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2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster

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5 Janessa Williams

5 Janessa Williams

  • Hometown:
    Lake Worth, Fla.
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Guard
  • High School:
    The King's Academy
  • Major:
    Nursing/Health Sciences

Summary

Biography

2026-27:

Through Nov. 7, 2026, has 43 points, 21 rebounds and six assists in three starts (14.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game).

  • Led LIU with 22 points on 8-for-10 shooting, including 4-for-5 from 3-point range, in the season opener at Rutgers on Nov. 2, 2026. Added eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.
  • Led LIU with 19 points on 9-for-12 shooting and five rebounds at Texas State on Nov. 4, 2026. Shared the team lead with four assists.
  • Grabbed a team-high eight rebounds to match her season high at Pittsburgh on Nov. 7, 2026. Added two points and a block.
  • NEC Prime Performer Nov. 9

2025-26: 

  • First-team All-NEC selection 
  • Six-time NEC Prime Performer 
  • NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll 
  • Per-Game Averages: 13.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists 
  • Stats: 25 apps., 25 starts, 45.6% FG, 38.6% 3pt FG, 23 steals, 6 blocks 
  • Season Highs: 29 points (Feb. 19 vs. Saint Francis), 11 rebounds (Feb. 14 vs. New Haven), 4 assists (Jan. 15 vs. Le Moyne), 3 steals (Jan. 2 at CCSU) 
  • Finished the season top 10 in the NEC in several statistical categories: rebounds per game (6.8, fifth), points per game (13.2, seventh) and free-throw percentage (72.2%, eighth)
2024-25:
  • Nine-time NEC Prime Performer (Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Dec. 2, Dec. 16, Dec. 23, Jan. 6, Jan. 22, Feb. 24, March 7) 
  • NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll 
  • Per-Game Averages: 35.3 minutes, 12 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1 assist 
  • Stats: 30 apps., 30 starts, 35.2% FG, 29.5% 3-point FG, 72.4% FT, 39 steals, 6 blocks 
  • Season Highs: 23 points (Feb. 27 at Wagner), 13 rebounds (Jan. 4 at Chicago State), 4 assists (2x, Last: Feb. 1 vs. Chicago State), 4 steals (Feb. 8 at Stonehill) 
  • Finished the season in the NEC's top 10 in several statistical categories (third in rebounds per game, fifth in 3-point field goals made per game and eighth in free-throw percentage) 
2023-24:
  • Appeared in all 30 games, averaging 3.6 points per game
  • Averaged 16.8 minutes and 5.0 rebounds per game
  • Recorded double-digit rebounds four times
  • Scored season-high 12 points in an NEC quarterfinal at FDU on March 11
  • NEC Rookie of the Week on Nov. 13
  • Made collegiate debut and scored first collegiate points at St. John's on Nov. 6

Background:
  • Graduated from The King's Academy High School in West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2023
  • Played four seasons of varsity basketball, captaining team for three years
  • Selected Sun-Sentinel Player of the Year in 2022-23 and Palm Beach Post first-team all-county as a junior and senior
  • Team had two state Final Four appearances, two regional championships, three district titles and school-record three-year home unbeaten streak
  • Produced 1,073 points during prep career
  • Averaged 16.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game as a senior
  • Became first athlete in King's Academy history to earn Florida Dairy Farmers 3A Player of the Year Award and first to sign with a Division I school for women's basketball
  • Attended Santaluces Community High School as a freshman and sophomore
  • State qualifier in long jump while competing in varsity track

Personal:
  • Daughter of Diana and Brian Williams
  • Has four siblings, Jasmine, Brianna, Brian and Victoria
  • Nursing/health sciences major
  • Born Dec. 30, 2004
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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2023-24Freshman

    Guard
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2024-25Sophomore

    Guard
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2025-26Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2026-27Senior

    Guard
    5'9"
    5
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