Laniah Randle

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Wichita Heights
Hometown:
Wichita, Kan.

2023-24 (Junior)
Made 28 starts and played in 29 games ... named to All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team ... named the MVC Newcomer of the Year, becoming the first Saluki to earn the honor ... two-time MVC Player of the Week (Nov. 27 and Feb. 20) ... averaged team-high 18.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 2.2 steals in 30.8 minutes-per-game ... ranked second in the conference in scoring, third in rebounding, 10th in field-goal percentage (.486), and fifth in total steals (63) ... finished the season 50th in the country in scoring ... posted 10 double-doubles throughout the year ... reached the 20-point plateau in 14 games ... led the MVC in 30-point games with four ... scored a career-high 36 points in a road win at Indiana State on Feb. 17 ... tallied the third-most points (530) in a single season in program history, to go along with the third highest scoring average, seventh-most field-goals made (201), third-most free throws made (128), and the seventh-most steals (63) ... scored in double-figures in all but five games.

2022-23 (Sophomore)
Played in 31 games and made 28 starts ... averaged 7.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.2 steals across 22.7 minutes-per-game ... finished the season as the team's leading rebounder and was 13th in the conference ... posted a career-high 25 points at home against Bradley (1/5) ... had a career-high 13 rebounds at Bradley (2/12) ... one of six players to appear in every game throughout the season ... scored in double-figures in nine games, including 12 points in the second round of the MVC tournament vs. Belmont (3/10) ... posted first double-double of Saluki career at Lehigh with 13 points and 10 rebounds (11/26) ... shot at least 50% from the field in 17 games and in six of the final seven games of the season ... had a career-high 37 minutes vs. Illinois State (1/7).

2021-22 (Freshman)
Appeared in 27 games … averaged 3.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.8 steals in 10.4 minutes-per-game … reached double figures in three games, including a season-high 10 points against UT Martin (12/15), Illinois (12/19) and Missouri State (2/6) … Earned first collegiate bucket against Eastern Illinois (12/3) and pulled down first collegiate rebound in the season opener against Kansas City (11/14) … Earned a rebound in 18-of-22 games … had a season-high seven rebounds against Indiana (12/23) … Had five games of multiple steals, which included five steals in a win over Drake (1/13) … Shot 50% or better from the field in nine contests, including two games where Randle went 5-of-7 (71%) … Played a season-high 28 minutes at Indiana (12/23).

High School

Three-time All-City League First Team selection … earned back-to-back Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-State honors in 2020 and 2021 after she helped Wichita Heights compile a 38-8 record over her junior and senior seasons, which included a 21-2 record during the 2019-20 season. In 2021, Randle averaged 22.4 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals and 5 blocks a contest to lead the Falcons to the state quarterfinals … helped lead the Falcons to three-straight state tournament appearances, which included a 2021 sub-state championship … also competed for Heights' track and field team and qualified for the 2020 KSHSAA 5A State track meet in the 200m and was a part of the Falcons' quarter-mile relay team that finished fifth.

Personal

Daughter of John Randle Sr., who played two seasons for Kansas football and earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors as a true freshman in 2003. In 2005, he transferred to Southern Illinois University, where he earned Gateway Conference All-Newcomer Team honors after he tallied 489 yards and four touchdowns on 96 carries. As a fifth-year senior at Southern, he earned All-MVFC Second Team laurels after he ran for 1,074 yards and 11 touchdowns on 201 carries and helped Southern advance to the FCS Subdivision semifinals. He was a teammate of current Saluki head coach Nick Hill …. Laniah's brother, John Randle II, is a sought-after running back recruit with offers from the likes of Ole Miss, Michigan State and Oregon while their uncle, Joseph, was a running back for Oklahoma State who went on to play three seasons for the Dallas Cowboys.