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Eniya Russell

  • position Guard
  • height 6-1
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Baltimore, Md.
  • High school Saint Vincent Pallotti
  • position Guard
  • height 6-1
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Baltimore, Md.
  • High school Saint Vincent Pallotti

Eniya Russell Bio

Awards

At South Carolina
2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)

High School
McDonald’s All-America

 

Bio Information

Career Notes

  • Chose to transfer following her sophomore season, averaging 2.5 points and 0.5 assists over her two seasons 

Sophomore Year (2021-22)

  • Part of first team in program history to be ranked No 1 in both the AP and the USA Today Coaches’ Polls every week of the season and program’s second National Championship
  • Played in 23 games on the season, including 12 SEC contests and three NCAA Tournament games
  • Scored her first NCAA Tournament points in the win over Howard (Mar. 18), also dishing out a career-high four assists in 12 minutes of action
  • Enjoyed an extended run off the bench vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 2), playing 17 minutes with eight points and four rebounds – both her career high in SEC games
  • Maximized her court time against Elon (Nov. 26), grabbing career-high five rebounds in just five minutes of first-half action then dished out a career-best three assists in the fourth quarter alone

Freshman Year (2020-21)

  • Played in 26 games, including all 16 SEC games and five postseason contests
  • Saw extended minutes vs. a ranked team for the first time with 18 at #21/21 Tennessee (Feb. 18)
  • Scored her first SEC points with a 3 late in the first half at #10/8 Kentucky (Jan. 10)
  • Cracked double figures in her Carolina debut, scoring 14 points and snagging four rebounds against Charleston (Nov. 25)

High School

  • Ranked No. 43 overall in the Class of 2020 by espn
  • Earned a spot on the 2020 McDonald’s All-America East Team
  • Captured First-Team All-Metro honors from the Washington Post in 2020 and the Baltimore Sun and 2019
  • Scored 14.9 points per game in her senior season, which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Personal

  • Daughter of Tracey Jones and Nelson Russell
  • Majoring in media arts