Genesis Lightbourne

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
Faith Lutheran
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.

Awards & Honor
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2010)
Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (F09, S10)
Dean’s List (F09)
Iowa State Scholar-Athlete (2010)

2009-10
Named to Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... was a part of four NCAA Championship appearances by the Cyclones ... part of the third winningest senior class in school history by victories with 99 ... had knee scoped in preseason and missed the first four weeks of her senior campaign ... made first career start on senior night vs. Colorado ... added three rebounds and two points in four minutes in NCAA first round vs. Lehigh ... went 2-for-2 from the field for four points vs. Penn in Thanksgiving tournament ... added an assist in win at Missouri ... scored two points in win over eventual Final Four participant Baylor ... turned in three points and a rebound vs. Fairfield ... saw 15 minutes of time, recording six boards, one assists and one point in win over Northern Iowa.

2008-09
Missed a portion of the season after having her left knee scoped due to a lateral meniscus tear ... saw time in 11 contests ... contributed two points and a rebound in NCAA Elite Eight vs. No. 2 Stanford ... added a field goal and a rebound in the NCAA first-round win over East Tennessee State .. scored four points and pulled down a career-high seven rebounds vs. UMKC ... went 2-for-2 from the field for four points in win at Northern Iowa ... scored four points, all from the charity stripe, vs. Niagara ... contributed four points and three boards vs. North Dakota.

2007-08
Earned valuable minutes in 25 games ... played a career-high 16 minutes vs. Kansas State in the Big 12 quarterfinals, where she scored a career-high four points while going 2-for-2 from the field ... contributed two points, grabbed two rebounds and blocked a shot in the first-round win over Colorado at the Big 12 Championship ... recorded six boards and scored two points at Kansas State ... snagged a rebound and got the putback in the win at Missouri ... turned in three points vs. Sacramento State ... hit a pair of free throws in the win over Michigan ... knocked down two free throws and blocked her first career shot against Nebraska.

2006-07
Saw time in seven contests ... tied a season-high with two points and nabbed a steal in the NCAA Championship first round vs. Washington ... scored two points on a pair of free throws vs. Colorado ... had two rebounds and an assist at Oklahoma ... saw her first action of the season against UW-Milwaukee ... hit a free throw and grabbed three rebounds vs. Utah State.

High School
Earned first-team all-state and all-conference accolades in each of her four-year prep career ... MVP of the Class 3A Southern League as a senior ... a second-team pick of the All-Greater Nevada Girls’ Basketball team ... tallied 2,023 career points and 1,086 career rebounds ... posted 21.2 points and nine rebounds a game, with 77 blocked shots and a game-high 34 points as a senior ... led Faith Lutheran to a 26-5 overall record and the Nevada state championship game in her final prep campaign ... made a pair of state tournament semifinal appearances in Class 2A as a freshman and sophomore before moving to 3A competition as a junior, where she led the Crusaders to a 21-8 record and a conference tournament appearance, averaging 16.9 points and 7.0 rebounds ... averaged 18.0 points and 11.4 rebounds as a sophomore, helping Faith Lutheran to a 20-8 record ... coached by Jason Boyd ... won four straight Nevada state high jump championships, one long jump title and two triple jump crowns ... state runner-up in the 100-meter dash as a junior and senior ... set school records for the triple and high jump ... named to the honor roll merit all four years.

Personal
Earned a degree in psychology ... full name is Genesis Nicole Lightbourne ... born Sept. 10, 1988, in Las Vegas, Nev. ... parents are Carol Banks and Gary Lightbourne ... has a sister (Tremain) and a brother (Christian).