The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Williams, Janeka

Jersey Number 11
Janeka Williams
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Memphis East
Bio
2015-16 (Junior)
- Saw action in 19 games
2014-15 (Sophomore)
- Scored in double figures three times, including two games with a career-high 11 points (UC Irvine and Middle Tennessee)
- Third on the team with 21.2 minutes per game, improving from 8.7 minutes as a freshman
- Shot over 50 percent from the field in 11 games
- Was 4-of-5 from the field (.800), finishing with 10 points and added a career-high seven rebounds against Middle Tennessee (1/4)
- Scored 11 points on 3-of-4 field goals and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line to help UAB top Middle Tennessee (2/28)
- Had a career-best scoring streak of 13-straight games and closed out the season scoring in nine consecutive contests
- Played in all 31 games and started 26
- Earned first career start against UC Irvine in the Loyola Marymount Tournament
2013-14 (Freshman)
- Scored in 10 games as a freshman
- Finished with a season-best nine points against Western Illinois (11/9)
- Brought down a season-high four rebounds in the win over Samford (11/24)
- Tallied a rebound in 13 games
- Dished out a season-best five assists against Eastern Illinois (11/26)
- Appeared in 29 games
High School
- Played her prep career at Memphis East High School in Memphis, Tenn.
- Was her team's second-leading scorer with 13.1 points per game last season
- Recognized by ESPN HoopGurlz after she scored 20 points at the Peach State Hoops Holiday Invitational in December.
- Saw action in 19 games
2014-15 (Sophomore)
- Scored in double figures three times, including two games with a career-high 11 points (UC Irvine and Middle Tennessee)
- Third on the team with 21.2 minutes per game, improving from 8.7 minutes as a freshman
- Shot over 50 percent from the field in 11 games
- Was 4-of-5 from the field (.800), finishing with 10 points and added a career-high seven rebounds against Middle Tennessee (1/4)
- Scored 11 points on 3-of-4 field goals and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line to help UAB top Middle Tennessee (2/28)
- Had a career-best scoring streak of 13-straight games and closed out the season scoring in nine consecutive contests
- Played in all 31 games and started 26
- Earned first career start against UC Irvine in the Loyola Marymount Tournament
2013-14 (Freshman)
- Scored in 10 games as a freshman
- Finished with a season-best nine points against Western Illinois (11/9)
- Brought down a season-high four rebounds in the win over Samford (11/24)
- Tallied a rebound in 13 games
- Dished out a season-best five assists against Eastern Illinois (11/26)
- Appeared in 29 games
High School
- Played her prep career at Memphis East High School in Memphis, Tenn.
- Was her team's second-leading scorer with 13.1 points per game last season
- Recognized by ESPN HoopGurlz after she scored 20 points at the Peach State Hoops Holiday Invitational in December.
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