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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Payton Sears
Gregg Ellman
Nicholas Huenefeld
Angilo Allen (KU Athletics)

10 Jireh Washington

  • Position G
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Memphis, Tenn.
  • High School Central
  • Prev School Arkansas State
  • Instagram liljwash_1
  • Twitter liljwash1

Biography

CAREER OVERVIEW (2018-23) | CAREER STATS (PDF)
Washington completed an illustrious career with 1,442 points, 485 rebounds, 421 assists and 198 steals over 117 games (98 starts), which included a final season at UTA in which she recorded career-bests in rebounds and assists per game. In total, she produced 78 games with 10+ points in her career, including 16 with at least 20. She also registered four double-doubles.

AS A GRADUATE SENIOR AT UTA (2022-23) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
Preseason First Team All-WAC (media)
Preseason Second Team All-WAC (coaches)
Averaged 12.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, five assists and 1.7 steals per game over 22 games (19 starts) … Shot .433 (91-of-210) from the field and .733 (85-of-116) from the charity stripe … Finished as the team’s third leading scorer while ranking first in assists, second in steals and third in rebounds per game … Totaled 16 games with 10+ points, including a pair of 20+ point outings … Produced 12 games with at least five assists … Notched career-best three double-doubles, including a double OT win over Sam Houston (2/16) in which she finished one assist shy of a triple-double … Poured in a season-best 22 points against Texas A&M - Commerce (11/12) and against Sam Houston (2/16) … Totaled 11 assists in the season opener, becoming just the 12th instance in program history with at least that many in a game … Concluded the season with double-digit points in seven of the final eight games, including 13 points and 10 assists in the WAC tournament against Seattle (3/6) … Registered 19 points and eight assists in road win over Grand Canyon (2/25) … Went 10-of-11 from the foul line against Sam Houston (2/16).
 
AS A SENIOR AT ARKANSAS STATE (2021-22) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt
Averaged a team-best 14.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 steals over 24 games (13 starts) … Shot .486 from the field, as well as a career-best .377 (26-for-69) from long distance along with a .719 foul line finish … Poured in a career-high 30 points against Coastal Carolina (3/2) in the Sun Belt quarterfinals, finishing 16-for-21 from the foul line along with seven rebounds and five steals … Averaged 27 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and two steals over a pair of games against UT Arlington … Notched 16 games with 10+ points, including six with at least 20 … Concluded the season by averaging 27 points over the final three contests on 25-for-45 (.555) shooting.

AS A JUNIOR AT ARKANSAS STATE (2020-21) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
Preseason Third Team All-Sun Belt
Sun Belt Commissioner’s List
Averaged 11.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.9 steals over 11 games (11 starts) before missing the remainder of the season due to injury … Finished .500 (46-for-92) from the field … Registered 10+ points in nine games, including a season-best 24 points against ULM (1/15).

AS A SOPHOMORE AT ARKANSAS STATE (2019-20) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
Third-Team All-Sun Belt
Averaged 13 points, 4.3 rebounds, a career-best 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals over 30 games (29 starts) … Shot .426 from the field while leading Arkansas State in scoring and total assists (111) … Reached double-figure scoring in 21 games, including six with at least 20 - highlighted by a season-best 24 points against Tulsa (11/9) … Hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer against Coastal Carolina (1/25) to cap a 20-point day, earning a spot on ESPN’s “Late Game Heroics” spot on Sportscenter that night … Led her team to a come-from-behind victory by scoring 18 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter against South Alabama (3/5) … Tallied first career double-double against Georgia Southern (1/9) with 15 points and 10 rebounds … Handed out eight assists twice.

AS A FRESHMAN AT ARKANSAS STATE (2018-19) | GAME-BY-GAME STATS (PDF)
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
Averaged 10.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals over 30 games (26 starts) … Finished second on the team in scoring and total steals (42) while leading in total assists (95) … Notched double-figure scoring 16 times … Season-high 24 points against Georgia Southern (3/2).

HIGH SCHOOL
2018 graduate of Central High School in Memphis, Tenn. … Three-time Memphis All-Metro team … Averaged 22 points per contest as a senior, which followed seasons of 15.8 and 12.2 per game averages in her junior and sophomore seasons, respectively … Led her team to the Class AAA state championship game as a sophomore, where she scored 20 points in the title game to earn a spot on the all-tournament team.
 
PERSONAL
Born July 24 … Daughter of Joseph and Debra Washington … Has three siblings: Joseph, Jordan and Jamerson … Earned a bachelor’s degree in sport management from Arkansas State … Pursuing a second bachelor’s in communication studies from UTA ... Completed a summer internship with the Memphis Grizzlies in the summer of 2022.
 
UPDATED: 3/27/23

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