2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Brown-Turner, Jakia
Zamareya Jones Summer Media Availability
Wednesday, July 23
Coach Moore Summer Media Availability
Wednesday, July 23
Aziaha James Introductory Press Conference with Dallas Wings
Wednesday, April 23
Saniya Rivers Introductory Presser with Connecticut Sun
Tuesday, April 15
Jersey Number 11
Jakia Brown-Turner
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oxon Hill, Md.
- High School:
- Bishop McNamara
- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
2022-23 (SENIOR):
2021-22 (JUNIOR):
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE):
2019-2020 (FRESHMAN):
PRIOR TO NC STATE:
COACH MOORE'S TAKE:
"Jakia is a big-time scoring threat. She can really stroke the three, is explosive and has the size to take people off the bounce to get to the rim and finish against contact. She is used to winning, both in high school and with Team Takeover during travel ball. She's someone who we are really excited about from the standpoint of being able to count on her as a consistent scorer. She scores in so many ways. She has good size, good athleticism and is someone who can really fill up a scoresheet."
NEWS:
NC State Technician: Brown-Turner bypassing learning curve for playing time
NC State Technician: Freshmen play beyond their years in ACC Championship
- Played and started in all 32 games in senior season, one of only two players on the team to earn starting nod in each of the Wolfpack’s games
- Averaged 9.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 27.8 minutes of action per game
- Became 37th member of NC State women’s basketball’s 1,000 career point club on Nov. 13; came into season needing just 19 points and hit it in the team’s third game of the year; accomplished the feat in her 95th career game played
- Scored in double figures in team-leading 16 games; ended season with 10+ point performances in six of last eight contests including last three of the year
- Named to the 2022 Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team after averring 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
- Scored 16 points against Syracuse in ACC Tournament opener for the most she’s scored at the event in her career
- Ranks 11th in NC State history in career three pointers made (159) and 14th in career three-point percentage (.344)
2021-22 (JUNIOR):
- 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
- Only double-figure scorer in home win over Virginia Tech; loaded stat line with seven rebounds and three steals, one of which put the game away for the Wolfpack late in the fourth quarter
- Season-high three triples in games against Towson, Saint Mary's, Florida State and Longwood; hit multiple three pointers in 14 games during the season
- Posted 19 points in Pack’s comeback win at Duke on Feb. 13; shot 9-of-11 and led the Pack with three blocked shots
- Shot 6-of-9 to add 14 points in Pack’s Feb. 20 victory over Syracuse; set season high with six assists in the outing
- Tied for team lead with 15 points in ACC Tournament quarterfinal win, marking the most points she’s scored at the event; tied season high in assists with six and zero turnovers
- Dished out 3+ assists in 11 games
- 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
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE):
- Associated Press All-American (Honorable Mention)
- Consensus First Team All-ACC honoree
- Played and made the start 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
2019-2020 (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 made the start in 31 outings, the most starts by a freshman in the Wes Moore era
- Averaged 28.6 minutes, 9.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game during her rookie campaign
- Ranked fourth among all freshmen in program history with a .368 (43-117) three-point field goal percentage. Also ranked in the top 15 of the freshman records in three pointers made (T4th - 43), points (13th - 301) and field goals made (13th - 114)
- 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
- One of three Wolfpack starters to shoot over 40 percent (.422) from the field on the year
- 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
COACH MOORE'S TAKE:
"Jakia is a big-time scoring threat. She can really stroke the three, is explosive and has the size to take people off the bounce to get to the rim and finish against contact. She is used to winning, both in high school and with Team Takeover during travel ball. She's someone who we are really excited about from the standpoint of being able to count on her as a consistent scorer. She scores in so many ways. She has good size, good athleticism and is someone who can really fill up a scoresheet."
NEWS:
NC State Technician: Brown-Turner bypassing learning curve for playing time
NC State Technician: Freshmen play beyond their years in ACC Championship