Britney Jones
BC Tsmoki-Minsk | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Belarus Premier League |
Personal information | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois | September 1, 1987
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Career information | |
High school | John Marshall Metropolitan (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | UAB (2005–2009) |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2010 | Montaneras de Morovis |
2010 | FEA Neas Halkidonas |
2011–2013 | Fjölnir |
2013–2014 | CSM Targoviste |
2014–2015 | Olimpia CSU Brașov |
2015–2017 | Chevakata Vologda |
2017–2018 | Royal Castors Braine |
2018 | |
2018–2019 | Belfius Namur Capitale |
2019 | Santa Tecla BC |
2019 | Ślęza Wrocław |
2020 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
2020–present | BC Tsmoki-Minsk |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Britney Cimone Jones (born September 1, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. During her career she has won the national championship in Romania, Belgium, Switzerland and El Salvador.[1]
Early life and high school[]
Jones grew up in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois and attended John Marshall Metropolitan High School. She was named the 2004-05 Athlete of the Year as well as Player of the Year by the Chicago Sun-Times while receiving all-state, all-area and all-city recognition from the Chicago Sun-Times. Marshall won the CPS City Championship in 2002 and 2004 while placing third in the state in 2002.[2]
College career[]
Jones played college basketball for the UAB Blazers of the University of Alabama at Birmingham from 2005 to 2009.
Alabama at Birmingham statistics[]
Source[3]
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 |
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2005-06 | Alabama at Birmingham | 27 | 326 | 42.5% | 39.9% | 65.2% | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.1 |
2006-07 | Alabama at Birmingham | 32 | 310 | 32.2% | 26.5% | 66.7% | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 9.7 |
2007-08 | Alabama at Birmingham | 30 | 383 | 37.2% | 31.4% | 69.6% | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 12.8 |
2008-09 | Alabama at Birmingham | 30 | 582 | 39.8% | 30.7% | 77.9% | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 19.4 |
Career | 119 | 1601 | 37.9% | 31.8% | 71.6% | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 13.5 |
Professional career[]
In 2011, Jones signed with Fjölnir of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[4] She was selected for the Icelandic All-Star game in January 2013[5] while also appearing in the three point competition where she finished second.[6] During the season, she led the league with 29.3 points per game. She returned to Fjölnir the following season[7] and again led the league in scoring, averaging 31.6 points per game. On 20 February 2013, she scored 52 points in an overtime loss against Njarðvík.[8]
She spent the 2017–2018 season with Royal Castors Braine,[9][10] helping the team to the Belgian championship. After the playoffs, she signed with , replacing injured ,[11] and helped the team win the Swiss championship.[12] The following season, she returned to Belgium and signed with Belfius Namur Capitale. She left Naumur-Capitale at the end of February 2019.[13]
She started the 2019–20 season with Ślęza Wrocław[14] where she averaged 11.4 points and 3.1 assists in 8 games. In January 2020, she signed with Hapoel Petah Tikva of the Ligat ha'Al.[15]
References[]
- ^ "Britney Jones Basketball Player Profile". EuroBasket.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Britney Jones - Women's Basketball - University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics". uabsports.com. UAB Blazers. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ "Breytingar á liðunum átta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 October 2011. p. C4. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (23 January 2013). "Sextán ára stelpa fékk flest atkvæði í Stjörnuleikskosningunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Fólk". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 31 January 2013. p. 3. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 November 2012). "Faðmaði dómarann í miðjum leik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (21 February 2013). "Snæfell á möguleika á efsta sætinu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Britney Jones rejoint les Castors Braine". La Province (in French). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "L'appétit grandissant de l'Américaine Britney Jones". La Capitale (in French). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Mayombo blessée, Jones arrive". La Liberté (in French). 11 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Namur Capitale se sépare de sa meneuse américaine, Britney Jones". Metro Time (in French). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Jacques Delise; Jérémie Baise (28 February 2019). "Namur-Capitale et Britney Jones, c'est fini !". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Britney Jones nową zawodniczką Ślęzy Wrocław". doba.pl (in Polish). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Lior Hai (12 January 2020). "Britney Jones (ex Sleza Wroclaw) signs at Petah Tikva". EuroBasket.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
External links[]
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- Basketball players from Illinois
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in El Salvador
- American expatriate basketball people in Iceland
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Romania
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
- American women's basketball players
- Fjölnir women's basketball players
- Point guards
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna basketball players