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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

2 Jenai LaPorte

2 Jenai LaPorte

  • Position:
    G
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Hometown:
    Bay City, Mich.

Summary

Biography

As a Senior (2019-20)
Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team...Appeared in 29 games including 7 starts...Made first career start at #4 Ashland on Jan. 9...Scored 47 points, grabbed 46 rebounds, and dished out 28 assists on the year...Finished with a season-high seven points in a win over Purdue Northwest on Jan. 30...Assisted the Lakers defense to rank 1st in the country in fewest fouls per game, 2nd in blocked shots per game, 2nd in field goal percentage defense, 3rd in scoring defense, and 9th in three-point field goal defense...Helped GVSU to a fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance

As a Junior (2018-19)
Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team…Saw action in 28 of the teams’ 33 games as a reserve guard, helping the Lakers to their fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance…Scored 55 points (2.0 per game) in her 8.1 minutes per game…Shot an efficient 20-40 (50.0%) and was 10-14 (71.4%) at the free throw line…Also tallied 18 rebounds, 17 assists, six steals, and a block…Scored a season and career-high 12 points in a win over Lourdes (Dec. 29), going 5-6 from the field and 1-1 from the charity stripe in her 16 minutes on the court…Tied a season-high in minutes played in the Lakers regional final game against Drury (March 18), scoring three points to go with a pair of rebounds and a steal.

As a Sophomore (2017-18)
Member of the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team…Saw action in 21 games during the season as a reserve guard who helped the Lakers to their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance…Scored 11 points, pulled down 11 rebounds, tallied eight assists, and picked up five steals on the season…Scored a season-high four points against Ferris State (3/3), hitting a three-pointer and a free throw.

As a Freshman (2016-17)
Redshirteddue to injury. 

High School
Prepped at John Glenn High School under Cory Snider...averaged 18.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game across her first three varistyseasons...helped her team capture conference championships in 2014 and 2015...was the Bay County leading scorer from 2013-2015....earned All-Conference nods in 2014 and 2015, and was an All-State Honorable Mention from 2013-2015...named to Detroit Free Press All State Team (2013-15).

Personal
Daughter of Jon and Joan LaPorte...enjoys playing sports and partaking in outdoor activities...intends to major in biochemistry at GVSU.
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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2016-17Freshman

    G
    5'6"
    22
  • 2

    2017-18Sophomore

    G
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2018-19Junior

    G
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2019-20Senior

    G
    5'6"
    2