2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
2021-22 (Junior, Chicago State University)
- Played 27 games, starting in 19
- Averaged 25.3 minutes per game
- Averaged 7.0 points, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game
- Recorded 13 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals vs. Tarleton (February 5)
- Scored career-high 18 points vs. Stephen F. Austin (February 16)
2020-21 Sophomore (Kaskaskia College, Centralia, Illinois)
- Scored 13.1 points per game, earning all-conference selection
- Grabbed 5.3 rebounds
- Shot at a 41% clip from three-point range
Previous
- Attended Schlarman Academy, the “Hilltoppers”
- Four-year varsity point guard
- Averaged 11 points per game senior year, during which she earned All-Conference recognition
- Won back-to-back state titles with 33-2 and 33-1 records in subsequent seasons
Personal
- Born May 31, 2001 in Danville, Illinois
- Full name is Janai Careen Newell
- Daughter of Corena Newell
- Has four brothers and two sisters
- Majoring in Criminal Justice
- Favorite sports memory is winning a state title in high school, during which she won MVP
- Enjoys collecting shoes
- Says her grandpa most influenced her basketball career
- Nicknames are “Niah” and “J”
- Chose Chicago State “to help build the program up”
- Favorite professional team is the Los Angeles Lakers
- Favorite professional athlete is LeBron James
- Favorite food is chicken
Statistics
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