DiJonai Carrington
San Diego, California
Two-time Pac-12 Tournament Champion (2017, 2019)
Playing for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas (opens in new tab)
Personal: Earned two undergraduate degrees in African and African American studies and psychology from Stanford ... youngest of three children in family ... father, Daren, played in the NFL for eight years … mother competed on track and field team at Northern Arizona.
2022 Season: Finished seventh on the inaugural season leaderboard with 4,953 points ... also ranked seventh in the league with 2,443 stat points … authored nine games with 300 or more leaderboard points, including 627 points against Team Sims on Feb. 19 to close Week Four … Athletes Unlimited’s leading scorer with 24.1 points per game ... also paced league in total points (361), steals (41), offensive rebounds (40), free throw attempts (86) and field goal attempts (311) … led her team in scoring nine times ... also guided her squad in rebounding in five games … tied for second in the league with five double-double efforts … also ranked second in AU with 123 total rebounds, 131 made field goals, 97 three-point field goal attempts and 68 made free throws … reached double figures in scoring in all 15 games, including 12 outings with 20 or more points ... also eclipsed 30-point mark three times … erupted for season-high 41 points on 15-of-31 shooting from the field and 9-of-11 at the free throw line against Team Hawkins on Feb. 18 ... also had season-high 14 rebounds with six steals while drawing 10 fouls … finished season with 34 points and 13 rebounds against Team Hawkins in triple-overtime loss ... shot 13-for-18 from the floor, including 4-for-11 from three-point range, in addition to sinking all four free throws … posted 30 points with eight rebounds against Team Russell in Week One ... converted 10-of-21 field goal attempts, including a 5-for-9 effort from beyond the arc, and was perfect in five trips to the charity stripe … closed Week Four with 28 points and 11 rebounds against Team Sims ... went 15-for-16 at the free throw line in addition to matching season high with 10 fouls drawn … shot 10-for-23 from the field and 7-for-9 at the foul line in 28-point effort against Team Brown to finish Week Two ... also scored 25 points in Week Three opener against Team Brown on 10-for-18 shooting from the floor … set season high with seven steals against Team Brown to end Week Two ... also dished out season-high seven assists.
Other Professional Experience: Drafted by the Connecticut Sun with the No. 20 overall selection in 2021 WNBA Draft ... played in 24 games as a rookie before appearing in 36 contests during 2022 campaign, helping Sun reach WNBA Finals ... averaged 2.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per game during rookie season … posted 6.8 scoring average in 2022 while shooting 41.4 percent from the field … also appeared in all 12 playoff games for the Sun and notched postseason career-high 13 points and six rebounds in two games against Dallas.
College Experience: Four-year letter winner at Stanford before playing 2020-21 season at Baylor ... started 48-of-108 games during career with the Cardinal ... averaged 8.4 points and 5.1 rebounds while leading Stanford to two Pac-12 Tournament titles ... named to 2019 All-Pac 12 Team by coaches and media ... averaged 14.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in 36 games as a junior ... second-leading scorer for Baylor during 2020-21 season with 14.1 average ... authored 22 double-digit scoring efforts, including five 20-point games ... helped Bears to Big 12 regular season and tournament titles in addition to appearance in NCAA Elite Eight.
