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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

0 Denika Lightbourne

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Nassau, Bahamas
  • High School Tallulah Falls
  • Prev School Dayton

Biography

2024-25 (Sophomore - Dayton): Appeared in 15 of the team's 31 games this season... Averaged 1.2 points and 0.8 rebounds per game... Set or tied season-highs with five points, one three, two boards, and one assist at GW (2/15/25)... Had four points in a season-high 17 minutes at Rhode Island (2/8/25)... Scored a season-high four points and was perfect from the field against Tennessee St. (11/17/24)... Made season debut at No. 16 Duke (11/14/24)

2023-24 (Freshman - Dayton): Appeared in 29 games with 12 starts as a true freshman... Averaged 10.2 minutes and 2.4 points per game... Shot 38.2 percent overall and 75.0 percent from the free throw line... Made postseason debut in A-10 First Round win over St. Bonaventure (3/6/23)... Tied career highs with two steals and three assists to go with six points in win over Miami Hamilton (2/21/24)... Posted career-highs of nine points on 4-of-6 shooting and six rebounds in the win over Wichita State (11/25/23)... Made first career start against SIUE (11/20/23)... Made her collegiate debut and recorded two points and two rebounds in the season opener at No. 2 UConn (11/8/23)

High School: Graduated from Tallulah Falls High School in Georgia... Named First Team All-State as a senior... Named team's Most Valuable Player three years in a row... Finished as school's all-time leader in assists, steals, and blocks while being second in scoring... Received All-Region honors four times including three First Teams... Earned Regional Player of the Year in 2022-23... Received Blitz Player of the Year, Tallulah Falls Athletic Legacy Award, and Greatest Gains Award... Played for Bahamas Women's Junior National Team in 2017 and 2019 and National Team in 2022

Personal: Daughter of La-Shanda and Deniko Lightbourne... Has two siblings, La-Shae and Deniko... Majoring in electrical engineering... Born in Nassau, Bahamas... Pronouns: She/Her

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