Kaayla Chones

Last updated

Kaayla Chones
Personal information
Born (1981-01-11) January 11, 1981 (age 43)
Pepper Pike, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school North (Eastlake, Ohio)
College NC State (1999–2004)
WNBA draft 2004: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Position Center
Number50
Career history
2004–2005 Washington Mystics
2006 Seattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2004)
  • 2× Second-team All-ACC (2002–2003)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Kaayla Chones (born January 11, 1981) is an American former professional basketball center who played for the Washington Mystics and Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at NC State.

Contents

Early life

Kaayla Chones was born on January 11, 1981, in Pepper Pike, Ohio. [1] She is the daughter of former NBA player Jim Chones. [2] She played at Trinity High School her freshman year and won the 1996 state title. [3] [4]

She then played three years of basketball at North High School in Eastlake, Ohio, [2] Chones was the Ohio co-Ms. Basketball for both her junior and senior years. She was also a three-time USA Today All-American, and set school records in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots for both boys and girls. She helped the team earn a 21–4 record and advance to the regional “sweet 16” her senior season. [2] Chones scored over 2,000 points and recorded over 1,600 rebounds during her high school career. [2]

College career

Chones played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack from 1999–00 to 2003–04. [5] She started 29 games her freshman year, averaging 11.4 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game while also earning Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Freshman and honorable mention All-ACC honors. [5] [6] She was medically redshirted during the 2000–01 season. [2] Chones played in 29 games in 2001–02, averaging 12.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game while being named second-team All-ACC. [5] [6] Chones appeared in 28 games during the 2002–03 season, averaging 13.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks while garnering second-team all-ACC recognition for the second consecutive season. [5] [6] She played in 31 games during her senior year in 2003–04, averaging 14.7 points and 7.8 rebounds while also earning first-team All-ACC honors. [5] [6] She also garnered Kodak/WBCA All-America recognition as a senior. [2]

Professional career

Chones was selected by the Washington Mystics in the second round, with the 15th overall pick, of the 2004 WNBA draft. [1] She played in 13 games, starting one, for the Mystics during her rookie year in 2004, averaging 2.2 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. [1] She also appeared in two playoff games that season. Chones played in 12 games in 2005, averaging 1.2 points per game. She was waived by the Mystics on May 18, 2006, before the start of the regular season. [1]

Chones signed with the Seattle Storm on May 20, 2006. She appeared in three games for the team before being waived on May 24, 2006. [1]

She was signed by the Los Angeles Sparks on March 5, 2007. [1] She was waived on May 18, 2007, before the start of the regular season. [1] [7]

Chones also played professionally in Spain, Italy, France, Hungary, and Israel, and won an Israeli league title in 2013. [2] [8]

Post-playing career

In 2013, Chones became the director of player programs for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. [8] [3]

In 2019, she was inducted into both the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame and the The News-Herald Sports Hall of Fame. [2] [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kristen Mann</span> American basketball player (born 1983)

Kristen Cherie Mann is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Minnesota Lynx, Atlanta Dream, Indiana Fever, and Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Chones</span> American basketball player (born 1949)

James Bernett “Bunny” Chones is an American former professional basketball player, and current radio analyst for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lindsey Harding</span> American basketball player (born 1984)

Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball coach and former player. She is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Throughout her playing career, Harding played for the Minnesota Lynx, Washington Mystics, Atlanta Dream, Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty and Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and has played overseas in Turkey and Russia. She was previously a scout and a player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas, and also holds a Belarusian passport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kia Vaughn</span> American-born Czech basketball player (born 1987)

Kia Vaughn is an American-born former professional basketball player. She last played for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) She attended high school at St. Michael's All Girls High School in New York, and later went on to star at Rutgers University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kristi Toliver</span> American-Slovak basketball player (born 1987)

Kristi Renee Toliver is an American-Slovak professional basketball associate head coach for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). During her rookie season in the WNBA, Toliver signed an endorsement deal with Nike.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tina Charles (basketball)</span> American basketball player (born 1988)

Tina Alexandria Charles is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Super League and EuroLeague Women for the off season. Originally from Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Charles was drafted first overall in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun. In 2009 and 2010, she and teammate Maya Moore led the Connecticut Huskies to two undefeated national championships. She has won three Olympic gold medals with Team USA and was inducted into the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame at the head of the Class of 2024 - the first female to head a class at any major basketball hall of fame and the first active player ever inducted.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Buford</span> American basketball player

William Buford is an American professional basketball player for s.Oliver Würzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. Buford played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He has played professionally in the NBA G League and overseas in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, and Greece.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alyssa Thomas</span> American basketball player (born 1992)

Alyssa Thomas is an American professional basketball forward for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. The New York Liberty drafted Thomas 4th overall in the 2014 WNBA draft, and immediately traded her to the Sun along with Kelsey Bone and a 2015 first-round draft pick in exchange for Tina Charles. Thomas is the University of Maryland's all-time leader in scoring, rebounding and double-doubles for both the women's and men's programs, and one of nine athletes in NCAAW history with six career triple-doubles. In the WNBA, Thomas recorded fifteen career triple-doubles. She is one of four players to record 15+, 15+, 10+ with 0 turnovers, the only WNBA player to do so ever.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emma Meesseman</span> Belgian basketball player (born 1993)

Emma Meesseman is a Belgian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Women's Basketball Super League and EuroLeague Women. After playing basketball in Belgium, Meesseman was drafted by the Washington Mystics with the 19th overall pick in the second round of the 2013 WNBA draft. She has also played for the Belgian national team and several European professional teams. She was named the 2011 FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year and the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP. Meesseman studied physical education at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amile Jefferson</span> American basketball player

Amile O. Jefferson is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He is an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics team of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, where he served as a captain for three seasons, including for the 2014–15 NCAA championship team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lexie Brown</span> American basketball player (born 1994)

Alexis Kiah Brown is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the Chicago Sky, Minnesota Lynx, and Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Brown was the ninth overall pick by the Connecticut Sun in the 2018 WNBA draft. She was traded to the Minnesota Lynx a year later. She played college basketball at the University of Maryland and Duke University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karlie Samuelson</span> American basketball player (born 1995)

Karlie Anne Samuelson is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Çukurova Basketbol of the Women's Basketball Super League in Turkey. In college, Samuelson played for Stanford University. Her sisters are Bonnie and Katie Lou Samuelson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jazmine Jones</span> American basketball player (born 1996)

Jazmine Jones is an American basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek League. She played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference. She was drafted by the New York Liberty in the 2020 WNBA draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kylee Shook</span> American basketball player (born 1998)

Kylee Shook is an American professional basketball player. She played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charli Collier</span> American basketball player (born 1999)

Charli Collier is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was a First-Team All-Big 12 Conference selection in 2020 for the Texas Longhorns.

Stephanie Jones is an American basketball player. She has played for the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emily Engstler</span> American basketball player (born 2000)

Emily Ann Engstler is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She formerly played for the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx. She played college basketball for Syracuse during her first three years at the college level, then for Louisville, earning first-team All-ACC honors in her only season with the team. Engstler graduated from St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens, New York, where she was rated a five-star recruit by ESPN and named a McDonald's All-American.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diamond Miller</span> American basketball player (born 2001)

Diamond Miller is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. Miller attended Franklin High School in Somerset, New Jersey, where she was rated a five-star recruit by ESPN and earned McDonald's All-American honors in 2019. At Maryland, she was named an All-American as a senior, won Most Outstanding Player of the 2021 Big Ten tournament and left as a three-time All-Big Ten selection. Miller won a gold medal with the United States national team at the 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. She was selected 2nd overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Celeste Taylor</span> American basketball player (born 2001)

Celeste Yvonne Taylor is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Texas, Duke, and Ohio State.

Jakia Brown-Turner is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and Maryland Terrapins.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Kaayla Chones". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Kaayla Chones". ohiobasketballhalloffame.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Kampf, John (June 13, 2019). "News-Herald Hall of Fame: Kaayla Chones worked for everything she got on every level". news-herald.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Trinity High School Girls, 1996". ohiobasketballhalloffame.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kaayla Chones". sports-reference.com/. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Chones and Rivers Selected to All-ACC Teams". gopack.com. March 3, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2007 Los Angeles Sparks Schedule and Results". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Profiles in Excellence: Kaayla Chones, Timberwolves director of Player Programs". insightnews.com. December 16, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.