2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jordin Canada
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Windward
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
2017-18:
Jordin Canada started in all 35 games … was voted team captain by her teammates ... scored in double figures in 31-of-35 games … recorded at least one assist in all 35 games she played in and tallied double-digit assists in nine games … recorded at least one steal in 34-of-35 games and tallied multiple steals in 31-of-35 games … scored a season-high 28 points and added seven rebounds, seven assists and two steals in a loss at Oklahoma State (Dec. 8) … named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Nov. 20, 2017 after leading UCLA to an 82-68 win over No. 3 Baylor with a double-double of 20 points and 13 assists while shooting 50.0 percent from three-point range (3-for-6) … named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Jan. 29, 2018 after leading UCLA to its second-consecutive Pac-12 road sweep with wins at Washington (86-69) and Washington State (79-71) … opened the week with 22 points, five rebounds and five assists at UW, becoming just the fifth player in Pac-12 history to go over 300 career steals … followed up with 19 points, four rebounds, three assists and two more steals in the win at WSU … became the first woman in Pac-12 history to score 1,800 points and dish out 700 assists (UCLA record) at Utah and Colorado (Jan. 12 & 14) … is in exclusive company in all of Pac-12 basketball as well, joining Gary Payton (2,172 points, 938 assists, Oregon State, 1987-90) on the men’s side as the only two players to accomplish the feat in the history of the league … Canada, the UCLA all-time assist leader, became the Pac-12’s all-time leader at No. 8 Oregon (Feb. 19) with 13 assists (ended with 831), surpassing Sonja Henning’s 757 assists at Stanford from 1988-91 … recorded the 7th triple-double in UCLA history and the second of her career with 26 points, 11 steals and 10 assists in the win over San José State (Nov. 10) … it marked the third time in UCLA history that a triple-double was recorded with points, assists and steals and the first time it was achieved in a season opener … joined Ann Meyers as the only Bruins to record two triple-doubles in a career … had nine double-doubles on the year (10 pts., 11 asts. vs. American (3/17/18); 22 pts., 14 asts. vs. Utah (2/24/18); 20 pts., 11 asts. vs. Colorado (2/22/18); 26 pts., 13 asts. at Oregon (2/19/18); 16 pts., 10 asts. vs. Arizona State (2/11/18); 10 pts., 11 asts. at Colorado (1/14/18); 11 pts., 10 asts. at Seton Hall (12/17/17); 20 pts., 13 asts. vs. Baylor (11/18/17); 26 pts., 11 stls., 10 asts. vs. San José State (11/10/17)) … averaged a 19.0 points, 8.0 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game during the Bruins’ four games of the NCAA Tournament as UCLA reached the Elite Eight for the first time since 1999 … led the team in scoring (596, 17.0 ppg), assists (248, 7.1 apg) and steals (114, 3.3 spg) … also led or tied for the team lead in assists in 31-of-35 games she played … broke her own UCLA record for assists with 248 on the year (242, 34 games, 2016-17). HONORS: Was named All-Pac-12 and to the All-Defensive Team by the coaches and media … named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year by the coaches and Co-Defensive Player of the Year by the media … named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team … named to the Kansas City Regional All-NCAA Tournament Team … named a second team All-American by the USBWA… named a third team All-American by the Associated Press, USA Today and by espnW … named an honorable mention All-American by WBCA … named to the WBCA All-Region 5 Team … named to the John R. Wooden Award Watch list (midseason and finalist) … named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List (preseason, midseason and semifinalist) … named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List (preseason and midseason) … named to the watch list for the Dawn Staley Award … named to the Wade Trophy Watch List … was one of five players named Preseason All-Pac-12 (media). PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: All Games: 1st - Steals (3.3); 2nd - Assists (7.1); 2nd - Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.8); 4th - Free Throw Percentage (.804); 6th - Scoring (17.0 ppg); 9th - Minutes Played (33.7) and 12th - Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (.386). Pac-12 Games: 2nd - Assists (7.6 apg); 2nd - Steals (2.6 spg); 2nd - Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.4); 6th - Free-Throw Percentage (.809); 7th - Scoring (17.6 ppg); 10th - Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (.413) and 11th - Three-Point Field Goals Made Per Game (1.7). NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKS: 5th - Triple Doubles (1); 5th - Assists (248); 5th - Steals (114); 7th - Assists Per Game (7.1); 10th - Steals Per Game (3.26); 17th - Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.76); 61st - Final Points (596); 61st - Minutes Played (1178); 64th - Field Goal Attempts (480); 72nd - Field Goals Made (209); 83rd - Free Throws Made (127); 101st - Free Throw Attempts (158); 113th - Free-Throw Percentage (.804); 117th - Points Per Game (17.0) and 201st - Field-Goal Percentage (.435). UCLA STATISTICAL RANKS: Career Charts: 1st - Assists (831); 2nd - Scoring (2,153); 2nd - Field Goal Attempts (1,850); 2nd - Free Throws Made (518); 3rd - Steals (347); 3rd - Field Goals Made (768); 3rd - Free Throws Attempted (625); 5th - 20-Point Scoring Games (42); 7th - Free Throw Percentage (.794); 9th - Three-Point Field Goal Attempts (298) and 10th - Three-Point Field Goals Made (99). All-Time Single-Season Charts: 1st - Assists (248, 2017-18); 2nd - Assists (242, 2016-17); 4th - Steals (114, 2017-18); 5th - Assists (193, 2015-16); 6th - Points (606, 2016-17); 6th - Free Throws Made (141, 2016-17); 7th - Points (596, 2017-18); 7th - Three-Point Field Goals Made (51, 2017-18); 10th - Free Throws Made (133, 2015-16) and 18th - Points (549, 2015-16).
2016-17:
Jordin Canada played in all 34 games, making 32 starts … was voted team captain by her teammates ... scored in double figures in 32-of-34 games … recorded at least two assists in all 34 games she played in and tallied double-digit assists in seven games, including all three NCAA Tournament contests … recorded at least one steal in 33-of-34 games and tallied multiple steals in 25-of-34 games … scored a season-high 30 points and added five rebounds, four assists and three steals in a win at UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 14) … named the MVP of the Riviera Division at the Cancun Challenge in late November after scoring a game-high 27 points in the win over Toledo and adding 13 points with six assists in the win over Iowa … named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Nov. 21, 2016 after leading UCLA to a 2-1 week averaging 17.7 points, 9.0 assists, 7.7 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game while shooting 100 percent (15-for-15) from the free throw line … recorded the 6th triple-double in UCLA history and the first since 2012 with 11 points, 10 boards and a career-high 12 assists in a win over Southern on Nov. 18 … nearly had the first back-to-back triple-double in UCLA history but finished one assist shy with 19 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in a win over Cal Poly on Nov. 20 … began the week with 23 points, six assists, four steals and three boards in a loss at #2 Baylor (Nov. 14) … became the 32nd player in UCLA history to surpass the 1,000-point mark in her career in the same game as the triple-double … had 10 double-doubles on the year (20 pts., 11 asts. vs. UConn (3/25/17); 12 pts., 11 asts. vs. Texas A&M (3/20/17); 15 pts., 16 asts. vs. Boise State (3/18/17); 13 pts., 13 asts. vs. Oregon (1/15/17); 18 pts., 10 rebs. vs. Oregon State (1/13/17); 12 pts., 10 asts. at North Carolina A&T (12/20/16); 16 pts., 12 asts. vs. Michigan (12/11/16); 19 pts., 10 rebs. vs. Cal Poly (11/20/16); 11 pts., 10 rebs., 12 asts. vs. Southern (11/18/16); 15 pts., 12 rebs. vs. Pacific (11/11/16)) … averaged a double-double of 15.7 points and 12.7 assists per game during the Bruins’ three games of the NCAA Tournament … led the team in scoring (606, 17.8 ppg), assists (242, 7.1 apg) and steals (85, 2.5 spg) … also led or tied for the team lead in assists in 29-of-34 games she played … became just the sixth Bruin in history to record 100 or more assists in three straight seasons with a UCLA record 242 (240, Mary Hegarty, 1980-81) … her 16 assists in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Boise State tied the UCLA single-game record (Erica Gomez at Arizona State on Jan. 5, 1999), tied for the fifth-most in NCAA Tournament First and Second Round history and were the most by a Bruin in NCAA Tournament history (any round) … her 14 assists vs. Michigan tied for the 5th-most in UCLA history … also set the UCLA single-season assists average at 7.12 assists per game (old record was 6.67 apg) … led the Pac-12 in assists (7.1 apg, ranked 9th nationally), assist/turnover ratio (2.66, ranked 15th nationally) and in steals (2.5 spg, ranked 43rd nationally). HONORS: Was named All-Pac-12 and to the All-Defensive Team by the coaches and media … named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year by the media … named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team (25.5 ppg in two games) … named an honorable mention AP All-American … named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 (Feb. 8, 2017) … named to the Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30 (Feb. 8, 2017) … named as a Top 10 Finalist for the 2017 Nancy Lieberman Award (Feb. 7, 2017) … named to the watch list for the Dawn Staley Award (Feb. 7, 2017) … named to the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List (Jan. 24, 2017) … named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 (Jan. 11, 2017) … named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 30 (Dec. 7, 2016) … after tallying the votes from Charlie Creme, Graham Hays and Mechelle Voepel, espnW.com named its top 25 players for the 2016-17 season and Canada made the list, coming in at No. 21 … selected to the Naismith Trophy Women’s 50 preseason watch (Nov. 30, 2016) … selected to the “Wade Watch” list (25 players) for the 2017 Wade Trophy (Dec. 1, 2016) … named among the 20 watch list candidates for the 2017 Nancy Lieberman Award (Oct. 24, 2016) … was one of five players named Preseason All-Pac-12 (media). PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: All Games: 1st - Assists (7.12); 1st - Steals (2.5); 1st - Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.66); 3rd - Scoring (17.8 ppg); 4th - Free Throw Percentage (.834); 5th - Minutes Played (34.5); 19th - Rebounding (5.2); Pac-12 Games: 1st - Assists (6.22 apg); 1st - Steals (2.61 spg); 1st - Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.33); 6th - Scoring (17.4 ppg); 6th - Free-Throw Percentage (.833) and 10th - Minutes (34.94). NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKS: 4th - Triple Doubles (1); 6th - Assists (242); 15th - Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.66); 9th - Assists Per Game (7.1); 30th - Steals (85); 34th - Field Goal Attempts (502); 37th - Free Throws Made (141); 39th - Final Points (606); 43rd - Steals Per Game (2.50); 46th - Field Goals Made (218); 47th - Minutes Played (1173); 51st - Free-Throw Percentage (.834); 64th - Points Per Game (17.8); 71st - Free Throw Attempts (169); 146th - Minutes Per Game (34.5) and 178th - Field-Goal Percentage (.434). TEAM USA: Came off the bench in all three games for Team USA as the Americans won the U24 Four Nations Tournament title in Tokyo, Japan on Aug. 15, 2017 … averaged 7.0 points, 4.0 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game as the U.S. went 3-0 … scored a tournament-high 10 points and added four rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes in the 103-71 win over Japan in the final game … had a solid all-around game in a 107-61 rout of Canada by recording nine points, five assists, two steals and one block.
2015-16:
Jordin Canada played in 34 games, making 34 starts … was voted team captain by her teammates ... scored in double figures in 30-of-34 games … recorded at least one assist in all 34 games she played in and tallied multiple assists in 33-of-34 games … recorded at least one steal in 30-of-34 games and tallied multiple steals in 24-of-34 games … scored 23 points and added five assists in the win over St. John’s (Nov. 13) … was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after recording 20 points and seven assists in a win over James Madison (Nov. 20) and 21 points, six steals and five assists in a loss to No. 2 South Carolina (Nov. 22) … averaged 13.0 points and 7.0 assists in the two games of the Junkanoo Jam (Nov. 27-28) … scored 25 points on a career-shooting night going 10-for-12 from the field, 2-for-3 from three-point range and 3-for-3 from the free-throw line in a win over CSU Bakersfield (Dec. 5) … had 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals in a blowout win at Sacramento State (Dec. 18) … scored a season-high 28 points and added eight assists, five rebounds and five steals in the double overtime loss at California (Dec. 21) … had her 15-game double-figure scoring streak end with six points in the win at UC Riverside (Dec. 28) … bounced back with 22 points and eight assists in a win over USC (Dec. 30) … had the second double-double of her career with 12 points and a career-high 11 assists in a win over Oregon (Jan. 2) … had 24 points and five assists with a career-high four three-pointers (on four attempts) in the upset win over No. 11 Oregon State (Jan. 4) … had 26 points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals in a loss at USC (Jan. 10) … did not play (injury) in the win at Utah (Jan. 31) … returned to post 16 points and six assists in a loss at No. 8 Arizona State (Feb. 5) … had a monster game of 16 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and tied her career-high of six steals in a win over Washington (Feb. 14) … had 20 points, four rebounds and four assists in a win at Oregon (Feb. 19) … had 26 points and six assists in a Pac-12 Semifinal win over California (Mar. 5) … scored 17 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter and added seven rebounds, four steals and three assists in the NCAA Second Round win over South Florida (Mar. 21) … had 20 points, four rebounds, three assists, and a block in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen loss against No. 2 Texas … led the team in scoring (549, 16.1 ppg), assists (193, 5.7 apg) and steals (79, 2.3 spg) … also led or tied for the team lead in assists in 39-of-34 games she played … ranked 3rd all-time in assists on the UCLA single-season charts (190) and 10th in free throws made (123). HONORS: Was named All-Pac-12 and to the All-Defensive Team by the coaches and media … named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team … named an honorable mention AP All-American … named to the Wade Watch List … named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 … named to the Naismith Early Season Watch List. PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: All Games: 7th - Scoring (16.1 ppg); 12th - Field Goal Percentage (.406); 2nd - Assists (5.7 apg); 5th - Free Throw Pct. (.764); 2nd - Steals (2.3); 4th - Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.8) and 8th - Minutes Played (1164). Pac-12 Games: 1st - Assists (5.9 apg); 1st - Steals (2.6 spg); 4th - Free-Throw Percentage (.776); 4th - Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.9); 6th - Scoring (15.1 ppg); 6th - Minutes (34.9); 12th - Field Goal Percentage (.374). NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKS: 18th - Assists (193); 24th - Assists Per Game (5.7); 36th - Steals (79); 47th - Free Throws Made (133); 55th - Minutes Played (1164); 57th - Field Goal Attempts (493); 58th - Free Throw Attempts (174); 62nd - Steals Per Game (2.32); 80th - Final Points (549); 84th - Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.77); 86th - Field Goals Made (200); 115th - Points Per Game (16.1); 168th - Free-Throw Percentage (.764) and 213th - Field-Goal Percentage (.406). TEAM USA: Started in all six games for Team USA as the Americans won gold at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea (July 13) … scored a tournament-high 12 points and added four assists and three steals in a pool play win over China … averaged 6.5 points, 4.8 assists, 3.2 steals and 2.5 rebounds per game as the U.S. went 6-0 … had a solid all-around game in a pool play win over Italy by recording nine points, seven assists and six steals.
2014-15:
Canada played in 34 games, making 30 starts … scored in double figures in 25-of-34 games … recorded at least one assist in 33-of-34 games and tallied multiple assists in 33-of-34 games … recorded at least one steal in 29-of-34 games and tallied multiple steals in 21-of-34 games … was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Dec. 29) after scoring a then-season-high 16 points to go with four rebounds, three assists and two steals in a loss to No. 4 Notre Dame (Dec. 28) … missed the Oregon State (Jan. 3) and Oregon games (Jan. 5) after breaking her nose and sustaining a head injury in practice on Jan. 2, but returned to score a game-high 16 points in a win at Utah (Jan. 9) and followed with 10 points and nine assists in a win at Colorado (Jan. 11) and was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the second time (Jan. 12) … was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Jan. 19) for the third time after scoring 15 points to go with six rebounds, two assists and one steal in a win over USC (Jan. 18) … was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Mar. 3) for the fourth time after averaging 10.5 points, 6.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game at the Washington schools (Feb. 26 and 28) … had a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds in her first collegiate game (the first Bruin freshman to pull off that feat) in an overtime loss at James Madison (Nov. 14) … led the team in assists (148, 4.4 apg) and was second in steals (69, 2.0 spg) … also led or tied for the team lead in assists in 26-of-34 games she played … was the only freshman to rank in the top 25 in the Pac-12 in scoring and in the top 10 in assists and/or steals … the 13 made free throws in the WNIT title win over West Virginia tied for the most by a player in the Pac-12 on the year. HONORS: Was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team by the coaches ... also named the WNIT Most Valuable Player ... named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week four times, the most of any freshman on the year. PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: All Games: 23rd - Scoring (11.8 ppg); 5th - Assists (4.4 apg); 11th - Free Throw Pct. (.775); 5th - Steals (2.0) and 12th - Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.2). Pac-12 Games: 22nd - Scoring (11.7 ppg); 4th - Assists (4.3 apg); 12th - Free Throw Pct. (.785); 7th - Steals (1.7) and 10th - Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.2). NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKS: 85th - Assists (4.4 apg); 149th - Free Throw Pct. (.775); 129th - Steals (2.0) and 203rd - Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.2).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Earned four varsity letters as the starting point guard for head coach Vanessa Nygaard at Windward School (Los Angeles) from 2011-14 ... averaged 18.0 points, 7.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 4.0 rebounds per game in 2013-14 to lead the Wildcats to a 26-3 overall record and an 8-0 mark in the Alpha League ... the Wildcats won the Alpha League title all four years she was there and was the CIF SS Champions in 2011, 2013 and 2014, capturing the State title in 2011 ... one of three Bruins to play in the 2014 McDonald's All-American game ... she averaged 17.0 points, 8.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 4.0 rebounds per game in 2012-13 while Windward went 32-1, losing in the State finals to Bishop O'Dowd (60-45) ... in 2013, Canada earned Southern Section 4AA Player of the Year honors and was also named the Los Angeles Times All-Area MVP ... she also earned the MaxPreps California Girl's Basketball Player of the Year and was the only California player on the MaxPreps All-American Girl's Basketball First Team ... made the USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team and won gold in 2011 (Bruin teammate Recee' Caldwell was also on the team) ... Canada was a four-time All-CIF First Team selection and was Alpha League MVP and first team All-League all four years ... she also earned All-State honors all four years and was a first team Parade All-American and WBCA All-American in 2014 ... Canada was ranked as one of the Top 10 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 4 by Prospects Nation, No. 6 by ESPN’s HoopGurlz, No. 7 by Full Court, No. 9 by BlueStar Media and No. 9 by PB Media ... also ranked near the top in the point guard rankings, coming in as the No. 2 rated PG by HoopGurlz, Full Court and Prospects Nation and the No. 3 PG by PB Media ... played club basketball for Cal Sparks and won the FILA National Championship in 2011 and 2012.
PERSONAL
Full name: Jordin Elizabeth Canada … born Aug. 11, 1995 in Los Angeles, Calif. … her parents are Peter and Joyce Canada … has one older brother, Peter … says she chose to attend UCLA because, “I want to become a Neonatal Nurse after basketball and UCLA has the top nursing program in the world. Also, the women’s basketball coaching staff care about me as a person, not just a basketball player. They want me to grow as much as possible and help shape me into a confident individual. They showed me that I don’t have to be just a basketball player, I can become a woman that can change the world. I also want to start a legacy at UCLA and bring this program its first NCAA title” … lists her biggest thrills so far in her athletic career as winning a State Championship in 9th grade, playing in the McDonald’s All-American Game after her senior year and winning a gold medal with Team USA U16 in 2011 … hobbies include singing, listening to music, hanging out with friends and watching movies … majoring in anthropology.
