2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 00
Jayla Hemingway
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Collierville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Houston HS
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
2022-23 (Sr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Played in and started 30 games, while averaging a career-best 27.3 minutes per game
- Also averaged a career-best 9.4 points while leading WVU’s rebounding efforts, averaging 5.9 per contest
- Had 13 double-digit scoring games and posted three double-doubles this season, with the first of her career vs. Robert Morris (12/8)
- Registered multiple steals in 11 games and led WVU in rebounding 11 times this season
- Hauled in five or more boards in 20 games
- Scored a season and career-high 20 points at Kansas State (1/7) and netted 13 double-digit scoring performances on the year
2021-22 (Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Played in and started all 30 games, while averaging 24.4 minutes per game
- Also averaged 5.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game
- Tallied one double-figure scoring performance, with a career-best 16 points at Oklahoma (2/5)
- Hauled in five or more rebounds in seven contests
- Scored in eight straight games to begin the season, including six times when she tallied six or more points
- Posted nine points in WVU’s double-overtime win at James Madison (12/12) and went 4-of-4 from the field
- Netted nine points on 4-of-7 (57.1%) shooting against Michigan State in the West Palm Beach Invitational (12/21)
- Showed nine points once again in the first round of the Big 12 Championship vs. TCU (3/10)
2020-21 (So.)
- Played in 23 games during her first season with the Mountaineers, including eight starts
- Started the last eight games of the season for West Virginia
- Earned the first start of her career at Kansas
- Tallied her first double-figure scoring performance at Iowa State (Feb. 24)
- Finished with 12 points, two rebounds, two steals and a block against the Cyclones, while shooting 42.9% from 3-point range
- Made her Mountaineer debut in the season opener against Fresno State, scoring eight points and hauling in six rebounds
- Shot 50% or better from the floor in seven games, including 100% in three games
- Also shot 75% or better from the free-throw line in six games
- Hauled in multiple rebounds in 15 games this season
- Missed six games due to injury in the middle of the season; returned to the court vs. TCU on Feb. 20
2019-20 (Fr. – at Mississippi State)
- Played in 24 games as a freshman, averaging 7.1 minutes per game
- While in limited action, she finished the season with a 5.7 assist/turnover ratio
- Posted five games with multiple assists
- Recorded five points, two steals and an assist at Ole Miss (3/1) to cap the regular season
- Saw significant action during State’s win over #16 Texas A&M (2/9), playing the majority of the fourth quarter as MSU outscored the Aggies 26-8 and overcame an 11-point halftime deficit
- Recorded season highs in points (7), assists (4) and steals (3) in State’s win against Murray State (11/15)
Prep
- Named the 2019 Gatorade Tennessee Player of the Year
- Named District Player of the Year and Region Most Valuable Player as a senior after averaging 22.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 1.9 assists per game
- Earned a spot on the TWSA All-State girls’ basketball team during all four years (2016-19)
- All-time leading scorer at Houston High School in Tennessee with 2,599 points
- In 2018-19, she helped Houston go 31-3 for the season and finish as state title runner-ups
- As a junior in 2017-18, she averaged 21.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.9 assists per game while leading Houston to a runner-up finish in the Class AAA state tournament
- Rated as a four-star recruit by espnW HoopGurlz and was ranked No. 89 overall and the No. 24 guard in the country for the class of 2019
- Helped USA Team win the silver medal at the World University Games
- Averaged 6.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game during the event and was one of two newcomers to average more than 20 minutes per game
- Dropped 10 points in the Red, White and Blue's victory over China (7/7/19) during the quarterfinals of the games
- Posted 13 points and four rebounds in win against Japan (7/8/19) in the semifinals
Personal
- Daughter of Jeff and Nicole Hemingway
- Birthday is November 8
- Majoring in Business Administration
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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