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Friday, November 11, 2022

Iowa women’s basketball signs Johnson and Jones

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder announced on Wednesday that Kennise Johnson and Ava Jones signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Iowa.

KENNISE JOHNSON
Guard, 5-foot-4, Joliet, Ill. (Example Academy)
– No. 3 guard in the state of Illinois
– No. 13 overall prospect in Illinois
– In her junior year she won the Prep School National Championship
– Averaged 11.3 PPG, 6.2 APG, 5.9 RPG, and 3.1 SPG in her junior season
– Plays for Example Academy under head coach Barry Bradford, who was also her AAU coach for Example Sports

AVA JONES
Forward, 6-foot-2, Nickerson, Kan. (Nickerson HS)
– No. 84 player in ESPN’s 2023 HoopGurlz player rankings
– Averaged 20.8 PPG and 15.4 RPG in her junior season
– Reigning 3A girls player of the year in state of Kansas
– MVP of the Central Kansas League
– During her sophomore year, she averaged 20.8 PPG, 15.4 RPG, and 2.4 APG
– In 2021-22, she was named all-Reno County girls player of the year

 

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