Lanie Grant

Photo by: KAYLA DAVIS

Photo by: KAYLA DAVIS

Lanie Grant
University of North Carolina Women’s Basketball v UNCW
Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, NC
Thursday, November 7, 2024

Photo by: AINSLEY E. FAUTH

Position:
G
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Midlothian, Va.
High School:
James River

2025-26 (Regular Season): Played in 29 games, making seven starts ... Matched her career-high with 19 points vs. Columbia at the Cancun Challenge ... Named to the Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team ... 13 games in double-figure scoring, including 10 in conference play ... Dished out a career-high five assists three times ... Drained a career-high five made threes in the overtime win against Syracuse ... Rejected a career-best two shots at Virginia ... Led Carolina with 59 made threes, shooting 42.1% from beyond the arc ... Snagged a personal-high three steals twice ... Paced the Tar Heels in scoring in six games ... Averaged 10.3 points, 2.4 assists, 1.9 rebounds and 0.6 steals per game.

2024-25: ACC All-Freshman Team … USBWA Tamika Catchings Freshman of the Week (12/23) … Appeared in all 37 games for UNC, making two starts … 11 games in double-figure scoring … Integral in UNC’s comeback win at Louisville, scoring a career-high 19 points against the Cardinals … Grabbed a career-best six rebounds in the win over No. 10 NC State … Led Carolina in scoring in four games, including twice in ACC action … Knocked down a career-high four made triples against Norfolk State … Dished out a career-high two assists in 13 games … Two games shooting 100% from the free throw line with five or more attempts … Made all seven of her free throws in the win over Duke in Carmichael … Averaged 7.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game ... All-ACC Academic Team.

Before UNC: Graduate of James River High School … Reclassified a year early to enroll at UNC for the 2024-25 season … 2024 Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year … Ranked as the No. 59 recruit in the class of 2024 according to ESPN’s HoopGurlz … A three-time first-team all-state selection and two time Metro and Region Player of the Year … Holds the Virginia High School League career record for free throw percentage (87.4%) … Averaged 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists per game as a junior … Active with USA Basketball, played as a member of the 2023 U.S. U16 Team and won a gold medal at the FIBA Americas U16 Championship … Averaged 11.2 points per game throughout the tournament … Selected to join the Jr. NBA/WNBA Court of Leaders this past spring.

More on Grant: Daughter of Jeff and Adriane Grant … Favorite hobbies outside of basketball include reading, writing and thrifting … Athletes she admires the most are Michael Jordan and Steph Curry … Notes that she has the entire soundtrack of Hamilton memorized … Attended the same high school as teammate Grace Townsend.