Jayla Everett

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Position:
G
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
St. Louis, MO
High School:
Kirkwood
Prev School:
New Mexico

MEET JAYLA

HONORS/RECORDS
- Named Honorable Mention All-ACC (2021) – Second player in program history to earn All-ACC honors
- Set the single season program record for scoring average by a transfer student-athlete (15.4 ppg)
- Set the single season program record for three-pointers made per game (2.7)
- Opened the season with multiple three-pointers made in eight straight games, a new program record
- Pitt Athletes Student-Athlete of the Week (11/30/20)

2020-21 (at Pitt): One of two Panthers to start all 19 games… Finished off her first season at Pitt leading the team and ranking eighth in the ACC in scoring (15.4 ppg)… Ranked second on the squad in assists/game (2.8 apg) while adding 2.2 rpg… Averaged 2.7 made three-pointer per game which ranked fourth in the ACC and was a program record… Ranked ninth in the ACC in three-point field goal percentage (35.6%)… Led the team and ranked fifth in the ACC with seven games of 20+ points… Netted a season-high 25 points and three steals while going 3-for-8 from deep at Georgia Tech (2/28)… Closed out her first ACC Tournament game with 22 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals against Boston College (3/3)… Posted her first 20+ point effort against Delaware (11/29) as she finished with 23 points, five rebounds and two assists… Netted a season-high six triples at Virginia Tech (12/10) as she finished with 21 points in 31 minutes… Finished off the road win over Boston College (2/16) with 22 points, a season-high seven assists and three rebounds across 27 minutes of action… Finished off the win over Hofstra (11/29) going a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line, marking a new career-high for free throws made in a game… Made multiple three-pointers in 16 games while connecting on three or more in 12 games… Scored in double figures in 15 of the Panthers’ 19 games… Opened the season with a program record eight games with multiple three-pointers made… Had six games with four or more assists… Posted seven games with multiple steals and three with multiple blocks… Was the only player in the ACC under 6 foot tall to finish the season ranked inside the top-20 in blocked shots (16)… Made a career-high 47 free throws while connecting on 74.6% of her attempts.

2019-20 (at New Mexico): Appeared in 19 games and started 17 before deciding to join the transfer portal… ranked second on the team averaging 11.5 points, 3.4 assists and 3.0 rebounds as the starting point guard for the Lobos… Averaged 27.3 minutes/game while shooting 31.4% from the floor (74-for-236) and 29% from behind the arc (31-for-107)… scored in double figures nine times while notching three or more assists 11 times and five or more rebounds five times… had three games with 20+ points… Exploded for a career-high 34 points in the win over Loyola Marymount (12/19/19) as she went 10-for-26 from the floor, 6-for-13 from behind the arc and a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe while adding four rebounds and two steals… Went off for 29 points, a season-high six steals, three assists and two rebounds on 10-for-24 from the floor and 8-for-9 from the free throw line off the bench in the win over Northern Arizona (11/8/19)… Posted her first career double-double with 10 points, a career-high 10 assists, six rebounds and two steals against Air Force (1/11/20)… Had nine multi-steal games… Notched 31 steals and 11 blocks on the year.

2018-19 (at New Mexico): Named Mountain West Freshman of the Year… Also named to the MW All-Freshman Team and was an All-MW Honorable Mention selection… Played and started in all 31 of the Lobos’ games as a true freshman… Ranked as the third-leading scorer on the team and 11^th-leading scorer in the MW at 13.5 points per game… Totaled 417 points overall to set a new program record for points scored in a season by a freshman… Scored in double figures in 23 games and scored 20 or more points on four occasions including a game-high 25 points against Auburn (11/11/18)… Knocked down a team-high 58 three-pointers which also ranked ninth in the league… Shot 38% overall from the floor (131-of-347), 34% from three-point range (58-of-173) and 80% from the charity stripe (97-of-121)… Her success rate from the free throw line ranked sixth in the MW… Dished out 114 total assists and averaged 3.7 assists per game to rank seventh in the MW… Earned MW Player of the Week honors on January 28.

High School: Played at Kirkwood High School in St. Louis, Mo. for head coach Monica Tritz… four-star recruit ranked 27^th guard and 94^th overall player in the 2018 class by ESPNW… helped lead her team to state championships in consecutive years as a junior and senior… averaged 16.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game as a senior… named All-Metro First Team as a senior and second team as a junior… twice named Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MCBA) 5A All-State and tabbed as Player of the Year as a senior… also played for Phenom EYBL.

Personal: Born on September 19, 1999… Daughter of Dionne Randle and William Everett… Has two siblings, Tionna and Jordyn… Favorite foods are seafood and cheesecake… Favorite movie is Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Crooklyn... Favorite TV shows are Big Mouth and Chrisley Knows Best... Lists her favorite artist as Brent Faiyaz... Plans on majoring in sociology at Pitt.