2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
JaKayla Thompson
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- DuPont Manual
HER HOOPS STATS PROFILE
AS A SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
Played in a career-high 23 games, starting in three contests … tallied a career-high nine points against New Hampshire (11/20), highlighted by a 7-of-7 showing from the line … followed that up with five points, three steals and three rebounds at Holy Cross (11/23) … best outing came in the ACC Tournament First Round against Syracuse (3/5), where she hit the eventual game-winning shot with 1:27 left in the game, finishing with seven points and was a plus-17 in 29 minutes of action … averaged 2.2 points, and 1.7 rebounds per game … participated in the 2024 ACC Unity Tour in Charlotte.
AS A FRESHMAN (2023-24)
Appeared in 20 games in her first season with the Eagles ... scored her first collegiate points against Holy Cross (11/6) ... dished out a personal-high five assists against Harvard (11/9) ... scored a career-high five points against Bryant (12/20) ... Averaged 16 minutes of action over the first three games of the season ... played a career-high 18 minutes in two contests against Harvard and No. 16 Virginia Tech (2/11).
BEFORE BC
Thompson has averaged at least 15 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists while shooting over 45 percent from the field over the last two seasons, while more than doubling her production from her freshman and sophomore years ... was a Ms. Kentucky Basketball nominee in 2023 after garnering regional player of the year honors and was named first-team all-state ... landed on the all-district team three straight years and landed on the Kentucky All-Star team in 2022 and '23.
PERSONAL
Born on August 16, 2005, she is the daughter of Jarvis Thompson Sr., and Kendra Thompson ... has one brother who attends Louisville.
Recipient of the Poltack Family Flynn Fund Scholarship
