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Jada Brown - Women's Basketball - Kansas Jayhawks
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Jada Brown

Position Forward
Height 6'0"
Class Senior
Hometown Las Vegas, Nev.
High School Centennial HS
bio

2016-17 (Senior)
Appeared in all 30 games … Averaged 18.6 minutes per game … Averaged 3.4 points per game, totaling 103 points on the season … Shot 37.8 percent from the field and 76.9 percent from the free throw line … Grabbed 92 rebounds on the season, averaging 3.1 per game … Scored a career-high 14 points against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship (3/3) … Netted 11 points behind a 3-for-5 effort from the floor at Alabama (12/4) … Grabbed 10 boards against Harvard (12/7) … Recorded a season-high three steals twice … Totaled 19 assists, 16 steals and eight blocks.

2015-16 (Junior)
Appeared in all 31 games and made eight starts … Averaged 4.3 points per game … Shot 40.3 percent from the field on the year … Dished out 18 assists, most among Kansas forwards, after entering the year with 14 career assists … Made 22 steals, upping her career total of 17 at the beginning of the 2015-16 season … Recorded 22 blocks, five more than her total swats in her first two seasons combined … Led the team in offensive rebounds with 56 … Shot a perfect 1-of-1 from long range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line against Kansas State (1/20) … Tallied nine rebounds against Texas Tech (1/30), tying her career-best mark … Notched a career-high 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting against Iowa State (2/2), and pulled down a team-high four rebounds … Grabbed a career-high four steals against Northern Illinois (11/27) … Shot 50 percent or better from the field on nine occasions … Tied for most career games started among returners.

2014-15 (Sophomore)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … Appeared in all 32 contests for Kansas and started 31 games … Averaged 2.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per contest in 15.3 minutes a game … Scored a career-high 12 points against Alabama (11/21) with a season-high five made field goals … Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds versus Texas Southern (11/18) … A perfect 2-for-2 from the charity stripe against Kansas State (3/6) … Swatted away two shots versus Kansas State (2/15) for a new career high … Attempted a career-high four free throws at Oklahoma State (2/21).

2013-14 (Freshman)
Started 13 games and appeared in 31 contests … Averaged 11.2 minutes, 1.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game … Made the first start of her career at Baylor (1/5) where she scored five points and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds … Played a season-high 31 minutes at Texas (1/15) and scored a season-best 10 points on a season-most five field goals … Recorded a season-high two steals against Duke (11/30).

High School
Three-year letterwinner at Centennial High School … Led Centennial to a 29-3 record and a trip to the Nevada Class 4A semifinals as a junior, while averaging 13.5 points, nine rebounds and 1.5 assists … A three-time first-team all-state selection (2011, 2012 and 2013) and tabbed the 2013 Gatorade State Player of the Year … Named the Northwest League MVP in both 2011 and 2012, while being first-team all-conference in 2011, 2012 and 2013 … Also named the 2011 and 2012 Las Vegas Holiday Classic MVP and 2012 Las Vegas Review Journal Basketball Athlete of the Year … Helped lead the Bulldogs to a state championship in 2011, along with conference championships in 2011 and 2012 and regional championships in 2011 and 2013 … Rated as a three-star recruit by Hoopgurlz.com and ranked No. 38 nationally by her position according to the recruiting site … Coached by Karen Weitz on both her high school team and on the Las Vegas Bulldogs AAU squad … Named to the scholar-athlete team all four seasons.

Personal
Daughter of Troy and Lynn Brown … Born in Las Vegas, Nevada … Has a sister, Jenae, and a brother, Troy … Father, Troy, played basketball at Texas A&M-Kingsville, while her mother, Lynn, ran track for the Javelinas … Majoring in broadcast journalism.