Troy University Athletics
2021-22 Basketball (W) Roster
Roster
Jada Walton
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Lithonia, Ga.
- High School:
- Southwest Dekalb HS
- Prev School:
- Texas Tech
Honors
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2017-18 & 2018-19)
Senior (2021-22)
Saw action in 26 games, making three starts… Totaled 85 points, 45 rebounds, 17 assist, 21 steals and five blocks to help lead Troy to the Sun Belt regular season title… Drained 15 shots from distance… Tallied back-to-back double-digit scoring contests against Wake Forest (12) and Tulane (10)
Texas Tech
Did not play in 2020-21 due to injury or in 2019-20 due to NCAA transfer rules
Texas A&M
Sophomore (2018-19)
Played in 32 games, starting two, and used as the team’s defensive stopper … Led or co-led the A&M bench in points, rebounds, blocks and steals … Scored a season-high 14 points against UTRGV, adding in four rebounds … Averaged 4.0 points, 2.5 assists and 3.0 steals in the Aggies’ SEC Tournament run
Freshman (2017-18)
Played in 26 games … Earned the team’s Academic Award … Averaged 1.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … Averaged 10.0 minutes per game in the SEC Tournament … Scored five points three times, including five points in the SEC Tournament win over Arkansas (Mar. 1) … Scored a season-high six points against Rice, going 3-of-3 from the field (Nov. 29) … Grabbed four rebounds twice, against Hawai’i (Dec. 20) and Ole Miss (Feb. 8) … Had three rebounds at No. 2 Mississippi State (Feb. 18) … Scored five points at Arkansas (Feb. 22)
High School
Ranked as the No. 30 guard in her signing class ... Rated by espnW HoopGurlz as a three-star recruit ... Helped Southwest DeKalb to a 79-17 record as a four-year starter ... Named Dekalb County 2016-17 Player of the Year by Atlanta Journal-Constitution, after averaging 14.1 points and 5.3 rebounds as a senior ... Named to the All-Metro Atlanta Third Team by Atlanta Tipoff Club in 2017 ... Earned All-Metro honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17 seasons ... Helped Southwest DeKalb to the 2016 Georgia 5A State Title, while averaging 12.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists ... As a sophomore, Walton averaged 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.2 steals ... Played AAU basketball for Douglasville Lady Tigers ... Played lacrosse and ran cross country
Personal
Jada Danielle Walton... Born January 20, 1999... Daughter of Grant Walton and the late Danielle Walton... Has two siblings, Jerell and Jarrett... Graduated with her bachelor's degree in human science... Pursuing her master's degree in sport management
