Joyner Holmes
No. 8 – Seattle Storm
PositionPower Forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-02-22) February 22, 1998 (age 26)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolCedar Hill
(Cedar Hill, Texas)
CollegeTexas (2016–2020)
WNBA draft2020: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021New York Liberty
2021Las Vegas Aces
2022Connecticut Sun
2023Los Angeles Sparks
2023–presentSeattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  United States
Women's basketball
FIBA U-17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Czech Republic National team
FIBA U-19 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 Italy National team

Joyner Michelle Holmes (born February 22, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She has played for the New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces. She played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns.[1]

High school career

Holmes played high school basketball for Cedar Hill High School.[2] In her senior year, she averaged 24.8 points per game, 8.1 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, 2.6 steals per game and 0.8 blocks per game. She was named Co-MVP of the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic game.[3] She participated in the 2016 McDonald’s All-American game and she was ranked No. 3 by ESPN HoopGurlz in the 2016 recruiting class.[4]

College career

Holmes attended the University of Texas, where she played for the Longhorns women's basketball team, In her freshman season, she averaged 12.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[5] In her Sophomore season, she averaged 6.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[6] In her junior year, she averaged 11.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[7] In her senior year, she averaged 13.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game.[8][9]

Texas statistics

Source[10]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2016–17 Texas 34 43.6% 16.7% 68.2% 8.18 1.85 1.12 0.77 12.09
2017–18 Texas 25 38.4% – 56.5% 6.04 1.40 0.40 0.40 6.84
2018–19 Texas 25 45.4% 26.5% 49.4% 6.68 1.72 0.40 0.96 11.80
2019–20 Texas 30 40.9% 18.2% 62.2% 8.67 2.07 1.00 1.47 13.10
Career 114 42.4% 19.8% 60.2% 7.51 1.78 0.77 0.91 11.14
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2016–17 Texas 34 168 385 2 12 73 107 278 63 38 26 411
2017–18 Texas 25 68 177 0 7 35 62 151 35 10 10 171
2018–19 Texas 25 124 273 9 34 38 77 167 43 10 24 295
2019–20 Texas 30 163 399 6 33 61 98 260 62 30 44 393
Career 114 523 1234 17 86 207 344 856 203 88 104 1270

Professional career

On April 17, 2020, the Seattle Storm selected Holmes as the 19th pick in the second round of the 2020 WNBA draft.[11]

On June 26, 2020, Holmes signed with the New York Liberty.[12]

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2020 New York 19 0 10.0 .306 .107 .750 2.7 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.7 2.9
2021 New York 1 0 5.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Las Vegas 4 0 5.8 .500 .750 .000 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 3.3
2022 Connecticut 26 0 7.9 .311 .227 .769 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 2.0
2023 Los Angeles 5 0 12.0 .348 .286 .750 3.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.8 4.2
Seattle 29 2 10.2 .379 .317 .765 2.3 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.5 3.2
Career 4 years, 5 teams 84 2 9.3 .344 .255 .761 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.6 2.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022 Connecticut 7 0 4.1 .500 .000 1.000 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9
Career 1 year, 1 team 7 0 4.1 .500 .000 1.000 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9

National team career

Holmes helped the United States under-17 team win a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA U-17 World Championship, She averaged 10.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1 assist per game.[13] She also won a silver medal at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup with the United States under-19 team, and she averaged 9 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "2020 WNBA Draft Profile: Joyner Holmes". wnba.com. Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Joyner Holmes". espn.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Roster: Joyner Holmes". texassports.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ Hendricks, Maggie. "McDonald's All American Joyner Holmes eager to join Longhorns and live up to her unique name". usatodayhss.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Roster: Joyner Holmes". texassports.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Joyner Holmes". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Joyner Holmes". herosports.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Joyner Holme". big12statistics.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Joyner Holmes". rotowire.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  11. ^ Maloney, Jack. "2020 WNBA Draft winners and losers: Liberty add Sabrina Ionescu with top pick; Wings land talented trio". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  12. ^ Spruill, Tamryn (2020-06-23). "Stella Johnson rises into the Chicago Sky". Swish Appeal. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  13. ^ "Joyner Michelle HOLMES". fiba.basketball.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Joyner Michelle HOLMES". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  15. ^ "JOYNER HOLMES". usab.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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