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Janae Walker - Women's Basketball - University of Kentucky Athletics 44

JanaeWalker

  • position Forward
  • height 6-3
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Tyrone, Ga.
  • High school Sandy Creek High School
  • Major Biology
BIO

Tough, back-to-back post player that is mobile with great hands … Strong rebounder and shot blocker… Can run the floor well … Can score from the high post and has range to the 3-point line … The Wildcat signed with Kentucky over Southern California, Syracuse and Wisconsin.

2023-24 (Freshman)
Played in 28 games and made one start in 2023-24 … Averaged 0.9 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game in just 7.5 minutes per game, adding eight blocks, two steals and one assist … Led UK in blocks four times on the season … Her season highs included recording six points and three field goals at No. 18/18 Louisville on Dec. 10, grabbing four rebounds three times on the season, earning two blocks two times on the season, making one steal two times on the season and playing 17 minutes and 16 seconds against No. 10/16 NC State.

High School
Janae Walker, a 6-4 prospect who played for Sandy Creek High School and Hoop Dreams Athletics, was a mobile post player that was tough under the basket in high school … While she was best known for her rebounding and shot blocking, she was also acknowledged for her ability to run the floor well … Walker scored from all three levels, as evident by her 1,000-plus career points at Sandy Creek … During her senior season at Sandy Creek, she averaged a career-high 20.3 points per game and a career-high 14.8 rebounds per game, while she had an impressive 17 straight double-doubles on the season … She finished second in the state in scoring and third in double-doubles … Walker also added a career-best 2.3 blocks, 1.3 steals and 1.2 assists per game in 2022-23 … During her final year for the Patriots, she made 136 of her 254 attempts from the field for 53.5 percent shooting … Walker led the Patriots to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Region 5 Championship title, scoring 24 points in a 51-46 triumph as a senior in February 2023 … For her impressive senior season, Walker was named the GHSA Class 3A Best Rebounder, GHSA Class 3A Region 5 Player of the Year and Fayette County’s All-County Player of the Year.

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