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LaChelda Jacobs

Position G
Height 5'10''
Class Sophomore
Hometown Mansfield, Texas
High School Mansfield Summit HS
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Jacobs[apos] 2008-09 Game-by-Game, Career Stats and Career Highs in PDF Format

2008-09 (Junior):
Saw action in all 36 games, starting 13 … Averaged 5.9 points, which ranked fifth, and 3.1 rebounds per game, while also ranking second on the team and 10th in the Big 12 Conference in assists with 3.1 per game … Connected on 84-of-173 shots from the field, good for .486 percent … Also knocked down 43-of-67 shots from the foul line, good for .642 percent … Finished the season with 110 assists, going over the 100 assist mark for the first time in her KU career … Scored in double figures in nine games, including tying her career-high with 18 points in KU[apos]s win over Iowa (Nov. 18, 2008) … Pulled down 10 boards at Colorado (Feb. 18, 2009), marking her first career double-figure rebounding performance … Had 10 outings with five or more assists, including tying her career high with seven on two occations (Marquette (Dec. 7, 2008) and New Orleans (Nov. 28, 2008) … Had 17 points at Missouri (Feb. 7, 2009) off of 6-of-10 shooting from the field and 5-of-8 shooting from the charity stripe.

2007-08 (Sophomore):
Played in all 33 games, starting three … Averaged 6.0 points and 2.9 boards per game … Scored a season-high 15 points versus Drake (Nov. 23, 2007) and against #17/19 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals (March 12, 2008) … Knocked down all seven of her shots versus Drake, while leading KU to a win … Scored in double figures in seven games … Turned in 14 points versus #17/19 Kansas State (March 5, 2008) … Posted 10 points, six assists and four rebounds in leading the Jayhawks to a win over Nebraska (Feb. 17, 2008) … Also tied her career-high with six assists versus Michigan State (March 27, 2008) … Collected nine points, five assists and a career-best four steals in leading KU to a win over Nebraska in the opening round of the Big 12Championship (March 11, 2008) … Played a career-high 40 minutes versus Oklahoma State (March 12, 2008) … Led KU in scoring on two occasions and was the top assister in five games.

2006-07 (Freshman):
Played in 28 games, starting five … Scored a season-high 18 points twice, first against Xavier (Dec. 31, 2006) and then against #9 Baylor (Jan. 6, 2007) … Pulled down seven rebounds twice, first against #9 Baylor then against Texas Tech (Jan. 31, 2007) … Played a season-high 37 minutes against Baylor (Jan. 6, 2007) … Scored 10 or more points and pulled down five or more rebounds five times during the year … Was the first Jayhawk off the bench eight times … Led the team with five three-point plays.

High School:
A 2006 graduate of Summit HS in?Mansfield, Texas … Led her basketball team to three district championships … Was the first player in Summit HS history to reach 1,000 career points … Named to the first team all-district all four years, including defensive player of the year her junior and senior seasons … Named first team all-state and all-district her junior and seniors seasons … A McDonald[apos]s All-American nominee … Coached in basketball by Samantha Morrow … Declared Summit HS Female Athlete of the Year her senior season … Led her DFW Elite team to an adidas National Championship her junior year … Participated in numerous camps and all-star games … Also lettered in track and golf her freshman and sophomore seasons … Graduated from the Texas Weslyan University TexPrep program which consisted of three years of science and math classes to prepare for college.

Personal:
Daughter of Carolyn Jones and Terence Jacobs … Born in Shreveport, La. … Has post-school ambitions of being an elementary teacher … Active in church including participating in the True Love Waits Ceremony, Soul Steppers drill team and playing on the church soccer team … Lists reading among her hobbies … Considers her mother, Carolyn Jones, and step-brother Geary Jones, Jr., the two people she most admires because her mother has taught her everything she knows on and off the court and her step-brother has asthma but loves sports and works very hard to overcome his disabilities … Majoring in Applied Behavioral Science.