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: Played in 34 games, making 29 starts ... Scored a career-high 21 points in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals vs. Virginia Tech ... Two games with 20-plus points ... Named to the Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team ... 17 games in double-figure scoring, including 10 in conference play ... Dished out a career-high five assists three times ... Carried the Tar Heels in assists in 10 games ... Drained a career-high five made threes in the overtime win against Syracuse ... Rejected a career-best two shots at Virginia ... Led Carolina with 72 made threes, shooting 41.9% from beyond the arc ... Her field goal percentage beyond the arc ranks No. 2 in a single-season at Carolina ... Snagged a personal-high three steals twice ... Paced the Tar Heels in scoring in seven games ... Averaged 10.8 points, 2.3 assists, 1.9 rebounds and 0.6 steals per game ... CSC Academic All-District Team.

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.