Stephanie Jones (basketball)

Stephanie Jones (born July 7, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Connecticut Sun.

Stephanie Jones
No. 4 – Connecticut Sun
PositionForward (basketball)
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-07-10) July 10, 1998
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High schoolAberdeen (Aberdeen, Maryland)
CollegeMaryland (2016–2020)
WNBA draft2020 / Undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020Ślęza Wrocław
2021–presentConnecticut 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]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2016–17 Maryland 34 60.2% – 37.8% 2.00 0.32 0.06 0.47 4.06
2017–18 Maryland 34 58.8% – 71.6% 6.53 0.94 0.88 1.62 10.79
2018–19 Maryland 34 59.0% 33.3% 77.1% 6.03 0.85 0.68 1.06 12.79
2019–20 Maryland 32 60.1% 28.6% 75.9% 6.19 0.94 0.72 1.38 11.31
Career 134 59.4% 25.0% 70.0% 5.17 0.76 0.58 1.13 9.72
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2016–17 Maryland 34 62 103 0 0 14 37 68 11 2 16 138
2017–18 Maryland 34 147 250 0 2 73 102 222 32 30 55 367
2018–19 Maryland 34 180 305 1 3 74 96 205 29 23 36 435
2019–20 Maryland 32 158 263 2 7 44 58 198 30 23 44 362
Career 134 547 921 3 12 205 293 693 102 78 151 1302

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]

Personal life

Jones's sister, Brionna Jones, is also a member of the Connecticut Sun.[7]

References
  1. "Stephanie Jones". usab.com. USA Basketball. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. Rychwalski, Alex. "Maryland women's basketball's Stephanie Jones is stepping out from her sister's shadow". dbknews.com. The Diamondback. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. "STEPHANIE JONES". umterps.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. "Maryland women's basketball's Kaila Charles selected 23rd overall in WNBA Draft". dbknews.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. "Game Logs – Stephanie Jones". WNBA.com. WNBA.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. "Sisters Brionna and Stephanie Jones reunite in Connecticut Sun training camp". ctpost.com. Connecticut Post. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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