Brionna Jones

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Brionna Jones
Brionna Jones (cropped).jpg
Jones in 2019
No. 24–Atlanta Dream
Position Power forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-12-18) December 18, 1995 (age 29)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Aberdeen (Aberdeen, Maryland)
College Maryland (2014–2017)
WNBA draft 2017: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2024 Connecticut Sun
2017–2019 Nadezhda Orenburg
2019–2023 USK Prague
2024–presentUSK Prague
2025–present Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Australia

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

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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]

WNBA career

In the 2017 WNBA draft Jones was selected 8th overall by the Connecticut Sun.

Jones broke out in the 2020 WNBA Bubble 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]

On June 23, 2023, Jones suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in her right leg, necessitating season–ending surgery. [6]

On February 1, 2025, Jones signed with the Atlanta Dream. [7]

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics [8]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017 Connecticut 2306.4.575—.8331.70.10.40.10.42.9
2018 Connecticut 2709.0.469—.7272.00.20.20.20.63.1
2019 Connecticut 2708.4.467.000.6672.20.30.30.30.73.5
2020 Connecticut 212126.1.6051.000.6915.61.01.70.71.611.2
2021 Connecticut 323230.6.571.000.7967.31.81.40.52.214.7
2022 Connecticut 36725.1.571.000.8445.11.31.20.41.513.8
2023 Connecticut 131331.7.571.500.7768.22.41.80.52.215.9
2024 Connecticut 40°40°27.2.539.143.7385.51.51.20.61.313.7
Career8 years, 1 team21911320.8.557.172.7724.61.11.00.41.310.1
All-Star3012.3.500.0001.0003.00.70.30.00.38.0

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019 Connecticut 804.4.625—1.0000.90.30.40.00.51.5
2020 Connecticut 7728.3.453—.8897.31.41.60.31.49.4
2021 Connecticut 4425.8.594—.6434.30.51.50.81.511.8
2022 Connecticut 12021.3.522.000.7114.01.30.90.31.210.3
2023ConnecticutDid not play (season-ending injury)
2024 Connecticut 7719.9.482.000.7693.61.40.60.62.09.1
Career5 years, 1 team381819.2.508.000.7373.91.10.90.31.38.2

College

Legend
  GPGames 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 TO  Turnovers per game PPG Points per game
 Bold Career high * Led Division I
NCAA statistics [9]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2013–14 Maryland 351316.2.607—.5544.50.30.70.51.26.9
2014–15 Maryland 373724.4.601*.000.6348.90.71.01.31.812.4
2015–16 Maryland 353425.9.665*—.6359.81.11.11.12.415.2
2016–17 Maryland 353526.8.690*.000.76710.91.51.91.61.419.9
Career14211923.3.650.000.6728.50.91.21.21.713.6

Personal life

Jones's sister, Stephanie, played with her on the Connecticut Sun in the 2021 and 2022 seasons. [10]

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.
  6. ↑ "Sun's Brionna Jones undergoes Achilles surgery, out for season". espn.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Sign Three-Time All-Star Brionna Jones". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Brionna Jones WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  9. ↑ "Brionna Jones College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Sisters Brionna and Stephanie Jones reunite in Connecticut Sun training camp". ctpost.com. Connecticut Post. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
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