Jakeira Ford - Women's Basketball

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23 Jakeira Ford

Height 6-1
Class Freshman
High School Port Arthur Memorial HS
Hometown Port Arthur, Texas

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PRIOR TO UTEP: Ranked the No. 16 player in the state of Texas for the class of 2016 by Premier Basketball Report ... was one of only 40 players in the country to be invited to the adidas 3 Stripes All-American camp in Atlanta, Ga. (July 30-31, 2015) ... a three-time First-Team All-District honoree ... voted the District's Newcomer of the Year as a freshman ... YMBL MVP as a sophomore ... has been selected to several All-Tournament teams ... a Beaumont Enterprise Super Gold First-Team All-District selection the past three years ... four-year varsity standout with Port Author Memorial HS ... competed in 94 career games, averaging 17.3 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals ... accounted for 18.8 points/game and 7.5 rebounds/game in 2015-16 while averaging a double-double as both a junior (17.8 ppg/10.7 rpg) and sophomore (21.5 ppg/10.2 rgp) ... the 2014-15 squad won the YMBL championship ... solid numbers (9.4 ppg/5.2 rpg) while playing on the varsity team as a freshman ... chose UTEP over offers from Texas A&M, LSU, California, Louisiana Tech and Houston ... has three brothers and five sisters ... wants to focus on her defense and become quicker ... plans to major in psychology.