2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

Maria Saldivar
Simon Asher
Maria Saldivar
Maria Saldivar
Maria Saldivar
Simon Asher

3 JJ Nakai

  • Position G
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Flagstaff, Ariz.
  • High School Coconino High School
  • Prev School Pima Community College/Nevada

Biography

Academic Notes: Majoring in university studies... Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2021.

Single-game Career Highs:

Statistics Total Date (Most recent if multiple occasions)
Points 29 Jan. 16, 2021 vs. Montana
Rebounds 5 Feb. 4, 2021 vs. Sacramento State (Third time)
Assists 6 Jan. 16, 2021 vs. Montana (Second time)
Steals 4 Feb. 6, 2021 vs. Sacramento State
FG Made 9 Nov. 25, 2020 at UNLV
FG Attempts 19 Nov. 29, 2020 at Arizona
3FG Made 6 Jan. 16, 2021 vs. Montana
3FG Attempts 10 March 8, 2021 vs. Weber State
FT Made 7 Jan. 16, 2021 vs. Montana
FT Attempts 8 Jan. 16, 2021 vs. Montana

2020-21 (Senior): Played in 25 games, starting 21, during her first season for the Lumberjacks... Earned All-Big Sky Honorable Mention honors while also being named the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year... Immediately stepped in as one of the conference’s top shooters, finishing third in three-pointers per game (2.24), eighth in scoring (13.6) and 13th in assists (2.6)... Hitting 56 three-pointers to lead the team, Nakai’s total ranks ninth on NAU’s single-season list and seventh all-time on a per game basis... Reached a career-high with 29 points against Montana, hitting six three-pointers in the process in addition to finishing 7-of-8 from the free-throw line... Hit multiple threes in 19 of her 25 games, with at least four in five contests... Reached a career-high of six assists in both games against Montana in mid-January.

Nevada (2019-20): Played in 21 of the Wolf Pack’s 31 games in her one season with the team... Started one game against Utah State... Scored a season-high 12 points at home against San Jose State when she hit three 3-pointers... Shot 36.0 percent (27-of-75) from the field, 32.8 percent (19-of-58) from the three-point line and 75 percent (6-of-8) from the free-throw line... Averaged 14.3 minutes per game … Totaled 79 points on the year to average 3.8 points per game … Added 13 rebounds, 11 assists and four steals

Pima Community College (2017-19): Played two seasons for the Aztecs... Earned first team NJCAA Division II All-American honors... Became a two-time ACCAC Player of the Year, a two-time ACCAC All-Region First Team honoree and led the ACCAC in assists in both seasons... Set the program record with 1,397 points and 442 assists... ... Named the ACCAC Division II Player of the Week nine times... Led the ACCAC in scoring during her sophomore year

High School: Graduated from Coconino High School in Flagstaff where she played basketball and ran cross country... Played for head coach Martin Reyes and helped her team win back-to-back region titles in basketball in 2016 and 2017 … Three-time first team all-region, two-time Arizona Daily Sun Player of the Year, first team all-state in 2017

Personal: Born Jacqulynn Julia Nakai on Sept. 30 in Flagstaff... Daughter of Jessica and Chavez Nakai... Has two brothers, Chavez Jr. and Xavier... Most admires her mother for her willingness to go over and beyond for the people she cares about, always working hard and never giving up in any situation

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