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2024-25 UAA Women's Basketball Roster

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2 Ja'Niah Alexander

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • High School McDonough HS
  • Prev School Indian River [Fla.] State College
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
  • Experience 1 Letter

Biography

2024-25 (Sr.): Played in all 33 games, helping UAA go 28-5, sweep GNAC regular-season and tournament titles, advance to NCAA Tournament Second Round and finish No. 17 in final WBCA top-25 poll … averaged 3.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and ranked 16th in GNAC with 1.6 steals per game … committed team-low 0.73 turnovers per game, helping UAA lead NCAA Div. II in turnover margin (+11.1) along with top-5 national ranks in steals (3rd, 16.5 spg) and A/T ratio (4th, 1.30) … scored at least five points on 11 occasions, and had nine games with five-plus rebounds … tied career high with 11 points in victories over Biola (3-4 FG, 1-1 3FG, 4-5 FT) and Western Washington (4-5 FG, 2-2 3FG) … propelled home victory over NCAA qualifier Central Washington with 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and no turnovers … other top efforts included 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals in road win over Simon Fraser; 6 points (2-2 FG, 2-2 FT) in home win over Saint Martin’s; and 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals in home win over Seattle Pacific.

2023-24 (Jr.): Saw action in every game, including four starts, for Seawolf team that went 19-9 overall and was third in GNAC at 13-5 … ranked 2nd in GNAC and 5th on UAA single-season list with .869 (53-61) FT shooting … cracked scoring column in final 24 contests and logged at least nine minutes in every game … had season highs of 11 points (3-3 FG, 5-5 FT) and 5 steals in road win over San Francisco State … keyed OT victory over No. 9 MSU Billings with 10 points (6-6 FT), 6 rebounds and season-high 5 assists … other top efforts included 7 points (2-3 FG), 7 rebounds, 3 assists, no turnovers and 3 steals in 77-69 road win over No. 13 Western Washington; and 8 points (4-6 FG), season-high 9 rebounds and 3 assists in Dec. 8 win over Clarion.

BEFORE UAA: Played freshman season at Div. I program Alabama A&M and sophomore campaign at JC program Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Fla. … played in 19 games at Alabama A&M, averaging 1.9 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.0 assist per contest ... earned Second Team All-Southern Conference honors at IRSC in 2022-23, averaging 6.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game … dished four-plus assists in 16 of 30 games as sophomore, helping Pioneers to 26-5 record and NJCAA South Atlantic District semifinals.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons at McDonough High, becoming the first NCAA Div. I signee in the history of the program … named McDonald’s All-America nominee as senior, averaging 19.8 points and being named First-Team All-State and All-Region … ranked as No. 10 point guard in the region … as a junior, guided MHS to Georgia State Tournament Elite Eight, earning Second-Team All-Region after averaging 12.6 points, 4.2 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game … averaged 4.6 points, 1.1 assists, 1.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals over 30 games as a sophomore on Elite Eight team … played at the club level with FBC-BOUNCENATION, winning a national championship … played freshman season at Lovejoy High, contributing to team’s 6A state-title squad that went 32-1.
 
PERSONAL: Born Aug. 27, 2003 in Cleveland, Ohio … daughter of Robyne Alexander … youngest of five siblings, along with sisters Ada’Ya and Jayla and brothers Tony and Dionte … interests include drawing and painting … favorite athlete is Kyrie Irving … favorite team is LA Lakers … favorite food is mac and cheese.

MAJOR: Management

WHY I CHOSE UAA: “I chose UAA simply because the environment was very welcoming and also because of the family feel and the success the women’s basketball team has had over the years under Coach McCarthy.”
 
Career Highs
Points – 11, three times (last: vs Western Washington, 1/18/25)
Rebounds – 10 at Alaska Fairbanks, 1/11/25
Assists – 5, twice (last: vs Northwest Nazarene, 2/1/25)
Blocks – 2 vs Northwest Nazarene, 2/1/25
Steals – 5, twice (last: vs Daemen, 12/20/24)

Career Stats
Season         GP-GS  Min/Avg   FG-Att  Pct 3FG-Att  Pct  FT-FTA  Pct  OR- DR-Reb/Avg  PF-D   A  TO  B   S  Pts/Avg
2023-24 (Jr.)  28-4   485/17.3  28- 77 .364   1-10  .100  53- 61 .869  33- 52- 85/3.0  62-1  42  39  0  31  110/3.9
2024-25 (Sr.)  33-1   626/19.0  40-128 .313   6-27  .222  29- 48 .604  46- 75-121/3.7  81-1  54  24  4  52  115/3.5
TOTALS         61-5  1111/18.2  68-205 .332   7-37  .189  82-109 .752  79-127-206/3.4 143-2  96  63  4  83  225/3.7

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2023-24Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    11
  • 2

    2024-25Senior

    Guard
    5'10"
    2