University of Minnesota Athletics
2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 3
Deja Winters
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 5-11
- High School:
- Richmond Heights HS
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Prev School:
- North Carolina A&T/Seton Hall
Bio
CAREER
Registered the 10th best three-point field goal percentage (min. 50 attempts) in program history at 41.6 percent... Ended the 2021-22 season tied for the eighth-most threes in a single season (74) with Katie Ohm...
2021-22: GRADUATE SEASON
Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten by the members of the media... After the season competed at the 3-Point Championship at the Men's Final Four in New Orleans... Played in all 33 games and started in the final 28 games... Averaged 11.2 points per game with the Gophers while averaging 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game... Shot a team-high, and single-season career high, 41.6 percent from the 3-point line which is the 10th best in program history... Shot 88.6 percent from the free throw line (39-of-44)... Led the team in blocks (34) and steals (49)... Reached the 1,000-point career milestone against Ohio (12/15) and ended her career with 1,240 points in five collegiate seasons... Erupted for a career-high 30 points on the road against No. 25/24 Iowa (2/9), scoring 25 of those in the second half while also snagging five steals... hit a season-high six threes against No. 10/9 Maryland (1/9), finishing with 20 points and four rebounds... Scored 20 or more points three times and scored in double figures 18 times during the year... Scored in double figures in her first game with the Gophers, scoring 11 against Jacksonville (11/9) in the season opener... Started her first game for the Gophers in the Bahamas at the Battle 4 Atlantis, scoring 16 points in 33 minutes while adding six rebounds in a win over Syracuse... Averaged 15.6 points per game and shot 10-of-21 from three and averaged 2.0 steals and 1.3 blocks per game at the Battle 4 Atlantis... Hit 74 threes on the season, tied for the eighth-most in a single season in program history with Katie Ohm (2008-09).
2020-21: REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON (at North Carolina A&T)
Second-Team All-American by BoxtoRow.com ... First Team All-MEAC ... played in all 17 games with 11 starts ... finished second on the squad (fourth in MEAC) with 14.1 points per game, also had 3.2 rebounds, 2.1 steals (fifth in MEAC) and 1.7 assists per contest ... led the MEAC in 3-pointers made and attempted (52-120), and 3-point percentage (34.7) ... her 3.06 3's made per game also led the MEAC and ranked 12th nationally ... ranked second in the MEAC with a .394 field goal percentage ... had 11 games with double-digit scoring, including eight with at least 20 points ... had 12 games with at least two made 3-pointers and eight games with at least four made 3's ... also had eight games with at least three steals ... made a go-ahead 3-pointer with just 3.0 seconds left in the MEAC Tournament Championship, sending North Carolina A&T to the NCAA Tournament ... scored 20+ points in three straight games with 22 vs. Morgan State in the MEAC Tournament (3/12) and 20 in back-to-back games against North Carolina Central (2/27-28) ... registered a season-high 26 points at N.C. Central (2/13) ... scored 21 points on seven made 3-pointers at South Carolina State (1/10) ... tallied 21 points and a season-high seven rebounds vs. Averett (1/3) ... had seven made 3's and finished with 25 points versus Elon (12/20)
2019-20: REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (at North Carolina A&T)
Played in 28 games with 12 starts, averaging a team-high 11.8 points along with 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest ... second in the conference in 3-point percentage (33.5), third in 3-pointers made (61) and made per game (2.18) and fifth in 3's attempted (182) ... reached double figures in 17 contests, reaching the 20-point mark on three occasions ... scored 20 points behind six made 3-pointers at Coppin State (1/18) ... recorded a career-high 27 points with six made 3's at Clemson (12/20) ... tallied 21 points vs. Miami (FL) with 11 made free throws (11/22) ... scored 17 points with career-high nine rebounds at North Carolina State (11/6)
2018-19: JUNIOR SEASON (at North Carolina A&T)
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules
2017-18: SOPHOMORE SEASON (at Seton Hall)
Appeared in all 32 contests with six starts ... played 13.9 minutes per game, averaging 4.6 points and 1.8 rebounds ... reached double figures five times ... tallied 10 points vs. Georgetown (1/14) ... posted 12 points at Marquette (12/30) ... scored a season-high 16 points at DePaul (12/28) ... went for 11 points versus UCLA (12/17) ... scored 11 points against Princeton (11/16)
2016-17: FRESHMAN SEASON (at Seton Hall)
Two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Dec. 5 & Jan. 2) ... made 26 appearances and four starts … averaged 5.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 20.4 minutes per game … knocked down 28 3-pointers and added 21 blocks and 27 steals … shot 43.5 percent from 3-point range in BIG EAST play … hit both 3-pointers she attempted and finished with nine points in a win over Providence in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round (3/4) ... recorded a three blocked shots in a win over Xavier (1/27) ... dropped a season-high 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting against Providence (1/20) … scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in a win over St. John’s (12/30) ... connected on four 3-pointers in a 16-point outing at Princeton (11/30) … scored 16 points and snared six rebounds and three steals in a win over Boston College (11/17)
HIGH SCHOOL
USA TODAY Second Team Ohio All-State as a senior … averaged 27 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals per game during her final campaign … News-Herald Player of the Year … Associated Press Division IV Player of the Year … finalist for Ohio Ms. Basketball Award … helped lead Richmond Heights to its first district title as a junior … averaged over 20 points per game to eclipse the 1,000 career point mark during her junior season … named Division III All-District Player of the Year … All-District and All-Ohio … named to Cleveland.com Honorable Mention All-State list
Registered the 10th best three-point field goal percentage (min. 50 attempts) in program history at 41.6 percent... Ended the 2021-22 season tied for the eighth-most threes in a single season (74) with Katie Ohm...
2021-22: GRADUATE SEASON
Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten by the members of the media... After the season competed at the 3-Point Championship at the Men's Final Four in New Orleans... Played in all 33 games and started in the final 28 games... Averaged 11.2 points per game with the Gophers while averaging 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game... Shot a team-high, and single-season career high, 41.6 percent from the 3-point line which is the 10th best in program history... Shot 88.6 percent from the free throw line (39-of-44)... Led the team in blocks (34) and steals (49)... Reached the 1,000-point career milestone against Ohio (12/15) and ended her career with 1,240 points in five collegiate seasons... Erupted for a career-high 30 points on the road against No. 25/24 Iowa (2/9), scoring 25 of those in the second half while also snagging five steals... hit a season-high six threes against No. 10/9 Maryland (1/9), finishing with 20 points and four rebounds... Scored 20 or more points three times and scored in double figures 18 times during the year... Scored in double figures in her first game with the Gophers, scoring 11 against Jacksonville (11/9) in the season opener... Started her first game for the Gophers in the Bahamas at the Battle 4 Atlantis, scoring 16 points in 33 minutes while adding six rebounds in a win over Syracuse... Averaged 15.6 points per game and shot 10-of-21 from three and averaged 2.0 steals and 1.3 blocks per game at the Battle 4 Atlantis... Hit 74 threes on the season, tied for the eighth-most in a single season in program history with Katie Ohm (2008-09).
2020-21: REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON (at North Carolina A&T)
Second-Team All-American by BoxtoRow.com ... First Team All-MEAC ... played in all 17 games with 11 starts ... finished second on the squad (fourth in MEAC) with 14.1 points per game, also had 3.2 rebounds, 2.1 steals (fifth in MEAC) and 1.7 assists per contest ... led the MEAC in 3-pointers made and attempted (52-120), and 3-point percentage (34.7) ... her 3.06 3's made per game also led the MEAC and ranked 12th nationally ... ranked second in the MEAC with a .394 field goal percentage ... had 11 games with double-digit scoring, including eight with at least 20 points ... had 12 games with at least two made 3-pointers and eight games with at least four made 3's ... also had eight games with at least three steals ... made a go-ahead 3-pointer with just 3.0 seconds left in the MEAC Tournament Championship, sending North Carolina A&T to the NCAA Tournament ... scored 20+ points in three straight games with 22 vs. Morgan State in the MEAC Tournament (3/12) and 20 in back-to-back games against North Carolina Central (2/27-28) ... registered a season-high 26 points at N.C. Central (2/13) ... scored 21 points on seven made 3-pointers at South Carolina State (1/10) ... tallied 21 points and a season-high seven rebounds vs. Averett (1/3) ... had seven made 3's and finished with 25 points versus Elon (12/20)
2019-20: REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (at North Carolina A&T)
Played in 28 games with 12 starts, averaging a team-high 11.8 points along with 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest ... second in the conference in 3-point percentage (33.5), third in 3-pointers made (61) and made per game (2.18) and fifth in 3's attempted (182) ... reached double figures in 17 contests, reaching the 20-point mark on three occasions ... scored 20 points behind six made 3-pointers at Coppin State (1/18) ... recorded a career-high 27 points with six made 3's at Clemson (12/20) ... tallied 21 points vs. Miami (FL) with 11 made free throws (11/22) ... scored 17 points with career-high nine rebounds at North Carolina State (11/6)
2018-19: JUNIOR SEASON (at North Carolina A&T)
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules
2017-18: SOPHOMORE SEASON (at Seton Hall)
Appeared in all 32 contests with six starts ... played 13.9 minutes per game, averaging 4.6 points and 1.8 rebounds ... reached double figures five times ... tallied 10 points vs. Georgetown (1/14) ... posted 12 points at Marquette (12/30) ... scored a season-high 16 points at DePaul (12/28) ... went for 11 points versus UCLA (12/17) ... scored 11 points against Princeton (11/16)
2016-17: FRESHMAN SEASON (at Seton Hall)
Two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Dec. 5 & Jan. 2) ... made 26 appearances and four starts … averaged 5.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 20.4 minutes per game … knocked down 28 3-pointers and added 21 blocks and 27 steals … shot 43.5 percent from 3-point range in BIG EAST play … hit both 3-pointers she attempted and finished with nine points in a win over Providence in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round (3/4) ... recorded a three blocked shots in a win over Xavier (1/27) ... dropped a season-high 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting against Providence (1/20) … scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in a win over St. John’s (12/30) ... connected on four 3-pointers in a 16-point outing at Princeton (11/30) … scored 16 points and snared six rebounds and three steals in a win over Boston College (11/17)
HIGH SCHOOL
USA TODAY Second Team Ohio All-State as a senior … averaged 27 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals per game during her final campaign … News-Herald Player of the Year … Associated Press Division IV Player of the Year … finalist for Ohio Ms. Basketball Award … helped lead Richmond Heights to its first district title as a junior … averaged over 20 points per game to eclipse the 1,000 career point mark during her junior season … named Division III All-District Player of the Year … All-District and All-Ohio … named to Cleveland.com Honorable Mention All-State list
Gophers Win Season Opener 2-1
Thursday, August 15
