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Jersey Number 3
Jakayla Johnson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Clinton, Miss.
- High School:
- Clinton HS
- Prev School:
- Jones College / Auburn / ULM
- Major:
- M.S. Sport Management
Bio
Career Accolades
All-Sun Belt Conference First Team – 2024-25
All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team – 2023-24
All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason First Team – 2024-25
Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Third Team – 2023-24
WBCA Two-Year College Coaches All-American – 2020-21
All-MACCC First Team – 2020-21
All-NJCAA Region 23 Team – 2020-21
WBCA NJCAA All-Star Game – 2020-21
MACCC Player of the Week – March 23, 2021
2024-25 (COVID-Senior // ULM): Earned All-Sun Belt Conference First Team honors after leading ULM with 15.8 points per game and starting in all 30 games . . . Finished as the Sun Belt’s third leading scorer while also finishing top ten in the league free throw percentage (1st), in field goal percentage (7th), assists (8th), assist-to-turnover ratio (8th) and steals (9th) . . . Posted 25 games with double-figure scoring efforts, led by a season-high 31 points against Georgia Southern (March 5) in the Sun Belt Tournament . . . Led ULM with 475 points – 15.8 per game – while reaching the 20-point plateau nine times and 30 points once . . . Pulled down a double-double against Georgia Southern (Jan. 2), finishing the day with 16 points and 12 rebounds, setting a new career-best on the glass . . . Also led ULM in field goals (165), field goal attempts (414), three-point percentage (35.9), free throws (99), free throw attempts (119), free throw percentage (83.2), assists (98), assists per game (3.3), steals (53) and steals per game (1.8) . . . Dished out a season-best seven assists against Louisiana (Feb. 22) with eight games of five assists or more . . . Season-high five steals against Louisiana Christian (Nov. 11), tying her previous career-high . . . Tied her career-high with two blocks at Southern Illinois (Nov. 13) . . . Reset a career-high with 11 three-point attempts at Hawai’i (Nov. 22) . . . Career-best 22 field goal attempts at South Alabama (Feb. 8) . . . Finished 14-of-15 at the free throw line against Georgia Southern (March 5) in the Sun Belt Tournament, setting career records in both . . . Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team member, becoming the first Warhawk to earn the nod . . . Second player in program history to earn an All-Sun Belt First Team honor . . . Scored her 1,000th career point at the Division I level against Louisiana (Feb. 15) and her 1,000th point as a Warhawk against Georgia Southern (March 5).
2023-24 (COVID-Junior // ULM): Started in all 35 games in her first season in Monroe, helping ULM to the Postseason WNIT Great Eight . . . Earned Sun Belt Conference Third Team honors after averaging 15.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game on 31.2 minutes per contest . . . Also named to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Women’s Basketball Third Team . . . Top ten in Sun Belt free throw percentage (4th), scoring (8th) and minutes played (9th) . . . Finished second on the squad with 545 points and a 15.6 scoring average . . . Led ULM in free throws made (159), free throw attempts (188) and free throw percentage (84.6) . . . Opened the year with a career performance, scoring a career-high 34 points at Arkansas (Nov. 7) . . . Swiped a career-high five steals against Louisiana Christian (Nov. 21) . . . Career-high two blocks against James Madison (Dec. 30) . . . New career-high eight assists at Georgia State (Jan. 4) . . . Drilled five three-point baskets in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament against Georgia Southern (March 6), setting a career high water mark . . . Recorded 28 games with double-figure scoring efforts with 10 of 20-or-more and four games with 30-or-more points . . . Dished out at least five assists on five occasions while recording three steals in seven games . . . Recorded one double-double at Toledo (Feb. 10) with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
2022-23 (Junior // Auburn): Began her Division I career at Auburn, playing in 30 of the Tigers’ 31 games . . . Earned 17 starts in her season on The Plains, averaging 2.4 points (72 total) and 1.8 rebounds (54 total) per game . . . Debuted against Sam Houston (Nov. 8), tallying two points, two steals, two blocks and two rebounds . . . Earned her first starting assignment against Missouri (Jan. 1), going for a season-high nine points, six boards and four helpers . . . Tied her season high in scoring against Arkansas (Feb. 5) . . . Dished out six assists at Kentucky (Jan. 26) . . . Entered the transfer portal after the season, signing with ULM.
2021-22 (Sophomore // Jones College): Started in the Bobcats’ first five games before suffering a season-ending injury . . . Averaged 16.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.8 steals per game . . . Season-best 25 points against Arkansas State Mid-South (No. 18) . . . Left Ellisville after the fall to enroll at Auburn in spring 2022 . . . Committed to Auburn over LSU, Mississippi State and Ole Miss.
2020-21 (Freshman // Jones College): Named as a 2021 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches All-American as a true freshman after starting in 17 of her 20 games . . . Also earned All-MACCC First Team and All-NJCAA Region 23 laurels in her debut season in Ellisville . . . Averaged 15.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game to help JC to its first-ever No. 1 ranking and a 20-1 (13-0 MACCC) record . . . Also averaged 2.9 (59 total) assists and 2.4 (48 total) steals per game on a 40.1 (108-of-269) percent mark from the floor and 80.2 (89-of-111) percent average from the charity stripe . . . Reached double-figures on 16 occasions with six games of 20-or-more and a season-best 39 points against Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (March 20) . . . Named March 23 MACCC Player of the Week for her efforts . . . Played in WBCA’s NJCAA 13th Annual All-Star Game.
High School: Prepped at Clinton High School for Coach Pearlene Fairley . . . An honor roll student at CHS . . . Averaged 17.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.6 steals and 2.9 assists per game as a senior . . . Led the Lady Arrows to a 25-5 record in her senior season that culminated in a runner-up finish . . . Named MVP of the Region 4-6A Tournament as well as to the All-Tournament Team . . . Held a 50 percent mark from the floor with an 81 percent make rate at the charity stripe . . . Career-high 37 points in a 75-54 win over Vicksburg . . . Named to MHSAA All-State Team First Team as well as Mississippi Gridiron/Capital Sports First Team and Clarion-Ledger All-State Fourth Team . . . Made the playoffs in all four of her seasons with the varsity squad . . . Committed to play for Missy Bilderback at Jones College.
Personal: Born on Nov. 18, 2001, in Jackson, Miss., to Jimmy Holiday (April Holiday) and Precia Johnson (Tommy Jones) . . . Has five siblings: Jimmy, Javon, Jalen, BJ and Jamal . . . Graduated with a bachelor’s degree at ULM in December 2024 . . . Plans to enroll in the Master of Science in Sport Management program at Southern Miss.
All-Sun Belt Conference First Team – 2024-25
All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team – 2023-24
All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason First Team – 2024-25
Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Third Team – 2023-24
WBCA Two-Year College Coaches All-American – 2020-21
All-MACCC First Team – 2020-21
All-NJCAA Region 23 Team – 2020-21
WBCA NJCAA All-Star Game – 2020-21
MACCC Player of the Week – March 23, 2021
2024-25 (COVID-Senior // ULM): Earned All-Sun Belt Conference First Team honors after leading ULM with 15.8 points per game and starting in all 30 games . . . Finished as the Sun Belt’s third leading scorer while also finishing top ten in the league free throw percentage (1st), in field goal percentage (7th), assists (8th), assist-to-turnover ratio (8th) and steals (9th) . . . Posted 25 games with double-figure scoring efforts, led by a season-high 31 points against Georgia Southern (March 5) in the Sun Belt Tournament . . . Led ULM with 475 points – 15.8 per game – while reaching the 20-point plateau nine times and 30 points once . . . Pulled down a double-double against Georgia Southern (Jan. 2), finishing the day with 16 points and 12 rebounds, setting a new career-best on the glass . . . Also led ULM in field goals (165), field goal attempts (414), three-point percentage (35.9), free throws (99), free throw attempts (119), free throw percentage (83.2), assists (98), assists per game (3.3), steals (53) and steals per game (1.8) . . . Dished out a season-best seven assists against Louisiana (Feb. 22) with eight games of five assists or more . . . Season-high five steals against Louisiana Christian (Nov. 11), tying her previous career-high . . . Tied her career-high with two blocks at Southern Illinois (Nov. 13) . . . Reset a career-high with 11 three-point attempts at Hawai’i (Nov. 22) . . . Career-best 22 field goal attempts at South Alabama (Feb. 8) . . . Finished 14-of-15 at the free throw line against Georgia Southern (March 5) in the Sun Belt Tournament, setting career records in both . . . Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team member, becoming the first Warhawk to earn the nod . . . Second player in program history to earn an All-Sun Belt First Team honor . . . Scored her 1,000th career point at the Division I level against Louisiana (Feb. 15) and her 1,000th point as a Warhawk against Georgia Southern (March 5).
2023-24 (COVID-Junior // ULM): Started in all 35 games in her first season in Monroe, helping ULM to the Postseason WNIT Great Eight . . . Earned Sun Belt Conference Third Team honors after averaging 15.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game on 31.2 minutes per contest . . . Also named to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Women’s Basketball Third Team . . . Top ten in Sun Belt free throw percentage (4th), scoring (8th) and minutes played (9th) . . . Finished second on the squad with 545 points and a 15.6 scoring average . . . Led ULM in free throws made (159), free throw attempts (188) and free throw percentage (84.6) . . . Opened the year with a career performance, scoring a career-high 34 points at Arkansas (Nov. 7) . . . Swiped a career-high five steals against Louisiana Christian (Nov. 21) . . . Career-high two blocks against James Madison (Dec. 30) . . . New career-high eight assists at Georgia State (Jan. 4) . . . Drilled five three-point baskets in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament against Georgia Southern (March 6), setting a career high water mark . . . Recorded 28 games with double-figure scoring efforts with 10 of 20-or-more and four games with 30-or-more points . . . Dished out at least five assists on five occasions while recording three steals in seven games . . . Recorded one double-double at Toledo (Feb. 10) with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
2022-23 (Junior // Auburn): Began her Division I career at Auburn, playing in 30 of the Tigers’ 31 games . . . Earned 17 starts in her season on The Plains, averaging 2.4 points (72 total) and 1.8 rebounds (54 total) per game . . . Debuted against Sam Houston (Nov. 8), tallying two points, two steals, two blocks and two rebounds . . . Earned her first starting assignment against Missouri (Jan. 1), going for a season-high nine points, six boards and four helpers . . . Tied her season high in scoring against Arkansas (Feb. 5) . . . Dished out six assists at Kentucky (Jan. 26) . . . Entered the transfer portal after the season, signing with ULM.
2021-22 (Sophomore // Jones College): Started in the Bobcats’ first five games before suffering a season-ending injury . . . Averaged 16.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.8 steals per game . . . Season-best 25 points against Arkansas State Mid-South (No. 18) . . . Left Ellisville after the fall to enroll at Auburn in spring 2022 . . . Committed to Auburn over LSU, Mississippi State and Ole Miss.
2020-21 (Freshman // Jones College): Named as a 2021 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches All-American as a true freshman after starting in 17 of her 20 games . . . Also earned All-MACCC First Team and All-NJCAA Region 23 laurels in her debut season in Ellisville . . . Averaged 15.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game to help JC to its first-ever No. 1 ranking and a 20-1 (13-0 MACCC) record . . . Also averaged 2.9 (59 total) assists and 2.4 (48 total) steals per game on a 40.1 (108-of-269) percent mark from the floor and 80.2 (89-of-111) percent average from the charity stripe . . . Reached double-figures on 16 occasions with six games of 20-or-more and a season-best 39 points against Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (March 20) . . . Named March 23 MACCC Player of the Week for her efforts . . . Played in WBCA’s NJCAA 13th Annual All-Star Game.
High School: Prepped at Clinton High School for Coach Pearlene Fairley . . . An honor roll student at CHS . . . Averaged 17.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.6 steals and 2.9 assists per game as a senior . . . Led the Lady Arrows to a 25-5 record in her senior season that culminated in a runner-up finish . . . Named MVP of the Region 4-6A Tournament as well as to the All-Tournament Team . . . Held a 50 percent mark from the floor with an 81 percent make rate at the charity stripe . . . Career-high 37 points in a 75-54 win over Vicksburg . . . Named to MHSAA All-State Team First Team as well as Mississippi Gridiron/Capital Sports First Team and Clarion-Ledger All-State Fourth Team . . . Made the playoffs in all four of her seasons with the varsity squad . . . Committed to play for Missy Bilderback at Jones College.
Personal: Born on Nov. 18, 2001, in Jackson, Miss., to Jimmy Holiday (April Holiday) and Precia Johnson (Tommy Jones) . . . Has five siblings: Jimmy, Javon, Jalen, BJ and Jamal . . . Graduated with a bachelor’s degree at ULM in December 2024 . . . Plans to enroll in the Master of Science in Sport Management program at Southern Miss.
Missy Bilderback Presser - March 27, 2025
Thursday, March 27
Jeremy McClain Presser - March 27, 2025
Thursday, March 27
Missy Bilderback Introductory Press Conference
Thursday, March 27
Thank You Coach Joye Lee-McNelis
Saturday, March 01
