Brionna Jones

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Brionna Jones
Brionna Jones (cropped).jpg
Jones in 2019
No. 42 – Connecticut Sun
PositionPower forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-12-18) December 18, 1995 (age 26)
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolAberdeen (Aberdeen, Maryland)
CollegeMaryland (2014–2017)
WNBA draft2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–presentConnecticut Sun
2017–2019Nadezhda Orenburg
2019USK Prague
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com

Brionna Jones (born December 18, 1995) is an American professional basketball center with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and currently with USK Prague of the Czech Women's Basketball League.[1] She was drafted with the 8th overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft.[2]

Early life[]

Jones was born to Michael and Sanciarhea Jones. Jones is from Havre de Grace, Maryland. She has an older brother Jarred, a younger sister Stephanie, and a younger brother Jordan. She attended Aberdeen High School, and led her high school to a state championship her junior year. [3]

College career[]

Jones attended the University of Maryland, where she graduated in three years and majored in kinesiology.[4]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Maryland 35 240 60.7% 0.0% 55.4% 4.5 0.3 0.7 0.5 6.9
2014–15 Maryland 37 458 60.1% 0.0% 63.4% 8.9 0.7 1.0 1.3 12.4
2015–16 Maryland 35 533 66.5% 0.0% 63.5% 9.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 15.2
2016–17 Maryland 35 697 69.0% 0.0% 76.7% 10.9 1.5 1.9 1.6 19.9
Career 142 1928 65.0% 0.0% 67.2% 8.5 0.9 1.2 1.2 13.6

WNBA career[]

In the 2017 WNBA Draft Jones was selected 8th overall by the Connecticut Sun .

Jones In the 2020 WNBA Bubble broke out and showed signs of top super-star potential .

in 2021 Jones had her breakout year averaging 14.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 30.6 minutes while starting all 32 games for the Sun this season. Her previous career highs in each of those categories were all set with the Sun in 2020, when she averaged 11.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 26.1 minutes in 21 games. Jones was selected as a 2021 WNBA All Star . Jones helped the Sun post the highest winning percentage in franchise history (.813) and finish the regular season with 14 consecutive victories for the fourth-longest winning streak in WNBA history. With her improvement and her becoming one of the next stars in the WNBA Jones was named the 2021 WNBA Most Improved Player Award , Jones was also named to the 2021 WNBA All Defensive Second Team . [5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Brionna JONES at the EuroLeague Women 2019–20". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  2. ^ Shaffer, Jonas (April 13, 2017). "Maryland's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Brionna Jones selected in top 10 of WNBA draft". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Everything's in place for Brionna Jones". 8 November 2016.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  5. ^ "Connecticut Sun Brionna Jones Named 2021 KIA Most Improved Player". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2021-10-06.


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