Brionna Jones
Jones in 2019
No. 42 – Connecticut Sun
PositionPower forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-12-18) December 18, 1995 (age 28)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolAberdeen (Aberdeen, Maryland)
CollegeMaryland (2014–2017)
WNBA draft2017: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–presentConnecticut Sun
2017–2019Nadezhda Orenburg
2019–presentUSK Prague
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women’s basketball
Representing  United States
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Australia

Brionna Jones (born December 18, 1995) is an American professional basketball center for 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]

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2017 Connecticut 23 0 6.4 .575 .000 .833 1.7 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 2.9
2018 Connecticut 27 0 9.0 .469 .000 .727 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 3.1
2019 Connecticut 27 0 8.4 .467 .000 .667 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 3.5
2020 Connecticut 21 21 26.1 .605 1.000 .691 5.6 1.0 1.7 0.7 1.6 11.2
2021 Connecticut 32 32 30.6 .571 .000 .796 7.3 1.8 1.4 0.5 2.2 14.7
2022 Connecticut 36 7 25.1 .571 .000 .844 5.1 1.3 1.2 0.4 1.5 13.8
2023 Connecticut 13 13 31.7 .571 .500 .776 8.2 2.4 1.8 0.5 2.2 15.9
Career 7 years, 1 team 179 73 19.3 .563 .200 .776 4.4 1.0 1.0 0.4 1.3 9.2

Postseason

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019 Connecticut 8 0 4.4 .625 .000 1.000 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.5
2020 Connecticut 7 7 28.3 .453 .000 .889 7.3 1.4 1.6 0.3 1.4 9.4
2021 Connecticut 4 4 25.8 .594 .000 .643 4.3 0.5 1.5 0.8 1.5 11.8
2022 Connecticut 12 0 21.3 .522 .000 .711 4.0 1.3 0.9 0.3 1.2 10.3
Career 4 years, 1 team 31 11 19.1 .515 .000 .730 4.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 1.1 8.0

References

  1. ^ "Brionna JONES at the EuroLeague Women 2019–20". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Shaffer, Jonas (April 13, 2017). "Maryland's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Brionna Jones selected in top 10 of WNBA draft". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "Everything's in place for Brionna Jones". November 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Connecticut Sun Brionna Jones Named 2021 KIA Most Improved Player". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

External links

Connecticut Sun current roster
WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award
2017 WNBA draft
Nadezhda Orenburg 2018โ€“19 EuroCup Women champions
United States squad โ€“ 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup โ€“ Gold medal
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