Where Is Janiah Barker From?

Janiah Barker is a college basketball junior forward for the UCLA Bruins. According to USA Basketball, she won a gold medal at the 2021 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup and the 2019 FIBA Americas Women's U16 Championship. She also bagged silver in the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. Before moving to the UCLA Basketball team, she played for the Texas A&M Aggies, a team that competes in NCAA Division I women's basketball. As a freshman at Texas A&M, she was named SEC Freshman of the Week twice. She played in 19 games and started nine of them and led the Aggies with a team-high 12.7 points per game.

As a sophomore in the 2023-24 season, Barker attended 30 games and started 27 of them. She averaged 12.2. points per game in addition to her 7.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.3 steals. That season, she recorded eight double-doubles. Her name was enlisted in the 2023 Preseason All-SEC First Team and 2023 Raising the B.A.R. All-Tournament Team. Additionally, Barker was also named to the 2023-24 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll and was on the 2023 Katrina McClain Watchlist as per her official roster on the Texas A&M website.

Janiah Barker hometown

Janiah Barker is from Marietta, Georgia, United States, but she grew up in Tampa Florida, as per the official USA Basketball website. She attended Tampa Bay Technical High School in Tampa, Florida, and moved to Montverde Academy for her senior year. As a senior, she led her side to its first-ever GEICO High School National Championship in 2022. She was a WBCA, McDonald’s, and Jordan Brand All-American.

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Janiah Barker nationality

Janiah Barker is American by nationality according to her official athlete profile on the FIBA Basketball website.

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