Jakia Brown-Turner

Brown-Turner was born on February 11, 2001, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. She attended Bishop McNamara High School and was a top player for the basketball team, being a three-time first-team all-conference choice and being ranked ESPN's No. 15 prospect nationally. As a junior, she helped the school to a record of 21–7 while being named first team All-Met by The Washington Post. She averaged 16.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, receiving a number of honors including selection to the McDonald's All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic, All-County and Naismith third-team All-America honors, and Maryland Girls' Basketball Player of the Year, Bishop McNamara female student-athlete of the year and Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year honors. She ended as Bishop McNamara's all-time leading scorer and committed to play college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack. ==College career==

Brown-Turner played all 32 games, 31 as a starter, for NC State in the 2019–20 season, averaging 9.4 points and 3.6 rebounds while being selected to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Freshman team. In the 2021–22 season, she averaged 9.8 points and 4.6 rebounds and was chosen second-team All-ACC Tournament. In her career at NC State, she started 123 of 124 games, scoring 1,273 points while ranking 11th in team history for 3-point shots made, with 159. She totaled 1,706 points, 731 rebounds and 302 assists in her collegiate career. ==Professional career==

After going unselected in the 2024 WNBA draft, Brown-Turner signed a training camp contract with the Washington Mystics on April 17, 2024. She signed a rest-of-season hardship contract on June 28, was waived on July 2 without appearing in any games, and then signed a seven-day contract with the team on July 4. She made her WNBA debut on July 4 against the Las Vegas Aces, scoring two points. ==International career==

Brown-Turner played for the United States national team at the 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup, averaging 3.8 points and 3.0 rebounds while helping the U.S. compile an undefeated 6–0 record, winning the tournament. ==Career statistics==

WNBA Regular season Stats current through end of 2024 season College ==References==