2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Barker, Janiah
Jersey Number 2
Janiah Barker
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Montverde Academy
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Georgia
Bio
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE AT TEXAS A&M)
Played in 30 games with 27 starts … Averaged 12.2. points per game along with 7.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game … Shot 47.9% from the field and a team-high 34.3% from beyond the arc … Registered eight double-doubles … Scored 21 points while going 9-of-15 from the field in a victory at Ole Miss (Feb. 8) … Also poured in 21 points versus LSU (Feb. 19) … Scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against Arkansas (Feb. 22) … Recorded double-figures in points in nine of the final 11 games of the year … Was named to the 2023 Preseason All-SEC First Team, 2023 Katrina McClain Watchlist and 2023 Raising the B.A.R. All-Tournament Team … Named to the 2023-24 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (FRESHMAN AT TEXAS A&M)
Named SEC Freshman of the Week twice and was tabbed as the USBWA National Freshman of the Week after an impressive performance against Georgia on Jan. 22 ... Was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team … Saw the court 19 times and started in seven … Led the Aggies with a team-high 12.7 points per game and was the lone freshman in the SEC to pace her team in scoring… Was second best on the team in rebounds per game (5.9) … Registered two double-doubles as she put up 19 points and a career-high 12 rebounds against Rice (Nov. 27), being the first freshman to get a double-double for the program since 2015, and collecting 22 points and 10 rebounds against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinal (March 3) … Put up a career-high 24 points against Georgia on Jan. 22, shooting 10-of-11 (90.9%) from the field in just 20 minutes of action after missing the previous 10 games due to injury.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Tabbed as the No. 3 recruit in the country by espnW HoopGurlz … Highest rated recruit to sign with Texas A&M … Was a WBCA, McDonald’s and Jordan Brand All-American … Averaged 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in the McDonald’s and Jordan Brand All-American Games, leading both teams to victory … Led Montverde Academy (Tampa, Florida) to its first-ever GEICO High School National Championship in 2022 … Scored eight points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds in the national championship game … Averaged 17.6 points and 8.9 rebounds during her senior campaign, while shooting 50% from the field and 35% from deep … On the international stage, she won gold medals with the U16 National Team and the 2021 3x3 U18 World Cup squad … Participated in the 2018 U17 World Cup Team Trials.
Played in 30 games with 27 starts … Averaged 12.2. points per game along with 7.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game … Shot 47.9% from the field and a team-high 34.3% from beyond the arc … Registered eight double-doubles … Scored 21 points while going 9-of-15 from the field in a victory at Ole Miss (Feb. 8) … Also poured in 21 points versus LSU (Feb. 19) … Scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against Arkansas (Feb. 22) … Recorded double-figures in points in nine of the final 11 games of the year … Was named to the 2023 Preseason All-SEC First Team, 2023 Katrina McClain Watchlist and 2023 Raising the B.A.R. All-Tournament Team … Named to the 2023-24 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (FRESHMAN AT TEXAS A&M)
Named SEC Freshman of the Week twice and was tabbed as the USBWA National Freshman of the Week after an impressive performance against Georgia on Jan. 22 ... Was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team … Saw the court 19 times and started in seven … Led the Aggies with a team-high 12.7 points per game and was the lone freshman in the SEC to pace her team in scoring… Was second best on the team in rebounds per game (5.9) … Registered two double-doubles as she put up 19 points and a career-high 12 rebounds against Rice (Nov. 27), being the first freshman to get a double-double for the program since 2015, and collecting 22 points and 10 rebounds against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinal (March 3) … Put up a career-high 24 points against Georgia on Jan. 22, shooting 10-of-11 (90.9%) from the field in just 20 minutes of action after missing the previous 10 games due to injury.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Tabbed as the No. 3 recruit in the country by espnW HoopGurlz … Highest rated recruit to sign with Texas A&M … Was a WBCA, McDonald’s and Jordan Brand All-American … Averaged 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in the McDonald’s and Jordan Brand All-American Games, leading both teams to victory … Led Montverde Academy (Tampa, Florida) to its first-ever GEICO High School National Championship in 2022 … Scored eight points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds in the national championship game … Averaged 17.6 points and 8.9 rebounds during her senior campaign, while shooting 50% from the field and 35% from deep … On the international stage, she won gold medals with the U16 National Team and the 2021 3x3 U18 World Cup squad … Participated in the 2018 U17 World Cup Team Trials.
Tennessee Postgame: Sahara Jones, Lauren Ware, Joni Taylor
Wednesday, March 05
Arkansas Postgame: Joni Taylor
Sunday, March 02
Arkansas Postgame: Sahara Jones
Sunday, March 02
Highlights: Texas A&M vs Arkansas
Sunday, March 02
