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Lanie Grant

Guard
JAMES RIVER HS
MIDLOTHIAN, VIRGINIA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

28.1

Average Points (per game)

6.2

Average Rebounds (per game)

4

Average Assists (per game)

1.7

Average Steals (per game)
“Lanie is the most consistent player I have ever seen as far as performing at a top elite level night in and night out. Not only is she a remarkable athlete, player and competitor, but she is also a very humble and gracious player who truly makes her team and teammates better.”
Ashley Brown
Head Coach - head coach of Midlothian High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10 junior guard averaged 28.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game this past season, leading the Rapids (23-4) to the Class 5 state championship game. Grant also averaged 4.0 assists and 1.7 steals and went off for 40 points and nine boards in James River’s 80-70 loss to Princess Anne High in the state final. A two-time Class 5 First Team All-State selection, Grant won a gold medal at the 2023 FIBA U16 Americas Championships with the U.S. Women’s National Team. Ranked as the nation’s No. 22 recruit in the Class of 2025 by espnW, she concluded her junior year with 1,466 points, averaging 26.2 points per game, in her prep basketball career.

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Academic Achievement

Grant has maintained a weighted 4.47 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play basketball on scholarship at the University of North Carolina beginning in the fall of 2025.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her school’s Captains Council, Grant has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics and by offering Learn From Lanie basketball lessons. She has also donated her time as a mentor for rising James River High freshmen.