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2018-19 Basketball-W Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
GARY SHOOK

4 Deja Wimby

4 Deja Wimby

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Snider
  • Hometown:
    Fort Wayne, Ind.

Summary

Biography

2018-19: Named to the All-MAC Defensive Team ... Honorable Mention All-MAC ... averaged 14.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game ... led the Broncos with 368 points scored this season, shooting 40.2 percent from the field-goal line ... also led the team with 103 shots made for a 70.1 free throw percentage  ... finished fifth in the MAC in assists (115) and led the team in total steals (71) ... scored a team and career-high 24 points against Northern Illinois (3/11/19) with a season-high five steals ... scored in the double-digits 19 times including her last five games played ... ended the season with four double-doubles and was two rebounds shy of a triple-double against Ball State. 

2017-18: Made 30 starts in 31 games played … honored to the 2018 Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List … named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year … was the floor general all season for the Broncos and was second on the team in ppg (11.4) and third in rpg (4.7) … led the team in total assists (193), which is the third highest single season record in school history, and total steals (69) … finished fourth in the MAC in assists, fifth in assist/turnover ratio, seventh in steals and 28th in scoring … concluded the season with a double-double (P/A) in four of the last five games … scored in double figures 18 times including 11 of her last 14 games ... was three rebounds shy of a triple-double in two occasions this season … had three games with five or more steals … poured in a season-high 24 points against Northern Illinois (1/10/18) ... finished 13th in the MAC in scoring. 

2016-17: Named to the All-MAC Defensive Team … led the MAC and finished T-30th in the nation in steals (86), which was the sixth highest single season total in WMU history … named team's Defensive Player of the Year ... one of three players on the team to start all 32 games … averaged 11.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game … led the team with 165 assists and was third in both field goals made (133) and rebounds (166) … finished with five double-doubles and scored in double figures 16 times … had four or more steals in 11 games … finished one rebound shy of WMU’s first ever triple-double at home against NIU (3/4/17), going for 15 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds … finished with 13 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds and seven steals on the at Akron (1/21/17) … scored a career-high 25 points at Toledo (1/25/17).

2015-16: Played in 24 games as a reserve ... averaged 1.6 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.4 spg and 6.1 mpg ... scored a career-high nine points against Chicago State (11/18) ... career-high three rebounds on three different occasions ... career-high four steals at Loyola-Chicago (12/2).

High School: In her career at Snider High School, she was a three-time All-Summit Athletic Conference (SAC) selection and was awarded the SAC Player of the Year award as a senior ... she holds records for career steals (506), single season points (669), single season steals (169), single game steals (12) and single game points scored (45) ... she was named to the Fort Wayne News Sentinel All-Area Team two times and was a IBCA and Subway All-State selection and ICGSA All-State as a senior ... she set records for most points scored during the SAC Holiday Tournament (98), most points scored in a SAC Holiday game (45) and tied the record for the most points scored in a SAC Holiday Championship game (40) ... as a junior, she averaged 22.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.2 steals and 3.7 assists per game ... IBCA underclassman all-state honorable mention … as a sophomore, she was named First Team All-Conference and All-Area averaging 15.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 steals and 3.3 assists per game.

Personal: Deja is the daughter of Edwin and Kiwanna and has two siblings, Enissa and Elijah … she plans to enter into the physical education/coaching programs at WMU and maintains a 3.3 GPA. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2015-16Freshman

    Guard
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2016-17Sophomore

    Guard
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2017-18Junior

    Guard
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2018-19Senior

    Guard
    5'7"
    4