Deja Winters

Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio
High School:
Richmond Heights

2016-17: Made 26 appearances and four starts as a rookie…two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Dec. 5 & Jan. 2)…averaged 5.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 20.4 minutes per game…knocked down 28 3-pointers and added 21 blocks and 27 steals…shot 43.5 percent from 3-point range in BIG EAST play…scored 16 points and snared six rebounds and three steals in a win over Boston College (Nov. 17)…connected on four 3-pointers in a 16-point outing at Princeton (Nov. 30)…scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in a win over St. John’s (Dec. 30)…dropped a career-high 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting against Providence (Jan. 20)…recorded a career-high three blocked shots in a win over Xavier (Jan. 27)…hit both 3-pointers she attempted and finished with nine points in a win over Providence in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round (March 4).

Before SHU: USA TODAY Second Team Ohio All-State as a senior…averaged 27 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals per game during her final campaign…News-Herald Player of the Year…Associated Press Division IV Player of the Year…finalist for Ohio Ms. Basketball Award…helped lead Richmond Heights to its first district title as a junior…averaged over 20 points per game to eclipse the 1,000 career point mark during her junior season…named Division III All-District Player of the Year…All-District and All-Ohio…named to Cleveland.com Honorable Mention All-State list.