2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jonaie Johnson
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Kenwood Academy HS
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
2020-21 (Junior): Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Started in 15 of 20 appearances ... Played 35-plus minutes in four contests ... Averaged 6.9 points per game ... Led team with 3.6 assists per game, good for fifth in the Summit League ... Her 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio was the fifth-best in the Summit ... Average of 5.3 rebounds per game was second on the team and 15th in the Summit League ... Scored in double-digits in six games ... Pulled down five-plus rebounds on 11 occasions ... Dished out five-plus assists five times ... Posted one double-double on the year ... Against Northwest Missouri State on Nov. 30, went for 10 points and seven boards ... Had near-triple-double against William Jewell on Dec. 9, posting 10 points, eight rebounds and nine assists ... Had 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists at Southern Illinois on Dec. 17 ... In win at Western Illinois on Jan. 15, dropped six points, nine rebounds and a season-high 10 assists ... Posted 12 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in overtime win against Oral Roberts on Jan. 23 ... Scored a season-high 18 points, adding eight rebounds and two steals against North Dakota State on Jan. 29 ... Pulled down nine rebounds against Denver on Feb. 19
2019-20 (Sophomore): Was one of the most impactful players with her all-around game this season... Ranked second on the team in minutes played (28.1), assists (2.6), assist/turnover ratio (1.28), third in steals (0.9), and fourth in field-goal percentage (.403) and scoring (6.6)... Bettered her scoring average in conference games with a 8.8 average... Starter in 22-of-31 games she played in... Tied for 13th in the conference in assists and 22nd in assist/turnover ratio... Scored at least 10 points in 10 games on the year... Posted a career-high 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting at New Mexico State (2/8/20)... Ripped down a career-high nine rebounds in win against Science & Arts (Okla.)... Had at least seven boards in eight contests... Established a personal-high six assists in season-opener against Denver (11/5/19)... Dished out at least three helpers in 17 games... In final 15 games, recorded at least two assists in each contest... On the academic side, Johnson's business venture "Interplay" was awarded with $3,500 and won the General Track award in early May; it was part of the UMKC Bloch School Entrepreneurship E-Scholars program.
2018-19 (Freshman): Played in 16 games during her freshman season... Started one game for KC back on March 2nd versus UT Rio Grande Valley... Scored a season-high 15 points in the win over Seattle U on Jan. 26th... Recorded a then-career-high five rebounds on Feb. 21st against Seattle U... Set a career-high in minutes played (23) against UT Rio Grande Valley on Mar. 2nd... Averaged 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game during her freshman season.
High School: Key piece for Kenwood Academy over three seasons ... Earned All-Conference honors in both sophomore and junior seasons ... Averaged 11.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game for Kenwood Academy in junior season, guiding the team to a Sectional Semi-Final appearance ... Competed in AAU with Chicago Hoops Express ... Earned All-City, Second Team All-State, Chicago Tribune Third Team All-State and Kenwood Academy Player of the Year during senior season.
Personal: Daughter of Jennifer and Terry Dowdy.
