2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Williams, Ja'Leah

Jersey Number 12
Ja'Leah Williams
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pompano Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Blanche Ely
- Prev School:
- Miami (FL)
Bio
Louisville - Senior Year (2024-25)
Miami - Junior Year (2023-24)
- Played and started all 33 games while averaging 24.9 minutes per game in her senior season
- Led the team with 3.3 assists per game, was second on the team with 1.6 steals per game to go with 6.7 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game.
- Led the team with nine rebounds and four steals in the NCAA first round win over No. 10 Nebraska
- Had her second career double-double with 16 points and tied a career high with 12 rebounds in the win over Clemson at the ACC Tournament
- Scored 10 points and had six rebounds against #9/#10 North Carolina
- Tied a season high with 13 points and led the team with three assists and four rebounds in the win over #11 Duke
- Tied a season high with 13 points and led the team with four assists in the win over Stanford
- Tallied 11 points and two steals in the win over #21 Cal
- Scored 12 points, recorded five rebounds and led the team with four assists against Virginia Tech
- Recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and a season-high 10 rebounds to go with a team-best seven assists and two steals in the win over Syracuse
- Led the Cards with seven rebounds to go with 13 points, tied a season high with 5-for-11 shooting and had three assists and three steals in the win against #13 Georgia Tech
- Scored 11 points and tied a season high with five field goals to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in the road win over Pitt
- Had a team-best seven assists, seven rebounds and four steals to go with eight points in the win over Miami
- Scored a season-best 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting with six rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over Boston College
- Led the team with seven assists to go with six points, three rebounds and three steals in the win over Memphis
- Had a team-best four assists to go with six points and two steals against Grambling State
- Led the team with six rebounds against #2 UConn
- Had a team-best seven assists in the win over South Florida
- Led the team with eight assists and had six points and two three-pointers against Morehead State
- Tallied nine points to go with a team-best six assists and five rebounds against #20 Kentucky
- Scored nine points on 4-for-4 shooting in the road win over UT Martin
- Led the team with four assists and had six rebounds, four points and two steals against Southern Indiana
- Set a career high with nine assists to go with 11 points, team-high seven rebounds and four steals against #5/#6 UCLA
Miami - Junior Year (2023-24)
- She averaged 7.1 points per game (fourth-best on the team), was second on the squad with 2.7 assists per game and third with 4.5 rebounds per game in her junior year
- Was critical in the win against Duke Jan. 28, scoring 16 points to go with seven rebounds
- Played a big part in Miami’s 60-59 win against UNC in the ACC Tournament Second Round, posting 11 points and seven rebounds
- Set a career high with 12 boards against Virginia Tech March 8
- Came up just short of a double-double in an overtime win against Clemson Feb. 8, posting 11 points and nine rebounds
- Was a consummate distributor in the win against Fordham Nov. 12, tallying seven points, eight assists and three steals
- Started a streak of four-straight double-digit scoring games Dec. 20, posting seven steals and 12 points in the win against Jackson State
- Tallied her non-conference high for points with 14 on 6-for-7 shooting against Alabama State Dec. 28
- Scored four of her 11 points at the line against Louisville Dec. 31
- Grabbed eight boards and scored 10 points at No. 11 Virginia Tech Jan. 11
- Started all 35 games played
- Averaged 6.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game
- Led the Hurricanes in total assists with 93
- Reached double-figure points on eight occasions as a sophomore
- Poured in a career-high 28 points on 10 made field goals against Columbia (11/27)
- Recorded multiple steals in 11 games, including a season-high five against UMES (11/7)
- Started 28 of 34 games played as a freshman
- Was the only freshman to start a game this season
- Led the Hurricanes in steals (65)
- Ranked third on the team in points per game (7.3) and rebounds per game (4.1)
- Totaled nine double-digit outings
- Led all Hurricanes in field goal percentage (minimum 200 attempts) with a .416 clip
- Ranked in the top five among ACC freshmen in steals (first), rebounding (third), scoring (fourth) and assists (fourth), one of just two league rookies to do so
- Finished the season third among ACC players in total steals (65)
- Tallied multiple steals in 17 of 34 games
- Posted a career-best six steals and seven assists against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/6)
- Reached double-digit rebounding numbers for the first time in her career with 10 at Wake Forest
- Attended Blanche Ely High School
- Named the Sun Sentinel Broward County Class 7A-6A Player of the Year in 2019-20
- Earned a spot on the Miami Herald’s First Team and Sun Sentinel’s First Team for two years straight
- As a senior, served as team captain, led her team to its first state championship since 1992
- Totaled 10 points, five rebounds and four assists in the title game
- As a junior, averaged 18.0 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and five steals per game
- Honor Roll member every year of high school
- Parents are Jessica and George
- Enjoys running track
- Hopes to become a manager, physical therapist or athletic trainer
WBB: Head Coach Jeff Walz Press Conference (7/31/25)
Thursday, July 31
Jeff Walz Post Game vs Clemson Press Conference 02.27.25
Friday, May 16
WBB: NCAA 2nd Round Preview Press Conference
Saturday, March 22
WBB: NCAA 1st Round Postgame Press Conference (Nebraska - 3/21/25)
Saturday, March 22