Briann January 5–8 • Guard Spokane, Wash. Arizona State CAREER NOTES AT ASU • Nearly posted a double-double with 10 points, nine assists and two • 2008 & 2009 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. steals in ASU’s first round NCAA win over Georgia. Seven of her 10 • 2008 (AP) and 2009 (AP and WBCA) Honorable Mention All-American. points (3-5 FGs) and six of her nine assists came in the second half. • 2009 All-Pac-10 First Team. • Overcame foul trouble and a sprained ankle in the second half to score • Arizona State’s all-time leader in assists (538) and free throw 11 points and dish out a team-high six assists in ASU’s 63-58 come-from- percentage (.830). behind win over Florida State. • Was also among ASU’s all-time leaders in steals (second, 265), free • Matched her scoring high in an NCAA Tournament game with 22 throws (second, 401), 3-point field goal percentage (fourth, .399), points (8-10 FGs, 6-6 FTs) to go along with five assists, two steals and 3-point field goals (fifth, 132) and scoring (seventh, 1,317 points). one block in ASU’s 84-69 win over Texas A&M in the Trenton Regional • In 2008-09 January set the school’s single-season record for 3-point semifinal (Mar. 29). field goals (65). She also tied the school’s single-game record with seven 3-pointers in ASU’s win at UC Davis on Dec. 3. 2007-08 • Is the only player in school history to lead the team in steals and • 2008 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American. assists four straight years. • 2008 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. • 2008 All-Pac-10 Second Team. 2008-09 • 2008 Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention. • Honorable Mention All-American (AP and WBCA). • Finished the season ranked first Pac-10 in free throw percentage (.864) • Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (second consecutive year), All- and steals (2.18 spg) while ranking third in assists (4.39 apg), fifth in Pac-10 First Team Team, Pac-10 Defensive Team. assist-to-turnover ratio and 15th in scoring (11.3 ppg). • Ended the regular season No. 2 in the nation in 3-point FG pct. (.469) • Scored in double figures 23 times, including a 22-point performance and No. 12 in assist-to-TO ratio (2.1). Within the Pac-10 was first in against Texas (Dec. 22), which tied her career best. assists (4.7 apg), 3-point FG percentage (.469) and assist-to-TO ratio, • Led or shared the team lead in scoring nine times. second in steals (2.3 spg) and fourth in FT pct. (.840) and 3-point FGs per • Had four or more steals eight times, including a season-best five steals game (2.0). vs. Oregon (Feb. 2). • Averaged 13.8 points, 5.8 assists and 1.5 steals in ASU’s four NCAA • Tallied a season-best seven assists at North Carolina (Nov. 11) and vs. Tournament games. Fresno State (Dec. 17). • Set the school’s single-season record for 3-pointers (65). • Missed only start of the season at Arizona (Jan. 12) after not practicing • Recorded a season-best nine assists four times (one short of career the entire week because of a knee injury she sustained one week earlier best and second-highest single-game total in the Pac-10 in 2008-09) at Oregon State. Despite not starting, still led the team in minutes (31) and had five or more steals four times, including a season-high six vs. and Florida. was a perfect 7-7 from the field, including 3-3 from three-point range, • Was named to the Junkanoo Jam’s All-Tournament Team after and 2-2 from the free throw line to lead the team with 19 points in the averaging 17.5 points, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.0 rebounds while win. shooting nearly 79 percent, including 75 percent from beyond the arc, in • Averaged 13.8 points while connecting on 55.2 percent of her shots games against Hofstra and Florida. (16-29), including 54.5 percent from beyond the arc (6-11), and 85 • Averaged 20.0 points and 4.5 assists in two contests against Stanford. percent of her free throws (17-20) in ASU’s four postseason contests (2 Made 58 percent of her FGs (11-19) in the two games, including 71 Pac-10Tournament and 2 NCAA Tournament games). percent of her 3-pointers (5-7). • Scored a career-best 25 points and tied a school record with seven 2006-07 3-pointers in ASU’s 73-59 win at UC Davis (Dec. 3). • Earned All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors for a season in which • Was named to the ASU Classic All-Tournament Team (Dec. 6-7) after she finished No. 3 in the Pac-10 in steals (2.1 per game), No. 4 in assists averaging 9.0 points, 4.0 steals and 4.0 assists in wins vs. UC Irvine and (4.0 per game), No. 4 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.67) and No. 6 in free Northern Arizona. throw percentage (81.7). • Scored 16 points and dished out nine assists in win vs. Xavier (Dec. • In addition to her athletic accomplishments, also earned Pac- 21). 10Honorable Mention Academic honors. • Dropped in 16 points (6-10 FGs, 4-5 three-point FGs) in ASU’s 75-38 • A starter in 34 games, January concluded her sophomore campaign win over Arizona (Jan. 24). first on the team in both assists and steals • Scored 15 points and had a career best three blocks in win vs. Oregon and second in both scoring (10.2 points per game) and free throw State (Feb. 7). percentage. • During the second half of the season January led the team in scoring • Led Lewis and Clark to a 25-3 record and an appearance in the state (11.8 ppg), assists (3.6 per game), semifinals as a senior, averaging 13 points a game in her final season, steals (2.0 per game) and tied for the team lead in free throws and was team MVP and assists leader in each of her four seasons. attempted (75), free throws made (64) and • Earned second-team all-state honors in 2004, and was a 2002 BCI All- three-point field goals (19). American. • Raised her game another notch in the postseason (Pac-10 and NCAA • Captained her basketball team all four seasons. Tournaments) as she averaged 14.0 • Served as a team captain in track and field as a senior. Won the state points while connecting on 93 percent of her free throws (26-28) and 53 high jump title in 2004, with her personal best in the high jump being 5-8. percent of her three-point attempts • Lettered four times each in basketball and track. (10-19). • Played club basketball for the Spokane Stars. • Scored in double figures 17 times, including 13 times in ASU’s last 19 • Coached by Jim Redmon at Lewis and Clark HS and Ron Adams on the games. Spokane Stars team. • Posted career-best numbers in points (22) and field goals (6), while also tying her career-best marks in steals PERSONAL (6) in ASU’s 80-69 win over UCLA (Feb. 18). • First name is pronounced Bree-ON. • Led ASU with 18 points in its 74-64 win over UCLA in the quarterfinals • Major is BIS (Education and Sociology). of the Pac-10 Tournament. • Daughter of Barry (karate instructor) and Sally (teacher). • Nearly led ASU to a dramatic comeback against Stanford in the • Has a younger sister, Kiara (19). championship game of the Pac-10 Tournament. With ASU trailing by 16 • Holds a black belt in karate. with five minutes remaining, January ignited a 13-0 run (accounted for • Born Jan. 11, 1987, in Spokane, Wash. nine of the 13 points) which brought the Sun Devils within three (56-53) • Full name is Briann Jolie January. points with 1:12 remaining. • Averaged 18.5 points while shooting 60 percent (12-20) from the field in ASU’s come-from-behind NCAA tournament wins over UC Riverside (Mar. 17) and Louisville (Mar. 19). A career-best four three-point field goals punctuated January’s 22-point outing against the Cardinals, which also tied a career-high mark. • Missed the first game of her career in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen against Bowling Green after not being cleared to play due to a mild concussion suffered in second round NCAA win over Louisville (Mar. 19). 2005-06 • Was named to the Pac-10’s 2006 All-Freshman Team after a season in which she finished first on the team in both assists (86) and steals (46). The 86 assists represented the second-highest total ever for a Sun Devil freshman. • Finished tied for fourth in the Pac-10 in free throw shooting percentage (.795). • Had one or zero turnovers 13 times. • Turned in outstanding effort in ASU’s 62-59 upset of (then) No. 11 Stanford (Feb. 16). Led the team with a season-best 13 points (4-5 FGs) and tied a season best with six assists, while also recording four steals. • Led ASU in scoring with 12 points in 72-47 victory over Washington St. (Dec. 31). • Had a season-best six assists with no turnovers at Washington State (Jan. 26). HIGH SCHOOL • A 2005 graduate of Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Wash., earning first-team all-state honors by both the Associated Press and the Seattle Times.