Jantel Lavender

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jantel Lavender
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 12, 1988(1988-11-12)
Age	36
Birthplace	Cleveland
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Scorpio

Jantel Lavender Biography

Jantel Lavender is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on November 12, 1988 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Jantel Lavender, born November 12, 1988, is a professional basketball player who plays with the Chicago Sky of Women’s National Basketball Association and Fenerbahce Istanbul (Turkey).

Lavender signed a new contract with the Sparks in 2015 after her rookie contract expired. Lavender had a breakout 2015 season. Lavender was the Sparks’ starting centre after Candace Parker had to miss the first half of the season. She started in all 34 games, averaging 14.5 points per contest and 8.3 rebounds per match. She was also voted a WNBA All-Star that year.

In 2017, Lavender signed a contract extension with the Sparks. During the 2017 season, Lavender averaged 7.3 ppg off the bench. The Sparks would once again finished as the number 2 seed in the league with the same record they posted last season, receiving a double-bye to the semi-finals. The Sparks would eliminate the Phoenix Mercury in a 3-game sweep, advancing to the Finals for the second season in a row, setting up a rematch with the Lynx. However, the Sparks would lose in five games, failing to win back-to-back championships.

In the 2018 season, Lavender played 30 games with 7 starts to help fill in the starting power forward role during Nneka Ogwumike’s absence. The Sparks finished with a 19–15 record, clinching the number 6 seed. In the first round elimination game, the Sparks defeated the Minnesota Lynx 75–68, ending their streak of three consecutive Finals appearances. However, the Sparks would lose to the Washington Mystics in the second round elimination game, 96–64.

The Los Angeles Sparks selected Lavender in the 5th round of the 2011 WNBA Draft. She was a reserve player on the Sparks’ roster for her first four seasons and was an important contributor from the bench with her rebounding and scoring.

Jantel Lavender Net Worth

Jantel Lavender is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jantel Lavender 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lavender was a member the USA Women’s U18 Team that won the gold medal in the FIBA Americas Championship, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The championship was won by the USA over Canada in July 2006. Lavender scored an average of 4.8 points per match. Lavender was a member the USA Women’s U19 Team that won the gold medal in the FIBA U19 World Championship, Bratislava (Slovakia). The championship was held in July/August 2007. USA beat Sweden to win it. Lavender scored 16 in the preliminary round against Lithuania and then scored 28 in a victory over Spain. In the victory over the Czech Republic, she scored 25 points. She averaged 16.0 points per match over the tournament. Maya Moore was second with 16.3. Lavender was the leader in rebounding with an average of 8.1 points per game. Lavender was a member the US team at the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. To earn the gold medal, the team won seven of seven games. She had 16 points and 12 rebounds in the win against France. Lavender scored 14 points in the gold medal match against Russia.

Lavender was a player in Turkey during the 2010-11 offseason for Besiktas JK. Lavender was a CCC Polkowice player in Poland during the 2011-12 offseason. Lavender travelled to Italy in the 2012-13 offseason for PF Schio. Lavender also played in Poland for WBC Wisla Krakow from 2013-15. Lavender was a Fenerbahce Istanbul player in Turkey during the 2015-16 off-season. Lavender signed a new contract with Fenerbahce Istanbul in August 2016 for the 2016-17 offseason. Lavender signed with Yakindogu in September 2017 for the 2017-18 offseason. Lavender signed with Familaschio, an Italian league player, in the 2018-19 offseason.

In the 2016 season, Lavender returned to the back-up center role on the team’s roster, with Parker returning to the starting center position. Off the bench, Lavender was still effective for the Sparks, she had averaged 9.6 points per game and scored a career-high 25 points in an overtime regular season win against the Connecticut Sun. Her season performance would earn her the WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award. The Sparks finished 26–8, advancing all the way to the WNBA Finals and defeated the Minnesota Lynx 3 games to 2, as they won their first championship since 2002 as well as Lavender winning her first championship.

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