Overview

LaJahda Boyland (La-JAY-da) comes for a winning program at North Kansas City, finishing 96-17 over her four varsity seasons … A very selfless player … Was one of the team’s top defenders ... A super athletic wing ...  one of the most talented players coach Conrad has had and she is a terrific leader … Has All-America type potential … JCCC coaches can’t wait to see what she brings to the floor in her second year.

Sophomore Year 2020-21

Played and started all 24 games … Selected third-team NJCAA and World Exposure Report Division II All-American ... Alo earned first-team Division II All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference and All-Region VI/Plains District honors … Averaged 9.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game … Her 187 total rebounds ranked second in the conference, and 12^th in the NJCAA … Her 7.8 rebound average tied for fifth in the conference … Scored in double figures 10 times this season, had four games with 10+ rebounds and had three double-double games … Led JCCC to an 86-38 win over Metropolitan with a career-high 20 points and 17 rebounds, her second-highest game effort (2-24-21) … Was 12-of-15 at the line, which rank her tied for the eighth-most made in a game in team history … Followed with 12 points and nine boards in a 65-53 win over No. 4-ranked Kansas City Kansas (2-27-21) … Those performances earned her KJCCC D-II Player of the Week for week six … Registered her second double-double of the year with 10 points and 15 boards in an 86-40 win over Highland (3-10-21) … Led the Lady Cavaliers with 16 points and 15 rebounds in a 75-55 win at No. 4-ranked Kansas City Kansas (3-17-21) … Had nine points and eight boards in an 80-41 win over Highland in the Region VI Tournament semifinals (4-7-21) … Finished with 15 points and seven rebounds in a 67-59 loss to No. 5-ranked Kansas City Kansas (4-10-21) … Averaged 10.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in the National Tournament … Scored 17 points and along with four rebounds in JCCC’s 63-60 win over Iowa Central in the quarterfinals (4-22-21) … Followed with  nine points and six rebounds in a 69-56 win over Illinois Central in the national semifinals (4-23-21) … Had six points and team-high eight rebounds in a 53-49 loss to Lake Land in the  National Championship (4-24-21).

Freshman Year 2019-20

Played in 33 games, four as a starter … Averaged 7.7 points and a team-best 7.7 rebounds … Shot 49 percent from the field (101-for-206), which ranked ninth in the Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference … Ranked fourth in the conference in rebound average at 7.7 per game, and third in total rebounds with 255 … Scored in double figures 12 times, had double digit rebounds 10 games and had five double-doubles … Posted her first double-double of 10 points and 14 rebounds in a 95-51 win over Southwestern in the season opener (11-1-19) … Notched her second double-double with 16 points and 10 boards in an 89-69 win over Evangel JV (11-7-19) … Was the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference D-II Player of the Week for week three ... Averaged a double-double of 12.5 points and 15.5 rebounds while leading the No. 2-ranked Lady Cavaliers to two victories during the week ... Opened the week with 13 points and 11 rebounds in 18 minutes of action in a 111-34 win over Missouri Valley JV (11-13-19) ... Capped the week registering her third double-double with 12 points and 20 boards in a 76-64 win over St. Louis (11-16-19) ... Her 20 rebound performance ties the 15th-best game in team history ... Recorded her fourth double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in a 97-67 win at Southwestern (11-26-19) … Tallied 17 points and 13 rebounds, her fifth double-double, in an 83-59 win at Metropolitan (1-8-20) … Followed with 15 points and six boards in a 112-31 blowout over Bethany JV (1-9-20) … Was 5-of-7 from the field and finished with 13 points in a 94-63 win over Hesston (2-19-20) … Poured in a career-high 18 points and grabbed six boards while helping JCCC to a n 87-41 win over Fort Scott in the first round of the Region VI playoffs … Contributed six points and five rebounds in an 86-75 win over Highland in the Region VI semifinals (3-3-20) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester.

High School  

Was a four-year starter for coach Jeff Lacy at North Kansas City High School, North Kansas City, Mo. … Graduated 2019 … Rated the 149th overall recruit nationally and the fourth best player in the state of Missouri by MaxPreps.com as a senior … Earned All-Greater Kansas City Suburban Mid 6 White Conference honors all four years, twice making the first team … Also garnered All-District honors all four years … Selected to play in the DiRenna All-Star Game her senior year … Selected the HyVEee/Spectrum Sports Athlete of the Week during her senior year … Was part of four conference championships and three District championship teams … Helped NKC to a 29-2 record, a conference title and Missouri Class 5 State Championship her senior year, the first in school history …  Scored 20 of her team’s 42 points in their 42-29 win over Republic in the state semifinals … Hit 9-of-11 shots and snagged five rebounds … Tallied nine points in the 43-34 title game win over Jefferson City … As a senior averaged 10 points and nine rebounds ... As a junior averaged 8.6 points and 8.5 rebounds ... Averaged 8.2 points and 7.3 boards a sophomore and 7.0 points and 5.0 rebounds as a rookie ... Her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons NKC posted records of 24-3, 18-9 and 25-3 … Played three years of AAU basketball for Della Lamb coached by David Bennette … Helped the team finish ninth in the country at Adidas 2018 … Also earned one varsity letter in volleyball. 

Personal  

Born LaJahda Nikohl Boyland on January 5, 2001, in Springfield, Mo. … Nicknames are LJ and J-Boogie … Daughter of Curtis Boyland and Roshonda Reed … Has one brother, Austin … Her mother played basketball at Missouri State University … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Northeastern State University and Northwest Missouri State University … Favorite food is tacos … Favorite fast food restaurant is Hawaiian Bros. … Favorite restaurant is Cafe Gratitude … Favorite TV shows are The Office, Abbot Elementary and Psych  … Favorite movie is The Dark Knight … Favorite sports movie is Blades of Glory … Favorite actor is Steve Carrel … Favorite book is Sincerely … Favorite music entertainers are Erykah Badu, Ari Lennox, Alex Isley and Beyonce … Favorite cartoon characters are Rick and Morty … Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and Jayson Tatum … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs, Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers …  The best player she has played against is Olivia Miles, a guard for the 2019 USA Women’s U16 National Team … Her greatest sports moment was winning the State Championship her senior year.