2022-23: Started the opener against Oregon, scoring nine points and grabbing two rebounds in 28 minutes (1/7) ... Scored five points and tallied a steal and an assist against Notre Dame (11/16) ... Added nine points and seven rebounds against Southern Illinois (11/19) ... Scored a season-high 11 points in the win over Niagara (11/22) ... Came within one of her career high with 17 points against Valparaiso after hitting a career-high four three-point field goals (11/27) ... Tied her season high with 17 points at Michigan while adding five rebounds and four steals (12/4) ... Scored nine and tied her career high with two blocks against Air Force (12/17) ... Nailed all eight free throw attempts as part of a 13-point night against Ohio State (12/28).
2021-22: Started in her collegiate debut against UIC, recording five points and two steals (11/10) ... Logged her first career block in a start against UCSB (11/14). Recorded 8 points, led with 8 rebounds, two assists and two steals against Loyola (11/17) ... Tallied 16 points and three assists against DePaul (11/21) ... Led with seven assists, and recorded three points, and three rebounds against South Dakota (11/25) ...Led the team with 14 points, and tallied two rebounds against Pittsburgh (11/26) ... Recorded 13 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals against Texas A&M (11/27) ... Recorded eight points and two assists against Clemson (12/2) … Tallied seven points, four rebounds, and two assists in victory over Wisconsin (12/5) … Contributed seven points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Iowa (1/6) … Scored nine points, along with seven rebounds, and four assists against Ohio State (1/9) ... Tallied six points, five rebounds and three assists at Maryland (1/23) ... Scored eight points and corralled three boards against Iowa (1/28) ... Recorded 14 points, four rebounds and one steal at Penn State (2/6) ... Contributed 12 points and three rebounds at Minnesota (2/11) ... Turned in a career performance in the win over No. 4 Michigan, scoring a team-high 18 points while adding eight rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two assists (2/13) ... Scored in double digits for the fourth straight game with 14 at Indiana (2/17) ... Recorded eight points, five rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal at Illinois (2/20).
High School: Named to the 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith National High School Girls Trophy Watch List ... Ranked the No. 44 overall recruit in her class by Prospects Nation, No. 50 by ESPN … Averaged 22.4 points, 8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3 steals per game during her junior season, while shooting 35% from three … Prep Girls Hoops Player of the Year … MLive Player of the Year … State Champs Net Player of the Year … All-State and All-Conference First Teams … Over 1,000 career points … Helped team to 63-6 overall record during her three-seasons … Junior season cut short and senior season canceled due to COVID-19 … Played on club team Michigan Basketball Academy.
Personal: Born Jillian Noelle Brown … Daughter of Noelle and Spencer Brown … Academic All-State … Honor Roll … Older sister Olivia plays basketball at St. Bonaventure … Chose Northwestern over Michigan, Penn State and Rutgers … Anticipated major is psychology.
McKeown on Brown:"We are really excited that Jillian Brown has become a member of the Northwestern family. She is one of the most versatile players in her class, and can play almost any position on the court. She brings a winning attitude, as well as an exceptional commitment to the classroom. Her ability to run a team, as well as her unlimited range, makes her such a valuable player. She comes from a great family, and will be a great fit for Northwestern."
2021-22: Started in her collegiate debut against UIC, recording five points and two steals (11/10) ... Logged her first career block in a start against UCSB (11/14). Recorded 8 points, led with 8 rebounds, two assists and two steals against Loyola (11/17) ... Tallied 16 points and three assists against DePaul (11/21) ... Led with seven assists, and recorded three points, and three rebounds against South Dakota (11/25) ...Led the team with 14 points, and tallied two rebounds against Pittsburgh (11/26) ... Recorded 13 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals against Texas A&M (11/27) ... Recorded eight points and two assists against Clemson (12/2) … Tallied seven points, four rebounds, and two assists in victory over Wisconsin (12/5) … Contributed seven points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Iowa (1/6) … Scored nine points, along with seven rebounds, and four assists against Ohio State (1/9) ... Tallied six points, five rebounds and three assists at Maryland (1/23) ... Scored eight points and corralled three boards against Iowa (1/28) ... Recorded 14 points, four rebounds and one steal at Penn State (2/6) ... Contributed 12 points and three rebounds at Minnesota (2/11) ... Turned in a career performance in the win over No. 4 Michigan, scoring a team-high 18 points while adding eight rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two assists (2/13) ... Scored in double digits for the fourth straight game with 14 at Indiana (2/17) ... Recorded eight points, five rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal at Illinois (2/20).
High School: Named to the 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith National High School Girls Trophy Watch List ... Ranked the No. 44 overall recruit in her class by Prospects Nation, No. 50 by ESPN … Averaged 22.4 points, 8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3 steals per game during her junior season, while shooting 35% from three … Prep Girls Hoops Player of the Year … MLive Player of the Year … State Champs Net Player of the Year … All-State and All-Conference First Teams … Over 1,000 career points … Helped team to 63-6 overall record during her three-seasons … Junior season cut short and senior season canceled due to COVID-19 … Played on club team Michigan Basketball Academy.
Personal: Born Jillian Noelle Brown … Daughter of Noelle and Spencer Brown … Academic All-State … Honor Roll … Older sister Olivia plays basketball at St. Bonaventure … Chose Northwestern over Michigan, Penn State and Rutgers … Anticipated major is psychology.
McKeown on Brown:"We are really excited that Jillian Brown has become a member of the Northwestern family. She is one of the most versatile players in her class, and can play almost any position on the court. She brings a winning attitude, as well as an exceptional commitment to the classroom. Her ability to run a team, as well as her unlimited range, makes her such a valuable player. She comes from a great family, and will be a great fit for Northwestern."