Jade Barber

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Ballard
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.

2008-09 (Freshman): Participated in 33 games this season ... Played seven minutes in the Cardinals 71-55 victory over Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Tallied a personal best 13 points in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Iowa State ... Scored 12 points in a victory at home against Eastern Michigan ... Pulled down a season best seven boards at Bowling Green ... Chipped in 10 points at Buffalo off the bench ... Averaged 3.1 points per game and 2.1 rebounds ... Scored first collegiate point at Big Ten foe Indiana in the season opener in the WNIT ... Chipped in six points in the Cardinals victory at home against Northern Illinois, helping them secure the No. 1 seed in the MAC West Divison.

High School: Transfered from Waggener Traditional High School to Ballard High School as a sophmore ... Sat out sophomore year ... Under head coach Ken Smith, avaeraged 14.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 2.8 blocked shots as a junior ... Under head coach Steve Kaufman, averaged 16.6 points, 11.7 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, and 1.6 steals a game ... In 2006-07, was named all-state honorable mention for Region 7 ... Was the 2007 MVP of Rick Bolus' High Potential Camp ... 2007 Kentucky Tremendous 26 team .... 2007-08 McDonald's American High School Basketball Team Nominee .... Selected to Region 7 Tournament Team in 2008 ... Volunteered for habitat for humanity, peer tutor and at the center for Women and Families.

Personal: Born Oct. 17, 1989 ... Daughter of David and LaTonya Barber ... Has one brother Dominque.