United StatesCOLLEGE — West Virginia — Drafted No. 27 overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA Draft …11th player in program history to be drafted by a WNBA team and first since 2021… named the 2024-25 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year along with earning All-Big 12 First Team and All-Big 12 Defensive Team honors (2024-25) … only player in West Virginia history to be named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year, doing so in back-to-back seasons (2024-25, 2023-24) …. fourth Mountaineer to reach 2,000 career points … ranks No. 3 all-time in points scored (2,016) at West Virginia … No. 5 all-time in scoring average (16.00) … ranks No. 3 all-time with 328 career steals.
HIGH SCHOOL — Attended Lake Taylor High School (Norfolk, Virginia) … averaged 17.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals per game… named the VHSCA 4A Player of the Year in 2019 … named to the USA Today Virginia All-State second team and led team to a VHSL 4A State Championship (2019).
PERSONAL — Born Oct. 24, 2002 … daughter of John and Nikosha Quinerly … has one brother … full name is Ja’Naiya … majored in Criminology … played AAU basketball for Boo Williams EYBL.
