2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Jefferson, Emani
Jersey Number 5
Emani Jefferson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Wright State
- NIL:
Bio
Honors
2022-23 (Junior)
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- 5x AAC Weekly Honor Roll
- Played in all 33 games, averaging 23 minutes played
- Scored a season-high of 19 points against UCF (2/11)
- Had a career-high of 12 rebounds at Tulsa (2/18)
- Racked up four double-doubles on the season
- Scored double-digit points on 19 different occasions
- Grabbed 10+ rebounds in four games this season
2022-23 (Junior)
- Scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the team's 101-54 win over Howard (Nov. 12)
- Recorded her first career double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds in the team's OT win against UCF (Feb. 11)
- Has scored in double-figures on 17 occasions this season including four double-doubles
2021-22 (Sophomore)
- Opened her Memphis career with 13 points and four assists against Xavier (Nov. 9)
- Scored a career high 20 points, with 14 of them coming from the free-throw line, against SIUE (Nov. 14)
- Grabbed 10 rebounds, six of them offensive, and dished out six assists against Tulsa (Jan. 5)
- Broke personal career-high with 22 points scored at Tulsa (Jan. 26)
- Scored in double-digits and shot 50% or better on 12 occasions
- Second on the team with 63 assists and had 40 steals to lead the Tigers
- Ranked nationally in free throw attempts (59th) and makes (76th)
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- Â Spent last season with the Raiders at Wright State under Head Coach Katrina Merriweather
- Â Was a member of the 2020-21 team that went 19-8 and claimed a share of the Horizon League regular-season championship and won the Horizon League Tournament that secured them a berth to the NCAA National Tournament
-  Ranked second on the team with 8.3 points/game and 41 assists in 27 games played
- Â Started 14 games as a true freshman
- Â Finished fourth on the team with 4.56 rebounds/game
- Â Scored 13 points and had five rebounds in her collegiate debut against Bradley (Dec. 2, 2020)
- Â Recorded 10 double figure games
- Â Had four or more assists on four occasions
- Â Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team
- Â Holds five single season records and six single game records at her high school, North Point
- Â Two sport athlete and four year letter winner in basketball and track
- Â Became the school's all-time leading scorer on Nov. 19, 2019
- Â Was a three-time Charlotte Sun All-Area First Team member (2017, 2018, 2019)Â
- Â Named the Charlotte Sun Player of the Year in 2018, 2019, and 2020
- Â Honored as the Gulf Coast Player of the Year in 2019 and 2020
- Â Earned Florida 7A All-State honors in 2020
- Â Daughter of Deloris McCullor and Emanuel Jefferson
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