Ajah Wayne Season 2021-22

2021-22 (SR):First Team All-Conference… Wayne ranked second on the team in scoring (12.7) and third in rebounding (5.6) while shooting 41.6 percent from the field. She scored in double figures 19 times this season, including four 20-point outings, and was ODU's leading scorer 11 times. She has also led Old Dominion in rebounds four times…Wayne netted a season-best 24 points in a win at William & Mary, going 7-of-13 from the floor with six rebounds. She had a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double with two assists, two steals and two blocks in a win at Temple…The native of Birmingham, Alabama ranks 12th in C-USA in scoring, 17th in rebounding and 15th in free throw percentage (.709). Wayne is also seventh in the conference in free throw makes and attempts 

2020-21 (JR): Selected to the VaSID All-State Second Team … Played her way onto the Conference USA All-Tournament Team after averaging 22.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game in four games … Member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Played in 18 games, making 17 starts … Second on the team in scoring at 15.5 points per game … Nearly averaged a double-double with 9.7 rebounds per contest … Ranked second on the team with 33 steals … Posted the highest field goal percentage on the team and the third-highest in C-USA, making 53 percent of her shots … The C-USA leader in offensive rebounds per game (3.8) … Ranked fifth in the conference in rebounds per game … Eclipsed 10 points in 16 games, including five 20-point outings … Notched nine double-doubles … Had her first double-double of the season with 21 points and 15 rebounds against William & Mary in head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones’ first win at ODU … Was 10-of-15 from the charity stripe against the Tribe … Posted back-to-back double-doubles at Florida Atlantic to earn C-USA Player of the Week recognition on Jan. 11 … Had 23 points and 14 rebounds in the first game against the Owls then followed with 19 points, 12 rebounds and four assists … Notched 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Monarchs topped East Division leaders Middle Tennessee on the road on Feb. 26 … Scored a season-high 26 points with 16 rebounds and four steals in a win over North Texas in the C-USA Tournament First Round … Also had a 25-point, 17-rebound double-double against Rice in the C-USA Tournament semis.
 
2019-20 (SO): Conference USA Second Team All-Conference Selection … Played in 27 games and made 27 starts ... Missed three games due to an ankle injury ... Averaged 10.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals ... Second on the team in rebounding ... Notched five double-doubles against Auburn, WKU, Marshall, FAU and North Texas ... Led ODU to its first win over a Power 5 opponent since 2015 with a career-high 35-point performance against Auburn on Nov. 14 ... Drained six triples in game at Auburn ... Averaged 26.8 minutes ... Named C-USA Player of the Week three times.
 
2018-19 (FR): Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman and All-Defensive Teams ... Averaged 11.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.7 steals ... Played in all but one game, making 30 starts ... Turned in one of the greatest freshman seasons in school history ... Her 345 points are the sixth-most by a freshman in program history and her 245 rebounds are fifth-most ... Became just the fifth freshman to lead ODU in rebounding – joining Inge Nisse, Anne Donovan, Celeste Hill and Tiffany Green ... Notched four double-doubles and three games with 20-plus points ... Had her best performance of the season against Cincinnati with a season-high 24 points and 16 rebounds ... Named the USBWA National Freshman of the Week on Feb. 11 after averaging 17.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists against UAB and Middle Tennessee ... Named the C-USA Freshman of the Week three times ... Scored 22 points in her collegiate debut against Campbell, marking the most by a Monarch since Ashley Betz-White in 2011.
 
PREP: Scored over 2,000 career points during her high school career, playing for both Ramsay and Homewood High Schools ... Won two state championships ... Named the 6A State Player of the Year in 2017 ... Scored 22 points in the Alabama North-South All-Star Game ... Named the MVP of the state championship game twice … Also earned MVP honors in regionals three times.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Janice Tucker and Prentice Wayne ... Chose ODU for the coaching staff ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Enjoys rap and R&B music, especially Tasha Cobbs and Moneybagg Yo ... Hobbes include braiding hair and doing make-up ... Majoring in cybercrime.