Jantel Lavender

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Jantel Lavender
No. 42 – Los Angeles Sparks
Position Center
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1988-11-12) November 12, 1988 (age 35)
Cleveland, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Cleveland Central Catholic
(Cleveland, Ohio)
College Ohio State (2007–2011)
WNBA draft 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–present Los Angeles Sparks
2011 Beşiktaş
2012 CCC Polkowice
2012–2013 Beretta Famila Schio
2013–2015 Wisła Kraków
2015–present Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Career highlights and awards
  • WNBA All-Star (2015)
  • 2× Polish Cup MVP (2014, 2015)
  • PLKK MVP (2015)
  • Italian champion (2013)
  • 2× Polish champion (2014, 2015)
  • Turkish Champion (2016)
  • Turkish Cup winner (2016)
  • Turkish Super Cup winner (2015)
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women’s Basketball
Representing  United States
U18 and U19
Gold medal – first place 2006 U18 Colorado Springs Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2007 U19 Bratislava Team Competition
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Team Competition

Jantel Lavender (born November 12, 1988) is a professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Ohio State statistics

Source[1]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007-08 Ohio State 31 547 51.3 20.0 66.1 9.9 1.2 0.4 1.0 17.6
2008-09 Ohio State 35 728 54.1 - 75.5 10.7 1.8 0.4 1.2 20.8
2009-10 Ohio State 36 769 51.4 40.0 77.6 10.3 1.6 0.5 1.5 21.4
2010-11 Ohio State 34 774 54.8 - 80.2 10.9 2.4 0.4 1.8 22.8
Career Ohio State 136 2818 53.0 23.1 75.6 10.5 1.8 0.4 1.4 20.7

USA Basketball

Lavender was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event was held in July 2006, when the USA team defeated Canada to win the championship. Lavender averaged 4.8 points per game.[2] Lavender was a member of the USA Women's U19 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event was held in July and August 2007, when the USA team defeated Sweden to win the championship. Lavender scored 16 points in the preliminary round game against Lithuania, then scored 28 points in a win over Spain. She scored 25 points in the win over the Czech Republic. Over the course of the tournament, she averaged 16.0 points per game, second only to Maya Moore with 16.3 per game. Lavender led the team in rebounding, averaging 8.1 per game.[3] Lavender was named a member of the team representing the USA at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. She recorded a double-double, with 16 points and 12 rebounds against France. In the gold medal game against previously undefeated Russia, Lavender had 14 points.[4]

WNBA

Lavender was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (5th overall) by the Los Angeles Sparks.[5]

Europe

On July 13.2015, Fenerbahçe Istanbul announced her transfer to the club.[6]

References

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  5. ↑ http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
  6. ↑ New ransfers for women basketball section

External links

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