Background
Briann Jolie January was born in Spokane, Washington on January 11, 1987, the daughter of Barry, a karate instructor, and Sally, a teacher.
Briann Jolie January was born in Spokane, Washington on January 11, 1987, the daughter of Barry, a karate instructor, and Sally, a teacher.
January was a 2005 graduate of in Spokane, Washington, earning first-team all-state honors by both the Associated Press and the Seattle Times. January served as a team captain in track and field as a senior. She won the state high jump title in 2004, with her personal best in the high jump being 5–8.
Led Lewis and Clark to a 25–3 record and an appearance in the state semifinals as a senior, averaging 13 points a game in her final season, and was team Most Valuable Player and assists leader in each of her four seasons.
She currently plays the point guard position for the Indiana Fever in the Women's National Basketball Association. As a freshman, January was named to the Pac-10"s 2006 All-Freshman Team after a season in which she finished first on the team in both assists (86) and steals (46). The 86 assists represented the second-highest total ever for a Sun Devil freshman. 3 in the Pac-10 in steals (21 per game), Number.
4 in assists (40 per game), Number.
4 in assist-to-turnover ratio (167) and Number. 6 in free throw percentage (817).
In her final season as a Sun Devil, January set the school"s single-season record for 3-point field goals (65). After four seasons as a Sun Devil, January is the only player in school history to lead the team in steals and assists four straight years.
Entering her senior season at Arizona State in 2008, January appeared on a regional cover of Sports Illustrated with fellow Sun Devil, and future National Basketball Association star, James Harden.
Source January was drafted with the 6th overall pick in the 2009 Women's National Basketball Association Draft by the Indiana Fever. As a rookie in the Women's National Basketball Association she was granted the starting point guard position by Coach Lin Dunn. In 2014, she was named to her first Women's National Basketball Association All-Star team
Foreign the 2009–2010 off season she played in Turkey for Tarsus Belediyes.
In 2010–2011 she played in Israel for Raanana Hertzeliya. January spent the 2013-2014 off-season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Adelphi University women"s basketball program
With January"s help, the team advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament as a #2 seed, after losing 48 games over the previous 3 seasons.