Jayden Perez Season 2021-22

Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2018-19, 2020-21 & 2021-22)
Mountain West All-Academic Team (2018-19 & 2020-21)

As a Senior (2021-22 Season)
Appeared in two games, totaling five minutes... Was named a Mountain West Scholar Athlete for the third time of her career following the season.

As a Junior (2020-21 Season)
Missed entire year due to injury.

As a Sophomore (2019-20 Season)
Appeared in 12 games off the bench… Averaged 4.8 minutes, 0.4 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists… Had season-high three points in season opener at Hawai’i… Tied career-highs with four rebounds and two assists in 12 minutes of action vs. Westcliff (11-12-19).

As a Freshman (2018-19 Season)
Appeared in 15 games off the bench before suffering a season-ending injury… Averaged 1.7 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 5.9 minutes… Was 12-for-14 (.857) from the FT line on the year… Scored 11 points, grabbed two rebounds and dished out two assists against Incarnate Word (11-18-18)… Played a season-high 21 minutes and scored six points and hauled in four rebounds at Wyoming (1-9-19).

High School
A three-star recruit according to ESPN, earning a scout's grade of 89 as the 73rd-ranked point guard in her class... Missed her senior year due to injury, but still amassed 1,586 career points... As a junior, averaged nearly 20 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals... Selected to the 2017 All-U.S.A. New Mexico Girls Basketball Team, she led Onate HS to the Class 6A state tournament, earning Class 6A all-state second-team honors along the way... A three-time New Mexico All-State honoree, she played her freshman and sophomore seasons at Las Cruces High, capturing District 3-6A Player of the Year and Class 6A all-state second-team honors each year...  Plays AAU for Team Fusion in El Paso, Texas, under head coach Lee Williams... A 4.0 student, ranked ninth in her class... Also competed for Onate's volleyball team as a junior... She was also recruited by numerous D-I schools including San Diego, New Mexico, Nebraska, Saint Mary's, UTEP and Long Beach State.

Personal
Daughter of Vanessa and Saul Perez... Plans to major in kinesiology as a fitness specialist... Enjoys spending time with family, cooking and lifting weights... Favorite athlete is Kelly Oubre Jr.