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Jersey Number 20
Julianna LaMendola
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- HS:
- Coppell
- Hometown:
- Coppell, Texas
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Grand Canyon |
Career Accolades
- 2025-26 All-Mountain West Team
- 2025-26 Academic All-Mountain West
- 2025-26 CSC Academic All-District
- Appeared and started in all 32 games
- Was the team's leading rebounder at 6.4 per game overall and 6.5 per game in MW play... totaled 205 rebounds for the season
- Second leading scorer at 11.5 points per contest, 367 total for the season
- Also averaged 1.8 assists and 0.8 blocks per outing
- Shot 42.6% from the field and 31.4% from three point range, a team best of players with over 20 attempts
- Was just shy of 80% from the free throw line (79.6%)
- Had 18 double digit scoring games and 14 games with at least seven boards... 10 of those double figure scoring games were of 15+ points while four of those 7+ rebound games were in double digits
- Shot 58% from the floor and scored 17 points with seven rebounds at UC Santa Barbara (11/15)
- Near a double double with eight points and nine boards vs. SMU (11/18)
- Poured in 21 points on five made 3 pointers vs. UTSA (11/26)
- Grabbed 10 rebounds and added five points and five assists vs. UNLV (12/17) in the MW opener
- Had a 25 point, 10 rebound double double, the first of her career, at San Jose State (12/28)... shot 71% in that game
- Aided GCU to a road win at Boise State (1/3) by totaling 16 points and four rebounds
- Notched her second double double at New Mexico (1/17) finishing with 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 14 assists
- One board shy of another double double vs. Wyoming (1/31) tallying 19 points and nine rebounds
- From Jan. 31 to Feb. 21, scored in double figures in each game while grabbing at least six boards in five of six contests... in that stretch of MW play, averaged 18 points, 7rebounds and 2 assists per outing
- Scored a career high 26 points while adding seven rebounds at Air Force (2/7)
- Recorded a 15 point, 13 rebound double double in the first round of the Mountain West Championship vs. Utah State (3/7)
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Indiana |
Bloomington, Ind. |
2024-25 | Sophomore
- Appeared in 30 games, making five starts
- Averaged 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in 10.9 minutes per game
- Totaled a 35% clip from beyond the arc
- In her five starts, put up totals of 5.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per contest, including a 6 point, 11 rebound showing against eventual Sweet 16 team North Carolina (11/25)
- Had 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists vs. Bellarmine (12/15)
- Went 3-of-3 from the field and finished with 8 points and 3 rebounds against Wisconsin (12/28)
- Followed that up with 5 points and 3 boards in 10 minutes vs. UCLA (1/4)
- Appeared in 30 of 32 games played in her first collegiate season
- Averaged 1.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 9.6 minutes per game
- Made her collegiate debut vs. Eastern Illinois (11/9), totaling five rebounds and 16 minutes played
- Scored her first collegiate basket vs. Murray State (11/17)
- Had 6 points and 5 rebounds vs. Evansville (12/18) including her first collegiate three point make
- Tallied 5 points, 3 rebounds, and an assist in 12 minutes played vs. Michigan (1/4)
- Set a season-high in minutes played vs. Big Ten competition vs. Northwestern (1/28), recording 7 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists in 17 minutes
- Totaled 8 points twice against conference opponents, including a home game vs. Purdue (2/11) and a road contest at Northwestern (2/27)
High School |
Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas |
- Attended Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas
- Helped Coppell earn its first State Championship title in 11 years in 2022-23, leading the team to a 38-4 record
- Averaged 17.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals her senior year
- Named the 2023 Texas Gatorade Player of the Year, 2022-23 MaxPreps Texas High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year, co-MVP of District 6-6A Player of the Year and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee as a senior
- As a junior, averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds and four assists per game, aiding Coppell to No. 4 in the state of Texas in 2021-22
- Coppell won the 2022 Area Championship, bi-district championship and district championship during her junior season, going undefeated at home and posting its best record in school history at 37-2
- Garnered District MVP, Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State and program MVP, offensive MVP and most improved her junior season
- Rated a four-star recruit and No. 52 overall by ESPN Hoopgurlz, No. 41 by All Star Girls Report and No. 81 by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report
- Played AAU with Nike Proskills 17U EYBL
Personal |
- Daughter of Daniel and Janice LaMendola
- Has three siblings, Michael, Max and Skye
- Birthday is May 14
Saturday, September 26
Saturday, September 26
Friday, September 18
Thursday, September 10
