Career Stats
2021-22 - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
- Member of Rutgers' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
2020-21 - SOPHOMORE
- 2020-21 Academic All-Big Ten
- Did not see action. Redshirted with a season-long injury.
2019-20 - FRESHMAN (2.7 ppg / 0.9 rpg / 0.4 apg)
- Played in 15 games with 9.1 minutes per contest during her debut season
- Scored 14 points in her second collegiate game in a win over Coppin State at the RAC (Nov. 9) on 4-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc
- Made three 3-pointers for her nine points in a season-high 26 minutes in the victory over Marshall at the RAC (Dec. 15), adding young career-high marks of four rebounds and two assists
- Missed the final 16 games with an injury
PRIOR TO RUTGERS: First Team USA Today High School All-USA Alabama Team selection after averaging 13.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game for a Hoover High School ... As a senior, guided her team to a 33-1 overall record and the Class 7A state championship ... Also named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association Super All-State Team .. A two-time Alabama Sports Writers Association Third Team selection, Maddox was named to the Alabama High School Athletic Association North-South Basketball Game as a junior, where she registered 15 points and four rebounds ... In the winter of 2018, helped her team to the Northwest Regional Final, while the previous season she averaged 10 points per game in leading Hoover to the Class 7A state title, the team's first state title since 2013 ... In 2017, her Hoover High School squad ranked as high as No. 9 in the espnW 25 Power Rankings, winning 21 of the first 22 games of the year ... Joined fellow 2018 Scarlet Knight signee Maori Davenport on the AAU Alabama Roadrunners Montgomery ... In the opening round game of the PSB Spring Showdown, poured in 28 points, which included dropping in seven 3-pointers ... Ranked as the No. 28 guard prospect by espnW HoopGurlz.
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
One word to describe Coach Stringer: Inspiring
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Stasha Carey
Favorite place to hang out on campus: My room
The person I most admire is: My mom because she has accomplished so many great things in her life and she is such a strong woman.
If I wasn’t playing basketball, I’d be: Running marathons
Favorite professional athlete: Kevin Durant
Favorite professional sports team: Golden State
One word to describe myself on the court: A shooter
One word to describe myself off the court: Calm
Few people know that I: Am double jointed
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My dad
I started playing my sport because…: My older sister played so I wanted to
I chose Rutgers because…: The campus is beautiful, they have good studies, the coaching staff and the team is great
Favorite cereal:: Fruity Pebbles
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Think Like a Man
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Taraji P Henson
Favorite musician/group: Beyoncé
The first song I knew all the words to is: Baby by Justin Bieber
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Sleeping
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Listening to music
Favorite all-time gift received: My car
Pets I had growing up were: Hamster
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Paris
The website I visit most often is: Google
My favorite teacher was: Ms. Newell, 12th grade government
The quote that most resonates with me is: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understandings” Proverbs 3:5
If my life was a book, the title would be: The Adventures of Joiya
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Black
My spirit animal is: A monkey
One thing on my bucket list is: Go skydiving
Phone app you cannot live without: Snapchat
