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DiJonai Carrington

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CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
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<li>Selected with the No. 20 overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Connecticut Sun.</li>
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2023 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 32 regular season contests for the Sun.</li>
<li>Averaged a career-best 8.3 points, along with 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.</li>
<li>Tallied a career-high 23 points against New York on 6/27.</li>
<li>Tied her career-high with seven rebounds against Chicago on 6/25.</li>
<li>Tied her career-high with four assists twice- both against Chicago on 6/25 and 9/10.</li>
<li>Reached 500 career-points on 7/30 against Minnesota.</li>
<li>Reached 200 career-rebounds on 7/1 against Las Vegas.</li>
</ul>
2022 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 36 regular season games, including two starts.</li>
<li>Finished the 2022 regular season with 244 points, 112 rebounds, 38 assists, 29 steals and four blocks.</li>
<li>Tallied a career-high 18 points against New York on 7/19.</li>
<li>Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds twice- 7/24 vs. Minnesota and 8/9 at Los Angeles.</li>
<li>Dished out a career-high four assists against Chicago on 8/7.</li>
<li>Recorded a career-high 32 minutes in the season opener against New York on 5/7.</li>
</ul>
2021 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Played in 24 games for the Sun and started 1 (6/13 vs Seattle)</li>
<li>Finished the year with 68 points, 47 rebounds, 12 assists, and 13 steals.</li>
<li>Scored double-figures twice. Once against Washington (5/28) and the other against New York (9/15) where she scored her season and career high 14 points.</li>
<li>Earned her season and career high in rebounds during her first start as she finished with seven.</li>
</ul>
WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER:
2023 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared in six postseason contests for Connecticut.</li>
<li>Averaged 5.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game.</li>
<li>Tallied a postseason career-high 14 points against New York on 10/1 in Game 4 of the WNBA Semifinals.</li>
</ul>
2022 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared in all 12 playoff contests.</li>
<li>Finished the 2022 postseason with 71 points, 32 rebounds, nine assists, 12 steals and two blocks.</li>
<li>Notched a postseason career-high 13 points and six rebounds twice (8/18 and 8/21 against Dallas).</li>
<li>Dished out a postseason career-high two assists twice (8/24 against Dallas and 9/11 against Las Vegas).</li>
<li>Recorded a postseason career-high four steals in the Game 3 win over Dallas in the opening round of the playoffs on 8/24.</li>
</ul>
2021 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared in two games for the Sun during the postseason (9/30 &amp; 10/6) against the Chicago Sky</li>
</ul>
COLLEGE CAREER:
<ul>
<li>Finished four years at Stanford and amassed 912 points, 133 assists, 106 steals and 553 rebounds.</li>
<li>Two-time Pac-12 Tournament Champion (2017,2019)</li>
<li>Named All-Pac-12 by both the Coaches and Media (2019)</li>
<li>Pac-12 All-Tournament Team during the 2018-19 season, averaging 17.3 ppg and 8.3 rpg in three conference contests.</li>
<li>Helped her team reach the Elite 8 (2019) and the Final Four (2017)</li>
<li>Played in 35 of 38 games for the Cardinal in a Final Four season for Stanford, averaged 2.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.5 steals per game in 7.8 minutes per contest as a freshman.</li>
<li>Grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds to go along with 13 points vs. UC-Riverside (11/17/2017)</li>
<li>Scored in double figures in 42 of her 108 games played, with a career high 33 points alongside a season-high 13 rebounds against Tennessee (12/18/2018)</li>
<li>Recorded 8 career double-doubles at Stanford.</li>
<li>Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2018,2019)</li>
<li>Averaged 14 points and 7.5 rebounds while starting all 36 games as a junior</li>
<li>Named to Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020)</li>
<li>Finished career at Stanford shooting 43.6% from the floor, 30% from beyond the arc, and 67.2% from the free throw line.</li>
<li>Suffered a season-ending injury after starting in five games during her senior year with the Cardinal and transferred to Baylor as a graduate student for the 2020-21 season after being granted medical hardship.</li>
<li>Came off the bench at Baylor to help lead her team to the Elite 8 during the 2020-21 season, ultimately garnering Big 12 Sixth Woman of the Year as well as Newcomer of the Year</li>
<li>In 27 games with the Bears, she totaled 382 points, 133 rebounds, 63 assists and 56 steals.</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 24 points in 25 minutes against Arkansas (12/06/20), going 8 for 16 from the floor, 2-7 from three-point range, and 6-6 from the free throw line, all while grabbing 5 rebounds, dishing out one assist and scooping up 3 steals.</li>
<li>Averaged 14.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.1 steals during her graduate season.</li>
</ul>
PERSONAL
<ul>
<li>Born in San Diego, California</li>
<li>Daughter of Vickie and Darren Carrington, has two older siblings: Diarra and Darren.</li>
<li>Mother, Vickie, ran track at Northern Arizona. Father, Daren, played football at Northern Arizona and went on to an 8-year NFL career after being drafted in the fifth round by the Denver Broncos in 1989</li>
<li>Sister, Diarra, played point guard at Daytona State University and the University of New Orleans and brother, Darren, was a wide receiver at Oregon (2014-16) and Utah (2017)</li>
<li>Rated as the 34th best player in the country according to ESPN HoopGurlz and 17th by Prospects Nation</li>
<li>McDonald’s All-American and Jordan Brand Classic All-American (2016)</li>
<li>Invited to the U16 National Team Trials (2013) and the U16 National Team Trials (2014,2015)</li>
<li>CIF Division V Player of the Year as a senior</li>
<li>California State Freshman of the Year in 2013 after averaging 20.3 points, 11.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 5.2 steals in 34 games.</li>
<li>Three-time recipient of first-team all-state, first-team all-county, first-team all-coastal league and first team all-CIF honors (2013, 2015, 2016)</li>
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OVERSEAS/OFFSEASON CAREER:
<ul>
<li>2021-2022: Athletes Unlimited (U.S.)</li>
<li>2021: Elizur Tel Aviv (Israel)</li>
</ul>
DIJONAI CARRINGTON IN THE NEWS:
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<li><a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/pbt-podcast-talking-wnba-sixth-person-of-the-year-with-suns-dijonai-carrington">Talking WNBA, Sixth Person of the Year with Sun’s DiJonai Carrington (August 2, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/sports/connecticut-suns-carrington-cashes-in-on-confidence/3069209/">Connecticut Sun’s Carrington cashes in on confidence (July 18, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theday.com/sports/20230708/sun-can-always-count-on-dijonai-carrington-for-a-touchdown-catch/">Sun can always count on DiJonai Carrington for a ‘touchdown’ catch (July 8, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.masslive.com/sports/2023/06/dijonai-carringtons-career-game-not-enough-as-connecticut-sun-fall-to-new-york-liberty.html">DiJonai Carrington’s career game not enough as Connecticut Sun fall to New York Liberty (June 27, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sun-news-connecticut-makes-crucial-decision-on-future-of-third-year-guard">Sun exercise DiJonai Carrington contract option (May 11, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.slamonline.com/wnba/dijonai-carrington-reaches-career-high-with-win-against-the-new-york-liberty/">DiJonai Carrington Reaches Career-High with Win Against the New York Liberty (July 19, 2022)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fox61.com/article/sports/basketball/dijonai-carrington-connecticut-sun-wnba-preseason-expectations/520-a85a2449-2840-46b1-abb5-8c54b01e327e">Connecticut Sun rising star DiJonai Carrington sounds off on upcoming season and issues surrounding WNBA (April 28, 2022)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.courant.com/2021/05/19/looks-like-sun-rookie-dijonai-carrington-can-give-her-coach-a-lesson-or-two/">Looks like Sun rookie DiJonai Carrington can give her coach a lesson or two (May 19, 2021)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.insider.com/wnba-draft-dijonai-carrington-tells-new-coach-she-predicted-pick-2021-4">DiJonai Carrington tells new WNBA coach she predicted draft pick (April 16, 2021)</a></li>
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