St. John's University Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Blagrove, Jade
St. John's WBB Game 1 Postgame Press Conference 3.7.25
Friday, March 07
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Wednesday, February 26
Post Game Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Butler 2.16.2024
Sunday, February 16
Postgame Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Xavier 2.2.25
Sunday, February 02
Jersey Number 20
Jade Blagrove
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Calandlyceum
- Hometown:
- Barendrecht, Netherlands
- Prev School:
- Manhattan / USF
Bio
2024-25: Appeared in 22 games as a reserve in the frontcourt during her final collegiate campaign… Averaged 0.6 points, 0.9 rebounds in 5.3 minutes of action per game… Tallied a bucket at No. 6/6 UConn (Feb. 12)… Played a season-high 15 minutes against Providence (Jan. 29)… Pulled down a season-high five rebounds against Creighton (Dec. 28)… Added four points on 2-of-2 shooting in St. John’s debut (Nov. 4)
Career Prior to St. John’s: Spent three years at Manhattan after one season at the University of South Florida… Appeared in 98 total contests making 79 starts, all at Manhattan… Career rebounding average of 5.4… Shot 77.0 percent from the charity stripe over four years… Been apart of three conference titles game (2021-23), including an American Athletic Conference Championship run and advancing to the NCAA Tournament Second Round at USF in 2021… Four-time All-Academic Team honoree
2023-24 (Manhattan): Appeared and started in all 30 games for the Jaspers logging 29.5 minutes per outing… Averaged a career-best 8.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game… Her rebounding averaged ranked ninth in the MAAC and second on the team… Recorded seven double-digit rebounding performances and three double-doubles… Scored a career-high 18 points against Quinnipiac (Jan. 6)… Made a personal best six field goals going 6-for-8 from the floor scoring 16 points at St. John’s (Nov. 19)… Pulled down a season-high 13 boards in the season-opener against Central Connecticut State (Nov. 6)… Added 10 points and 10 boards against Fairfield (Dec. 18)… Went for a 13-point, 12-board double-double at Saint Peter’s (Feb. 15)… Logged a double-double against Marist finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds (Jan. 25)… Tallied season-high three blocks against Saint Peter’s (Jan. 13)
2022-2023 (Manhattan): Appeared in 32 games, while starting in 30....Contributed 5.7 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game...Hauled in 12 rebounds in the season opener against Wagner (Nov. 7)....Finished with a career-high seven steals against North Dakota, the most by a Jasper since 2019 (Nov. 26)...Dropped 10 points and secured eight rebounds against George Washington (Dec. 9)....Posted nine points and 10 rebounds against Niagara (Dec. 31)....Secured a double-double against Siena with 12 points and 10 rebounds (Jan. 12).....Pulled down 17 rebounds to go along with 12 points against Quinnipiac (Jan. 26).
2021-2022 (Manhattan): Appeared in 32 games, starting in 19… Added 5.1 points per contest to go along with 4.5 board a game…Chipped in 14 points against Siena (Jan. 15)… Added 12 points and 14 rebounds for first career double-double against Quinnipiac (Mar. 2).
2020-21 (USF): Saw action in four games for a USF team that won the 2021 Conference USA Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round… Scored a season-high five points in win over Stetson (Dec. 13) … Also grabbed a career-best two rebounds against the Hatters in three minutes of action … Recorded a steal in victory against Jacksonville (Nov. 28)
Tartamella on Blagrove: “Jade is a dynamic post player that brings a wealth of experience both at the collegiate and international levels. She has a great motor and her size and athleticism will help us inside the paint”
In High School:
Attended Calandlyceum, a secondary school in Amsterdam, and played for the Orange Lions Academy U20 team … Averaged 17.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game before the season was shut down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Was voted the Most Valuable Player at the 2019 European Girls Basketball League (EGBL) Tournament held in Minsk, Belarus … During the 2018-19 season, helped Orange Lions Academy to the U20 EGBL Cup … Played for coach Molly McDowell … Also spent time with the Netherlands U14, U16 and U-18 national teams … Ranked 26th in the world, the Netherlands finished sixth in the 2018 U-18 European Championships in Oberwart, Austria
Personal: Daughter of Gwen and Robertino Blagrove… Has two siblings Fay and Eve… Pursuing a master’s degree in business administration… Favorite cuisine is Thai food… Favorite sports teams are the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces… Chose St. John’s for the opportunity to compete in the BIG EAST and the opportunities St. John’s provides in the classroom
Career Prior to St. John’s: Spent three years at Manhattan after one season at the University of South Florida… Appeared in 98 total contests making 79 starts, all at Manhattan… Career rebounding average of 5.4… Shot 77.0 percent from the charity stripe over four years… Been apart of three conference titles game (2021-23), including an American Athletic Conference Championship run and advancing to the NCAA Tournament Second Round at USF in 2021… Four-time All-Academic Team honoree
2023-24 (Manhattan): Appeared and started in all 30 games for the Jaspers logging 29.5 minutes per outing… Averaged a career-best 8.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game… Her rebounding averaged ranked ninth in the MAAC and second on the team… Recorded seven double-digit rebounding performances and three double-doubles… Scored a career-high 18 points against Quinnipiac (Jan. 6)… Made a personal best six field goals going 6-for-8 from the floor scoring 16 points at St. John’s (Nov. 19)… Pulled down a season-high 13 boards in the season-opener against Central Connecticut State (Nov. 6)… Added 10 points and 10 boards against Fairfield (Dec. 18)… Went for a 13-point, 12-board double-double at Saint Peter’s (Feb. 15)… Logged a double-double against Marist finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds (Jan. 25)… Tallied season-high three blocks against Saint Peter’s (Jan. 13)
2022-2023 (Manhattan): Appeared in 32 games, while starting in 30....Contributed 5.7 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game...Hauled in 12 rebounds in the season opener against Wagner (Nov. 7)....Finished with a career-high seven steals against North Dakota, the most by a Jasper since 2019 (Nov. 26)...Dropped 10 points and secured eight rebounds against George Washington (Dec. 9)....Posted nine points and 10 rebounds against Niagara (Dec. 31)....Secured a double-double against Siena with 12 points and 10 rebounds (Jan. 12).....Pulled down 17 rebounds to go along with 12 points against Quinnipiac (Jan. 26).
2021-2022 (Manhattan): Appeared in 32 games, starting in 19… Added 5.1 points per contest to go along with 4.5 board a game…Chipped in 14 points against Siena (Jan. 15)… Added 12 points and 14 rebounds for first career double-double against Quinnipiac (Mar. 2).
2020-21 (USF): Saw action in four games for a USF team that won the 2021 Conference USA Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round… Scored a season-high five points in win over Stetson (Dec. 13) … Also grabbed a career-best two rebounds against the Hatters in three minutes of action … Recorded a steal in victory against Jacksonville (Nov. 28)
Tartamella on Blagrove: “Jade is a dynamic post player that brings a wealth of experience both at the collegiate and international levels. She has a great motor and her size and athleticism will help us inside the paint”
In High School:
Attended Calandlyceum, a secondary school in Amsterdam, and played for the Orange Lions Academy U20 team … Averaged 17.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game before the season was shut down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Was voted the Most Valuable Player at the 2019 European Girls Basketball League (EGBL) Tournament held in Minsk, Belarus … During the 2018-19 season, helped Orange Lions Academy to the U20 EGBL Cup … Played for coach Molly McDowell … Also spent time with the Netherlands U14, U16 and U-18 national teams … Ranked 26th in the world, the Netherlands finished sixth in the 2018 U-18 European Championships in Oberwart, Austria
Personal: Daughter of Gwen and Robertino Blagrove… Has two siblings Fay and Eve… Pursuing a master’s degree in business administration… Favorite cuisine is Thai food… Favorite sports teams are the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces… Chose St. John’s for the opportunity to compete in the BIG EAST and the opportunities St. John’s provides in the classroom