Jakia Brown-Turner

Jakia Brown-Turner (born February 11, 2001) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and Maryland Terrapins.

Early life 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. 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. 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