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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

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2 Jada Thorpe

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool Simeon Career Academy
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.

Biography

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2022-23): Appeared in 29 games, making 13 starts and playing 21.5 minutes per contest… averaged 10.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game… second on the team with 41 made three pointers and finished sixth in the Summit League with 110 made free throws… set a career-high with 14 made free throws against Southern Indiana on Nov. 11, finishing the game with 19 points and four steals… went a perfect 14-14 at the line one month later against St. Xavier, scoring 21 points and adding four steals… scored a season-high 28 points against Oral Roberts on Jan. 12, hitting four shots from deep and 10 at the line while also adding three rebounds, three assists, one block and three steals… finished the season with 14 games in  double-figures for scoring while having four games of at least 10 made free throws and two games with 20+ points.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2021-22): Made 29 appearances (29 starts), playing an average of 29.4 minutes per game… averaged 11.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists… ranked second in the Summit League for steals, averaging 2.0 per game… scored 20+ in five different games, including a season-high 27 against SIUE on Dec. 7… had three games with five or more steals, including a career-high seven against Greenville on Dec. 11.


AT KANSAS STATE: 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 first team... 2019-20 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team... appeared in five games for the Wildcats during 2020-21 after missing her freshman year (2019-20) due to injury... two-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll recipient.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped her senior year at Simeon Career Academy... named to the  Prospects Nation Watch List for Class of 2019... played in the 2019 Missouri vs. Illinois Girls All-Star Game... received recognition as a 2016-17 Chicago Tribune Players to Watch... two-time member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Class 3A/4A Special Mention All-State Team... played for Montverde Academy in Florida as a junior, helping the program to an 18-3 record and a state tournament title... averaged 16.6 points, five assists, and two rebounds for the Eagles... played her first two high school seasons with North Lawndale High School in Chicago... led the school to a 43-11 overall record and a state runner-up finish in 2015-16.

PERSONAL: Born July 27, 2000... daughter of Patricia Thorpe and the late Lewis Thorpe... has four siblings - Brandon, Stephen, Jalen and Ke'one.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    5'9"
    2
  • 2

    2022-23Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    5'9"
    2