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Player Bio: Janae Hubbard - UCLA Official Athletic Site

April 17, 2013 | Women's Basketball

UCLA - Has the capability to physically dominate on the inside … Possesses a soft shooting touch and is able to get points in bunches … Came into her own last season, especially as a dominant rebounder on the inside … Has excellent athletic ability with good hands and the ability to run the court … Vastly improved her free throw percentage and defensive play (steals) … Ranks 12th on the all-time UCLA rebound list with 584 and could soon move into the Top 5 … With 914 career points, she could become UCLA's next 1,000 point scorer.

1999 - Selected to the honorable mention All-Pac-10 team … Grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds, the fourth-best single game total in school history and the sixth-best in Pac-10 play, vs. Arizona in the Pac-10 title-clinching game in Pauley … Selected to the all-tournament team at the Rainbow Wahine Classic … Hit 11-15 shots on her way to a career-high 29 points vs. UConn … Pulled down 16 boards vs. CSUF while scoring 14 … Made 10-13 fg while leading all scorers with 26 points vs. OSU (1/8) … Had team-best 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. Oregon the next night … Ranked fourth in the Pac-10 in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and sixth in field goal percentage (.514) … Recorded eight double-doubles, bringing her career total to 16.

1998 - Starter in the last 25 games of the season, 19 of which were Bruin wins … Had one of her best games in the NCAA tournament at Alabama with 19 points and 11 rebounds, her sixth double-double of the season … Had a career-best game vs. Washington State in Pauley with 26 points (11-13 shooting), rebounds (18) and minutes (36) … Had another big double-double with 16 points and 17 rebounds at Arizona (3/7) … Put together a 14-point, 11-rebound effort vs. Oregon State and added a career-best three blocked shots … Also recorded double-doubles against ASU (15p/11r) and Rutgers (18p/11r) … Ranked 10th in the Pac-10 in blocks (0.62), fourth in field goal percentage (.539), 14th in rebounding (6.1) and 15th in scoring (11.0).

1997 - Pac-10 All-Freshman honorable mention selection … Scored a then-career-best 16 points in games vs. Oregon St. (2/2) and Cal (1/12) … Had a five-game stretch early in the season when she averaged 12.4 points and 9.2 rebounds in just an average of 17.6 minutes per game … Had double-doubles vs. New Orleans (14p/12r) and at Washington (14p/11r) during that stretch … Scored six points and grabbed eight boards in her lone start vs. Stanford (1/10).

HIGH SCHOOL - Lettered four years at Fresno High for coach Donnie Johnson … 1996 Fresno Bee Player of the Year and Cal-Hi Sports All-State and All-Division I team selection … Street & Smith's honorable mention All-American in '95 … Scored a season-high 45 points vs. Crescenta Valley … Recorded a triple-double with 35 points, 22 rebounds and 10 blocks vs. Edison … Had 21 double-doubles in 27 games in '95-96 … Led her team with an overall 64% shooting percentage from the field and 35% mark from three-point range … MVP of the 1996 New Year's Invitational and 1994 and 1993 Merced tournaments … Named to the Fresno Bee All-Valley teams in 1993-94 and 1994-95 … First-team all-league, all-city and team MVP three straight seasons … Established career marks at her school for assists (154), blocks (270), rebounds (1,387) and scoring (1,852) … Fresno HS single-game scoring record holder with 46 points and 11 blocks … Valley scoring champion in the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons …Also lettered three seasons in track and field …League shot put champ in 1994.

PERSONAL - Full Name: Janae Louise Hubbard … Born: March 10, 1978 in Los Angeles … Parents: Landers and Valarie Hubbard … Has two brothers, Robert and Derek (played football at Stanford as a tight end) … Served as Junior Class President … 1996 Winter Formal Princess … Lists Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz as the player she patterns her style of play after … Enjoys reading in her spare time … African-American Studies major.

Career Highs
Points:
29 vs. UConn (11/17/98)

Rebounds:
22 vs. Arizona (3/6/99)

Assists:
3 vs. San Diego (12/5/97)

Steals:
5 vs. Cal (2/14/99)

Blocks:
3 vs. Oregon St. (1/8/98)

FGs made:
11, last vs. UConn (11/17/98)

3-pt FGs made:
1, last vs. Oregon St. (1/8/99)

FT Made:
7, last vs. UConn (11/17/98)

Minutes:
36 vs. Washington State (2/27/98)

Turnovers:
6 at Notre Dame (11/14/98)

  Janae Hubbard
Janae Hubbard
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Fresno, CA

High School:
Fresno HS

Height:
6-4

Position:
Center

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