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[osugrad21]

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Pair of Buckeyes Named Finalists on USA Basketball Women's Teams

Packer up for U21 selection, Lavender seeks bid on U19 squad

Lavender is one of 16 finalists for the U19 team that will be held July 26-Aug. 5 in Bratislava, Slovakia. The U19 finalist will reconvene in Washington, D.C., July 12th to train prior to departing for Europe July 17.


Lavender, from Cleveland Central Catholic High School, helped the Americans post a 4-0 record and claim the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. She posted 21 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots a game in her senior season, leading CCC to the Ohio Division III state title.

[BeanieWells28]

i don't think ohio state has ever had the ms. basketball and mr. basketball of ohio come to play for them in the same year. this is pretty big for our basketball programs to keep the two top b-ball players in men's and women's at our school.
GO BUCKS!!!

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Women's basketball: Jantel Lavender, a freshman-to-be at Ohio State, was selected to play for the USA team in the FIBA Under-19 World Basketball Championship. The 16-team tournament begins July 26 in Bratislava, Slovakia.

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[MrsB]

Great articles guys. I love them!

[MrsB]

Ohio State's Lavender, USA U19 Women Claim 64-62 Exhibition Win Over Australia

SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, Canary Islands (July 19, 2007) ? Led by 14 points from Monica Wright (Virginia / Woodbridge, Va.) and 10 points from Maya Moore (Collins Hill H.S. / Lawrenceville, Ga.), the USA Women?s U19 World Championship Team withstood a resilient Australian squad to secure a late, 64-62 win in the first of three exhibition contests in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands, Thursday evening.
?There was a lot of good play, but basically we made a ton of mistakes,? said USA U19 and DePaul University (Ill.) head coach Doug Bruno. ?I think that?s to be expected with how little time we?ve had to practice, but we have to clean up our game, and we won?t make any excuses.
?We had some opportunities where we were in position to put the game away, and we didn?t. We don?t know each other well enough yet. The coaches don?t know the players yet, and it?s just been too fast. But that?s why we are here in the Canary Islands?to come together as a team.?
Bruno is being assisted on the sidelines by Cynthia Cooper-Dyke of Prairie View A&M University (Texas) and Carol Owens of Northern Illinois University.
Both teams struggled to shoot from the floor throughout, and the USA headed into the final stanza nursing a 49-44 lead. From there, Australia slowly closed the narrow gap and cut the U.S. lead to two, 60-58 at 2:40. Katie Ebzery then finished an old-fashioned 3-point play to give the Aussies their first fourth quarter advantage, 61-60, with just 1:58 remaining.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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The 2007 USA Women's U19 World Championship Team
(5-0) needed all four quarters and 28 points from Jantel Lavender (Cleveland Central Catholic H.S. / Cleveland, Ohio) to secure a late 74-66 win over Spain (3-2) Tuesday night in second-round action of the 2007 U19 World Championship For Women in Bratislava, Slovakia.

In addition to Lavender, who recorded a double-double with 13 rebounds, the USA was led by 19 points and five rebounds fromMoore;

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[LitlBuck]

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Ohio State freshman-to-be Jantel Lavender had 14 points and 11 rebounds to help the USA Women's Under-19 basketball team advance to the quarterfinal round of the world championship tournament in an 84-60 win over host Slovakia.

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[MrsB]

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Jantel is going to be so great as a Buckeye. I love her already!

Lavender's Double-Double Helps USA U19 Clinch Gold Over Sweden, 99-57

Jantel Lavender (Cleveland Central Catholic H.S. / Cleveland, Ohio) added 15 points and 10 rebounds; Jasmine Thomas (Oakton H.S. / Fairfax, Va.) scored 13 points and grabbed four rebounds; Angie Bjorklund (University H.S. / Spokane, Wash.) tallied 11 points, including 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point; and Vicki Baugh (Sacramento H.S. / Sacramento, Calif.) contributed nine rebounds and three blocked shots.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Lavender's 15 points help lift U.S. to gold medal

Tuesday, August 7, 2007 6:23 AM

Ohio State freshman-to-be Jantel Lavender had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the U.S. women's basketball team in a 99-57 win over Sweden

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[Bestbuck36]

Damn, averaging a double-double?!?! Is this the Lady Oden? Sounds like Jantel will help make the loss of Jessica Davenport a little easier to swallow.

[osugrad21]

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Ohio State's Lavender shares Big Ten player of week award

Tuesday, December 4, 2007 6:39 AM




Ohio State freshman Jantel Lavender shared the Big Ten women's basketball player of the week award with Michigan State center Allyssa DeHaan. Lavender averaged 20 points and 14.5 rebounds in games against Maryland and Mississippi. It marked the second time this season that Lavender, a center, has received the award. DeHaan averaged 18 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.3 blocks in three games for the Spartans.

[osugrad21]

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It's all about attitude now for Lavender
Playing with edge, freshman bolsters Buckeyes down low
Sunday, January 13, 2008 3:12 AM
By Jim Massie


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
When Ohio State freshman center Jantel Lavender rose to meet a rebound Thursday night against the Indiana women's basketball team, she did so with two hands and a look on her face that said sharing was the last thing on her mind. Fifteen games into her collegiate career, Lavender decided to sharpen her edge after a discussion with OSU coach Jim Foster following the loss of power forward Star Allen to grades.
"Coach had a talk with me," Lavender said. "It's my time with Star being out. Our rebounds were going down, because she was an excellent rebounder. It was like I do have to be better because in a couple of games I wasn't as active on the boards as I should be."
She finished with 14 rebounds against the Hoosiers, posted the seventh double-double of her career and the Buckeyes (12-3, 3-1) won their third consecutive Big Ten game.
"I took it upon myself to rebound," Lavender said. "It's an attitude."



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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Bob Hunter commentary: Lavender already an inside force like Davenport

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:15 AM
By Bob Hunter


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

When Jantel Lavender was asked whether she had used more hook shots in a game last night than she had all season, the Ohio State freshman had more trouble with the question that she did with any of the Penn State defenders.



She stammered, paused and grinned.
"I guess you could say that," she said. "It's just that when it's there I just use it ..."
Seated to her right, Jim Foster looked over at his future and smiled.
"She'll have great answers in about a year and a half," the Ohio State coach said, "when she understands exactly what it is she's doing. Because right now she's a work in progress and she knows it."
He's right, of course, but anyone seeing her for the first time in an 89-53 win over Penn State last night would have a difficult time believing it. Lavender scored 22 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field. She had nine rebounds, one block and no turnovers, all in 28 minutes.

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[LitlBuck]

Lavender already an inside force like Davenport

I think she is way past Davenport at this point in her career. She is much more mobile and can do things that Jess could not do.

I would like Jantel to show Kosta so of her post up moves and that little baby hook

[osugrad21]

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Lavender named finalist for 08 Naismith Award

Ohio State center Jantel Lavender has been named as one of the finalists for the 2008 Naismith Award, given annually to the nation's top women's basketball player. Lavender is one of the elite freshmen in the country, and the first OSU freshman to be named a finalist for the award.


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Lavender a finalist for Naismith Trophy

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 6:08 AM


Ohio State freshman Jantel Lavender, the Big Ten's leading rebounder, is one of 31 finalists for the 2008 Naismith Trophy that goes to the nation's top women's basketball player. Lavender, averaging 17.0 points and 10.2 rebounds, is the first OSU freshman to be named a finalist for the award.