Hall of Fame
A native of Milford, Connecticut, Jessica Turner (Banks) ’09 came to Castleton and made an immediate impact, starting in all 27 games for the Spartans. She stayed in that starting role for four years, eventually helping guide Castleton to a North Atlantic Conference championship in 2008-09, and graduated tied for first all-time in games played, eighth on the all-time scoring list with 1,120 points, sixth all-time in field goals made, third all-time in three-point field goals made and three-point percentage, second all-time in total assists and sixth all-time in steals. Her numbers have stood the test of time, as she remains one of just 16 1,000-point scorers for Castleton and still ranks among the top-10 all-time in a multitude of categories. She had three of the top-10 seasons from long range, holding the sixth, ninth and 10th-best single-season marks for three-point percentage and drained 63 threes her senior year—good for eighth-most in a single season. A strong two-way player, Turner was named All-North Atlantic Conference three times, earning a Second Team nod as a sophomore before landing First Team accolades as a junior and senior. She was among the best guards in the nation her junior year, ranking ninth in all of NCAA Division III with a 2.21 assist-to-turnover ratio in addition to her 4.6 assists per game. She completed her career averaging 10.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game while knocking down three pointers at a .361 clip in addition to being a two-time NAC All-Academic selection. She went on to join the coaching ranks at Middlebury College as an assistant from 2013-2018 before taking the head coaching position at Skidmore College. She resides in Wilton, New York, with her husband, Robert, and their son, Robert, Jr.
