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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
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Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

1 Janiya Clemmons

  • Position G
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Bishop Denis J. O'Connell
  • Hometown Accokeek, Md.
  • School CC

Biography

Honors & Awards:
- Two-year Team Captain (2018-19, 2019-20)
- Ivy League Player of the Week (Dec. 16, 2019)
- 2018-19 All-Ivy League Honorable Mention
- 2018-19 Team MVP
- 2017-18 Team Most Improved Player
 
2019-20: Played in all 27 games, starting 25 … Team captain … Named to the Ivy League Weekly Honor Roll twice … Averaged 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.7 steals … Led the team and ranked sixth in the Ivy League in steals … Scored in double figures 11 times … Went for 15 points, including nine in the fourth quarter, in a 71-62 victory at Army (Nov. 23) … Scored a season-high 20 points (8-14 FG) with five rebounds, three assists and three steals in a win over Davidson (Dec. 9) … Came up with a career-high five steals in a 10-point victory at Tennessee State (Dec. 30) … Tied her career-high in both assists (7) and steals (5), while adding 12 points in an Ivy win over Cornell (Jan. 18) … Scored a game-high 19 points (7-9 FG) to help the Lions defeat Dartmouth (Feb. 14) … Came up a rebound shy of a double-double, scoring 11 points in a road win at Brown (Feb. 21) … Ended her career with back-to-back double-figure scoring games against Princeton (10) and Penn (12).

2018-19: All-Ivy League Honorable Mention ... Team captain … Named Team MVP at annual awards banquet … 10-time Ivy League Weekly Honor Roll selection ... One of two Lions to start all 27 games … Averaged 12.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists, ranking top three on the team in each category … Ranked No. 3 in the Ivy League in field goal percentage (.462) … 14 double-figure scoring games … Scored 17 points (7-13 FG) to go with six rebounds on Education Day against Cal State Fullerton (Dec. 5) … Went for 13 points, six rebounds and three assists in an impressive 72-68 road victory at two-time defending Southern Conference champion Mercer (Jan. 6) … Netted a team-high 16 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, in a 66-57 home victory over Cornell (Jan. 26) … Recorded her first collegiate 20-point game and double-double, going for 21 points and 12 rebounds in a 76-65 win over Harvard (Feb. 8) … Shot 8-of-11 for a career-high 23 points in a narrow one-point loss to Dartmouth (Feb. 9) … Posted her first 20-10-5 game, registering 21 points (10-20 FG), 12 rebounds and five assists at Yale (Feb. 15) … Scored 20 points as part of a 24-point rally in the second half at Princeton (Feb. 23) … Tied her career-high in scoring with 23 points and tallied a career-high seven assists in a 93-62 victory over Brown (Mar. 1).

2017-18: Played in all 29 games, starting in the last 20 … Averaged 7.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 24.9 minutes … Scored in double figures seven times … Scored 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting to help Columbia defeat Vermont (Nov. 19)  … Averaged 10.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 26.3 minutes during a three-game winning streak against Boston College, UMBC and Saint Francis (Nov. 29 – Dec. 6) … Made her first start of the season against Saint Francis, scoring a career-high 15 points and adding six rebounds in a 94-81 victory (Dec. 6) … Racked up 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting to help Columbia win at Cornell (Jan. 27) … Played a career-high of 38 minutes and tallied a career-high five assists at Harvard (Feb. 2) … Followed with a career-high three steals and matching her career-high in minutes played (38) at Dartmouth (Feb. 3) … Scored 14 points vs. Yale (Feb. 9) and 12 vs. Brown (Feb. 10) for her first back-to-back in double figures … Named to the Ivy League Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 12) … Secured a career-high 10 rebounds against Princeton (Feb. 17) … Went back-to-back scoring in double figures at Brown (Feb. 23) and Yale (Feb. 24).

2016-17: Played in 23 games, the most of any first-year, and made five starts … Averaged 2.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 10.0 minutes … Opened her collegiate career against UMBC (Nov. 11) by scoring four points on 2 of 4 shooting ... Scored a season-high eight points on 3 of 6 shooting in a return to her home state to help the Lions defeat Loyola Maryland (Nov. 30) ... Had a season-high five rebounds, six free throws made and eight free throws attempted to help the Lions pull out a win over UMass Lowell (Dec. 2) … Tallied a season-high four assists and hit all three of her shot attempts to end up with six points in a win at Cal State Fullerton (Dec. 29) ... Made her Ivy League debut at Cornell (Jan. 14) … Made her first collegiate start against Harvard (Feb. 17), playing a season-high 23 minutes and matching other season marks in points (8), field goals made (3) and field goal attempts (6).

High School: Four-year starter at Bishop Denis J. O’Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia ... Team captain her junior and senior seasons ... Three-time All-WCAC selection … VISAA First Team All-State selection as a junior … Inducted into the Fairfax Stars AAU Hall of Fame in her senior season ... Helped lead the Fairfax Stars 16 Elite Nike EYBL Team to a Blue Star National Championship in 2016 ... Member of the National Honors Society in 2016 ... Earned the Geometry Excellence Award, Geography Effort Award and Spanish Excellence Award in 2015.

Personal: Born October 5, 1998 in the state of Georgia … Daughter of Beverly Stanley and Alfred Clemmons … Uncle, Henry Stanley, is a 2005 graduate of Columbia College … Enrolled at Columbia College.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Sophomore

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    2018-19Junior

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    2019-20Senior

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