St. John's University Athletics
2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Everett, Jayla
St. John's WBB Game 1 Postgame Press Conference 3.7.25
Friday, March 07
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Wednesday, February 26
Post Game Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Butler 2.16.2024
Sunday, February 16
Postgame Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Xavier 2.2.25
Sunday, February 02
Jersey Number 4
Jayla Everett
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Kirkwood
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Prev School:
- Pitt
Bio
2022-23: Unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team selection... All-MET First Team Selection... Ranked seventh in the BIG EAST in scoring averaging 16.0 points per game, the highest scoring average for a first year Red Storm player since Tawana Jackson in 1994-95... Ranked 11th in the nation in 3-point shooting percentage at 43.1... Made 78 triples the third most in a single season in program history... Led the league in 3-pointers made per game (2.5)... Scored in double-figures in 29 of 31 appearances, eclipsing the 20-point mark eight times... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on seven occasions, the most by a St. John's player since Qadashah Hoppie in 2019-20... Hit the game-winning floater against Purdue to give the Red Storm its first NCAA Tournament win in nine years (March 16)... Had 17 points in the upset win at No. 4/5 UConn (Feb. 21)... Went off for 26 points, matching a season-high vs. DePaul. Shot 5-for-7 (71.4 percent) in the 77-61 win (Feb. 11)... Netted a season-high 26 points in the win over Xavier on 8-of-11 shooting (Jan 8.)... Set a then-season-high 24 points in the 80-51 rout of Wagner (Dec. 21)... Drilled four triples in the rout of Iona (Dec. 8)... Scored a season-high 20 points in the upset over no. 13/14 Creighton (Dec. 4)... Scored 18 points against Saint Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 11)
2021-22 (Pittsburgh): Led the team in scoring with 13.6 points per game…Made 18 starts and scored 20 or more points on three occasions and posted double-figures in 17 of her 20 games… Tallied a season-high 23 points against Radford.
2020-21 (Pittsburgh): 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) while adding 2.2 rebounds per game… 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… 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 (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… Had nine multi-steal games… Notched 31 steals and 11 blocks on the year.
2018-19 (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 11th-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.
Before College: Played at Kirkwood High School in St. Louis, Mo. for head coach Monica Tritz… four-star recruit ranked 27th guard and 94th 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.
2021-22 (Pittsburgh): Led the team in scoring with 13.6 points per game…Made 18 starts and scored 20 or more points on three occasions and posted double-figures in 17 of her 20 games… Tallied a season-high 23 points against Radford.
2020-21 (Pittsburgh): 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) while adding 2.2 rebounds per game… 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… 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 (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… Had nine multi-steal games… Notched 31 steals and 11 blocks on the year.
2018-19 (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 11th-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.
Before College: Played at Kirkwood High School in St. Louis, Mo. for head coach Monica Tritz… four-star recruit ranked 27th guard and 94th 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.