23 Jessica Pellechio
23 Jessica Pellechio
Height: 5-8
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Annadale, N.J.
Position: G

THE BASICS:

  • Recognized as a pure shooter and scorer
  • Has the potential to provide an immediate impact with her ability to reach the basket and stretch the defense
  • Set North Hunterdon High School 3-point field goal record with more than 230 career treys


HIGH SCHOOL     

  • Four-time All-West Jersey first team selection
  • Three-time All-State honoree
  • Won the New Jersey Group 4 state championship as a sophomore, reached the state semifinals during her junior season, and was state runner-up as a senior
  • Averaged nearly 14 points, four assists and four steals per game, while hitting 77 3-pointers during her final season at North Hunterdon
  • Contributed better than 14 points per game during both her sophomore and junior campaigns
  • Named The Express-Times Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2010, just the third sophomore ever to receive the award and first since 1994
  • Became only the third player in region history to hit more than 100 3-point field goals during her first two high school seasons
  • Finished high school career third all-time in scoring at North Hunterdon, second among girls, with 1,528 points
  • Broke the school’s all-time 3-point field goal record as a junior and finished her career with more than 230 treys
  • Played AAU basketball with the New Jersey Elite organization under Head Coach Paul Martinez