DiJonai Carrington

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DiJonai Carrington
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Carrington with the Dallas Wings in 2025
No. 3–Minnesota Lynx
Position Shooting guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-01-08) January 8, 1998 (age 27)
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
Drafted by Connecticut Sun
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2024 Connecticut Sun
2025–present Mist BC
2025 Dallas Wings
2025–present Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

DiJonai Victoria Carrington (born January 8, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for Stanford and Baylor before being drafted 20th overall by the Connecticut 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 (2016–2020)

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 (2020–2021)

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

Connecticut Sun (2021–2024)

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]

Dallas Wings (2025)

On February 2, 2025, Carrington was traded to the Dallas Wings. The deal was originally reported as Carrington, the 12th pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, and swap rights for the Sun's 2026 second-round pick being traded in exchange for Jacy Sheldon and the 8th overall pick in the 2025 draft; [11] however, it was officially part of a larger four-team trade. [12]

Minnesota Lynx (2025–present)

On August 3, 2025, Carrington was traded to the Minnesota Lynx for Diamond Miller, Karlie Samuelson and Minnesota’s 2027 second-round draft pick. [13]

Unrivaled

On September 4, 2024, it was announced that Carrington would appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, a new women's 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. [14] She plays for the Mist.

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 [15]
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
2025 Dallas 201324.9.354.260.8255.11.81.10.52.510.4
Career5 years, 2 teams1515520.2.394.281.7783.61.21.00.21.68.5

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 [16]

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 and Victoria Carrington. Her older brother Darren Carrington II played wide receiver for the Oregon Ducks. DiJonai is in a relationship with her former Baylor teammate NaLyssa Smith. Her undergraduate degrees from Stanford are in psychology and African and African American studies. [17] In 2025, she has become the second Reebok-endorsed WNBA player after Angel Reese. [18]

References

  1. ↑ "DIJONAI CARRINGTON". baylorbears.com. baylorbears.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ "DiJonai Carrington". gostanford.com. gostanford.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ Steve Brand (May 18, 2020). "DiJonai Carrington, former Horizon star, transfers to Baylor from Stanford". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Conine, Chad. "Baylor Lady Bears Smith, Carrington earn Big 12 individual honors". wacotrib.com. wacotrib.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  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.
  11. ↑ Jack Maloney (February 2, 2025). "DiJonai Carrington trade: Sun sending guard to Wings for Jacy Sheldon, No. 8 pick in 2025 draft, per report". CBS Sports . Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Dallas Wings Complete Four-Team Trade With Connecticut, Phoenix and Indiana". wings.wnba.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Minnesota Lynx Acquire Guard DiJonai Carrington". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  14. ↑ Maloney, Jack (January 17, 2025). "Unrivaled basketball league: Full rosters, list of players participating, teams, head coaches, 'wildcards'". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  15. ↑ "DiJonai Carrington WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  16. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "Reebok Basketball Signs WNBA Star DiJonai Carrington". Kicks On SI. April 3, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
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