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2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

Laken James #5 G

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool:
    Oconto
  • Hometown:
    Oconto, Wis.

Summary

Biography

GREEN BAY CAREER


2018-19 (Redshirt Senior Season)

  • Second Team All-Horizon League member in the 2018-19 season
  • Continues to score career-highs in multiple categories this season as she averages more than three times her previous seasons' points per game
  • Netted a career-high 19 points vs IUPUI (1.26.19)
  • Pulled down nine rebounds at No. 16 Missouri (11.16.18) and at IUPUI (2.28.19), tying her career high

2017-18 (Redshirt Junior Season)

  • Appeared in all 33 games for the Phoenix and made one start at Cleveland State (2.15.18)
  • Pulled down a career high nine rebounds when Green Bay hosted in-state rival Marquette (12/1/17)
  • Blocked a career-high three shots vs Columbia in the Cancun Challenge (11.23.17)
  • Swiped a season-high four steals vs Oakland (2.23.18)

2016-17 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)

  • Scored eight points on three separate occasions this season - (vs Valpo 3.4 / at NKU 2.26 / vs Milwaukee 1.21)
  • Made a career-high four baskets this season at Valpo (3.4)
  • Pulled down a career-high six rebounds vs Valpo (3.4)
  • Doled out a career-high seven assists when Green Bay welcomed NKU (12.29)
  • Appeared in 33 games for the Phoenix, making four starts
  • Averaged 16.8 minutes per game and finished fourth on the team with 48 assists

2015-16 (Redshirt Freshman Season)

  • Scored career-high 9 points on two 3PG, recording her first collegiate block vs. UIC (1/16).
  • Hit first career triple from beyond half-court at end of quarter buzzer vs. Marquette (11/13), SportsCenter No. 1 play.
  • Logged a career-high 18 minutes vs. Detroit (1/30), tying a career-high with 2 steals.

2014-15 Season (Redshirt)

  • Redshirted true freshman season


PREP CAREER


Graduated as the all-time leading scorer at Oconto for both boys and girls with 1,655 points...also set a program record with 533 assists...surpassed 1,000 career points as a junior...earned Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 4 All-State honors three times...earned All-Packerland Conference honors all four seasons...also named conference player of the year as a sophomore and senior...tabbed Oconto HS MVP as a senior...also collected all-region and Press Gazette all-area accolades...helped Oconto go 21-5 as a junior in 2012-13, advancing to the WIAA sectional finals for the first time since 1980...team advanced to regional finals in 2014...owned single-season records at Oconto for points (487) and assists (165) and single-game records for points (41) and asssists (12)...averaged 20.3 points, 5.6 assists and 6.8 rebounds as a senior.

Helped Wisconsin U17 Blizzard AAU team reach the 16-team championship bracket out of 108 squads at the US Junior National Premiere Invite July 2013 in Cincinnati...named 2013 Blizzard Player of the Year.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2014-15Freshman

    Guard
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2015-16Redshirt Freshman

    Guard
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2016-17Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2017-18Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2018-19Redshirt Senior

    Guard
    5'9"
    5