Jenni Laaksonen

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-3
Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Helsinki, Finland

2002-03 Season Notes: Recipient of the team’s Hustle Award ... Appeared in 20 games, averaging 6.4 minutes ... Was 3-for-3 from the field for six points against American on Dec. 31 ... Scored a season-high nine points against Old Dominion, hitting both of her field goal attempts and five of her seven free throw attempts ... At Wake Forest on Feb. 9, came off the bench to play 13 minutes, a season high in ACC play, and score four points on 2-for-4 shooting ... For the season, hit 46.2 percent of her field goal attempts (12-26) ... Made her first career start against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 24

2001-02 Season Notes: Came off the bench to appear in 33 games, averaging 7.1 minutes of play ... Was 3-for-3 against Kentucky for six points in 11 minutes of play ... High in minutes came in the season opener, when she played 21 minutes against George Mason ... Her only three-pointer of the season also came in that game ... Appeared in all 16 ACC games, averaging 1.5 points in 5.3 minutes per game ... High against an ACC team was four points, against Georgia Tech (Jan. 17), Duke (Jan. 24) and FSU (Feb. 4) ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean’s List

High School: Graduated from Makelanrinteen lukio, which is also the alma mater of Atlanta Hawks player Hanno Mottola

International basketball: A member of the Finnish National Team since 1999 ... Played in three tournaments – in Greece, Estonia and Finland – with the national team during the summer of 2002 ... In the summer of 2000, won the Nordic Championship with the team ... Prior to being selected for the team, played on Finland’s Under-17 and Under-20 teams

Club basketball: Averaged 10.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals for Pussihukat Basketball Club of Vantaa in 2000-01 ... In 1999-2000, won the Finnish Championship with Pantterit of Helsinki, averaging 5.4 points and 4.4 rebounds .... Named the league's Outstanding New Player in 1998-99

Personal: Born May 10, 1981, in Helsinki, Finland ... The daughter of Kaija Laaksonen and the late Jaakko Laaksonen ... Has two younger sisters, Niina and Emmi ... Planning to major in business