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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

11 Jakia Brown-Turner

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position G
  • Major Family Science
  • Hometown Oxon Hill, MD
  • High School Bishop McNamara
  • Prev School NC State
  • Instagram just.jakia
  • Twitter JustJakiaa
  • Opendorse jakia-brown--turner

Biography

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  • All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches), Honorable Mention (media)
  • Naismith Preseason Watch List (2022)
  • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List (2022)
  • Associated Press All-American (Honorable Mention, 2021)
  • Consensus First Team All-ACC honoree (2021)
  • ACC All-Tournament Second Team (2022)
  • ACC All-Academic Team (2021)
  • All-ACC Freshman Team (2020)
  • Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • Reached 1,000 career points in 95th career game (11/13/22)
In 2023-24 (at Maryland):
  • All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches), Honorable Mention (media)
  • Cheryl Miller Award Watch List
  • Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (2/19/24; 3/4/24)
  • Scored in double figures in 23 games
  • Picked up first double-double of the year with 10 points, 7 in the fourth quarter, with a career-high 13 boards in win over Green Bay
  • Added 18 points, 16 in the first half, with 9 boards in win over Purdue 
  • Added 10 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, with 10 boards to seal win over Illinois
  • Led Terps with 21 points, 7 assists in overtime game at Michigan
  • Led team with 21 points, 6 rebounds at Penn State
  • Scored season-best 22 points vs. #10 Indiana
  • Led team and tied her career-high 25 points with 9 boards vs. #3 Iowa
  • First Terp to score 20+ points in 5 straight games since Shatori Walker-Kimbrough in 2017
  • Picked up third double-double of the year with 11 points, 10 rebs at Rutgers
  • Scored career-high 32 points, 28 in the second half, with 7 rebounds in Senior Day game vs. Penn State
  • Picked up back-to-back double-doubles vs. Wisconsin (18 pts, 10 rebs) and at Indiana (15 pts, 13 rebs)
  • Added 19 points, 9 boards in Big Ten Quarterfinals win over top-seeded Ohio State 

In 2022-23 (as a senior):
  • Played and started in all 32 games in senior season
  • Averaged 9.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 27.8 minutes 
  • Reached 1,000 career points on Nov. 13 in her 95th career game played
  • Scored in double figures in team-high 16 games
  • Named to the 2022 Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team after averaging 13.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in contests against Vanderbilt and West Virginia
  • 18-point performance against Commodores set her season high; shot 3-of-4 from distance and also dished out season-high six assists
  • Followed that with 17-point performance in Dec. 1 road win at No. 10 Iowa; shot 4-of-4 from charity stripe down the stretch to seal the Pack’s victory
  • Hit season-high and career high-tying four three pointers in Pack’s comeback overtime win over UNC on Feb. 16; tied season high in scoring with 18 points
In 2021-22 (as a junior):
  • Named to All-ACC Tournament Second Team
  • Averaged 9.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists while averaging 28.1 minutes per game
  • Scored season-high 20 points in the Pack’s Elite Eight game against UConn; drained a three in the corner to tie the game and send it to a second overtime
  • Notched 10+ points in 16 games, with 11 of those performances coming on the back half of the season
  • Scored 10 of 14 points in final quarter of NC State’s comeback win over No. 3 Louisville; shot perfect 4-of-4 in closing period
  • Notched a double-double, her only of the season and fourth of her career, with 12 points and team-leading 11 rebounds in Baha Mar win over Maryland
  • Tied for team lead in scoring in season opener with 18 points against top-ranked South Carolina; scored 10 of team's 20 points in third quarter to bring Pack within one multiple times
  • Was on preseason watch lists for the Naismith Trophy and the Ann Meyers-Drysdale Award

In 2020-21 (as a sophomore):
  • Associated Press All-American (Honorable Mention)
  • Consensus First Team All-ACC honoree
  • Played and started in all 25 games during the season
  • Averaged 30.4 minutes, 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game during her sophomore season
  • Shot 37.0 percent (40-of-108) from downtown, averaging a team-leading 1.6 made three pointers per game
  • Ended season ranked 16th in the ACC in scoring (13.5) and seventh in field-goal percentage (.442)
  • Knocked down three or more three pointers in four games, including two games with a career-high four 
  • Scored in double figures 20 times, including the first 13 games in a row
  • Posted first 20+ point game of her career in win against Wake Forest on Dec. 17 (23 points); went on to tally four 20+ point outings on the year
  • Named ACC Player of the Week on Feb. 22 following back-to-back 20+ point games against Wake Forest (21 points) and North Carolina (25 points)
  • Averaged 15.8 points per game in league action
  • Put together career day with 25 points against UNC on Feb. 21; compiled a 4-of-5 shooting mark from long range in that outing
  • Posted a pair of double-doubles this season, with her latest coming in her NCAA Tournament debut against North Carolina A&T (10 points, 10 rebounds)
  • All-ACC Academic Team member

In 2019-2020 (as a freshman):
  • All-ACC Freshman Team honoree, as selected by the league's head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel
  • Played in all 32 games and started in 31 outings
  • Averaged 28.6 minutes, 9.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game during her rookie campaign
  • Averaged in double figures during conference play with 10.1 points per game in league action. Scored in double figures in 11 of 18 ACC games
  • Tallied career-high 18 points in two conference outings, including hitting the game-winning jumper in NC State's victory over Miami
  • Led the Pack past No. 13 Florida State with a team-high 18 points on a 7-of-10 shooting performance. Also shot 3-of-4 from distance in that game
  • Posted first career double-double in the ACC Tournament final with 14 points and 10 rebounds against the Seminoles

PRIOR TO NC STATE:
  • Selected to compete in the 2019 McDonald’s All-American Game on March 27 in Atlanta
  • 2019 Maryland Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year
  • 2019 Naismith Girls’ High School All-America 3rd Team
  • Selected to participate in 2019 Jordan Brand Classic
  • WBCA High School Coaches All-America Honorable Mention
  • Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year (2019)
  • 2019 Prince George’s Sentinel All-County
  • Ranked No. 15 in the 2019 class by ESPN
  • Led Bishop McNamara to the WCAC Tournament finals as a senior
  • Averaged 16.2 points per game as a senior and became Bishop McNamara’s all-time leading scorer
  • Awarded the Frank L. Neitzey Award of Distinction for being Bishop McNamara’s top female student-athlete
  • Family Science major

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