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2024-25 Catamount Women's Basketball Roster

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10 Jada Burton

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Spartanburg, S.C.
  • High School Byrnes HS
  • Class Senior

Biography

2024-25 (Senior): One of five Catamounts to see action in all 30 games, starting 26… became the Catamount single-season assists record holder after hitting 155 vs Samford, added three more to her total to establish the record at 158… recorded the first triple-double in Catamount women’s basketball history with a 12-point, 12-assist, 10-rebound line against Southern Wesleyan (12/30/24) and was named the Southern Conference Player of the Week for her performance…averaged 9.6 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, and a SoCon leading 5.3 assists…Recorded a career-high 25 points vs Presbyterian (11/22/24)...Saw a team-high 971 minutes of action in the 2025


2023-24 (Junior): Appeared in 29 games with 24 of those games including starts… tallied 167 points including reaching the double-figure plateau in five games with a season-high 15 points against Chattanooga… in that matchup with Chattanooga, Burton reached the 1,000-point plateau in her collegiate career…added 13 points in home game with Georgia State (11/28) and 12 points in road win over Queens (12/20)… totaled 110 rebounds including a season-high eight against Montreat (1/7) and at ETSU (2/24)… Became the 20th player in program history to eclipse 100 assists in a season with team-high 111 helpers… had season-high eight assists at Queens… added seven helpers apiece in four games… finished third in the league with 111 assists and in conference play with 47 helpers… led the team with 35 steals including multiple steals in 12 games… finished second on the team averaging 28.8 minutes per game including nine games over 35 minutes played…

Prior to Western Carolina:
  • During the 2022-23 season at Dodge City, averaged 10.5 points per game while shooting 44.9 percent from the field and 38.3 percent behind the arc.
  • Added 4.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.7 steals per game.
  • Set the program record for career assists with 288 and ranks in the top 10 in program history for career steals.
  • Was a member of a Conquistadors squad that went 29-4, won the KJCCC title, and made the first NJCAA national tournament appearance in program history.
  • As a freshman, averaged 10.6 rebounds and 4.9 rebounds per game.
  • Attended Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C., and also played for the Carolina Hoopzters club team.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2023-24Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    10
  • 10

    2024-25Senior

    Guard
    5'8"
    10