A three-year letterwinner, Illinois Wesleyan senior women's basketball player Nina Anderson (Park Ridge, Illinois, Maine South HS) currently is No. 13 in 3-pointers made at the school and her 54 made 3-pointers in the 2017-18 season is the 11th most in a single season.
She had her career-high in points of 22 against Carroll University on Feb. 10, 2018, and had nine rebounds against Carthage on Jan. 14, 2017.
Majoring in business (finance) at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Billy and Tina Anderson. Her father played baseball at Illinois Wesleyan and finished with career batting average of .336 with 14 HR and 108 runs batted in and her grandfather, Bill Anderson, is in the Illinois High School Coaches Hall of Fame.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: My dad went to IWU and encouraged me to visit. I told him I would never go here because it was too small but I would be willing to at least go on a visit. I fell in love with the basketball program and knew that it was a place that I could excel athletically and academically and also be a part of Greek life. After saying I would never go to school that is small or is in Illinois, choosing IWU was the best decision I’ve ever made. Also, s/o to KKB girls.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: PE
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Telling people where I go to school and them responding “Oh…what is that? I’ve never heard of it”
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Accounting my freshman year
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Windmills .. everyone thinks I’m crazy but when a million of those things are in a field it is the scariest thing. Can you tell I’m from the burbs?
Worst habit: Procrastination and biting my nails
Most expensive traffic ticket: $190 for going 94 mph on I-55. I have a bit of a lead foot. Just grateful I wasn’t going 1 speed over that or I would have been taken away in handcuffs.
Language I’d like to learn: If you know me, you know it’s Serbian. I just started taking Serbian language lessons so catch me fluent in a year.
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: LOL not very long…on top of that, if I don’t answer my mom within 5 min I get quite a few “????”
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: I asked them both this question and they both responded with awesome so I guess I gotta go with that one.
Favorite sports figures: Novak Djokovic, Curtis Granderson, Sam Munroe
My greatest moment in sports was: Beating Wheaton in the conference championship to secure a bid in the NCAA tournament and then going on to host.
The best player I ever faced was: Jewell Loyd, she played at Niles West and went on to play for Notre Dame. She now plays in the WNBA for the Seattle Storm.
Worst dresser on my team: Emily Farris
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Bacon
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: My parents when they were my age
Favorite food: Lamb or any Serbian food
Vegetable I won’t eat: Peas
Pepsi or Coke? Diet Coke only
Favorite TV show: “New Girl”
Favorite musical group: Anything country
Favorite movie: “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: My mom, her and I are legit the same person so it would portray my life pretty accurately.
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: “Kopi Kreeps featuring Nina, Maddie, Laryn, Jordan and Jake”.
The person in history I would most like to meet is: My great-grandfather, he was a very influential person in my mom’s life and he is who my brother, Marko, is named after.
My dream job would be: Functional or Alternative Medicine Doctor but unfortunately, I am just not that smart.
Place I’d most like to live: Fountain Hills, Arizona
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: My sister, Cassie. She lives the best life and somehow always finds ways to get what she wants.
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Travel the world, and skydive
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My fake Chanel earrings I bought in Italy over May Term.
Who is the luckiest person in the world? My future husband, duh
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Drinking chocolate milk every day at lunch and eating whatever you wanted without feeling bad about the calories
