Outlook

A McDonald’s All-American nominee, Jacionna (Jay-SEE-on-a) Stowers is a strong, athletic combo-guard … Is a mid-range creator that extends to the arc … Strong passer in transition … Able to draw contact and finish … Made 188 3-point baskets over her two seasons at JCCC, one shy of the team record set last year by Kylie Williams … Also finished her career with 795 points, which places her 21^st on the all-time career chart at JCCC … Scored in double figures 43 times and topped 20 or more 13 times.

Sophomore Year 2018-19

Named honorable mention All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association ... Also earned Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference second-team honors and was voted her team's Most Valuable Player ... Played in all 32 games, five as a starter … Averaged 13.5 points, second-best on the team, along with 2.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists … Led the Kansas Jayhawk Division II Conference and ranked sixth in the National Junior College Athletic Association with 93 made 3-point basket … That total ranks as the sixth most recorded at JCCC, just two below her 95 from her freshman year … Scored in double figures 25 times on the season, and topped 20 or more points six times, including a career high 24 points in an 82-74 win over North Iowa Area (11-17-18) … Made a career-high nine field goals in the game … Matched her previous season high of 23 points in a 76-41 win over Kaskaskia (12-9-18) … Earned the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week for week nine after providing some big points off the bench in two blowout wins that week … Poured in 22 points with four assists in a 97-75 win at MCC-Penn Valley (1-9-19) and followed with 23 points in a 97-64 home win at Southeast (1-13-19) … In the win over Southeast she made a career high seven 3-point baskets, which ties the ninth-best game in team history … Had 23 points and hit seven treys in a 65-57 win at Fort Scott (1-26-19), and against hit seven 3-pointers for 21 points in an 88-40 win at Hesston (2-20-19) Also has a career high four steals in the win over the Larks… Led JCCC with 18 points in a 79-76 overtime loss to No. 7 ranked Kansas City Kansas in the Region VI Tournament semifinals (3-2-19).

Freshman Year 2017-18

Played in all 33 games making one start … Averaged 11.0 points per game, third-best on the team, along with 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists … Ranked second in the Kansas Jayhawk Division II Conference and 10th in the National Junior College Athletic Association with 95 made 3-point baskets … That total also ranks as the fifth most recorded in season in team history … Shot 39.7 percent beyond the 3-point arc, third-best in the KJCCC D-II and 35th in the NJCAA … That percentage also earned her the 10th spot on JCCC’s career chart … Hit 77.8 percent at the free throw line, going 35-for-45 … Reached double figures in points in 18 games, and topped 20 or more points seven times … Knocked down 5-of-8 treys and finished with 17 points in a 93-30 win over Bethel College in the season opener (11-1-17) … Was 8-for-18 with five 3-pointers for 21 points in a 94-42 win at Southeast (11-7-17) … Had another five made 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 20 points in an 82-49 win at Southern Maryland (11-17-17) … Hit 6-of-9 3-pointers and two free throws for a game-high 20 points in a 96-56 win a John Wood (12-1-17) … Followed team-high 21 points on 6-of-13 from 3-point range and 3-of-3 at the line in a 64-60 loss against Moberly Area (12-2-17) … Knocked six treys for a third straight game to lead JCCC with 22 points in a 88-50 win over Missouri Valley JV (12-3-17) … Also had a season high five rebounds in that game … Went 7-for-15 from the field, including 6-of-12 beyond the arch, and 3-of-5 at the line to lead JCCC with a season-high 23 points in a 95-34 blowout over Southeast (1-13-18) … Had a game-high 22 points going 6-of-17 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 at the line in a 101-57 win over Hesston in the first round of the NJCAA Region VI Playoffs (2-28-18) … Had a 11 points and three assists in a 57-46 win at nationally ranked Labette in the semifinals of the playoffs (3-3-18) … Her five games hitting six 3-point baskets tie for 19th for most 3-pointers made in a game.

High School

Was a four-year starter for coach Ron O’Brien at Davenport North High School, Davenport, Iowa … Graduated 2017 … Was a four-time All-Mississippi Athletic Conference, three-time All-Metro, three-time All-Region and three-time All-State performer … Was a McDonald’s All-America nominee and was ranked 30th at her position by ESPN Hoopgurlz her senior year …  Led Davenport North to conference titles her junior and senior years, and a State Tournament appearance in 2016 … Averaged double figures all four years and finished her career with 1,606 points, second highest total in the program’s history … Also set the career assist record with 355 assists … Averaged 18.3 points and 3.7 rebounds as a freshman, and was selected second-team all-conference and all-metro and third-team all-state … Named Class 4A All-State first-team by the Iowa Newspaper Association and second team All-State by the Iowa Girls Basketball Coaches Association along with first-team All-Metro, All-MAC and All-Region her sophomore year … Averaged 18.9 points 3.5 rebounds and dished out 102 assists … Also set the single-game scoring record with 54 points in game during her sophomore season … Named Class 5A second-team All-State by the Iowa Newspaper Association and Iowa Girls Basketball Coaches Association, and first-team All-Metro, All-MAC and All-Region her junior year … Averaged 16.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and had a season-best 110 assists (4.7 apg.)  … Passed the 1,000-point mark during her junior year … Selected as an All-Star by the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association and Class 5A All-District her senior year … Also named second-team All-Metro and first-team All-Region and All-MAC … Averaged 14.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and dished out 103 assists … Also played for the Illinois Rage and Quad City Ballers Elite AAU programs.

Personal

Born Jacionna Leanne Sowers on July 5, 1999, in Davenport, Iowa … Nickname is Jaci … Daughter of Trayon and Lisa Stowers … Has four siblings … Majoring in sports medicine … Also recruited by Kirkwood Community College and Iowa Western Community College … Favorite foods are chicken, noodles and fruit … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-a… Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV shows are Boondocks and Sponge Bob Sqaure Pants … Favorite sports movies are Above the Rim and Love and Basketball … Favorite actresses are Megan Good and Lauren London … Favorite music entertainer is Yungeen Ace … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athlete is LeBron James … Favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers … Best player she has played against is Elena Delle Donne, a small forward for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA … Her greatest sports moment was playing in the state tournament … A notable alumnus from her school is former NBA guard Ricky Davis.