2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Bediako, Jada
Jersey Number 14
Jada Bediako
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Southwest Academy
- Hometown:
- Brampton, Ontario
- Prev School:
- Georgia Tech
Bio
Honors and Awards:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2024-25)
2024-25 (Jr.): Averaged 2.0 points and 2.3 rebounds appearing in 30 games with three starts … Six points and six rebounds vs. Illinois Springfield (11/18) … Six points and five rebounds vs. Stonehill (12/21) … Career-high three blocks vs. IU Indy (11/24) and at Xavier (1/29).
Prior to Marquette: Transferred to Marquette after playing freshman season at Georgia Tech … Played in nine games for the Yellow Jackets … Bronze medalist on Canada's U19 national team at the 2023 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Spain … Saw action in six games, averaging 7.4 minutes, 1.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … Helped Canada to a fourth-place finish at the 2022 U17 World Cup in Hungary … Averaged 7.5 points and 5.0 rebounds at the 2021 FIBA U16 Americas with Canada in Mexico.
Personal: Daughter of Joyce Asante ... Has two brothers, Jaden and Charles Bediako ... Jaden played basketball at Santa Clara and Seton Hall ... Charles played basketball at Alabama ... Majoring in business.
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2024-25)
2024-25 (Jr.): Averaged 2.0 points and 2.3 rebounds appearing in 30 games with three starts … Six points and six rebounds vs. Illinois Springfield (11/18) … Six points and five rebounds vs. Stonehill (12/21) … Career-high three blocks vs. IU Indy (11/24) and at Xavier (1/29).
Prior to Marquette: Transferred to Marquette after playing freshman season at Georgia Tech … Played in nine games for the Yellow Jackets … Bronze medalist on Canada's U19 national team at the 2023 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Spain … Saw action in six games, averaging 7.4 minutes, 1.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … Helped Canada to a fourth-place finish at the 2022 U17 World Cup in Hungary … Averaged 7.5 points and 5.0 rebounds at the 2021 FIBA U16 Americas with Canada in Mexico.
Personal: Daughter of Joyce Asante ... Has two brothers, Jaden and Charles Bediako ... Jaden played basketball at Santa Clara and Seton Hall ... Charles played basketball at Alabama ... Majoring in business.
Highlights: MU 76, JMU 80 (OT) (3/23/25)
Monday, March 24
WBIT Postgame Presser: Cara Consuegra (3/23/25)
Sunday, March 23
Postgame Interview: Marquette HC Cara Consuegra on ESPN+ (3/20/25)
Saturday, March 22
WBIT Postgame Presser: Marquette's Cara Consuegra & Halle Vice (3/20/25)
Friday, March 21
