 |
173-5.8 |
453-15.1 |
| 1977-78 |
29-29 |
138-344 |
.401 |
NA |
NA |
60-95 |
.631 |
209-7.2 |
336-11.6 |
| 1978-79 | 22-13 | 42-91 | .461 | NA | NA | 27-43 | .627 | 101-4.7 | 111-7.4 |
|
Career |
112-103 |
487-1, 217 |
.400 |
NA |
NA |
213-368 |
.578 |
681-6.2 |
1,183-11.3 |