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Janai Crooms

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Janai Crooms
APR
PositionGuard[1]
Personal information
Born23 June 1999
Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S.
NationalityRwandan /American
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High schoolSt. Andrews
(Barrington, Rhode Island)
College

Janai Crooms (born 23 June 1999) is a Rwandan-American basketball player.[2]

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Janai Crooms Robertson - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  3. ^ "Janai Crooms - 2019-20 - Women's Basketball". Ohio State. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  4. ^ "Athlete of the Week: Janai Crooms". The Cowl. Archived from the original on 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball". Michigan State University Athletics. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball BIG EAST Tournament Notes vs. Georgetown". Providence College Athletics. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (2023-10-22). "Crooms joins APR ahead of FIBA Africa women's championship". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  9. ^ Bahizi, Heritier (2023-08-08). "Meet the women who made Rwanda proud at 2023 Afrobasket". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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