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Janiah McKay Season 2015-16

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Janiah McKay Season 2015-16

PositionG
Height5-6
ClassFreshman
HometownGainesville, Fla.
Previous SchoolGainesville HS

All-SEC Second Team (2019)
SEC All-Defensive Team (2019)
SEC Freshman of the Week (12/21/15); SEC Player of the Week (12/23/18)
2016, 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll

As a Senior (2018-19):
Started all 32 games as Auburn's point guard, playing 31.6 minutes/game ... Led Auburn in scoring for the second straight year with 14.0 points/game; also led the Tigers in assists with 4.2/game ... Was also second on the team in steals with 2.2/game ... Ranked 16th in the SEC in scoring, 7th in assists and 3rd in steals ... Was Auburn's leading free-throw shooter at 78.4% (134-171), 7th-best in the SEC ... Auburn's leading scorer in 14 games ... Topped the 20-point mark six times during the season, including a stretch of four straight games in December ... Auburn was 11-1 when she had at least 6 assists ... Scored season-high 23 points at MIssouri (1/27) ... Had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals at Florida in final game in front of her hometown fans (1/6) ... Scored 21 points along with 4 steals and 4 assists at St. Joseph's; was 7-8 at FT line in 4th quarter to secure win (12/6) ... Recorded second career double-double with 16 points and 10 assists in season-opener vs. Grambling (11/6) ... Had season-high 5 steals in comeback win over Georgia; also scored 18 points and was 8-10 at FT line (2/3) ... Scored 21 points in each of two wins in Myrtle Beach tournament over Coastal Carolina and North Carolina (12/18-20); along with 13-point effort at Elon, was named SEC Player of the Week for her efforts ... Finished career with 1,647 points (7th all-time), 448 assists (8th), 223 steals (T-8th), 443 free throws made (2nd), and a .768 free throw percentage (7th) ... Is first player in Auburn history to finish with at least 1,500 points, 400 assists 300 rebounds and 200 steals in her career ... Named to All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Defensive Team ... Graduated from Auburn in May 2019.

As a Junior (2017-18):
Started all 29 games as the Tigers' point guard, playing 32.3 minutes/game ... Led Auburn in scoring (16.6 points/game) and assists (4.5/game) ... Also averaged 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 steals ... Was Auburn's top free-throw shooter at 82.8% (130-of-157) ... In the Southeastern Conference, ranked 10th in scoring, 5th in assists and 2nd in steals (behind teammate Daisa Alexander) and 7th in free-throw percentage ... Scored 17.1 points/game in SEC play to rank 8th in the league ... Topped the 20-point mark 10 times during the season, including six games with 25 or more points ... Scored 25-plus points in three straight games - 25 vs. Texas A&M (1/7), 27 at South Carolina (1/11) and 26 vs. Arkansas (1/14), becoming first Auburn player since 2009 (DeWanna Bonner) to accomplish that feat ... Scored 1,000th career point vs. Arkansas (1/14), becoming 33rd Auburn player to reach that milestone ... Tied Auburn record going 11-for-11 at free-throw line vs. Texas A&M (1/8) ... Made 20 consecutive free throws over a four-game stretch from Florida (12/31) through South Carolina (1/11) ... Scored 25 points, including 19 in the second half, against her hometown Florida Gators in Auburn win in SEC opener (12/31) ... Matched career-high with 29 points along with 5 assists and 5 steals in win over Louisiana Tech (11/19) ... Career-high 8 rebounds vs. North Carolina A&T (11/16) ... Career-high 6 steals vs. Indiana (12/3) and Xavier (La.) (12/28) ... Totaled 16 assists over a two-game back-to-back on Dec. 8-9 - 9 assists, 10 points at UL-Lafayette and 7 assists, 14 points vs. Southern ... Scored 24 points and hit a half-court buzzer-beater at halftime in SEC Tournament game vs. Tennessee (3/1) ... Enters senior season with 1,199 career points (24th at Auburn) and 314 assists (11th) ... Also ranks 7th in career free throws made (309) and 9th in career free-throw percentage (76.1%; 309-406).

As a Sophomore (2016-17):
Started all 32 games at point guard as a sophomore ... Was Auburn's third-leading scorer with 12.9 points/game ... Averaged 28.3 minutes per night ... Led Auburn with 109 assists (3.4/game) ... Also averaged 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals ... Led Auburn in scoring eight times ... Scored career-high 29 points to lead Tigers to first win over Tennessee since 2009 (1/19); scoring 15 points in second quarter alone... Matched career-high with 29 points and season-high four steals vs. Alabama (2/20) ... Scored 26 points at Alabama to lead Tigers to fourth-straight win over the Tide (1/29) ... Recorded first career double-double with 13 points and career-high 13 assists vs. Ole Miss (1/8) ... 13 assists vs. Ole Miss were seventh-most in Auburn history and most since Najat Ouardad had 14 vs. Ole Miss in 2013 ... Helped force overtime with 28-point effort vs. Virginia Tech (12/18) ... Scored 25 in Auburn's next game vs. Drake (12/22) ... First back-to-back 25-point games for an Auburn player since Alli Smalley in 2010 ... Was 6-for-6 at the free-throw line and scored 12 points to help clinch comeback win over Indiana (11/27) ... Scored 17 points and hit key free throws in the fourth quarter to help Tigers win at Arkansas (2/26) ... Led Tigers in SEC Tournament game vs. Georgia with 13 points (3/2) ... Scored 500th career point vs. South Carolina (1/5) ... Was Auburn's leading scorer with 12 points vs. NC State in the NCAA Tournament first round (3/17) ... Shot 36.5% from the field (145-397) ... Was a 74.3% free-throw shooter (110-148) ...  Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a Freshman (2015-16):
Played in all 33 games as a freshman, earning 19 starts at point guard ... Averaged 9.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game while playing 27.1 minutes per night ... Led all scorers with a career-high 24 points along with four assists and three steals in NCAA Tournament first-round win over St. John's in Waco, Texas (3/18) ... Was named SEC Freshman of the Week after a 23-point, 7-rebound game at Towson (12/20) ... Came off the bench to score 20 points and post a season-high seven assists in her collegiate debut vs. UAB (11/13) ... Started seven games at point guard in December and January in place of injured junior Khady Dieng, then regained the starting role at LSU (2/1) and started the final 12 games ... Scored in double-digits 13 times during the season ... Was Auburn's leading scorer four times ... Scored 16 points vs. Virginia (11/19) ... Had 12 points, season-high five steals, two assists and four rebounds in overtime win over Arkansas (1/24) ... Hit half-court shot at end of third quarter in NCAA Second Round game at Baylor (3/20); play was No. 6 on that night's SportsCenter Top 10 ... Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

High School:
Graduated from Gainesville High School ... Club team was Central Florida Elite ... Ranked as the No. 31 point guard nationally by ESPN ... A top-300 prospect according Blue Star Girls Basketball ... Rated a three-star prospect by Prospects Nation ... Named Florida Class 6A Player of the Year as a senior ... Named second-team all-state as a junior ... Player of the year in Alachua County ... Gainesville Sun Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... Averaged 24.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists per game for GHS as a senior, leading team to the regional semifinal ... Led Gainesville HS to a 27-3 record and a spot in the regional finals as a junior while averaging 23.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game as a junior.

Personal:
Parents are Johnnie and Regenia McKay ... Has two siblings, Jontarius and Jaden ... Chose Auburn because of the fast-tempo style of play and intense defense, along with strong academics.