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Janisse (pronounced ja-niece) enters his
second and final season at KU better prepared for the rigors
of Big 12 Conference basketball
• Got off
to a slow start in 1997-98 because of ankle surgery and
never seemed to fully catch-up
• Begins
his final season in better shape after bulking up 10 pounds
during the off-season
• One of
four seniors and one of three Californians on the Jayhawk
roster •
A good passer and a solid defender
• Came
off the bench on occasion last season to provide a defensive
spark for the Jayhawks
• Teams
with newcomer Jeff Boschee to give Kansas great depth at
point guard
• Came to
Kansas last season after playing two seasons at Los Angeles
City College
Junior Season
(1997-98)
Saw action in 23 of KU’s 39
games •
Ankle surgery prior to the start of preseason practice
slowed his progress
• Played
an average of 3.1 minutes per game
• Scored
15 points and pulled down 19 rebounds on the season
• Made
5-of-6 field goal attempts in Big 12 Conference play
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Attempted just two three-point field goals all season but
made both of them
• Played
nine minutes in the season opener against Santa Clara,
dishing out one assist and recording one steal
• Had two
points and a career-high four rebounds in a Dec. 4 win over
Emporia State
• Scored
a career-best five points, going 2-of-2 from the field
(including 1-of-1 from beyond the arc) in a home win over
Colorado
• Made
five baskets without a miss during one January stretch
including field goals at Texas and Texas A&M
• Nailed
a three-pointer against Iowa State
Junior College (1995-96,
1996-97)
Los Angeles City College, 1997
• Earned
junior college All-American honors
• Led the
Cubs to the state junior college championship and a 30-6
record •
Earned many individual honors including all-state and
all-conference
•
Averaged a triple-double in the state tournament
High
School
John F. Kennedy High School, 1995
•
Two-time team most valuable player
• Played
center for the Cougars
• Also
participated in the long and triple jumps for the track team
• Scored
30 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out five assists
in one game
•
Recorded a triple-double -- 25 points, 12 boards and 10
assists -- in another memorable contest
• Others
who attended Janisse’s high school: Cuba Gooding, Jr.;
Garret Anderson (of the California Angels) and former KU
football standout John Jones
Personal
Janisse is the most recent Los
Angeles area point guard to play for Kansas, following in
the footsteps of Adonis Jordan (Reseda) and Jacque Vaughn
(Pasadena)
•
Nickname is “Jay”
• Enjoys
listening to music and watching movies
• His
uncle, Pat Bolden, played basketball at Cal-State Northridge
• Chose
Kansas over Oregon, Brigham Young, Pepperdine and Loyola
Marymount
•
Superstitions include chewing gum before tip-off
Notes
• Janisse
is one of three Californians on the roster and one of 15
from the Golden State to play for KU over the last 11
years.
• Worked
one summer for a law firm in downtown Los Angeles.
• Added
10 pounds to his frame during the off-season through
KU’s off-season conditioning program.
Major
Crime and Delinquency
Studies
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Season/Career
Highs
Points
3, Two Times Season
5 vs. Colorado
(1-7-98) Career
Rebounds
2 vs. Pennsylavania
(11-17-98) Season
4 vs. Emporia St.
(12-4-97) Career
Field Goals
1, Four Times Season
2 vs. Colorado
(1-7-98) Career
Field Goal Attempts
1, Five Times Season
2 vs. Colorado
(1-7-98) Career
Three-Point Field Goals
1, Two Times Season
1, Four Times Career
Three-Point Attempts
1, Two Times Season
1, Four Times Career
Free Throws
0 Season
2 vs. Emporia St.
(12-4-97) Career
Free Throw Attempts
0 Season
2, Two Times Career
Assists
1 vs. Fort Hays St.
(11-21-98) Season
1, Nine Times Career
Steals
0 Season
2 vs. Middle Tenn. St.
(12-13-97) Career
Blocked Shots
0 Season
1, Two Times Career
Minutes Played
5 vs. Fort Hays St.
(11-21-98) Season
9 vs. Santa Clara
(11-14-97) Career
Miscellaneous
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1998-99
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Career
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Double-Figure Scoring Games
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0
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0
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Games With 1+ 3-Point Field Goals
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2
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4
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Games With 3+ Assists
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0
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0
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'Hawktalk
Full Name
Jelani Janisse
Parents
Willie and Deirdre Williams
Birthdate
August 18, 1977
Birthplace
Los Angeles, Calif.
High School
John F. Kennedy HS in Granada Hills, Calif.
High School Coaches
Yutaka Shimizu, Tim Guy
Junior College
Los Angeles City College
Junior College Coach
Michael Miller
Up
Close
Favorite TV shows
Def Comedy Jam; Comic View
Best book I have ever read
Black Boy
People who have had the greatest influence on my
athletic career
My family
When I played basketball as a kid I pretended to
be
Bernard King
The thing I like most about KU is
The size of the campus
The first time I met Coach Williams I
thought
He looks taller on TV
Person in history I would like to meet
Martin Luther King
My favorite class at KU is
African American studies
If I could change one thing about college basketball
I would
Change the 35-second shot clock to 25 seconds
My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would
be
Making the last-second shot to win the national
championship
My favorite sports announcer is
Bob Costas
The best player I have ever faced was
Kenny Anderson
My advice to youngsters is
Follow your dreams, but keep sight of reality
If I could add one team to the schedule it would
be
UCLA
The thing I like most about the city of Lawrence
is
The wonderful people
The teammate who makes me laugh the hardest
is
Terry Nooner
If I could switch places with a person for a day,
I’d choose
Coach Williams
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