Alexis Jones (basketball)

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Alexis Jones
Alexis Jones (cropped).jpg
Jones in 2019
Personal information
Born (1994-05-08) May 8, 1994 (age 28)
Midland, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school MacArthur (Irving, Texas)
College
WNBA draft 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2017–2020
Position Guard
Career history
2017–2019 Minnesota Lynx
2019–2020 Los Angeles Sparks
2020 Atlanta Dream
2020Al-Qazeres Extremadura
2021– Sparta&K
Career highlights and awards
  • WNBA champion (2017)
  • 2× First-team All-Big 12 (2016, 2017)
  • Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (2016)
  • Big 12 Championship MOP (2016)
  • Second-team All-ACC (2014)
  • ACC All-Freshman Team (2013)
  • ACC tournament MVP (2013)
  • 2× Texas Gatorade Player of the Year (2012, 2013)
  • 2× Texas Miss Basketball (2012, 2013)
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
U19
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 U19 Lithuania Team competition

Alexis Jones (born May 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who played for the Atlanta Dream in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted in 2017 by the Lynx. [1] [2] Born in Midland, Texas, she played college basketball for Duke University, before she transferred to Baylor University. [3]

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College career

Duke University

Coming out of high school, Jones was ranked the No. 3 overall recruit by ESPN and signed with Duke. [4] During her freshman season, she started for the Blue Devils at the shooting guard position. When teammate and point guard, Chelsea Gray, went down with an injury, Jones moved over to the point guard position. Following her freshman season, Jones was named to the All-ACC Freshman of the Year, All-Freshman Team, the Norfolk All-Regional Team, and the ACC Tournament MVP. Jones became just the third freshman in ACC history to be named ACC Tournament MVP. [5]

During her sophomore season, Jones started 28 games before tearing her ACL during a game versus Notre Dame. During a game versus Florida State, Jones tied the school record for assists in a single game with 15. She also received Second Team All-ACC status from the coaches for averaging 13.1 ppg, 5.3 apg, and 4.1 rpg, before her injury.

Following her sophomore campaign, Jones announced that she intended to transfer from Duke to be closer to home. Ultimately, Jones decided to transfer to Baylor University. [6] [7]

Baylor University

Due to the NCAA Transfer Rules, Jones sat out the 2014–2015 season for the Baylor Bears. This gave her time to recover from her ACL surgery that she had from her sophomore season.

During her junior season, Jones made her Baylor debut against UT-Arlington, where she recorded 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Her impact was felt right away at Baylor. She started in 34 of 38 games, was one of the three team MVPS, was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, First Team All-Big 12, and was the Most Outstanding Player of the Big 12 Championship Tournament. [8]

During her senior season, Jones once again made an impact on the Baylor season. She finished second in scoring and assists. But once again she had to sit out part of the season due to injury. Jones had gotten a bruised knee that caused her to miss time towards the end of the season. She was able to make it back in time for the NCAA Tournament. Despite the injury, Jones was named to the First Team All-Big 12 Team, which she received unanimously. [9]

Professional career

Jones in 2018 Jones-20180520.jpg
Jones in 2018

WNBA

Minnesota Lynx

Jones was selected 12th overall in the 2017 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. [10] During Jones's rookie season with the Lynx, she saw limited action playing behind Lindsay Whalen and Renee Montgomery. She began playing more when Whalen went down with a hand injury. She finished the season averaging 2.6 points, 0.8 assists, and 0.8 rebounds per game. She was a member of the 2017 WNBA Championship team. [11]

Los Angeles Sparks

On April 22, 2019, Jones was traded from the Lynx to the Los Angeles Sparks. [12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career high°League leader
†Denotes seasons in which Jones won a WNBA championship

College

Source [13]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012-13Duke3634242.834.279.54.44.01.80.39.5
2013-14Duke2836647.238.878.84.15.32.10.113.1
2015-16Baylor3857043.541.276.44.24.42.00.015.0
2016-17Baylor3039741.641.172.24.74.81.20.313.2
CareerDuke6470845.036.979.24.34.61.90.211.1
CareerBaylor6896742.641.175.14.44.61.20.114.2

WNBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017 † Minnesota 2907.3.342.379.8570.80.80.30.00.72.6
2018 Minnesota 2608.8.352.320.7500.90.70.10.10.73.3
2019 Los Angeles 20112.2.400.333.8001.11.80.30.21.44.0
2020 Atlanta 608.8.381.368.5000.00.80.50.01.04.0
Career4 years, 3 teams8119.1.364.344.7950.81.00.20.10.93.3

Postseason

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017 † Minnesota 506.0.333.667.0000.81.40.00.00.42.4
2018 Minnesota 100.0–––0.00.00.00.01.00.0
2019 Los Angeles 309.3.375.333.7501.00.70.30.01.03.3
Career3 years, 2 teams906.4.350.556.5000.81.00.10.00.72.4

Personal life

Jones' father, David, is paralyzed from the waist down due to a car accident in 2007 that resulting in their car being flipped three times and Alexis and her brother being thrown from the car. Alexis suffered a broken wrist in the accident. [14]

Her younger brother, Andrew, is currently a guard on the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. [11]

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  3. ↑ "WBB - Alexis Jones Transfers to Baylor". Baylor Athletics. baylorbears.com. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  4. ↑ "Alexis Jones 2012 High School Girls' Basketball Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
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  8. ↑ "Alexis Jones Bio". Baylor Athletics. baylorbears.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
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  11. 1 2 Hatfield, Jenn (December 7, 2019). "Having a sister in the WNBA inspires not one, but two Texas men's basketball players". High Post Hoops. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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