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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College
Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College
Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College
Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College
Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College

20 Ava James

  • Major Biology
  • Position G
  • Height 5-9
  • Class 2026
  • Hometown Bethesda, Md.
  • High School Walt Whitman

Biography

2025-26: Team captain.

2024-25: Named to the College Sports Communicators Basketball Academic All-District® Team.... NESCAC Winter All-Academic selection.... Started all 27 games as a junior for the Bobcats.... Averaged 26.9 minutes per game and six points per game.... Also averaged 4.3 rebounds per game.... Scored nine points on 4-7 shooting, grabbed eight rebounds, and dished out a pair of assists in a 77-54 win over Husson (Nov. 15).... Tallied 10 points on 5-7 shooting, five rebounds, and two assists in a 76-50 win over MIT (Nov. 23).... Scored nine points on 4-4 shooting in an 80-58 win over Southern Maine (Nov. 26).... Poured in 12 points on 4-6 shooting, grabbed six rebounds, and blocked two shots in a 66-63 win over Colby (Dec. 3).... Tallied 15 points on 5-8 shooting, five rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in a 70-65 win over Babson (Jan. 7).... Poured in a career-high 17 points on 6-10 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds in an 80-74 win over Williams (Jan. 31).... Scored 10 points on 4-8 shooting, pulled down four rebounds, blocked three shots, and recorded a steal in a 63-46 win over Trinity (Feb. 7).

2023-24: Named to the College Sports Communicators Women's Basketball Academic All-District® Team.... NESCAC Winter All-Academic selection.... Saw action in 29 games as a sophomore for the Bobcats.... Averaged 12.9 minutes per game and 1.4 points per game.... Scored five points and grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in an 87-40 win over UMaine-Farmington (Nov. 14).... Drilled a three, grabbed four rebounds, and dished out four assists in a 58-37 win over WPI (Nov. 26).... Tallied five points, two rebounds, two assists, and one steal in a 58-50 win at Husson (Nov. 28).... Scored five points, drilling her only three-point attempt at Bowdoin (Dec. 4).... Tallied four points on 1-2 shooting and grabbed a rebound in a 55-54 win over Colby (Dec. 6).... Scored four points, making her only three-point attempt, and tallied three rebounds in a 53-46 win over Wisconsin Lutheran (Dec. 20).... Blocked four shots, dished out three assists, and grabbed three rebounds in a 87-62 win over Rivier (Jan. 8).... Tallied four points on 1-1 shooting, to go along with three rebounds and an assist in a 79-66 win over Widener in the second round of the NCAA tournament (March 2).

2022-23: Saw action in 16 games as a rookie for the Bobcats.... Averaged 2.6 points per game.... Scored first two collegiate points in a 74-59 win over Brooklyn College (Nov. 19).... Tallied seven points, three rebounds, and two steals in an 89-38 win over Medgar Evers (Nov. 20).... Scored five points on 2-2 shooting at Bowdoin (Feb. 3).... Tallied a season-high 13 points on 5-6 shooting and recorded a season-high seven rebounds in a 68-56 win over the University of Southern Maine (Feb. 6).

Minor: Anthropology

Personal: 2022 graduate of Walt Whitman High School (Md.) where she competed in basketball and soccer ... 2021 soccer state champion and 2022 first team all-region in basketball.

Movie on repeat: The Grinch

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2022-23First Year

    G
    5'10"
    20
  • 20

    2023-24Sophomore

    G
    5'10"
    20
  • 20

    2024-25Junior

    G
    5'9"
    20
  • 20
    C

    2025-26Senior

    G
    5'9"
    20
    C