In The News
- 1/15/20: The Final Four: Women's basketball seniors reflect on their final year - Inyoung Choi (The Stanford Daily)
- 3/20/19: Stanford's Carrington is having a breakout season - Michelle Smith (Pac-12.com)
- 1/22/19: My Stanford Story: DiJonai Carrington [VIDEO] - Stanford Athletics
- 1/17/19: Stanford guard DiJonai Carrington finally tries boxing out — and piles up rebounds - Tom FitzGerald (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 1/18/18: Stanford’s DiJonai Carrington inherited football toughness - Tom FitzGerald (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 8/8/17: From small school to big stage - San Diego County Hoops Report
- 3/29/16: McDonald's All-American DiJonai Carrington emerges from ACL injury with stronger game and outlook - Maggie Hendricks (USA TODAY Sports)
- 3/28/16: Stanford's trio of McDonald's All-Americans continuing to build bonds - Maggie Hendricks (USA TODAY Sports)
- 12/11/14: Amid Super Bowls and Rose Bowl, a budding basketball star grows - Walter Villa (espnW)
Career Accolades | Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs
- Two-time Pac-12 Tournament champion (2017, 2019)
- All-Pac-12 - Coaches and Media (2019)
- Pac-12 All-Tournament Team (2019)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020)
- Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2018-19)
As a Senior (2019-20) | Game-by-Game Stats
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Started the first five games of the season before being sidelined with injury
- Scored a season-high 16 points against San Francisco in the Chase Center (11/9), collecting eight rebounds
- Shot 48.6 from the field, averaging 7.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in her five outings
As a Junior (2018-19) | Game-by-Game Stats • Pac-12 Tournament Champions
- All-Pac-12 (Coaches and Media)
- Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Started all 36 games and averaged 14.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 28.9 minutes
- Shot 45.3 percent from the field (180-of-397), 33.0 percent on 3-pointers (37-of-112) and 68.8 percent at the line (108-of-157)
- Scored 20+ points four times and in double figures in 29 of Stanford's 36 games
- Pulled down 10 or more rebounds in eight games and had seven double-doubles
- One of four Power 5 conference players in the country under 6-feet to average 14.0 points and 7.0 rebounds
- Named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team after averaging 17.3 points and 8.3 rebounds in Las Vegas
- Had a double-double in the semifinal and 22 points and nine rebounds in the final against No. 6 Oregon (3/10)
- Put up a career-high 33 points and 13-rebounds in a 95-85 victory at No. 9 Tennessee (12/18)
- Was 11-of-15 (.733) from the floor and 4-of-5 (.800) from deep
- Became the second player in the past 20 years to have 33 points, 13 rebounds and four made 3-pointers against a ranked opponent
As a Sophomore (2017-18) | Game-by-Game Stats
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Appeared in 32 games and made seven starts
- Averaged 8.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game
- Fourth on the team in scoring, third in rebounding, fourth in assists and first in steals
- Tied for 19th in the Pac-12 in rebounding and tied for 13th in steals
- Shot 40.1 percent from the floor (107-of-267), 28.0 percent from deep (30-of-107) and 68.4 percent on free throws (39-of-57)
- Had the first 20-point game of her career when she dropped in 21 against No. 1 UConn (11/12)
- Pulled down a career-high 22 rebounds one game later against UC Riverside (11/17), tied for third in school history with Kaylee Johnson (twice) and Mikaela Ruef
- Also scored 13 against UC Riverside to collect the first double-double of her career
- Scored 24 and had 10 rebounds against Kent State in Las Vegas (11/23)
- Put up 10 or more points 13 times, including in each game of the NCAA Tournament
- Averaged 13.0 points on 51.7 percent shooting (15-of-29), 4.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals in the NCAA Tournament
- Started seven consecutive games in November and December before missing three straight to close out the nonconference portion of Stanford's schedule
- Set and subsequently matched a career high with five assists in three wins over CSU Bakersfield (11/19), Washington (1/14) and Arizona (1/28)
- Personal-best four steals came at USC (1/19)
- Made three 3-pointers twice against No. 1 UConn (11/12) and at San Francisco (11/29)
- Scored 6.8 points and pulled down 4.8 rebounds in 17 Pac-12 games
- Averaged 8.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals in 25 games as a substitute
- Was the Pac-12's fourth-leading scorer off the bench, second in rebounds and first in steals
As a Freshman (2016-17) | Game-by-Game Stats • Pac-12 Tournament Champions
- Came off the bench in 35 games and averaged 2.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per outing
- Shot 44.3 percent from the floor (35-of-79)
- Handed out 14 assists and had 19 steals
- Averaged a steal every 14 minutes, the best rate on the team
- Scored a season-high seven points in a win over CSUN (11/20)
- Grabbed nine rebounds in a victory against Northeastern (11/24) and had two assists
- Collected three steals in a Pac-12 Tournament win against Washington State (3/3)
- Made a pair of 3-pointers in a victory at Colorado (1/15)
Prior to Stanford
- A 2016 graduate of Horizon Christian Academy in San Diego, Calif.
- Four-year team captain
- A five-star talent, rated as the 34th best player in the country according to ESPN HoopGurlz and 17th by Prospects Nation
- McDonald's All-American (2016)
- Jordan Brand Classic All-American (2016)
- Limited to two and a half seasons due to a pair of ACL surgeries, but owns 16 of 23 possible records for the Lady Panthers
- Career points (2,061)
- Single-season points (905)
- Single-game points (45)
- Career rebounds (1,467)
- Single-season rebounds (695)
- Single-game rebounds (43)
- Career assists (456)
- Single-season assists (238)
- Single-game assists (16)
- Single-season steals (177)
- Single-game steals (15)
- Single-season blocks (74)
- Single-game 3-pointers (10)
- Career free throws made (361)
- Single-season free throws made (185)
- Single-game free throws made (16)
- Averaged 18.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.0 blocks in 20 games as a senior
- McDonald's All-American
- Jordan Brand Classic All-American
- U.S. Army National Scholar-Athlete Award
- U.S. Marines Achievement Award
- San Diego Union-Tribune Player of the Month (March)
- Invited to the U19 National Team Trials
- San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic team captain
- One of Cal Hi Sports' top 10 players
- First team all-state
- CIF Division V Player of the Year
- Division V All-CIF first team
- First team All-Coastal League
- First team all-county
- Horizon made a Division III state tournament appearance
- As a junior, averaged 27.4 points, 21.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.3 steals to lead Horizon Christian to the CIF-San Diego Section Division I Championship
- Coastal League Player of the Year
- First team all-state
- First team All-CIF
- First team All-Coastal League
- First team all-county
- Invited to the U19 National Team Trials
- San Diego Union Tribune Player of the Month (January)
- San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic team captain
- Posted 32 double-doubles and set single-game school records for points (42) and rebounds (43)
- Was fifth in the state and 20th in the country in points and first the state in rebounds and fourth in the nation
- Limited to six games as a sophomore and averaged 14.8 points, 18.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.2 steals per game
- Nike Tournament of Champions Black Division MVP
- Scored 31 points in the final against West Campus (Sacramento, Calif.) to lead Horizon to a 60-58 win
- Horizon advanced to the Division V state final four
- Nike Tournament of Champions Black Division MVP
- Named California State Freshman of the Year in 2013 after averaging 20.3 points, 11.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 5.2 steals in 34 games
- CIF Division V Player of the Year
- Division V All-CIF first team
- First team all-state
- First team All-Coastal League
- First team all-county
- Horizon was CIF Division V champions and Division IV state regional runner up
- Invited to the U16 National Team Trials
- Set single-game school records for assists (16) and free throws made (185)
- Totaled 22 double-doubles and had one triple-double and one quadruple-double
- Finished in the top five nationally in points (691), rebounds (392), assists (238) and steals (77)
- Played club for Cal Sparks Gold (2013-15)
- Averaged 18.0 points and 14.0 rebounds per game
- Team went to Nike National Elite Eight in 2013
- Also played volleyball in 2012 and 2014, was a first team all-league performer and was a team captain as a junior
Personal
- Born in San Diego, Calif.
- Daughter of Vickie and Darren Carrington
- Contemplating a career as a forensic psychologist or sports broadcaster
- Has two older siblings, Diarra and Darren
- Diarra played point guard at Daytona State University and the University of New Orleans
- Brother, Darren, was a wide receiver at Oregon (2014-16) and Utah (2017)
- Mother ran track at Northern Arizona
- Father, Darren, played football at Northern Arizona and was a fifth-round draft pick of the Denver Broncos in the 1989 NFL Draft
- Played for the Broncos, Lions, Chargers, Jaguars and Raiders in an eight-year career
- Appeared in Super Bowl XXIV with the Broncos and Super Bowl XXIX with the Chargers
- Played for the Broncos, Lions, Chargers, Jaguars and Raiders in an eight-year career
- Awarded San Diego City and County Academic Athlete of the Year in 2016
- Performed massage outreach for disabled veterans and active military
- Set up a manicure and pedicure station for San Diego's Homeless Thanksgiving Outreach every year
- Has not eaten beef since eighth grade
- Is double-jointed and can jump rope with her arms