Stephanie Jones (basketball) explained

Stephanie Jones
Number:24
Position:Forward (basketball)
League:WNBA
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Birth Date:10 July 1998
Birth Place:Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S.
High School:Aberdeen (Aberdeen, Maryland)
College:Maryland (2016–2020)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2020
Career Start:2020
Years1:2020
Team1:Ślęza Wrocław
Team2:Connecticut Sun
Team3:Washington Mystics
Team4:Connecticut Sun

Stephanie Jones (born July 7, 1998) is an American basketball player. She has played for the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun.

Early life

Jones played high school basketball at Aberdeen and helped lead them to two state championships as a freshman and a junior. During her season season, she averaged 28.4 points, 12 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 3.7 steals, and 2 blocks. She suffered a torn ACL in January of her senior year. Jones was named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List and was the #51 overall player in her class.[1]

College

Maryland

Jones played a limited role in her freshman season only averaging 9.1 minutes with 0 starts and scoring 4.1 points per game.[2] Her next three years saw her role and time increase. She jumped up to 24.1 minutes a game in her sophomore season and started every game. During her senior season, she averaged 11.3 points and 6.2 rebounds on her way to being named All-Big Ten Second Team. She also received the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award and Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award – both in 2020.[3]

Maryland statistics

Source[4]

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2016–17Maryland3460.2%37.8%2.000.320.060.474.06
2017–18Maryland3458.8%71.6%6.530.940.881.6210.79
2018–19Maryland3459.0%33.3%77.1%6.030.850.681.0612.79
2019–20Maryland3260.1%28.6%75.9%6.190.940.721.3811.31
Career13459.4%25.0%70.0%5.170.760.581.139.72
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2016–17Maryland34621030014376811216138
2017–18Maryland341472500273102222323055367
2018–19Maryland34180305137496205292336435
2019–20Maryland32158263274458198302344362
Career134547921312205293693102781511302

WNBA career

Jones went undrafted in the 2020 WNBA draft.[5]

Connecticut Sun

Jones signed a training camp contract with the Sun in 2021. She made her WNBA debut on May 14, 2021 against the Atlanta Dream and scored 4 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in 13 minutes.[6]

On May 4, 2022, Jones was waived from the Connecticut Sun and did not make their 2022 Opening Day roster.[7]

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2021| align="left" | Connecticut| 18 || 0 || 5.5 || .414 || .000 || .500 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 1.4|-| align="left" | 2022| align="left" | Washington| 3 || 0 || 6.3 || .429 || .500 || .000 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.3|-| align="left" | 2022| align="left" | Connecticut| 2 || 0 || 4.0 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 2 years, 2 teams| 23 || 0 || 5.5 || .405 || .250 || .750 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 1.5

Postseason

|-| align="left" | 2021| align="left" | Connecticut| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 1 year, 1 team| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0

Personal life

Jones's sister, Brionna Jones, is a member of the Connecticut Sun.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stephanie Jones . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612044905/https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/womens/j/jones-stephanie.aspx . dead . June 12, 2021 . usab.com . USA Basketball . 12 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Rychwalski . Alex . Maryland women's basketball's Stephanie Jones is stepping out from her sister's shadow . dbknews.com . The Diamondback . 12 June 2021.
  3. Web site: STEPHANIE JONES . umterps.com . 17 May 2021.
  4. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2021-07-06.
  5. Web site: Maryland women's basketball's Kaila Charles selected 23rd overall in WNBA Draft . dbknews.com . 17 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Game Logs – Stephanie Jones . WNBA.com . WNBA.com . 17 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Connecticut Waives Beatrice Mompremier and Stephanie Jones . sun.wnba.com . WNBA . May 4, 2022.
  8. Web site: Sisters Brionna and Stephanie Jones reunite in Connecticut Sun training camp . ctpost.com . Connecticut Post . 12 June 2021.