The all-time leading scorer at Michigan State, Tori Jankoska reunited with Coach Mox on the staff at Missouri State in June 2019.
In two seasons at Missouri State, Jankoska has helped the Lady Bears to a 49-7 overall record and 32-2 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference with two regular season titles and an NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2021. Five Lady Bears have received first-team all-conference recognition in her tenure, including guard Brice Calip earning MVC Player of the Year honors and 2021 and Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2020.
Jankoska helped Missouri State to a No. 5 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, tying the best seed in program history, and final ranking of 14th in the USA Today Coaches Poll, MSU’s best since 2001. The Lady Bears have ended each of Jankoska’s seasons ranked in the top 25 of both major polls, posted an unbeaten home season in 2019-20, and followed that by going undefeated in conference play (16-0) and on the road (11-0) for the first time in school history in 2020-21.
Jankoska, who was the ninth overall pick of the Chicago Sky in the 2017 WNBA draft and spent the 2017-18 season playing professionally for the Polish club Basket Gdynia, joined the college coaching ranks in 2018-19 as the Director of Recruiting Operations and Player Personnel at Maryland, where she helped the Terrapins to a 29-5 overall record and Big Ten regular season title.
A four-time all-Big Ten selection at Michigan State, she finished her career as the Spartans’ all-time leader in points (2,212), 3-pointers (320) and free throws (478), while ranking second with 489 assists and 707 field goals. She averaged 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in her college career.
Jankoska earned honorable mention All-America honors from the Associated Press and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association following a spectacular senior season in East Lansing. The Freeland, Mich., native set MSU season records with 746 points and 122 3-pointers in 2016-17, added the single-game scoring record with 42 points against Ohio State, and recorded a triple-double versus Minnesota, finishing the season with averages of 22.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists.
After college, Jankoska represented the United States in the World University Games in August 2017 in Taiwan, before beginning her professional career in Poland.
Jankoska earned her psychology degree from Michigan State in December 2016.
Coach Mox on Jankoska:
“Tori is a go-getter and one of the most competitive, hard-working people I have ever been around. Her playing accolades speak for themselves. From being the all-time leading scorer in Michigan State women’s basketball history to a top 10 WNBA draft pick, she was a phenomenal player! She has tremendous knowledge of the game and will be able to contribute on both sides of the ball. She will be a living example for our Lady Bears of how hard work and dedication to the process can pay off.”
