WNBA Draft 2021

2021 Draft Prospect

DiJonaiCarrington

DiJonai Carrington headshot

Draft’21

Career Stats

PPG
9.3
RPG
5.3
APG
1.4
FG%
43.7

Prospect Info

Position
Guard
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Birthdate
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Birthplace
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High School
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College/Club
Baylor
Country
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Career Description

CAREER: Capped career with one season at Baylor after 3 at Stanford … 2020-21: Grad transfer filled key reserve role for Lady Bears and earned Big 12 Sixth Woman of Year and Newcomer of Year honors as well as All-Big 12 Hon. Mention acclaim … 2019-20: Played in and started five games for Stanford before being sideline for the season and awarded a medical hardship … 2018-19: Started in all 36 games as Cardinal reached Elite 8 … Avg’d 14p, 7.5r, 1.6a, 1.1s. Named All-Pac 12 by coaches and by media. Had 33 pts plus 13 rebs at Tennessee and a 30-pt. effort vs. UCLA … 2016-2018: In 2 seasons as a reserve, helped Cardinal to Final Four as a frosh … PREP: Five-star recruit; Jordan and McDonald’s All-America pick; scored over 2, 000 points … PERS: 2020 graduate of Stanford with two degrees (African and African-American Studies; and Psychology). Parents Vickei and Darren Carrington. Dad played 8 NFL seasons after being 5th round pick of Denver in 1989; mom ran track at Northern Arizona; sister, Diarra, played hoops at New Orleans; brother Darren played football at Oregon and Utah.