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2011-12 Women's Basketball

42 Jourdan Banks

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool JSerra Catholic
  • Hometown Foothill Ranch, Calif.

Biography

Career Honors: 2011-12 Team Captain ... Penn's 2011-12 Harshberger-Johnson-Brendel award winner ... 2010-11 team award for Best Teammate.

2011-12: Team captain ... Started 16 games and played in 25 ... Finished second on the team in field goal percentage (.407) ... Led the team in rebounding in three games and had multiple rebounds 13 times ... Grabbed a career-best nine rebounds in addition to a season-high 26 minutes and five points against St. Francis (N.Y.) (Nov. 13) ... Added four points and two rebounds in Surf ‘N Slam title game at San Diego State (Dec. 30) ... Had two points and four rebounds against Princeton (Jan. 7) ... Recorded four points in six minutes at Saint Joseph’s (Jan 14) ... Made her first career three-point attempt, set a career high with three assists, and added a season-high nine points and four made field goals at Villanova (Jan. 17) ... Four points and four rebounds in 14 minutes at Temple (Jan. 21) ... Had four points and seven rebounds in 16 minutes in win at Columbia (Feb. 18) ... Added six points and five rebounds in win at Yale (March 3) ... In final game of her career, she had eight points on 3-of-4 shooting, four rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes at Princeton (March 6). 

2010-11: Played in all but one game ... Had at least one rebound in 23 games, including three or more on eight occasions ... Led all bench players in field goal percentage (38.9%) and free throw percentage (75.0%) ... Played 10 minutes and scored all three points from the free throw line in season-opening win over Bryant (Nov. 12) ... Had a a season-high 12 points in 20 minutes at NJIT (Nov. 27) ... Season-high six rebounds against Niagara (Nov. 30) ... Went a career-best 7-for-8 from the free throw line and had nine points in a win at St. Francis (N.Y.) (Dec. 29) ... Set a career high with three steals at Virginia (Jan. 16) ... Career-best five made field goals (5-for-6) for 10 points at Dartmouth (Feb. 4).

2009-10: Played in 24 games, including each of the last 17 ... Led team in scoring in two games and led team in rebounding twice ... Finished third on the team in field goal percentage and blocks ... Saw the first action of her career in the home opener vs. Duquesne (Nov. 21) ... She grabbed her first two rebounds and recorded her first assist and blocked shot vs. Iowa State (Nov. 27) ... Recorded her first-ever steal vs. Rider (Dec. 12) ... Her three blocks vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Dec. 29) were a season high ... At Cornell (Feb. 12), she set career-bests with 13 points, seven rebounds, four made field goals and 28 minutes played.

2008-09: Missed the season due to injury.

High School: Four-year varsity player ... Averaged a double-double (13 pts. 10 rbs.) ... Recorded more than 1,000 points (1,473) and rebounds (1,072) in her career ... 2007-08 CIF Division 1-AA second team and all-senior team ... CIF Southern Section Female Athlete of the Year ... Led team to CIF playoffs all four years ... Among top five in South Orange County in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots for three years ... Top 15 in the same categories as a freshman ... Three-time team MVP ... Two-time first-team All-Trinity League ... Orange County all-senior team ... Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award ... Played eight years with AAU team OC Magic, one year with AAU Swish ... 4.0 GPA all four years.

Personal: Daughter of Pam and June Banks ... Has one brother, Payton ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Career Stats:

 Minutes Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds  
Year gp-gs min avg fg fga pct fg fga pct ft fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast t/o blk stl pts avg 
2008-09  
2009-10  24-0 253 10.5 18 48 .375 .000 18 25 .720 17 30 47 2.0 31 18 10 54 2.3 
2010-11  27-0 275 10.2 21 54 .389 .000 27 36 .750 24 31 55 2.0 30 11 22 69 2.6 
2011-12  25-16 289 11.6 24 59 .407 1.000 12 21 .571 29 29 58 2.3 43 12 20 61 2.4 
TOTAL 76-16 817 10.8 63 161 .391 .167 57 82 .695 70 90 160 2.1 104 29 60 19 20 184 2.4 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2008-09Freshman

    G
    6'1"
    25
  • 23

    2009-10Sophomore

    G
    6'1"
    23
  • 23

    2010-11Junior

    G
    6'1"
    23
  • 42

    2011-12Senior

    G
    6'1"
    42