Jayden Marable Joins Coastal Carolina Women’s Basketball

The 5-6 guard started 75 games at Northern Illinois and is expected to bring veteran leadership to the Chanticleer women’s basketball team.

Coastal Carolina women’s basketball head coach Kevin Pederson has announced that Northern Illinois transfer Jayden Marable has joined the Chanticleer women’s basketball team for the 2024-25 season.

“We needed a veteran point guard that could come in and lead this team on the court and we feel like Jayden can do that,” Pederson stated. “She is a true competitor that can score in different ways, but most importantly, she does what you need a point guard to do; she makes all of the players around her better.”

Jayden Marable in action

The 5-6 guard made 75 career starts in four seasons for the Northern Illinois Huskies, averaging 6.9 points per game while grabbing 3.4 rebounds per game and notching 2.6 assists per contest in 112 games played. Marable recorded double digits in 30 games while shooting 38.3 percent from the field and scoring 770 points.

Last season, Marable led the team in assists with 126 assists in 31 games, including a season-high nine dimes at Buffalo, while shooting 143-of-373 from the field and 22-of-77 from behind the three-point arc. Defensively, the Bolingbrook, Ill., native led the team with 40 steals while grabbing 160 defensive rebounds and blocking nine shots. Marable was named All-MAC honorable mention for her performance last season.

As a junior, Marable started 32 of 33 games and averaged 6.5 points per game, while finishing with 89 assists and 41 steals on the season. She scored a season-high 23 points in 50 minutes of action in a double-overtime win over Central Michigan on February 25, 2023. The point guard was 9-of-15 from the field and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line.

“We needed a veteran point guard that could come in and lead this team on the court and we feel like Jayden can do that.” - Kevin Pederson

In Marable’s first two seasons at NIU, she played in 48 games, making 12 starts and averaging 4.3 points per contest, 1.5 assists per game, and grabbing 109 rebounds. Marable scored a then career-high 16 points as a sophomore in a win over Western Michigan while playing 28 minutes.

Before arriving at Northern Illinois, Marable was a four-year letter winner at Bolingbrook High School, where she led the Raiders to a third-place finish in the 2020 IHSA Class 4A Girls Basketball Tournament. She averaged 15 points, six rebounds, and six assists per game as a junior to lead Bolingbrook to the Southwest Suburban Conference title and regional championship while earning all-conference and all-area honors.

Coastal Carolina women’s basketball team in action

Marable’s addition to the Chanticleer women’s basketball team is expected to bring veteran leadership and a competitive edge to the squad. With her experience and skills, she is poised to make an impact on the court and help the team achieve success in the upcoming season.