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Jadyn Wooten

Guard
BLUE VALLEY HS
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

19.100

Average Points (per game)

7.3

Average Rebounds (per game)

6.4

Average Assists (per game)

2.5

Average Steals (per game)
“Jadyn is always the most dangerous player on the court . She runs the show extremely well, she’s a big-time shot-taker and maker, she sees the floor better than everyone else and she rebounds really well.”
Justin Snell
Head Coach - head coach of St. James Academy
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior point guard averaged 19.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 2.5 steals this past season, leading the Tigers (15-7) to the Class 6A sub-state championship game. A two-time Eastern Kansas League MVP, Wooten was the Class 6A state player of the year as a sophomore as well as the state tournament MVP. She concluded her prep basketball career with a school-record 1,680 points.

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Academic Achievement

Wooten has maintained a weighted 3.25 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Oklahoma State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Wooten has volunteered locally as part of community food and clothing drives. She has also donated her time as a middle school student mentor and as a youth basketball coach.