The University of Akron Athletics
Jazzy Owens-Barnett - 2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Jazzy Owens-Barnett
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Frisco Liberty | Rice/North Texas
- Hometown:
- Plano, Texas
2025-26 | SENIOR (NORTH TEXAS)
2024-25 | JUNIOR (RICE)
2023-24 | SOPHOMORE (RICE)
2022-23 | FRESHMAN (RICE)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Started 25 of the 31 games she appeared in
- Played 22.8 minutes per game and was fourth on the team in scoring at 8.0 points per game
- Made 104-of-131 free throw attempts for a team-leading 79.4% clip
- Also led the squad with 64 assists and 26 charges drawn
- Scored in double figures 11 times
- Matched a career-high with 21 points in the comeback win at Charlotte while making 10-of-11 free throws
- Played a complete game in the American Conference tournament quarterfinals with 14 points, nine assists, five rebounds and two steals...Her nine assists in that game were a career-high and one shy of matching the conference tournament record
- Scored 13 points in the prior round against Florida Atlantic
- Had 10 points, five rebounds, three assists, one steal and no turnovers alongside 6-for-6 free throw shooting against UAB on Feb. 17
- Filled the stat sheet with nine points, four assists and three steals in the victory at Temple
- Tallied 15 points, six boards and four assists in a season-high 35 minutes against Saint Mary’s
- Had a dozen points in her UNT debut, marking her first double-digit scoring game since Feb. 17, 2024
2024-25 | JUNIOR (RICE)
- Appeared and started in 12 games
- Averaged 4.8 points, 2.2 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game
- Had a season-high eight points twice this season (South Alabama and Utah Tech)
- Had five assists twice during the season (Houston and at Gonzaga)
2023-24 | SOPHOMORE (RICE)
- Appeared in 31 games
- Averaged 7.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game
- Dropped a career-high 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-4 from three, in Rice's win at South Florida (2/7)
- Had 17 points, three rebounds and two steals against Tulsa (2/10)
- Reached double-digit points in 10 games
- Was 11th in the conference in free throw percentage at 75%
2022-23 | FRESHMAN (RICE)
- Played in all 32 games for Rice while earning five starts
- Averaged 5.5 points, 2.0 rebounds,1.8 assists and 19.6 minutes per game while adding 20 steals on the season
- Recorded six points in her debut with four assists and two rebounds against SFA (11/10)
- Dropped a career-high 17 points with a perfect 5-for-5 free throw display in a come-from-behind win at UAB (1/28)
- Recorded five assists twice during the season, at North Texas (2/4) and at FIU (3/4), while also grabbing four steals at North Texas
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Frisco Liberty HS (Frisco, Texas) where she played under head coach Ross Reedy
- Played AAU for Drive Nation EYBL (Head Coach Theresa Nunn)
- Earned 2022 McDonald's All-American Game nominee accolades as a senior
- Helped lead her Redhawks team to a state title in 2019-20 in a season in which she was named the District 9-5A MVP and earned First Team All-District honors (the first state title in Frisco ISD history)
- Averaged 18 points per contest as a junior
- Was a two-time 5A All-Tournament honoree, as well as a two-time TABC All-Region selection
- ESPN.com ranked Owens-Barnett as the No. 26 point guard in the nation
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