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At ASU
• Dynamic and explosive point guard, whose combination of top-notch skills and one-of-a-kind athleticism make her one of the top players in the country at her position.
• One of the top defenders in the country, January was named the Pac-10's first ever Defensive Player of the Year in 2008.
• Currently tied for sixth place with former Sun Devil teammate Jill Noe on ASU's all-time assists list with 371, January will enter the 2008-09 season needing 71 assists to become ASU's all-time assists leader. In other career categories, January concluded the 2007-08 season ranked No. 2 in free throw percentage (.829), sixth in steals (192) and seventh in free throws (300) and three-point field goal percentage (.360).
• Earned nationwide attention after leading ASU to a pair of dramatic, come-from-behind wins in the first two rounds of the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
• Speedy guard who can control the game on both ends of the floor.
• Was an AAU teammate of former Sun Devils Aubree Johnson, Emily Westerberg and Reagan Pariseau.
2007-08
• 2008 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American
• 2008 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year
• 2008 All-Pac-10 Second Team
• 2008 Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• 2008 Pac-10 Preseason All-Conference Team
• Finished the season ranked first Pac-10 in free throw percentage (.864) and steals (2.18 spg) while ranking third in assists (4.39 apg), fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio and 15th in scoring (11.3 ppg).
• Scored in double figures 23 times, including a 22-point performance against Texas (Dec. 22), which tied her career best.
• Led or shared the team lead in scoring nine times.
• Had four or more steals eight times, including a season-best five steals vs. Oregon (Feb. 2).
• Tallied a season-best seven assists at North Carolina (Nov. 11) and vs. Fresno State (Dec. 17).
• Missed only start of the season at Arizona (Jan. 12) after not practicing the entire week because of a knee injury she sustained one week earlier at Oregon State. Despite not starting, still led the team in minutes (31) and was a perfect 7-7 from the field, including 3-3 from three-point range, and 2-2 from the free throw line to lead the team with 19 points in the win.
• Averaged 13.8 points while connecting on 55.2 percent of her shots (16-29), including 54.5 percent from beyond the arc (6-11), and 85 percent of her free throws (17-20) in ASU's four postseason contests (2 Pac-10 Tournament and 2 NCAA Tournament games).
• In seven career NCAA Tournament games has averaged 11.7 points and 3.1 assists. In those seven games she has hit 52.1 percent (25-48) of her field goal attempts (50 percent from three-point range, 8-16) and 92.3 percent (24-26) of her free throws.
2006-07
• Earned All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors for a season in which she finished No. 3 in the Pac-10 in steals (2.1 per game), No. 4 in assists (4.0 per game), No. 4 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.67) and No. 6 in free throw percentage (81.7).
• In addition to her athletic accomplishments, also earned Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic honors.
• A starter in 34 games, January concluded her sophomore campaign first on the team in both assists and steals and second in both scoring (10.2 points per game) and free throw percentage.
• During the second half of the season January led the team in scoring (11.8 ppg), assists (3.6 per game), steals (2.0 per game) and tied for the team lead in free throws attempted (75), free throws made (64) and three-point field goals (19).
• Raised her game another notch in the postseason (Pac-10 and NCAA Tournaments) as she averaged 14.0 points while connecting on 93 percent of her free throws (26-28) and 53 percent of her three-point attempts (10-19).
• Scored in double figures 17 times, including 13 times in ASU's last 19 games.
• Posted career-best numbers in points (22) and field goals (6),while also tying her career-best marks in steals (6) in ASU's 80-69 win over UCLA (Feb. 18).
• Led ASU with 18 points in its 74-64 win over UCLA in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Tournament.
• Nearly led ASU to a dramatic comeback against Stanford in the championship game of the Pac-10 Tournament. With ASU trailing by 16 with five minutes remaining, January ignited a 13-0 run (accounted for nine of the 13 points) which brought the Sun Devils within three (56-53) 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 medically cleared to play due to a mild concussion suffered one week earlier in ASU's 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 while the 46 steals represented the sixth-highest total ever for a Sun Devil freshman.
• Finished tied for fourth in the Pac-10 in free throw shooting percentage (.795).
• Averaged the most minutes of players coming off the bench (19.3).
• 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. In addition, she also drew two charges on Stanford All-American Candice Wiggins and sank four crucial free throws in the final 32 seconds to preserve ASU's victory.
• Led ASU in scoring with 12 points in ASU's 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.
• Earned WBCA High School All-America honors in addition to being a four-time first-team All-Greater Spokane League honoree.
• Led Lewis and Clark to a 25-3 record and an appearance in the state semifinals as a senior, averaging 13 points a game in her final season, and was team MVP and assists leader in each of her four seasons.
• Averaged 10 points and eight assists as a junior.
• Earned second-team all-state honors in 2004, and was a 2002 BCI All-American.
• Captained her basketball team all four seasons.
• Served as a team captain in track and field as a senior. Won the state high jump title in 2004, with her personal best in the high jump being 5-8.
• Lettered four times each in basketball and track.
• Played club basketball for the Spokane Stars and earned Co-Most Valuable Player honors at the End of the Oregon Trail tournament in 2004.
• Coached by Jim Redmon at Lewis and Clark HS and Ron Adams on the Spokane Stars team.
Personal
• Major is BIS (Education and Sociology)
• Daughter of Barry (karate instructor) and Sally (teacher).
• Has a younger sister, Kiara (17).
• Holds a black belt in karate.
• Born Jan. 11, 1987, in Spokane, Wash.
• Full name is Briann Jolie January.
Briann January's Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2005-06 32-0 619/19.3 40-118 .339 5-23 .217 70-88 .795 16-56 72 2.3 42-0 86 75 3 46 155/4.8
2006-07 35-34 894/25.5 106-241 .440 30-71 .423 116-142 .817 22-56 78 2.2 83-1 140 84 7 74 358/10.2
2007-08 33-32 928/28.1 114-257 .444 32-92 .348 114-132 .864 28-71 99 3.0 85-3 145 87 4 72 374/11.3
TOTAL 100-66 2441/24.4 260-616 .422 67-186 .360 300-362 .829 66-183 249 2.5 210-4 371 246 14 192 887/8.9
