2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 13
DΓ©ja Lee
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Surrey, British Columbia
- High School:
- Semiahmoo Secondary School
β’ 2024-25 All-Big West First Team
β’ 2023-24 Big West Player of the Year
β’ 2023-24 Big West Championship MVP
β’ 2023-24 All-Big West First Team
β’ 2022-23 All-Big West Honorable Mention
2024-25 (Senior)
β’ Earned her second consecutive All-Big West First Team selection
β’ Started all 31 games played
β’ Second-leading scorer for the team with 10.5 points and tops on the squad in assists per game (3.0)
β’ Also averaged 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals per gameΒ
β’ Recorded a career-high nine rebounds at Cal State Bakersfield (Dec. 5)
β’ Scored in double figures 20 times with a season-high 20 points at New Mexico (Nov. 27)
β’ Joined the 1,000-point club on a free throw with 17 seconds left in a 52-49 win at UC Davis (Feb. 1)
β’ Ranked 10th among UCI's all-time scoring leaders with 1,108 career points
β’ Finished second in school history in career steals (198)
β’ Named to the Big West All-Academic Team
2023-24 (Junior)
β’ Named the Big West Player of the Year
β’ Also a first-team all-conference selection and the MVP of the Big West Championship
β’ Started 31 of 32 games played
β’ Averaged 13.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.1 assists per outing
β’ Set a single-season school record with 82 steals
β’ Had a career-high six takeaways at UC Davis (Jan. 6) and at UC San Diego (Jan. 18)
β’ Reached double figures in scoring 22 times with seven 20+ point performances
β’ Drained a career-high 29 points in an overtime win at Long Beach State on March 2
β’ Went 9-for-14 from the field, 5-of-6 from beyond the arc and 6-of-8 at the free throw line
β’ Also had 23 points at Pepperdine (Nov. 7) and vs. St. Thomas (Nov. 24)
β’ Had a game-high 21 (8-12 FG) in a 53-39 win over UC Davis in The Big West championship game on March 16
β’ Scored all 13 of UCIβs third-quarter points en route to a game-high 21 at Hawaiβi (Jan. 25)
β’ Dished out a career-best nine assists against the βBows on Jan. 11
β’ Earned her first career Big West Player of the Week award on Jan. 1
2022-23 (Sophomore)
β’ Earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition
β’ Started 20 of 32 games played
β’ Averaged 8.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per contest
β’ Reached double figures in scoring 12 times with a pair of 20-point outings
β’ Set season highs with 22 points, eight rebounds and five steals vs. UC Davis on Jan. 5
β’ Went 5-for-9 from the field and 9-of-10 at the free throw line against the Aggies
β’ Finished with 20 points (5-8 3FG) and seven assists vs. UC San Diego (Feb. 2)
β’ Had 18 points vs. CSUB in the Big West quarterfinals and at SDSUΒ in a WNIT first-round win
β’ Registered 16 points and eight boards in the season opener vs. Whittier
β’ Tallied four assists and five steals at San Diego in the second round of the WNIT
2021-22 (Freshman)
β’ Averaged 2.2 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 29 games played
β’ Finished with a season-high 12 points, five rebounds and three steals in her first career start at UC San Diego (Jan. 11)
β’ Also had three steals at California Baptist (Nov. 20), vs. UC Davis (Jan. 6) and vs. UC Riverside (Jan. 8)
β’ Recorded eight points and five boards in her collegiate debut against Westcliff on Nov. 9
High School
β’ Led Semiahmoo Secondary School to three AAAA Provincial Championships (2017, 2019, 2020)
β’ Named the tournament MVP as a sophomore, and a First Team All-Star as a junior
β’ Also selected as the MVP of the 2020 Fraser Valley Regional Championships
β’ Won a silver medal with the Canadian National Team at the 2019 U16 FIBA Americas Championship
β’ Helped Team Canada to a fifth-place finish at the 2021 FIBA U19 Women's World Cup
β’ Member ofΒ the British Columbia Provincial Team
β’ LedΒ Team BC to the U15 Canadian National Championship in 2018 and a third-place finish in the U17 division in 2019
β’ Named to the First All-Star Team both years
Personal
β’ Majoring in biological sciences
β’ Aspires to be a neurosurgeon
β’ Mother played volleyball at Ryerson University and father played basketball at St. Francis Xavier University
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 29, at Long Beach State (3/2/24)
Rebounds: 9, at Cal State Bakersfield (12/5/24)
Assists: 9, vs. Hawai'i (1/11/24)
Steals: 6, 2x, last at UC San Diego (1/18/24)
Blocks:Β 2, vs. Denver (12/2/23)
FG Made: 9, 3x, last at Long Beach State (3/2/24)
FG Att.: 19, at Hawai'i (2/3/24)
3FG Made: 5, 2x, last at Long Beach State (3/2/24)
3FG Att.: 10, vs. UC San Diego (2/24/24)
FT Made: 11, at Cal State Fullerton (1/16/25)
FT Att.: 13, at Cal State Fullerton (1/16/25)
Minutes: 43, vs. UC San Diego (2/24/24)
β’ 2023-24 Big West Player of the Year
β’ 2023-24 Big West Championship MVP
β’ 2023-24 All-Big West First Team
β’ 2022-23 All-Big West Honorable Mention
2024-25 (Senior)
β’ Earned her second consecutive All-Big West First Team selection
β’ Started all 31 games played
β’ Second-leading scorer for the team with 10.5 points and tops on the squad in assists per game (3.0)
β’ Also averaged 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals per gameΒ
β’ Recorded a career-high nine rebounds at Cal State Bakersfield (Dec. 5)
β’ Scored in double figures 20 times with a season-high 20 points at New Mexico (Nov. 27)
β’ Joined the 1,000-point club on a free throw with 17 seconds left in a 52-49 win at UC Davis (Feb. 1)
β’ Ranked 10th among UCI's all-time scoring leaders with 1,108 career points
β’ Finished second in school history in career steals (198)
β’ Named to the Big West All-Academic Team
2023-24 (Junior)
β’ Named the Big West Player of the Year
β’ Also a first-team all-conference selection and the MVP of the Big West Championship
β’ Started 31 of 32 games played
β’ Averaged 13.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.1 assists per outing
β’ Set a single-season school record with 82 steals
β’ Had a career-high six takeaways at UC Davis (Jan. 6) and at UC San Diego (Jan. 18)
β’ Reached double figures in scoring 22 times with seven 20+ point performances
β’ Drained a career-high 29 points in an overtime win at Long Beach State on March 2
β’ Went 9-for-14 from the field, 5-of-6 from beyond the arc and 6-of-8 at the free throw line
β’ Also had 23 points at Pepperdine (Nov. 7) and vs. St. Thomas (Nov. 24)
β’ Had a game-high 21 (8-12 FG) in a 53-39 win over UC Davis in The Big West championship game on March 16
β’ Scored all 13 of UCIβs third-quarter points en route to a game-high 21 at Hawaiβi (Jan. 25)
β’ Dished out a career-best nine assists against the βBows on Jan. 11
β’ Earned her first career Big West Player of the Week award on Jan. 1
2022-23 (Sophomore)
β’ Earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition
β’ Started 20 of 32 games played
β’ Averaged 8.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per contest
β’ Reached double figures in scoring 12 times with a pair of 20-point outings
β’ Set season highs with 22 points, eight rebounds and five steals vs. UC Davis on Jan. 5
β’ Went 5-for-9 from the field and 9-of-10 at the free throw line against the Aggies
β’ Finished with 20 points (5-8 3FG) and seven assists vs. UC San Diego (Feb. 2)
β’ Had 18 points vs. CSUB in the Big West quarterfinals and at SDSUΒ in a WNIT first-round win
β’ Registered 16 points and eight boards in the season opener vs. Whittier
β’ Tallied four assists and five steals at San Diego in the second round of the WNIT
2021-22 (Freshman)
β’ Averaged 2.2 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 29 games played
β’ Finished with a season-high 12 points, five rebounds and three steals in her first career start at UC San Diego (Jan. 11)
β’ Also had three steals at California Baptist (Nov. 20), vs. UC Davis (Jan. 6) and vs. UC Riverside (Jan. 8)
β’ Recorded eight points and five boards in her collegiate debut against Westcliff on Nov. 9
High School
β’ Led Semiahmoo Secondary School to three AAAA Provincial Championships (2017, 2019, 2020)
β’ Named the tournament MVP as a sophomore, and a First Team All-Star as a junior
β’ Also selected as the MVP of the 2020 Fraser Valley Regional Championships
β’ Won a silver medal with the Canadian National Team at the 2019 U16 FIBA Americas Championship
β’ Helped Team Canada to a fifth-place finish at the 2021 FIBA U19 Women's World Cup
β’ Member ofΒ the British Columbia Provincial Team
β’ LedΒ Team BC to the U15 Canadian National Championship in 2018 and a third-place finish in the U17 division in 2019
β’ Named to the First All-Star Team both years
Personal
β’ Majoring in biological sciences
β’ Aspires to be a neurosurgeon
β’ Mother played volleyball at Ryerson University and father played basketball at St. Francis Xavier University
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 29, at Long Beach State (3/2/24)
Rebounds: 9, at Cal State Bakersfield (12/5/24)
Assists: 9, vs. Hawai'i (1/11/24)
Steals: 6, 2x, last at UC San Diego (1/18/24)
Blocks:Β 2, vs. Denver (12/2/23)
FG Made: 9, 3x, last at Long Beach State (3/2/24)
FG Att.: 19, at Hawai'i (2/3/24)
3FG Made: 5, 2x, last at Long Beach State (3/2/24)
3FG Att.: 10, vs. UC San Diego (2/24/24)
FT Made: 11, at Cal State Fullerton (1/16/25)
FT Att.: 13, at Cal State Fullerton (1/16/25)
Minutes: 43, vs. UC San Diego (2/24/24)
Friday, July 31
Wednesday, March 25
Tuesday, March 24
Wednesday, February 18
