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Jersey Number 21
Ana Carolina De Jesus
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Setubal, Portugal
- High School:
- Elevation Prep Academy (Fla.)
Bio
CSUN - 2023-24 (Junior)
De Jesus appeared in 12 games while starting eight times … averaged 4.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 18.3 minutes per game … played in 10 Big West games, averaging 4.1 points and 4.1 rebounds ... finished with nine points on 4-of-8 shooting vs. Cal Poly (12/28/23) ... tied a career high with 12 points against UC Irvine (1/27/24) ... grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in her final game of the season vs. UC San Diego (2/1/24).
CSUN - 2022-23 (Sophomore)
Posted first double-double against CSU Bakersfield in the first round of the Big West Championships with 12 points and 10 rebounds ... also charted season bests against CSUB on Mar. 7 in made field goals (6), field goal attempts (12), assists (2), and minutes played (37) ... started five of 31 appearances ... averaged 3.5 points and 3.1 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game ... made 49-of-122 field goal attempts (40.2%) and 9-of-17 free throw attempts (52.9%) ... charted 14 assists, 14 steals, and seven blocks.
PRIOR TO CSUN
Played the 2021-22 season at Eastern Florida State College, where she was named second team All-Conference … the Titans advanced to the 2022 NJCAA Division I Tournament, where De Jesus recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds in the 69-54 victory against Moberly Area CC in the first round … the victory marked the first time Eastern Florida State won a game in the NJCAA National Tournament ... the Titans advanced to the quarterfinals before losing 64-62 in overtime to Jones College …. averaged 5.6 points and 5.5 rebounds in 31 games … scored in double figures six times, with a season-high 12 coming on two occasions … received her AA degree in General Studies … began her collegiate career at Northwest Florida State College, playing for the 2021 NJCAA National Champions in 22 games … averaged 3.3 points and 2.3 rebounds … recorded a season-high 14 points against Gulf Coast College on Feb. 23, 2021
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of Elevation Prep Academy in Sarasota, Fla. … averaged 11.2 points and a team-high 8.3 rebounds per game … led the team in field goal shooting (48.0), blocked shots (1.2), and double doubles (5) … playing for Club GD Essa from 2016 to 2019, she helped the team win the 2019 Fedracao Portuguesa Basquetebol (FBP) national championship … played for Portugal's U16, U18, and U20 National Teams and was part of Portugal's U16 team that won the silver medal at the 2015 European Championships.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Luciene Lima … stepfather is Evandson Junior … majoring in Cinema and Television Arts ... favorites include Lionel Messi, Daniel Kaluuya, Florence Pugh, Dark, Everything Everywhere All at Once, her mom’s Lasagna, Migos, and Harry Styles … chose CSUN because it was a good basketball fit in terms of how the coaching staff wants to play and the school has a great film major which is what she is pursing … says greatest sports moment so far is winning a junior college national championship as a freshman … says the best thing about being an athlete is the opportunity that it brings to meet new people and visit places … says the toughest thing about being a student athlete is having to put a lot of hours towards the game and not being able to spend time with family … says the best athlete she has played against is Chanaya Pinto … the most famous person she has met is Brazilian soccer player Julio Cesar … the person in history she would like to meet is Katherine Johnson … would like to switch places for one day with Taika Waititi … the two people she would like to have dinner with are Zendaya and Ava Duvenay … says her greatest heroes are her mom and aunt, who left a very small town and moved all the way to Europe by themselves.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
De Jesus appeared in 12 games while starting eight times … averaged 4.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 18.3 minutes per game … played in 10 Big West games, averaging 4.1 points and 4.1 rebounds ... finished with nine points on 4-of-8 shooting vs. Cal Poly (12/28/23) ... tied a career high with 12 points against UC Irvine (1/27/24) ... grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in her final game of the season vs. UC San Diego (2/1/24).
CSUN - 2022-23 (Sophomore)
Posted first double-double against CSU Bakersfield in the first round of the Big West Championships with 12 points and 10 rebounds ... also charted season bests against CSUB on Mar. 7 in made field goals (6), field goal attempts (12), assists (2), and minutes played (37) ... started five of 31 appearances ... averaged 3.5 points and 3.1 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game ... made 49-of-122 field goal attempts (40.2%) and 9-of-17 free throw attempts (52.9%) ... charted 14 assists, 14 steals, and seven blocks.
PRIOR TO CSUN
Played the 2021-22 season at Eastern Florida State College, where she was named second team All-Conference … the Titans advanced to the 2022 NJCAA Division I Tournament, where De Jesus recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds in the 69-54 victory against Moberly Area CC in the first round … the victory marked the first time Eastern Florida State won a game in the NJCAA National Tournament ... the Titans advanced to the quarterfinals before losing 64-62 in overtime to Jones College …. averaged 5.6 points and 5.5 rebounds in 31 games … scored in double figures six times, with a season-high 12 coming on two occasions … received her AA degree in General Studies … began her collegiate career at Northwest Florida State College, playing for the 2021 NJCAA National Champions in 22 games … averaged 3.3 points and 2.3 rebounds … recorded a season-high 14 points against Gulf Coast College on Feb. 23, 2021
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of Elevation Prep Academy in Sarasota, Fla. … averaged 11.2 points and a team-high 8.3 rebounds per game … led the team in field goal shooting (48.0), blocked shots (1.2), and double doubles (5) … playing for Club GD Essa from 2016 to 2019, she helped the team win the 2019 Fedracao Portuguesa Basquetebol (FBP) national championship … played for Portugal's U16, U18, and U20 National Teams and was part of Portugal's U16 team that won the silver medal at the 2015 European Championships.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Luciene Lima … stepfather is Evandson Junior … majoring in Cinema and Television Arts ... favorites include Lionel Messi, Daniel Kaluuya, Florence Pugh, Dark, Everything Everywhere All at Once, her mom’s Lasagna, Migos, and Harry Styles … chose CSUN because it was a good basketball fit in terms of how the coaching staff wants to play and the school has a great film major which is what she is pursing … says greatest sports moment so far is winning a junior college national championship as a freshman … says the best thing about being an athlete is the opportunity that it brings to meet new people and visit places … says the toughest thing about being a student athlete is having to put a lot of hours towards the game and not being able to spend time with family … says the best athlete she has played against is Chanaya Pinto … the most famous person she has met is Brazilian soccer player Julio Cesar … the person in history she would like to meet is Katherine Johnson … would like to switch places for one day with Taika Waititi … the two people she would like to have dinner with are Zendaya and Ava Duvenay … says her greatest heroes are her mom and aunt, who left a very small town and moved all the way to Europe by themselves.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
| Points | 12 (2x) last vs. UC Irvine | 1/27/24 |
| Field Goals | 6 (2x) last vs. UC Irvine | 1/27/24 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | 1 (2x) last at Cal State Bakersfield | 1/25/24 |
| Free Throws | 3 at Seattle U | 12/10/22 |
| Rebounds | 12 vs. Cal State Bakersfield | 3/7/23 |
| Assists | 3 vs. UC Irvine | 1/27/24 |
| Blocks | 2 vs. Cal State Bakersfield | 2/9/23 |
| Steals | 3 at Cal State Bakersfield | 2/23/23 |
| Minutes | 37 vs. Cal State Bakersfield | 2/23/23 |
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