Troy University Athletics
2021-22 Basketball (W) Roster
Roster
Jhileiya Dunlap
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Columbia, S.C.
- High School:
- Dreher HS
- Prev School:
- Ole Miss
Senior (2021-22)
Saw action in 31 games, making eight starts… Led the Sun Belt Conference and ranked third in Troy’s single-season blocks record list (67)… Averaged 7.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks to help lead Troy to the Sun Belt regular season title… Tallied six double-figure scoring games, three double-digit rebounding contests and 14 games with three or more blocks… Recorded a career-high in points (19), rebounds (15) and blocks (6) in Troy’s regular season win at UTA… Tallied back-to-back double-digit scoring games in Sun Belt Tournament (20 vs. Coastal Carolina; 18 vs. Little Rock)
Senior (2020-21)
Played in 21 games, making her Troy debut on Dec. 17 at Middle Tennessee after missing the first five game due to injury, while helping Troy win their fourth Sun Belt Championship, the second of her career, and making the NCAA Tournament as a No. 15 seed ... Averaged 5.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 0.8 steals per game while shooting 41.5 percent from the field (44-of-106) ... She led the team in blocked shots (39) by 20 despite playing just 21 games ... Jhileiya's 39 blocked shots ranked second in the Sun Belt while her 2.1 blocks per game also ranked second ... Her 39 blocks ranked 54th in the NCAA ... She scored a season-high 13-points against Coastal Carolina (Jan. 22) and posted a season-high five blocked shots twice (Feb. 11 and Feb. 20) ... It was just the third time since the 2001-02 season that a player recorded 39 blocks in a season, the most during that time ... Played the final four games of the season with a torn ACL ... In the NCAA Tournament she scored two points with a blocked shot and a rebound in five minutes of action
Senior (2019-20)
Did not play due to transfer rules
Ole Miss
Jhileiya started 10 of the 24 games she played in last season at Ole Miss logging 18.4 minutes of action per game ... Averaged 5.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.2 assists per game ... Her 34 blocks led the Ole Miss squad, the next closest only had 13 blocked shots ... Had a team-high four blocked shots against twice, against Norfolk State (Nov. 18) and Louisiana (Dec. 12) while also posting a team-high four steals in a game against TCU (Nov. 29)
Gulf Coast State College
During her sophomore campaign Dunlap helped lead her squad to a national championship in 2017 ... She averaged 13.2 points and 8.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game ... In the national title game, she scored 18-points, grabbed nine boards recorded five blocks and dished out three assists while being named to the NJCAA All-Tournament Team
High School
Dunlap was a four-year starter at Dreher High School in Columbia, S.C., and helped lead her team to three state titles ... she ended her high school career with 1,655 points ... Originally committed to North Carolina as a three-star recruit and was ranked as the 20th best forward in the country ... 2016 South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year ... Averaged 20.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 3.6 steals, 3.1 blocks per game during her 2016 state championship winning season ... Named all-state and all-region four times
CAREER HIGHS (Through 2020-21)
Points: 15, vs Savannah St. (12/8/18) *
Rebounds: 12, vs Louisiana (12/12/18) *
Field Goals Made: 7, vs Texas A&M (2/3/19) *
Field Goals Attempted: 12, vs App St. (1/1/21)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 2, at Middle Tennessee (12/17/20)
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: 3, at Middle Tennessee (12/17/20)
Free Throws Made: 5, 2x last vs Coastal Carolina (1/22/21)
Free Throws Attempted: 6, 5x last at App St. (1/29/21)
Assists: 5, vs IUPUI (11/9/18) *
Steals: 4, vs TCU (11/29/18) *
Blocks: 5, 2x last vs Georgia St. (2/20/21)
Minutes: 20, vs App St. (1/1/21)
*Set at Ole Miss
