Kionna Jeter

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Kionna Jeter
Personal information
Born (1997-10-04) October 4, 1997 (age 26)
Spartanburg, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Career information
High school Spartanburg
(Spartanburg, South Carolina)
College
WNBA draft 2021: 3rd round, 36th overall pick
Selected by the Las Vegas Aces
Position Guard
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× First-team All-CAA (2019–2021)
  • 2x CAA All-Defensive Team (2019, 2020)

Kionna Jeter (born 1997) is an American basketball player. She was drafted in the third round of the 2021 WNBA draft by the Las Vegas Aces. She plays the Point Guard position. [1] [2]

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Early life

Jeter grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where she attended Spartanburg High School. [3] [4]

College career

Jeter originally signed to play at Coastal Carolina University before transferring to Gulf Coast State, where she played for one year. [5] [6]

From Gulf Coast State, Jeter transferred to Towson University, where she played for three years. She was the 2020-21 Colonial Athletic Association preseason player of the year and was the first Towson player to earn three consecutive all-CAA first team selection as well as back-to-back CAA all-defensive team honors. She led Towson to the NCAA tournament in 2019. [7] [8] [9]

Professional career

In 2021, Jeter decided to forgo her final year of eligibility with Towson and enter the 2021 WNBA draft. [10] She was drafted by the Las Vegas Aces with the 36th pick but was waived before the start of the 2021 season. [11] [12] [13]

In July 2022, Jeter signed with Faenza Basket Project of the Italian Serie A1. [14] In August 2023, Jeter signed with reigning Úrvalsdeild kvenna champions Valur. [15] She left the team before the start of the season.

Career statistics

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  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 best°League leader

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2018–19 Towson 333333.242.029.980.85.41.72.70.32.717.3
2019–20 Towson 292833.539.633.580.06.72.43.30.22.518.1
2020–21 Towson 211932.942.834.675.35.12.32.50.21.923.0
Career838033.241.432.679.05.82.12.90.22.419.1
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Towson's Kionna Jeter drafted to WNBA". www.msn.com.
  3. ↑ Lee, Edward. "Kionna Jeter to forgo final year of eligibility with Towson women's basketball to enter WNBA draft". baltimoresun.com.
  4. ↑ "Kionna Jeter's High School Girls Basketball Stats". MaxPreps.com.
  5. ↑ Herald-Journal, Paul Martin, For the. "Former SHS star Kionna Jeter overcomes tragedy to reach NCAA tournament". GoUpstate.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "kionna-jeter". ESPN.com.
  7. ↑ "Towson University's Kionna Jeter drafted to WNBA; first in school's history". WBAL. April 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Towson Women's Basketball Star Kionna Jeter Aiming To Make WNBA Dream A Reality". April 2, 2021.
  9. ↑ "TU's Jeter Named CAA Preseason Player Of The Year". Towson, MD Patch. November 23, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Kionna Jeter to forgo final year of eligibility with Towson women's basketball to enter WNBA draft". Baltimore Sun. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  11. ↑ Olmstead, Sydney. "'It doesn't matter what we look like on paper': Star-studded Aces learning to play together". thenext.substack.com.
  12. ↑ "Towson Women's Basketball's Kionna Jeter becomes first player in program history to be selected in WNBA draft". WMAR. April 16, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Aces Waive Kionna". OurSports Central. April 26, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Faenza adds Jeter to their roster". Eurobasket.com . 6 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Íslandsmeistararnir fá liðsauka". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Kionna Jeter College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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