Jazmon Gwathmey

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Jazmon Gwathmey
Jazmon Gwathmey.jpg
Gwathmey in 2016
No. 21–Geas Basket
Position Shooting guard
League Lega Basket Femminile
Personal information
Born (1993-01-24) 24 January 1993 (age 30)
Bealeton, Virginia, U.S.
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight158 lb (72 kg)
Career information
High school Liberty (Bealeton, Virginia)
College James Madison (2012–2016)
WNBA draft 2016: 2nd round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016 San Antonio Stars
2016–2017 Canberra Capitals
2017–2018 Indiana Fever
2018–present Lointek Gernika Bizkaia
Career highlights and awards
  • CAA Player of the Year (2016)
  • First-team All-CAA (2016)
  • Third-team All-CAA (2015)
  • 2× CAA All-Defensive Team (2014, 2016)
  • 3× CAA tournament MVP (2014–2016)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 San Juan
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Barranquilla
Centrobasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Manatí

Jazmon Chameli Gwathmey (born 24 January 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Lointek Gernika Bizkaia of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She played for Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Career

College

Gwathmey averaged 11.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in four seasons at James Madison. She is a three-time Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and CAA tournament Most Outstanding Player winning the awards in 2014, 2015 and 2016. [1]

Statistics

Source [2]

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 PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011–12James Madison redshirt
2012–13James Madison3622439.9%25.0%57.7%5.50.70.50.96.2
2013–14James Madison3434046.9%30.3%83.5%5.31.60.81.610.0
2014–15James Madison3330939.5%31.4%72.5%4.81.60.91.19.4
2015–16James Madison3368241.0%36.8%79.6%6.01.51.21.520.7
Career136155541.6%33.9%74.8%5.41.40.81.311.4

WNBA

Gwathmey was drafted 14th overall in the second round by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2016 WNBA draft. Gwathmey was later traded to the San Antonio Stars in exchange for guard Jia Perkins. [3] In 2017, Gwathmey was traded to the Indiana Fever in exchange for a 2018 third-round draft pick. [4]

Personal life

Gwathmey is of Puerto Rican descent due to her mother's side of the family. Because of it, she is eligible to play for the Puerto Rican national team. [5]

International career

On 23 June 2017, Gwathmey was included in the Puerto Rican preliminary roster for the 2017 Centrobasket Women.

On 2019 Jazmon Gwathmey became BSNF Champion with the Atenienses de Manatí.

Jazmon Gwathmey holding the 2019 BSNF trophy for the Atenienses de Manati BSNF 2D0A9742.jpg
Jazmon Gwathmey holding the 2019 BSNF trophy for the Atenienses de Manatí BSNF


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References

  1. ↑ "Stars Select Moriah Jefferson With No. 2 Pick in WNBA Draft". WNBA.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Stars Also Add Gwathmey and Martin on Draft Night". WNBA.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fever Trade for 6–2 Shooting Guard Jazmon Gwathmey – Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Jazmon Gwathmey Campos, otra boricua en WNBA (in Spanish)
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