1. DiJonai Victoria Carrington was born on January 8,1998 and is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA.
15 Facts About DiJonai Carrington
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DiJonai Carrington played college basketball for Stanford and later Baylor before being drafted by the Sun in the 2021 WNBA draft.
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DiJonai Carrington scored over 2,000 career points for Horizon, while averaging 18.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.5 steals per game.
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DiJonai Carrington was named a McDonald's All-American and a Jordan Brand Classic All-American.
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DiJonai Carrington was named to the All Pac-12 Team from both the Coaches and Media in 2019.
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DiJonai Carrington was named to the Academic Honor Roll in 2020 and was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention team in 2018 and 2019.
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DiJonai Carrington was named Big-12 Newcomer of the Year and the Sixth Person of the Year.
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DiJonai Carrington was the 20th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun.
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DiJonai Carrington attended the Sun training camp and earned one of the Sun's 11 roster spots.
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On September 25,2024, the WNBA announced that DiJonai Carrington was named the Most Improved Player for 2024.
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On September 29,2024, the WNBA announced that DiJonai Carrington had been named to the 2024 All-Defensive First Team.
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On February 2,2025, DiJonai Carrington was traded to the Dallas Wings.
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On September 4,2024, it was announced that DiJonai Carrington would appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, a new women's 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.
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DiJonai Carrington is the daughter of former NFL player, Darren Carrington and Victoria Carrington.
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DiJonai Carrington is in a relationship with her Dallas Wings teammate NaLyssa Smith.