Jennifer O'Neill (basketball) explained

Jennifer O'Neill
League:BLK
Team:Artego Bydgoszcz
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:141
Birth Date:1990 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Bronx, New York, United States
Nationality:Puerto Rican
High School:St. Michael Academy
(New York City, New York)
College:Kentucky (2010–2015)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015
Team1:Minnesota Lynx
Years2:2015
Team2:Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion
Years3:2016
Team3:Gigantes de Carolina
Years4:2016–2017
Team4:Haskovo 2012
Years5:2017–2018
Team5:Artego Bydgoszcz
Years6:2018–2019
Team6:Spartak Moscow
Years7:2019–present
Team7:Artego Bydgoszcz
Highlights:
Wnba Profile:jennifer-oneill

Jennifer Victoria O'Neill (born 19 April 1990) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as well as the Puerto Rican national team.[1]

Career

College

O'Neill played for the Kentucky Wildcats, where she was SEC 6th Woman of the Year in 2014 and 2015.[2]

Professional career

In May 2015, O'Neill signed a training camp contract with the Minnesota Lynx and made the final cut for the roster. She made her WNBA debut on 5 June 2015, scoring 2 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 10 minutes in a win over the Tulsa Shock.[1] On 22 July 2015, O'Neill was waived by the Lynx after playing 13 games.[3] During the 2015–16 WNBA off-season, O'Neill played in Israel for Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion and in Puerto Rico for Gigantes de Carolina. In February 2016, O'Neill signed with the Connecticut Sun but was waived before the beginning of the 2016 season.[4] [5] The following off-season O'Neill played in Bulgaria for Haskovo 2012. In February 2017, O'Neill signed a training camp contract with the Seattle Storm.[6]

Kentucky statistics

Source[7]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11Kentucky3015333.636.273.91.30.90.50.05.1
2011–12KentuckyRedshirt
2012–13Kentucky3538139.435.671.42.32.81.30.110.9
2013–14Kentucky3544138.536.470.12.42.81.00.112.6
2014–15Kentucky3347436.832.372.23.42.11.40.214.4
Career TotalsKentucky133144937.634.971.52.42.21.10.110.9

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2015| align="left" | Minnesota| 13 || 0 || 7.8 || .348 || .556 || 1.000 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 0.7 || 2.2|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 1 year, 1 team| 13 || 0 || 7.8 || .348 || .556 || 1.000 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 0.7 || 2.2

Notes and References

  1. News: Varney. Dennis. Jennifer O'Neill makes her WNBA debut in Minnesota's win against Tulsa. 14 June 2015. Lexington Herald-Leader. 5 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150716102833/http://www.kentucky.com/2015/06/05/3886565_rookie-jennifer-oneills-wnba-season.html?rh=1. 16 July 2015. live.
  2. Web site: Jennifer O'Neill. University of Kentucky Athletics. 14 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150516235124/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/jennifer_oneill_719000.html. 16 May 2015. live.
  3. News: Minnesota Lynx Waive Jennifer O'Neill – Minnesota Lynx. Minnesota Lynx. 12 September 2017. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913044325/http://lynx.wnba.com/news/minnesota-lynx-waive-jennifer-oneill/. 13 September 2017. live.
  4. News: Connecticut Sun Sign O'Neill – Connecticut Sun. Connecticut Sun. 12 September 2017. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913091535/http://sun.wnba.com/news/connecticut-sun-sign-oneill/. 13 September 2017. live.
  5. News: Connecticut Sun Waive Weisner, O'Neill – Connecticut Sun. Connecticut Sun. 12 September 2017. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913091550/http://sun.wnba.com/news/connecticut-sun-waive-weisner-oneill/. 13 September 2017. live.
  6. News: Seattle Storm Signs Jennifer O'Neill – Seattle Storm. Seattle Storm. 12 September 2017. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913091552/http://storm.wnba.com/news/seattle-storm-signs-jennifer-oneill/. 13 September 2017. live.
  7. Web site: NCAA® Career Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 12 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160205183530/http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch. 5 February 2016. live.