Janai Crooms (born 23 June 1999) is a Rwandan-American basketball player.[2]
| APR | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard[1] |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 23 June 1999 Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Nationality | Rwandan /American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Andrews (Barrington, Rhode Island) |
| College | |
Early life edit
Crooms was born on 23 June 1999 in Cranston, Rhode Island, to John Crooms and Lisa Robertson.[citation needed] She attended St. Andrew's School in Barrington, Rhode Island, where she played on the basketball team. Crooms was rated a four-star recruit and was ranked No. 36 in the 2018 class by Prospect Nation.[3]
College career edit
Crooms played for Ohio State Buckeyes for two seasons (2018 to 2020), Michigan State Spartans from 2020 to 2021 before joining Providence Friars for two seasons (2021 to 2023).[4] As a sophomore at Ohio State in 2019–20, she played in 32 games, made 10 starts, averaged 6.8 points per game.[5]
In 2022, while she was with the Providence Friars, she earned the All-Big East Conference honors alongside Kylee Sheppard.[6]
National team career edit
Crooms played for Rwanda in the 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket where she averaged 13.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game during the tournament.[7][8][9]
References edit
- ^ Ward, Matt (2019-05-18). "Women's Basketball: Ohio State's 2019-20 recruiting class is one to watch". High Post Hoops. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Janai Crooms Robertson - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Janai Crooms - 2019-20 - Women's Basketball". Ohio State. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Athlete of the Week: Janai Crooms". The Cowl. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Women's Basketball". Michigan State University Athletics. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Women's Basketball BIG EAST Tournament Notes vs. Georgetown". Providence College Athletics. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Former Friar Janai Crooms Set To Play For Rwanda In 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket". Providence College Athletics. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (2023-10-22). "Crooms joins APR ahead of FIBA Africa women's championship". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Bahizi, Heritier (2023-08-08). "Meet the women who made Rwanda proud at 2023 Afrobasket". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
External links edit
- Janai Crooms at Eurobasket.com
- Providence Friars bio
- Michigan State Spartans bio
- Ohio State Buckeyes bio