Outlook

Jamya McPherson is a skilled combo guard who can distribute and score ... Knows what it takes to win after winning three state titles as a prep player.

Freshman year 2024-25

Helped Johnson County to an undefeated regular season (30-0), an overall record of 34-1 tying the best mark in program history, a conference title and win the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II National Championship … Named third-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College and All-Region 6 Division II … Played in 34 games, five as a starter … Was the team’s second leading scorer averaging 9.7 points per game … Her 329 total points and 9.7 per game average both ranked seventh in the conference … Also averaged 3.6 points and 1.8 assists … Upped her scoring average to 11.3 in conference play … Made 45.8 percent of her shot attempts on the season and upped that to 54.3 percent in conference play … Ranked tied for sixth in the conference with a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio … Scored in double figures in 12 games … Led JCCC in scoring in six games, was the top rebounder in three, led in assists one and twice led in steals … Got off to an impressive start to her collegiate career, finishing with 23 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals in a 122-11 blowout over St. Louis (11-1-24) … Hit 9-of-12 shots including 5-of-6 beyond the 3-point arc … Tallied 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists in a 79-28 win over Bethany JV (11-5-24) … Followed with 14 points in a 100-42 win over Iowa Lakes (11-8-24) … Went 8-for-12 from the field and finished with 19 points, seven boards and five assists in a 108-34 win over Midland JV (11-22-24) … Tied for the team’s top scorer with 16 points to go along with six rebounds in a 72-39 win at Southwestern (11-26-24) … Poured in 21 points and had eight rebounds and four assists in a 99-49 victory over William Penn JV (12-9-24) … Selected the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week for week nine after averaging 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists while leading the Lady Cavaliers to a pair of wins over top 20 ranked teams … Opened with nine points and four rebounds in a 71-51 win over No. 16 North Central Missouri (1-9-25) and capped the week hitting 4-for-5 3-point baskets, 6-of-9 overall, and 5-of-6 at the line for game-high 21 points in a 99-66 win over No. 20 Neoho County (1-11-25) … Followed with a season-high 27 points hitting 10-of-14 shots with one trey and 6-of-7 free throws in an 85-41 win at Kansas City Kansas (1-15-25) … Also had eight rebounds against the Blue Devils … Finished with 13 points in a 72-54 win over No. 6 Highland (1-18-25) … Scored 12 points to help JCCC post a come-from-behind 55-52 victory at No. 8 Highland (2-13-25) … Led the team with 21 points in an 88-23 win over Fort Scott (2-22-25) … Averaged 4.5 points at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament … Scored nine points and grabbed three boards in a 61-57 overtime victory against No. 6 Union (3-19-24) … Scored six points to help JCCC to a 75-67 victory over No. 8 Pima in the national championship game (3-22-25).

High School

Was a four-year starter for coach Rick Hetzel at St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park, Kan. … Graduated 2024 …Was one of 15 Kansas class 5A girls basketball players to watch in 2023-24 by the KSHSAA … Was a two-time Kansas 5A All-State selection by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association …. Named honorable mention as a junior and third-team her senior year … Was also a three-time All-State selection by Sports in Kansas … Named honorable mention as a sophomore and second-team as a junior and senior … Was also a three-time All-Eastern Kansas League third-team selection … Named the EKL Defensive Player of the Year her senior season …  Helped Aquinas qualify for the Kansas 5A State Tournament each varsity season, ending with a state championship in 2021 (20-2), 2022 (23-2) and 2023 (22-3) … Averaged over 15 points per game in the semifinals and state championship in 2023 … Also helped the Saints win the EKL title in 2023 … Averaged double figures scoring all four years … Averaged 6.5 points and tallied 40 rebounds, 40 assists and 29 steals as a freshman … As a sophomore averaged 7.8 points along with 62 rebounds, 90 assists and 46 steals … Poured in 10.1  points per game along with 78 rebounds, 74 assists and 45 steals  as a junior and averaged 111.5 points with 40 rebounds, 73 assists and 13 steals her senior year … Her 90 assists in 2022, 74 in 2023 and 73 in 2024, which rank fifth, 14^th and 15^th on the Saints’ all-time season chart … Dished out eight assists against Blue Valley Northwest (2-11-22) and had eight assists again against Salina Central (3-12-22), which rank tied for ninth Aquinas’ single assists chart …  Finished her career with 762 points, 220 rebounds, 277 assists and 133 steals … Her 277 assists rank sixth all-time at Aquinas .. Played club basketball for three seasons for MO Phenom coached by Jordan Canefield and Greg Lodgson … Recipient of the Saint Augustine Scholarship. 

Personal

Born Jamya Grace McPherson on September 16, 2005, in Lenexa, Kan. … Nickname is Mya … Daugher of John McPherson and Kristin Goodlow … Has two sister, Jaylyn and Shandon and one brother Jahron … Her father played football at the University of Missouri, her sister Shandon plays soccer at Washburn University and her brother played football at Kansas State University … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Southwest Baptist University, Texas A&M University-Commerce and Butler Community College … Favorite foods are sushi, burgers, wings and tacos … Favorite fast food restaurants are Chick-fil-A and Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Blue Saki Sushi … Favorite movies are Princess and Frog and Little Mermaid … Favorite sports movies are Love and Basketball … Favorite actor is Paul Walker … Favorite music entertainers are PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake … Favorite cartoon character is Tiana … Favorite athletes are LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Angel Reese … Favorite sports teams are the Chicago Sky and Kansas City Chiefs … Her greatest sports moment was making a behind-the-back pass … Best player she has played against is UCONN guard KK Arnold … Notable alumni from her school are former NFL defensive end Ryan Mueller, Riley Pint, the No. 4 pick in the 2016 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies and former JCCC All-American and former LSU guard DeShawn Harden.