Briann January

Briann January

No. 20 – Indiana Fever
Position	Guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1987-01-11) January 11, 1987 Spokane, Washington
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	144 lb (65 kg)
Career information
High school	Lewis and Clark (Spokane, Washington)
College	Arizona State (2005–2009)
WNBA draft	2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–present	Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
WNBA All-Star (2014) WNBA champion (2012)
Stats at WNBA.com

Briann January (born January 11, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the point guard position for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA.

Personal life

Briann Jolie January was born in Spokane, Washington on January 11, 1987, the daughter of Barry, a karate instructor, and Sally, a teacher. She has an older sister, Aleisha and a younger sister, Kiara. She also has a niece, Leilani. January holds a black belt in karate.

High school

January was a 2005 graduate of Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Washington, earning first-team all-state honors by both the Associated Press and the Seattle Times. January served as a team captain in track and field as a senior. She won the state high jump title in 2004, with her personal best in the high jump being 5–8. Led Lewis and Clark to a 25–3 record and an appearance in the state semifinals as a senior, averaging 13 points a game in her final season, and was team MVP and assists leader in each of her four seasons.

College career

January attended Arizona State University for four seasons. As a freshman, January was named to the Pac-10's 2006 All-Freshman Team after a season in which she finished first on the team in both assists (86) and steals (46). The 86 assists represented the second-highest total ever for a Sun Devil freshman. When January was a sophomore she earned All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors for a season in which she finished No. 3 in the Pac-10 in steals (2.1 per game), No. 4 in assists (4.0 per game), No. 4 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.67) and No. 6 in free throw percentage (81.7). In her final season as a Sun Devil, January set the school's single-season record for 3-point field goals (65). She also tied the school's single-game record with seven 3-pointers in ASU's win at UC Davis on December 3. After four seasons as a Sun Devil, January is the only player in school history to lead the team in steals and assists four straight years.

Entering her senior season at Arizona State in 2008, January appeared on a regional cover of Sports Illustrated with fellow Sun Devil, and future NBA star, James Harden.

Arizona State statistics

Source

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005-06	Arizona State	32	155	33.9	21.7	79.5	2.3	2.7	1.4	0.1	4.8
2006-07	Arizona State	35	358	44.0	42.3	81.7	2.2	4.0	2.1	0.2	10.2
2007-08	Arizona State	33	374	44.4	34.8	86.4	3.0	4.4	2.2	0.1	11.3
2008-09	Arizona State	35	430	43.3	44.8	83.5	2.5	4.8	2.1	0.4	12.3
Career	Arizona State	135	1317	42.6	39.9	83.0	2.5	4.0	2.0	0.2	9.8

WNBA career

January was drafted with the 6th overall pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever. As a rookie in the WNBA she was granted the starting point guard position by Coach Lin Dunn. January was the Fever's third-leading scorer on the 2012 team that won the WNBA Championship. In 2014, she was named to her first WNBA All-Star team.

International career

For the 2009–2010 off season she played in Turkey for Tarsus Belediyes. In 2010–2011 she played in Israel for Raanana Hertzeliya.

Coaching career

January spent the 2013-14 off-season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Adelphi University women's basketball program. With January's help, the team advanced to the NCAA tournament as a #2 seed, after losing 48 games over the previous 3 seasons.

References

Indiana Fever roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs C 11 Achonwa, Natalie 6' 4" (1.93m) 183 lb (83kg) 11-22-1992 Notre Dame 1 F 24 Catchings, Tamika 6' 1" (1.85m) 167 lb (76kg) 07-21-1979 Tennessee 14 G/F 25 Coleman, Marissa 6' 1" (1.85m) 160 lb (73kg) 01-04-1987 Maryland 7 G 20 January, Briann 5' 8" (1.73m) 144 lb (65kg) 01-11-1987 Arizona State 7 G 42 Johnson, Shenise 5' 11" (1.8m) 172 lb (78kg) 12-09-1990 Miami (FL) 4 F 12 Kizer, Lynetta 6' 4" (1.93m) 230 lb (104kg) 04-04-1990 Maryland 4 F 2 Larkins, Erlana 6' 1" (1.85m) 205 lb (93kg) 04-02-1986 North Carolina 6 G 33 Lucas, Maggie 5' 10" (1.78m) 152 lb (69kg) 11-29-1991 Penn State 2 G 3 Mitchell, Tiffany 5' 9" (1.75m) 152 lb (69kg) 09-23-1984 South Carolina R G 30 Moseley, Brene 5' 7" (1.7m) 120 lb (54kg) 11-25-1993 Maryland R F 14 Peters, Devereaux 6' 2" (1.88m) 174 lb (79kg) 10-08-1989 Notre Dame 4 G 17 Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 05-02-1991 Rutgers 1 East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA	Head coach Stephanie White (Purdue) Assistant coaches Steven Key (Boston University) Gary Kloppenburg (UC San Diego) Athletic trainer Todd Champlin (Daemen) Strength and conditioning coach David Williams (Central Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured WNBA roster page