Briann January
| No. 20 – Indiana Fever | |
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| Position | Guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 11, 1987 Spokane, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Listed weight | 144 lb (65 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lewis and Clark (Spokane, Washington) |
| College | Arizona State (2005–2009) |
| WNBA draft | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
| Selected by the Indiana Fever | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–present | Indiana Fever |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
Briann January (born January 11, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the point guard position for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA.[1]
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Personal life
Briann Jolie January was born in Spokane, Washington on January 11, 1987, the daughter of Barry, a karate instructor, and Sally, a teacher. She has an older sister, Aleisha and a younger sister, Kiara. She also has a niece, Leilani. January holds a black belt in karate.[2]
High school
January was a 2005 graduate of Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Washington, earning first-team all-state honors by both the Associated Press and the Seattle Times. January served as a team captain in track and field as a senior. She won the state high jump title in 2004, with her personal best in the high jump being 5–8. Led Lewis and Clark to a 25–3 record and an appearance in the state semifinals as a senior, averaging 13 points a game in her final season, and was team MVP and assists leader in each of her four seasons.[3]
College career
January attended Arizona State University for four seasons. As a freshman, January was named to the Pac-10's 2006 All-Freshman Team after a season in which she finished first on the team in both assists (86) and steals (46). The 86 assists represented the second-highest total ever for a Sun Devil freshman. When January was a sophomore she earned All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors for a season in which she finished No. 3 in the Pac-10 in steals (2.1 per game), No. 4 in assists (4.0 per game), No. 4 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.67) and No. 6 in free throw percentage (81.7). In her final season as a Sun Devil, January set the school's single-season record for 3-point field goals (65). She also tied the school's single-game record with seven 3-pointers in ASU's win at UC Davis on December 3. After four seasons as a Sun Devil, January is the only player in school history to lead the team in steals and assists four straight years.
Entering her senior season at Arizona State in 2008, January appeared on a regional cover of Sports Illustrated with fellow Sun Devil, and future NBA star, James Harden.[4]
Arizona State statistics
Source[5]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Arizona State | 32 | 155 | 33.9 | 21.7 | 79.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 4.8 |
| 2006-07 | Arizona State | 35 | 358 | 44.0 | 42.3 | 81.7 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 10.2 |
| 2007-08 | Arizona State | 33 | 374 | 44.4 | 34.8 | 86.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 11.3 |
| 2008-09 | Arizona State | 35 | 430 | 43.3 | 44.8 | 83.5 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 12.3 |
| Career | Arizona State | 135 | 1317 | 42.6 | 39.9 | 83.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 9.8 |
WNBA career
January was drafted with the 6th overall pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever.[6] As a rookie in the WNBA she was granted the starting point guard position by Coach Lin Dunn. January was the Fever's third-leading scorer on the 2012 team that won the WNBA Championship. In 2014, she was named to her first WNBA All-Star team.[7]
International career
For the 2009–2010 off season she played in Turkey for Tarsus Belediyes. In 2010–2011 she played in Israel for Raanana Hertzeliya.
Coaching career
January spent the 2013-14 off-season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Adelphi University women's basketball program.[8] With January's help, the team advanced to the NCAA tournament as a #2 seed, after losing 48 games over the previous 3 seasons.
References
- ↑ WNBA January Player Profile
- ↑ January ASU PLayer Profile Personal
- ↑ High School Highlights
- ↑ Sports Illustrated regional cover, 2008-11-17
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