# DiJonai Carrington

DiJonai Victoria Carrington (born January 8, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA. She played college basketball for Stanford and later Baylor before being drafted by the Sun in the 2021 WNBA draft.

## Early life

Carrington attended Horizon Christian Academy in San Diego, California. She scored over 2,000 career points for Horizon, while averaging 18.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.5 steals per game. She was named a McDonald's All-American and a Jordan Brand Classic All-American. Following her outstanding high school career, she committed to play for Stanford.

## College career
### Stanford

Carrington played basketball for four years at Stanford. During her time there, she helped the Cardinal win two Pac-12 tournament championships (2017 and 2019). She also was named to the All Pac-12 Team from both the Coaches and Media in 2019. She was also named to the Academic Honor Roll in 2020 and was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention team in 2018 and 2019.

### Baylor

Following her time at Stanford, Carrington grad-transferred to Baylor to compete with the Lady Bears. In her one season there, Carrington averaged 14.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. She was named Big-12 Newcomer of the Year and the Sixth Person of the Year.

## Professional career
### WNBA
#### Connecticut Sun (2021–2024)

Carrington was the 20th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun. She attended the Sun training camp and earned one of the Sun's 11 roster spots. On September 25, 2024, the WNBA announced that Carrington was named the Most Improved Player for 2024. On September 29, 2024, the WNBA announced that Carrington had been named to the 2024 All-Defensive First Team.

#### Dallas Wings (2025–present)

On February 2, 2025, Carrington was traded to the Dallas Wings. The deal was originally reported as Carrington, the 12th pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, and swap rights for the Sun's 2026 second-round pick being traded in exchange for Jacy Sheldon and the 8th overall pick in the 2025 draft; however, it was officially part of a larger four-team trade.

### Unrivaled

On September 4, 2024, it was announced that Carrington would appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, a new women's 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. She plays for the Mist.

## Career statistics
### WNBA
#### Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season
WNBA regular season statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2021 | Connecticut | 24 | 1 | 9.2 | .329 | .143 | .733 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | Connecticut | 36 | 2 | 17.5 | .414 | .306 | .750 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.8 |
| 2023 | Connecticut | 32 | 0 | 17.2 | .417 | .371 | .757 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 8.3 |
| 2024 | Connecticut | 39 | 39 | 29.6 | .403 | .250 | .790 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 12.7 |
| Career | 4 years, 1 team | 131 | 42 | 19.5 | .402 | .285 | .770 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 8.2 |

#### Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2021 | Connecticut | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Connecticut | 12 | 0 | 14.6 | .450 | .231 | .700 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | Connecticut | 6 | 0 | 13.7 | .464 | .250 | .600 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 2024 | Connecticut | 7 | 7 | 33.6 | .439 | .231 | .778 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 13.7 |
| Career | 4 years, 1 team | 27 | 7 | 18.3 | .457 | .233 | .731 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 7.3 |

### College

Source
Ratios :
| YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
| 2016-17 | Stanford | 35 | 44.3% | 23.8% | 57.9% | 2.29 | 0.40 | 0.09 | 0.54 | 2.46 |
| 2017-18 | Stanford | 32 | 40.1% | 28.0% | 68.4% | 5.56 | 1.81 | 0.22 | 1.44 | 8.84 |
| 2018-19 | Stanford | 36 | 45.3% | 33.0% | 68.8% | 7.47 | 1.56 | 0.39 | 1.11 | 14.03 |
| 2019-20 | Stanford | 5 | 48.6% | 28.6% | 40.0% | 5.20 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 7.60 |
| 2020-21 | Baylor | 27 | 42.6% | 28.5% | 72.3% | 4.89 | 2.33 | 0.56 | 2.07 | 14.15 |
| Career | | 135 | 43.3% | 29.4% | 68.7% | 5.07 | 1.45 | 0.31 | 1.20 | 9.59 |
Totals :
| YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
| 2016-17 | Stanford | 35 | 35 | 79 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 80 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 86 |
| 2017-18 | Stanford | 32 | 107 | 267 | 30 | 107 | 39 | 57 | 178 | 58 | 7 | 46 | 283 |
| 2018-19 | Stanford | 36 | 180 | 397 | 37 | 112 | 108 | 157 | 269 | 56 | 14 | 40 | 505 |
| 2019-20 | Stanford | 5 | 17 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 38 |
| 2020-21 | Baylor | 27 | 135 | 317 | 39 | 137 | 73 | 101 | 132 | 63 | 15 | 56 | 382 |
| Career | | 135 | 474 | 1095 | 113 | 384 | 233 | 339 | 685 | 196 | 42 | 162 | 1294 |

## Personal life

She is the daughter of former NFL player, Darren Carrington and Victoria Carrington. Her older brother Darren Carrington II played wide receiver for the Oregon Ducks. DiJonai is in a relationship with her Dallas Wings teammate NaLyssa Smith. Her undergraduate degrees from Stanford are in psychology and African and African American studies.