DiJonai Carrington

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DiJonai Carrington
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Carrington with the Connecticut Sun in 2023
No. 21–Connecticut Sun
Position Shooting guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-01-08) January 8, 1998 (age 26)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolHorizon Christian
(San Diego, California)
College
WNBA draft 2021: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–present Connecticut Sun
2025–presentMist BC
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

DiJonai Carrington (born January 8, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. She played college basketball for Stanford and later Baylor before being drafted by the Sun in the 2021 WNBA draft.

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Early life

Carrington attended Horizon Christian Academy in San Diego, California. She scored over 2,000 career points for Horizon, while averaging 18.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.5 steals per game. She was named a McDonald's All-American and a Jordan Brand Classic All-American. [1] Following her outstanding high school career, she committed to play for Stanford.

College career

Stanford

Carrington played basketball for four years at Stanford. During her time there, she helped the Cardinal win two Pac-12 tournament championships (2017 and 2019). She also was named to the All Pac-12 Team from both the Coaches and Media in 2019. She was also named to the Academic Honor Roll in 2020 and was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention team in 2018 and 2019. [2]

Baylor

Following her time at Stanford, Carrington grad-transferred to Baylor to compete with the Lady Bears. [3] In her one season there, Carrington averaged 14.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. She was named Big-12 Newcomer of the Year and the Sixth Person of the Year. [4]

Professional career

WNBA

Carrington was the 20th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun. [5] [6] She attended the Sun training camp and earned one of the Sun's 11 roster spots. [7] [8] On September 25, 2024, the WNBA announced that Carrington was named the Most Improved Player for 2024. [9] On September 29, 2024, the WNBA announced that Carrington had been named to the 2024 All-Defensive First Team. [10]

Unrivaled

On September 4, 2024, it was announced that Carrington would appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, a new women's 3x3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. [11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics [12]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2021 Connecticut 2419.2.329.143.7332.00.50.50.10.92.8
2022 Connecticut 36217.5.414.306.7503.11.10.80.11.66.8
2023 Connecticut 32017.2.417.371.7572.91.30.60.11.18.3
2024 Connecticut 393929.6.403.250.7905.01.61.60.41.912.7
Career4 years, 1 team1314219.5.402.285.7703.41.20.90.21.58.2

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2021 Connecticut 200.5———0.00.00.00.00.00.0
2022 Connecticut 12014.6.450.231.7002.70.81.00.21.35.9
2023 Connecticut 6013.7.464.250.6002.30.50.70.01.35.0
2024 Connecticut 7733.6.439.231.7786.12.01.70.61.713.7
Career4 years, 1 team27718.3.457.233.7313.31.01.00.21.37.3

College

Source [13]

Ratios
YEARTeamGPFG%3P%FT%RBGAPGBPGSPGPPG
2016-17Stanford3544.3%23.8%57.9%2.290.400.090.542.46
2017-18Stanford3240.1%28.0%68.4%5.561.810.221.448.84
2018-19Stanford3645.3%33.0%68.8%7.471.560.391.1114.03
2019-20Stanford548.6%28.6%40.0%5.201.000.600.207.60
2020-21Baylor2742.6%28.5%72.3%4.892.330.562.0714.15
Career13543.3%29.4%68.7%5.071.450.311.209.59
Totals
YEARTeamGPFGFGA3P3PAFTFTAREBABKSTPTS
2016-17Stanford3535795211119801431986
2017-18Stanford3210726730107395717858746283
2018-19Stanford3618039737112108157269561440505
2019-20Stanford5173527252653138
2020-21Baylor271353173913773101132631556382
Career1354741095113384233339685196421621294

Personal life

She is the daughter of former NFL player, Darren Carrington. She is in a relationship with Indiana Fever player and fellow Baylor alum, NaLyssa Smith. Her undergraduate degrees from Stanford are in psychology and African and African American studies. [14]

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References

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  5. ↑ Meredith Cash (April 16, 2021). "A March Madness star was sure she knew which WNBA team would draft her, and she made sure to tell her new coach when he proved her right". Insider.com (in Icelandic). Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ John Maffei (April 15, 2021). "Ex-Horizon standout DiJonai Carrington picked in WNBA Draft". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  7. ↑ Charlotte Carroll (May 17, 2021). "DiJonai Carrington on making Connecticut Sun: 'It's always been a dream'". The Athletic . Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ Mike Mavredakis (May 19, 2021). "Looks like Sun rookie DiJonai Carrington can give her coach a lesson or two". Hartford Courant . Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Connecticut Sun's DiJonai Carrington Named 2024 KIA WNBA Most Improved Player". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  10. ↑ WNBA (September 29, 2024). "Announcing the 2024 WNBA All-Defensive Teams". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved September 29, 2024.
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  13. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  14. ↑ Pande, Ritvan (July 14, 2024). "Despite Ditching Stanford for Baylor, DiJonai Carrington Credits Californian University for Major "Psychology" Influence in Her Sun Career". EssentiallySports. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
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