Jana Butler Class: Senior Hometown: Findlay, OH High School: Liberty-Benton Height: 6-2 Position: Center Birthdate: 03/17/1981

2001-02
Starting forward ... played in all but one game, missing the game with an upper respiratory infection ... increased her season point total for the third straight year, clearing the 200-point plateau for the first time in her career ... tallied 12 double-digit scoring efforts and one double-double ... ranked third on the team in rebounding and fifth on the team in scoring ... recorded 10 points and eight rebounds in season-opening loss at Oregon ... netted 12 points off 5-of-9 shooting in Nov. 20 defeat of Wright State ... returned to action on Dec. 5 versus Kentucky after missing a game with an upper respiratory infection ... totaled 10 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes versus the Wildcats ... cleared a season-tying high eight rebounds versus Western Kentucky (Dec. 18) ... matched season-high with 12 points in St. Francis (Pa.) win on Dec. 21 ... totaled second straight double-digit scoring performance with 10 points Dec. 28 at Louisville ... tallied season-high 13 points in Jan. 12 defeat of Ohio ... notched first career double-double Jan. 26 at Kent State, tallying 12 points and 11 rebounds ... poured in a career-high 18 points Feb. 23 versus Ohio ... followed up with 14 points in Feb. 26 win at Buffalo ... poured in 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds in MAC Quarterfinal defeat of Western Michigan on March 6.

2000-01
Finished third on the team in rebounds per game, averaging 4.9 boards a game ... ranked sixth on the team in scoring, averaging 6.1 ppg ... averaged 21.5 minutes a game ... started 23-of-27 games on the season, missing two games in December with an ankle injury ... poured in a career-high 16 points in Miami’s Jan. 6 loss to Toledo, making a season-best five field goals ... tallied 15 points and nine rebounds versus Marshall in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament (March 3), draining 9-of-11 free throws ... scored 12 points in MAC Quarterfinal defeat of Ball State (March 6), hitting 4-of-5 field goals and 4-of-6 free throws and collecting eight rebounds ... amassed double digits in rebounds in a game for the second time in her career, retrieving 10 boards, including eight defensive, in a season-opening loss to Baylor (Nov. 18)... notched a season-best five offensive rebounds in loss to Toledo (Jan. 6) ... recorded seven or more rebounds in a game nine times during the season ... ranked third on the team with 14 blocked shots ... fouled out just once in 27 appearances ... started 16 of the final 18 games.

1999-00
One of three freshman to see action in all 28 games ... ranked fourth on the team in rebounding, averaging 3.6 caroms per game ... cleared five or more rebounds six times during the year, including one double-digit rebounding performance (Jan. 8 vs. Toledo) ... ranked third on team with 77 trips to the free throw line ... third on the team with 39 offensive rebounds ... averaged seven ppg over the final six contests ... tallied eight points in season-ending loss to Eastern Michigan in the MAC Quarterfinals ... tallied nine points, seven rebounds, two steals and two assists in Dec. 20 win over College of Charleston ... earned 13 trips to the charity stripe in College of Charleston win ... amassed eight points and 12 rebounds in loss at Toledo in a season-high 22 minutes ... earned 10 trips to the free throw line in loss at Kent State and finished with a career-high 10 points on the night ... equaled her career high with 10 points off five-of-five shooting from the field in Feb. 25 win over Ohio ... ripped down eight boards each in consecutive wins over Northern Illinois and Marshall on Jan. 13 and Jan. 15 ... blocked two shots against New Hampshire in the first round of the Northwestern Roger L. White Invitational ... claimed six boards in first collegiate game against Kentucky on Nov. 22.

High School
Coached by Dennis Rissler at Liberty-Benton High School ... averaged an astounding 31.1 points and 14.7 rebounds per game during her senior year, leading the state in both categories ... holds Ohio girls basketball record with 213 made free throws in a season ... helped Liberty-Benton to a four-year record of 71-19 and four sectional championships during her high school career ... earned first-team all-Ohio plaudits as a senior ... three-time all-conference selection and conference player of the year as a senior ... two-time all-district selection and district player of the year as a senior ... also a four-year letterwinner as a hitter on the volleyball court.

Personal
Named Jana Marie Butler ... born March 17, 1981 ... daughter of Dean and Vickie Butler ... majoring in business administration.