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Jersey Number 21
Zakiya Stephenson
- Year:
- 4th Year
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- High School:
- Princess Anne
- Previous:
- Ole Miss
- Major:
- Communication Studies
Career Highlights:Â
2025-26:
2024-25:
2023-24 at Ole Miss:
High School:
Personal:
- 2026 Sun Belt Conference Tournament ChampionÂ
2025-26:
- Started in 34 out of 35 games
- Averaged 7.9 points and 4.1 assists in 28.1 minutes per game
- Led the team in assists (145) and was second in steals (65)
- Tied for second in the Sun Belt Conference in total assists (145) and tied for sixth in assist/turnover ratio at 1.3
- Scored in double figures in nine contests
- Recorded 24 games with five or more assists
- Dished out a career-high 10 assists in a 73-53 win versus Boston College (11/28)
- Scored a career-high 22 points against Georgia State (1/1), knocking down 4-of-6 (.667) from three-point range
- Came away with five steals versus Liberty (11/12) and Marshall (1/15)
- Averaged 9.0 points, 4.0 assists, and 2.7 rebounds per game in the Sun Belt Conference Championship tournament
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2026)
2024-25:
- Played in all 36 games, making 35 starts
- Averaged 4.5 points, 3.0 assists, and 2.8 rebounds in 23.8 minutes per game
- Finished first on the team in assists (109) and assists per game (3.0), and third in steals (42)
- Scored in double figures five times
- Registered a career-high 13 points against Gardner-Webb (11/17) and Marshall (1/15)
- Also tied her career high of seven assists and knocked down 3-of-5 (.600) from three versus the Runnin’ Bulldogs (11/17)
- Brought in a career-best nine rebounds against Georgia Southern (1/11)
- Tied her career high of four steals at Villanova (12/15)
- Finished with a stat line of 10 points, seven assists and seven rebounds versus App State (2/13)
2023-24 at Ole Miss:
- Appeared in 30 games, making five starts
- Averaged 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game in 11.8 minutes
- Dished out 50 assists, the third-highest total on the team
- Recorded five or more assists in three games, becoming the first Rebel freshman to do so since the 2019 season
High School:
- Led Princess Anne to 5A Virginia State Championships in 2020-2021 and 2022-23
- Rated as a four-star prospect and the No. 88 player in the nation by ESPN's HoopGurlz and the No. 29 player in Virginia by MaxPreps
Personal:
- Daughter of Shemieka Sutton and James Stephenson
- Sister Kishona Sutton played basketball at Virginia Union
- Has one brother, Quinton
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