2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

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Sacramento State Athletics

2 Ajai Simmons

  • Position G
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Studio City, Calif.
  • High School Brentwood
  • Prev School Illinois State

Biography

Academic Notes: Majoring in accountancy... Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Single-game Career Highs:

Statistics Total Date (Most recent if multiple occasions)
Points 4 Feb. 8, 2020 vs. Weber State
Rebounds 1 Feb. 25, 2021 at Southern Utah (10th time)
Assists 2 Feb. 8, 2020 vs. Weber State
FG Made 1 Feb. 20, 2021 vs. Weber State (Fifth time)
FG Attempts 2 Feb. 20, 2021 vs. Weber State (Fourth time)
3FG Made 1 Feb. 20, 2021 vs. Weber State
3FG Attempts 2 Feb. 20, 2021 vs. Weber State
FT Made 2 Dec. 5, 2020 vs. Eastern Washington (Second time)
FT Attempts 2 March. 9, 2021 vs. Idaho (Fifth time)


2020-21 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 16 games for the Lumberjacks, scoring 9 points, grabbing 5 rebounds and adding 3 assists... Scored 4 points in a victory against Eastern Washington... Played a career-high 7 minutes against Idaho

2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 6 games during the season... Scored 4 points in a victory against Weber State... Also handed out 2 assists against Weber State.

2018-19 (Sophomore): Appeared in one game before suffering a season-ending injury...Played two minutes and attempted one shot at Sacramento State.

Illinois State (2017-18): Played one season for coach Kristen Gillespie...Averaged 0.3 points and 0.2 rebounds in 3.3 minutes per game in her only season...Appeared in 13 games...Scored first career points vs. Bradley...Played a season-high seven minutes vs. Evansville...Recorded one rebound in two games...Tallied her only steal vs. Loyola Chicago...Made 1-of-11 from the field (.091) and made both of her attempts from the free throw line...Totaled four points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter and three-year team captain at Brentwood HS...Three-time All-Gold Coast League...Two-time All-CIF Southern Section...Helped team win the CIF Southern Section championship as a freshman...Also helped team to two more quarterfinal appearances...Averaged 18.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.2 steals per game as a junior...Averaged 14.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore...Honor roll.

Personal: Ajailon D'jenae Simmons was born April 21 in Tacoma, Wash....Daughter of Andre and Gemma Simmons and Leah-Jo Frank...Father, Andre, played basketball at University of Pacific...One older brother, Andre, and one older sister, Margarita...Hobbies include listening to music and hanging out with friends...Most exciting event was going to a Golden State Warriors home game during the NBA playoffs...Chose NAU because Flagstaff is a great location and the staff has amazing energy and creates an environment that she can't wait to be a part of.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018-19Sophomore

    G
    5'9"
    2
  • 2

    2019-20Redshirt Sophomore

    G
    5'9"
    2
  • 2

    2020-21Redshirt Junior

    G
    5'9"
    2