Redshirt Senior Year – 2019-20
An All-MEAC Second-Team performer … Named to the Preseason All-MEAC Second Team as well … Started all 30 games, averaging 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.7 steals in 35.4 minutes per game … Shot 41 percent from the field (149-of-366) with a team-high 38 3-pointers, and went 86-of-116 (74.1 percent) from the free throw line … Was named MEAC Co-Player of the Week and BOXTOROW National HBCU Player of the Week following a 27-point outing on 10-of-19 shooting against Delaware State on Feb. 8 … Shot 10-of-19 from the floor to go along with four rebounds, five assists and four steals in an overtime win … Scored a career-high 36 points on 12-of-18 shooting, 4-of-6 from deep, to go with a career-high nine rebounds, four assists and two steals in a come-from-behind win at North Carolina Central on Feb. 3 … Marked the second-most points scored in a game by an NSU player in the program’s Division I history … Ranked second in the MEAC in free throw percentage (74.1), third in minutes (35.4), fifth in scoring (14.1), ninth in assists (2.7), 10
th in steals (1.7), 12
th in 3-pointers (1.3), 13
th in field goal percentage (40.7) and defensive rebounds (3.5), and 14
th in 3-point field goal percentage (29.0) … At the national level, ranked in the top 100 in minutes per game, and in the top 250 in scoring and steals per game … Finished her career second all-time at NSU in free throw percentage at 76.6 as well as 12
th in scoring (13.8), 16
th in 3-pointers (57) … Finished with the fifth-most points (422) in the program’s D-I history … Made it three straight 20-point games, following NCCU and DSU, with 22 points on 7-of-14 shooting with five boards in a win over Morgan State on Feb. 15 … Scored in double figures in the last 10 games and 16 of the last 17 games of the year … Went for 29 points on 10-of-14 from the floor, including a career-high five 3-pointers, with nine rebounds, a career-high six assists and three steals in a win over U-Va. Lynchburg on Nov. 14 … Had one more 20-point game with 24 at Howard on Feb. 11, hitting four 3-pointers with three rebounds and three assists … On a road trip to Florida A&M (Feb. 22) and Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 24), scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting with five assists in the first game, followed by 18 points with five rebounds and two assists in the second … Totaled 16 points, hitting 8-of-11 from the free throw line, with five rebounds in the first MEAC game of the year against B-CU on Jan. 4 … Went for 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting in a win over High Point on Nov. 20 with seven rebounds, four assists and three steals … Two games later, shot 7-of-14 for 18 points, three rebounds and three steals in a victory over North Florida on Nov. 29 … Knocked down three 3-pointers with 17 points and four boards in a win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Jan. 18.
Redshirt Junior Year – 2018-19
Named the team’s most valuable player … Played in 21 games, earning 16 starts … Averaged 13.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.3 steals on 44.5-percent shooting in 30.7 minutes per game … Led the Spartans in scoring average, steal average and free throw percentage (.802) while ranking second in total steals (49) and points (280) and third in field goal percentage … Scored in double figures in 18 games, leading NSU in points 13 occasions … Also led the team in steals in 11 games … Named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 27 … Ranked eighth in NSU single-season history in free throw percentage … Joined the program’s Division I era single-season record board in both scoring (12th) and steal average (seventh) … Scored 12 points with six rebounds and two steals against Old Dominion on Nov. 9, beginning a stretch of 12-straight games in double figures … Scored 20 points for the first time against Cheyney on Nov. 13, hitting a season-high four treys and pulling down six boards … Had 16 points, seven boards and four steals in a win over Navy on Nov. 18 … Named to the Christmas City Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 11 points, six rebounds and five steals across two games … Netted 12 points with eight boards and three steals against host Lehigh on the first day of the Christmas City Classic on Nov. 24 then followed up with 10 points and a career-high seven steals in the consolation game against Liberty … Notched her second 20-point outing in the MEAC opener against Delaware State, finishing with 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting … Sank six free throws in a 16-point, five-rebound, two-assist outing at Howard on Feb. 2 … Assisted a season-best four times in a win at Morgan State on Feb. 23 … Closed out the season on a tear, averaging 18.3 points on 51.1 percent (24-of-47) shooting in the final four games … Scored 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including a 2-for-2 mark from deep, with six rebounds in the regular season finale against Howard on March 7 … Named to the All-MEAC Tournament team after averaging 18 points in the Spartans’ push to the title game … Had 18 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals against Howard in the quarterfinals … Scored 18 again with two treys and five boards in the semifinal upset of North Carolina A&T … Finished with 18 points and three steals against Bethune-Cookman in the championship game.
2017-18
Did not compete.
Junior College
At South Georgia Technical College (Sophomore Year – 2016-17)
Averaged 15 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game … Shot 62 percent from the field, the sixth-best mark in National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division-I, and 82.6 percent from the charity stripe … Received Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Player of the Week honors for four-straight weeks.
At South Georgia Technical College (Freshman Year – 2015-16)
Played in 29 games for the Lady Jets, averaging 7.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.5 assists per game.
High School
A four-year letterwinner for head coach Billy Stokes at First Colonial High School … Graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer … Averaged 21 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.8 steals per game as a senior to lead all of South Hampton Roads in scoring … Named All-Coastal Conference (ACC) Player of the Year as a senior, also earned first team All-ACC honors and first team All-Group 6A South Region … Averaged 18.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.7 steals as a junior in 2013-14 … Received first team All-ACC and All-Group 6A South region teams.
Personal
Full name is La’Deja Antoinette James … Prefers to go by Deja or Dey … Born on Nov. 1, 1996 … Daughter of Dana Harris … Has six siblings … Majoring in early childhood education … Enjoys photography and babysitting.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
36, vs. N.C. Central (2/3/20) |
| FG Made |
12, vs. N.C. Central (2/3/20) |
| FG ATT. |
21, at Howard (1/11/20) |
| 3Pt. FG Made |
5, vs. Va. Lynchburg (11/14/19) |
| 3Pt. FG ATT. |
9 (2x), last: vs. MDES (1/18/20) |
| FT Made |
8 (3x), last: at North Carolina Central (2/3/20) |
| FT ATT |
11, vs. Bethune-Cookman (1/4/20) |
| Rebounds |
9 (4x), last: at North Carolina Central (2/3/20) |
| Assists |
6, vs. Va. Lynchburg (11/14/19) |
| Steals |
7, vs. Liberty (11/25/18) |
| Blocks |
2 (3x), last: at Morgan State (3/5/20) |
| Minutes |
43 (2x), last: vs. Howard (2/29/20) |
