The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jada Underwood
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Horn
- Hometown:
- Mesquite, Texas
- Major:
- Youth & Community Studies
VIDEOS | CAREER & GAME-BY-GAME STATS
AWARDS & HONORS
• Academic All-Big 12 [2019 Second Team]
• Judy Dunn Award recipient [2020]
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll [Spring 2020]
SENIOR [2019-20]
• Played in 29 games with 24 starts as a senior, including starting the final 22 games of the year. Averaged 27.1 minutes per game, which ranked fifth-most on the team.
• Averaged 5.2 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game.
• Had five or more rebounds on nine occasions during the year.
• Led the Longhorns in three-point field-goal percentage with a 40.5 percent [15-of-37] clip.
• Second on the team in field-goal percentage [.441, 52-of-118].
• Third on her squad in assists [1.7 assists per game] and fourth in blocked shots [9].
• Tallied nine points in 35 minutes in a Senior Day victory against Oklahoma State [March 8].
• Recorded a career-high five steals to go with five points and four rebounds against Iowa State [Feb. 12].
• Scored 11 points, came up with four steals and dished out three assists in a road win at Kansas State [Jan. 19].
• Charted 10 rebounds and four steals in 29 minutes in the Longhorns’ upset victory against No. 1 Stanford [Dec. 22].
• Played a major role in Texas’ win at No. 17 Tennessee [Dec. 8]. Scored a season-high 13 points, including a 2-for-2 clip from beyond the arc and a 5-for-5 mark from the free-throw line, brought down five rebounds and contributed a number of intangibles.
JUNIOR [2018-19]
• Played in 32 games as a junior with 17 starts, averaging 20.4 minutes per game.
• Averaged 3.4 points per game and 2.9 rebounds per game.
• Fourth on her team with 11 blocked shots on the year.
• Her 20.4 minutes per game ranked fifth on the team. Played 30 or more minutes on five occasions during the season.
• In the regular-season finale at TCU [March 5], scored eight points, brought down three rebounds, dished out three assists and tied her career-high with two blocks in 31 minutes of play.
• Brought down a career-high 13 rebounds to go along with seven points in 30 minutes of action in a 15-point comeback win against Quinnipiac [Nov. 23].
• Notched her first career double-double in a win at North Texas [Nov. 12] with a season-high 14 points and a then-career-high 10 rebounds. She played a career-high 36 minutes vs. the Mean Green.
SOPHOMORE [2017-18]
• Played in 31 games as a sophomore, averaging 10.6 minutes per game.
• Averaged 2.7 points per game and 1.4 rebounds per game.
• Totaled five points with two rebounds and two assists against Iowa State [Jan. 27].
• Scored 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting with four rebounds in 23 minutes against Northwestern State [Dec. 13].
• Tallied nine points and four rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Washington in the South Point Shootout [Nov. 25].
• Registered a career-high 19 points and a career-high nine rebounds against UTSA [Nov. 17]. Was 6-for-9 from the field and 6-for-9 from the free-throw line, both of which were career highs. Her nine rebounds were also a game high.
• Had 11 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. McNeese State [Nov. 15].
FRESHMAN [2016-17]
• Played in 28 games, averaging 9.9 minutes per game.
• Averaged 3.3 points per game and 1.8 rebounds per game. Blocked 10 shots and dished out nine assists on the year.
• Scored in double figures on four occasions during the year.
• Charted six points and brought down five rebounds against Central Arkansas in the NCAA First Round [March 17].
• Registered six points, four rebounds and blocked two shots in 18 minutes against Kansas [Feb. 11].
• Brought down a career-high seven rebounds to go along with two points and a block against UTSA [Dec. 17].
• Scored 12 points on a perfect 4-for-4 clip from the field and a 4-for-4 mark from the free-throw line against UT Rio Grande Valley [Dec. 15].
• Charted a then-career-high 13 points and brought down four rebounds against Tennessee [Dec. 11].
• Scored 10 points, including going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc, vs. Northwestern State [Nov. 23].
• Tallied 11 points, brought down five rebounds and blocked two shots in 20 minutes of play against Houston Baptist [Nov. 16].
PREP
• The 18th-ranked wing player in the nation, according to espnW.
• A 2016 WBCA High School All-America honorable mention selection.
• The District 10-6A Co-Most Valuable Player in 2016, averaging 23.0 points per game, 14.0 rebounds per game and 4.0 assists per game.
• Averaged 27.0 points per game and 18.0 rebounds per game in the playoffs as a senior for Horn, which advanced to the 6A Region II quarterfinals.
• Missed the majority of her junior season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament [ACL]. Averaged 24.3 points per game and 13.2 rebounds per game through 11 games prior to her season-ending injury. Led all players in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in points per game and rebounds per game, despite playing in only 11 games.
• Named the 12-5A Co-Most Valuable Player and the district’s most valuable player after averaging 17.0 points per game, 11.7 rebounds per game and 5.1 assists per game as a sophomore in 2013-14. That year, she also was a TABC All-Region selection.
• Was the District Newcomer of the Year as a rookie at Horn, averaging 9.6 points per game, 7.6 rebounds per game, 3.0 assists per game and 2.7 steals per game.
• Her team captured back-to-back district championships in her freshman and sophomore seasons.
ACADEMICS & COMMUNITY
• Majoring in youth and community studies.
• Academic All-Big 12 [2019 Second Team].
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll [Spring 2020].
PERSONAL
• Born Jada Marie Underwood on April 20, 1998.
• Daughter of Demetrius and Chasity Mosley.
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| CATEGORY | STATISTIC | OPPONENT [MONTH/YEAR] |
| Points | 19 | vs. UTSA [11/17] |
| Rebounds | 13 | vs. Quinnipiac [11/18] |
| Assists | 5 | vs. Oklahoma [02/20] |
| Steals | 5 | vs. Iowa State [02/20] |
| Blocks | 2 | 5x., last at TCU [03/19] |
| Field Goals | 6 | vs. UTSA [11/17] |
| 3-Point Field Goals | 2 | 4x., last at Iowa State [01/20] |
| Free Throws | 6 | vs. UTSA [11/17] |
| Minutes | 37 | at Tennessee [12/19] |
