Athlete Plus: Jana Van Gyteenbeek

Jana Van Gyteenbeek discusses why she chose to transfer to Baylor, what Baylor fans can expect from her game, what she loves to do off the court and more.  

Discussion Points

• Jana talks about her decision to transfer from Stanford to Baylor and what she plans to study at Baylor- communications or psychology.  
• She describes her game, not just a shooter.  She loves to distribute.  She can finish in the paint with either hand.  And she is a fiery competitor.  
• She discusses who she would invite to dinner- living and deceased if she had the opportunity.  And why she chose the two that she did.  
• Jana talks about her conversation with Dijonai Carrington about transferring to Baylor from Stanford.  
• She goes into detail about what she loves about Colorado and her hiking of over 15 Fourteeners in the state with her dad and brother.  
• Jana talks about the differences between Coach Collen and Coach VanDerveer in offensive and defensive philosophy.  
• She talks about her family, a brother on deployment and a sister who played softball and graduated from Yale.  Her mom and dad both played sports and are super competitive.  She is extremely grateful for her family.  
• She discusses her class load at Baylor during the summer and what she likes to do with her free time- being outside and watching romantic comedies.  
• Jana considers her future plans after Baylor and how much basketball might be a part of that.  She talks about her favorite basketball role models- Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi.  
• She talks about her love for Cozumel, her family loves to scuba dive.