2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 11
JJ Quinerly
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Norfolk, Va.
- High School:
- Lake Taylor HS
Professional Career
- Drafted by the Dallas Wings. Taken with the 27th overall pick in the third round.
Career at WVU
- 3x Big 12 First Team (2023-24-25)
- 3x Big 12 Defensive Team (2023-24-25)
- 2x Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (2024-25)
- Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2022)
- Programs fourth 2,000-point scorer ranking third all-time with 2,016 points. 25th most points scored in a career in Big 12 History
- Only player in program history with 2000+ points, 400+rebounds, 300+ assists, 300+ steals
- Averaged 16.00 points per game, the fifth highest in program history
- Made 746 field goals, the third most in program history
- Made 367 free throws, the eight most in program history
- 328 steals ranks third all-time, seventh most in Big 12 history
- 98 career 10+ points games (5th most), 39 20+ points games (3rd most), six 30+ points games (T-1st)
2024-25 (Sr. at WVU)
- 2025 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
- 2025 Big 12 First Team
- 2025 Big 12 Defensive Team
- Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Preseason Watch List
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Top 10
- Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List
- USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Midseason Watch List
- Unanimous selection to All-Big 12 Preseason Team
- All Big 12 Tournament Team
- Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team
- Big 12 Conference Player of the Week Jan. 20 and March 3
- USBWA Player of the Week March 3
- Played in and started 32 contests
- Matched a career-high 652 points (T7th most in a season), leading the team with a 20.4 (4th most in a season) points-per-game average
- Just the fifth player to average over 20 points per game in a season
- Has finished with 10+ points in 98 career games, including 32 times as a senior
- Scored over 20 points in 16 contests, breaking 30 three times
- Scored a career-high 38 points against Utah on (2/26)
- Led the team with 97 steals, the seventh most in a season in program history
2023-24 (Jr. at WVU)
- AP/WBCA Honorable Mention All American
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Finalist
- Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist Player
- WBCA Player of the Year Watchlist
- 2023-24 Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- 2024 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
- 2024 Big 12 First Team
- 2024 Big 12 Defensive Team
- Played in and started all 33 contests
- Scored a career-high 652 points (7th most in a season), leading the team with a 19.8 (5th most in a season) points-per-game average
- Has finished with 10+ points in 66 career games, including 33 times as a junior
- Scored over 20 points in 16 contests, breaking 30 three times
- Scored a career-high 33 points against Baylor on (2/24)
- Managed multiple steals in 66 contests in her career - 26 times as a junior
- Led the team with 97 steals, the sevent most in a season in program history
- Recorded second career double-double on Dec. 10 vs. Deleware State (25pts-12ast)
- Finished with 3+ assists in 17 games
- Hit a career-high in steals with 8 against Cincinnati (1/20)
- Made a career-high 14 field goals against Baylor (2/24)
2022-23 (So. at WVU)
- 2022-23 Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- 2022 Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team
- 2023 Big 12 First Team (Unanimous)
- 2023 Big 12 Defensive Team
- Played in and started all 31 contests
- Has played in 61 career games with 43 starts
- Has started the last 43 games at WVU
- Scored a career-high 448 points, leading the team with a 14.5 points per-game average
- Has finished with 10+ points in 34 career games, including 24 times 31 games in 2022-23
- Managed multiple steals in 42 contests in her career - 21 times in 2022-23
- Led the team with 66 steals
- Recorded first career double-double on Jan. 21 vs. TTU
- Finished with 3+ assists in 14 games this year
- Scored a career-high 28 points against Oklahoma (12/31)
- Matched a career-high in steals with five against Miami of Ohio (12/21)
- Made a career-high 10 field goals against TCU (1/28)
- Her 10 rebounds against Texas Tech (1/21) as set a career-high
2021-22 (Fr. at WVU)
- Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Unanimous)
- Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 14)
- Played in all 30 games and started the last 12 games of the season
- Averaged 8.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game
- After joining the starting lineup at TCU on Feb. 2, she averaged 12.6 points per game
- Finished in double figures 11 times, including one 20-point outing, and tallied multiple steals in 21 contests
- Her 68 steals were the best mark on the team and the most by a freshman in a season since Maria Tchobanova had 74 during the 1995-96 season
- Made her collegiate debut against Saint Francis (Pa.) on Nov. 16, and tallied 10 points, five rebounds and four steals against the Red Flash
- Netted a team-high 19 points on 8-of-16 (50%) from the field at Texas (1/15)
- Tallied 16 points in her first career start at TCU (2/2) to go along with six rebounds and five steals
- Scored a career-best 22 points while showing five rebounds and two steals against Kansas (2/9) to secure Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors
- Also tallied 16 points at KU on Feb. 15; averaged 19 points per game against the Jayhawks for the year
- Posted back-to-back games of 15 or more points to end the season at the Big 12 Championship
- Also ended the season on an eight-game streak of multiple steals – five of which she tallied four or more steals in a game
Prep
- Played for coach Saundra Sawyer at Lake Taylor High and coach Boo Williams for Boo Williams EYBL
- Held a national rank of No. 42 by All-Star Girls Report and No. 54 by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report
- Averaged 17.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 5.0 steals per game during her career at LTHS
- During her sophomore year, she averaged a double-double for the Titans, with 20.3 points and 10.0 assists per game
- Was named the VHSCA 4A Player of the Year in 2019, while also being named to the USA Today Virginia All-State second team
- Led Lake Taylor to a VHSL 4A State Championship during the 2018-29 season
Personal
- Daughter of John and Nikosha Quinerly
- Real name is Ja’Naiya
- Has one brother
- Birthday is October 24
- Majoring in Criminology
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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