Julianna LaMendola

Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Coppell, Texas
Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2024-25)
Appeared in 30 games and made five starts … averaged 10.9 minutes per game with 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game … hit 13 3-pointers and had 13 games with multiple rebounds … had three points each in IU’s first three games against Brown, Harvard and at Butler … made her first career start in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game against No. 16 North Carolina where she pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds and had six points … scored eight points with two blocks versus Maine … pulled down five rebounds in a win over Southern Indiana … her 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists to help the Hoosiers roll past Bellarmine … added six rebounds in the non-con finale over Oakland … went 3-for-3 from the field against Wisconsin … posted five points and three boards in a matchup with No. 1 UCLA … played eight minutes with a bucket at Minnesota … played 15 minutes in the Barn Burner Trophy win over Purdue and had three rebounds … had five points against No. 8 Ohio State … saw action in the Big Ten Tournament against Oregon and Southern California … transferred at the end of the season.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2023-24)
Played in 30 games … averaged 9.6 minutes per outing … scored in 12 appearances off the bench in her first season … grabbed five rebounds in the season opener against Eastern Illinois … put up four points against Murray State and Lipscomb … recorded four rebounds in win over then No. 19 Tennessee … tied career-highs against Evansville with five rebounds and three blocks … played a season-high 20 minutes against Bowling Green … went 2-for-3 from the field for five points against Michigan … put up seven points and three assists in win against Northwestern … recorded a perfect shooting night against Purdue shooting 3-for-3 from the field and 2-for-2 from the 3-point line to score eight points… tied her career-high with eight points at Northwestern to go along with four boards … saw action in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal against Michigan … tallied four rebounds along with a bucket in the NCAA Tournament appearance against Fairfield … appeared in NCAA Tournament second round and Sweet Sixteen action against Oklahoma and South Carolina.

PREP
Led Coppell to its first state tournament appearance as senior in 2022-23 as they went 38-4 overall … also helped her team to its first district championship in 11 years … averaged 17.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals … named the 2023 Texas Gatorade Player of the Year, 2022-23 MaxPreps Texas High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year, co-MVP of District 6-6A Player of the Year and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee as a senior … as a junior, averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds and four assists per game during her junior season where they were ranked No. 4 in the state in 2021-22 … helped Coppell to a 2022 Area Championship, bi-district championship and district championship as they went undefeated at home and posted its best record in school history at 37-2 … was named the District MVP, Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state and program MVP, offensive MVP and most improved … played AAU with Nike Proskills 17U EYBL … rated as four-star recruit and No. 52 overall by ESPN Hoopgurlz, No. 41 by All Star Girls Report and No. 81 by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.

PERSONAL
Birth date is May 14 … daughter of Daniel and Janice LaMendola … has three siblings, Michael, Max and Skye …
major is business.

Career Highs (through 2024-25)

Points	10, vs Bellarmine (12/15/24)
Rebounds	11, vs North Carolina (11/25/24)
Assists	5, vs Bellarmine (12/15/24)
Steals	2, vs Northwestern (1/28/24)
Blocks	3, vs Evansville (12/18/23)
FG Made	4, vs Bellarmine (12/15/24)
FG Attempts	8, vs North Carolina (11/25/24)
3FG Made	2, 3x last vs Bellarmine (12/15/24)
3FG Attempts	7, vs North Carolina (11/25/24)
FT Made	2, 3x last vs UCLA (01/04/25)
FT Attempts	4, vs Oakland (12/22/24)