Personal information | |
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Born | Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S. | July 10, 1998
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Aberdeen (Aberdeen, Maryland) |
College | Maryland (2016–2020) |
WNBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Position | Forward (basketball) |
Number | 24 |
Career history | |
2020 | Ślęza Wrocław |
2021 | Connecticut Sun |
2022 | Washington Mystics |
2022 | Connecticut Sun |
Stephanie Jones (born July 7, 1998) is an American basketball player. She has played for the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun.
Jones played high school basketball at Aberdeen and helped lead them to two state championships as a freshman and a junior. During her season season, she averaged 28.4 points, 12 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 3.7 steals, and 2 blocks. She suffered a torn ACL in January of her senior year. Jones was named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List and was the #51 overall player in her class. [1]
Jones played a limited role in her freshman season only averaging 9.1 minutes with 0 starts and scoring 4.1 points per game. [2] Her next three years saw her role and time increase. She jumped up to 24.1 minutes a game in her sophomore season and started every game. During her senior season, she averaged 11.3 points and 6.2 rebounds on her way to being named All-Big Ten Second Team. She also received the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award and Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award – both in 2020. [3]
Source [4]
YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Maryland | 34 | 60.2% | – | 37.8% | 2.00 | 0.32 | 0.06 | 0.47 | 4.06 |
2017–18 | Maryland | 34 | 58.8% | – | 71.6% | 6.53 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 1.62 | 10.79 |
2018–19 | Maryland | 34 | 59.0% | 33.3% | 77.1% | 6.03 | 0.85 | 0.68 | 1.06 | 12.79 |
2019–20 | Maryland | 32 | 60.1% | 28.6% | 75.9% | 6.19 | 0.94 | 0.72 | 1.38 | 11.31 |
Career | 134 | 59.4% | 25.0% | 70.0% | 5.17 | 0.76 | 0.58 | 1.13 | 9.72 |
YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
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2016–17 | Maryland | 34 | 62 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 37 | 68 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 138 |
2017–18 | Maryland | 34 | 147 | 250 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 102 | 222 | 32 | 30 | 55 | 367 |
2018–19 | Maryland | 34 | 180 | 305 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 96 | 205 | 29 | 23 | 36 | 435 |
2019–20 | Maryland | 32 | 158 | 263 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 58 | 198 | 30 | 23 | 44 | 362 |
Career | 134 | 547 | 921 | 3 | 12 | 205 | 293 | 693 | 102 | 78 | 151 | 1302 |
Jones went undrafted in the 2020 WNBA draft. [5]
Jones signed a training camp contract with the Sun in 2021. She made her WNBA debut on May 14, 2021 against the Atlanta Dream and scored 4 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in 13 minutes. [6]
On May 4, 2022, Jones was waived from the Connecticut Sun and did not make their 2022 Opening Day roster. [7]
GP | Games 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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2021 | Connecticut | 18 | 0 | 5.5 | .414 | .000 | .500 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
2022 | Washington | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .429 | .500 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
2022 | Connecticut | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 23 | 0 | 5.5 | .405 | .250 | .750 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2021 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Jones's sister, Brionna Jones, is a member of the Connecticut Sun. [8]
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