American basketball player (born 2001)
Haley Jones (born May 23, 2001)[ 1] is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played collegiate basketball for the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference . As a sophomore in 2021, she was named an all-conference selection in the Pac-12.[ 2] The Cardinal won a national championship that season, and Jones was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player .[ 3] She was selected 6th overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream .
Early life and education
Jones was born in Santa Cruz, California . She attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose , where she was named the Naismith Prep Player of the Year and a McDonald's All-American as a senior in 2019.[ 4] A five-star recruit, Jones was ranked the number one recruit in the 2019 class by ESPN.[ 5] [ 6]
As a freshman at Stanford University in 2019–20 , she averaged 11.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 assist before suffering a season-ending, knee ligament injury.[ 7] [ 8] The following season in 2020–21 Jones returned to play, averaging 13.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists.[ 9] Jones and the Cardinal won the 2021 NCAA tournament , their first national title since 1992.[ 3]
Career statistics
WNBA
Regular season
Stats current through end of 2024 season
Haley Jones WNBA Regular Season Statistics[ 10]
Year
Team
2023
Atlanta
40
6
14.6
.337
.214
.756
2.4
2.3
0.4
0.3
1.4
3.7
2024
Atlanta
40
24
17.8
.397
.214
.702
2.2
2.1
0.4
0.3
1.7
3.9
Career
2 years, 1 team
80
30
16.2
.365
.214
.727
2.3
2.2
0.4
0.3
1.5
3.8
Playoffs
Haley Jones WNBA Playoff Statistics
Year
Team
2023
Atlanta
1
0
3.0
1.000
—
1.000
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
2024
Atlanta
2
0
9.0
.429
—
1.000
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
1.0
4.0
Career
2 years, 1 team
3
0
7.0
.500
—
1.000
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.7
4.0
College
Haley Jones NCAA Statistics[ 11]
Year
Team
2019–20
Stanford
18
13
25.8
.528
.273
.627
4.2
2.4
0.8
0.9
2.7
11.4
2020–21 *
Stanford
32
32
27.6
.546
.353
.725
7.4
2.8
0.8
0.7
2.5
13.2
2021–22
Stanford
33
31
30.7
.418
.244
.823
7.9
3.7
0.5
1.1
2.9
13.2
2022–23
Stanford
35
35
32.7
.432
.094
.720
9.0
4.0
0.9
0.9
2.8
13.5
Career
118
111
29.7
46.9
21.9
74.3
7.5
3.4
0.8
0.9
2.7
13.0
Personal life
On April 13, 2021, the Santa Cruz City Council declared that henceforth April 4 will be known as "Haley Jones Day" in recognition of her athletic accomplishments, specifically winning the national championship with Stanford and receiving the NCAA Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four award.[ 12]
In January 2023, Jones started a podcast with The Players' Tribune called "Sometimes I Hoop."[ 13]
In 2023, Jones and fellow WNBA player, Jewell Loyd , became co-owners of the Los Angeles Mad Drops, a team within Major League Pickleball (MLP).[ 14]
References
^ "Haley Jones" . fiba.basketball . Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
^ "Santa Cruz's Haley Jones named to Pac-12 all-conference team" . Santa Cruz Sentinel . March 2, 2021. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
^ a b "How Haley Jones helped Stanford win the 2021 NCAA women's basketball championship" . ESPN.com . April 4, 2021. Archived from the original on April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
^ "Haley Jones" . USAB.com . Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
^ "haley-jones" . ESPN.com . Retrieved April 10, 2022 .
^ "Stanford lands No. 1 recruit Haley Jones" . ESPN.com . November 28, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2022 .
^ Schnell, Lindsay (April 2, 2021). " 'The future of our game:' Stanford's Haley Jones and the rise of positionless players in women's basketball" . USA Today . Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
^ Almond, Elliot (April 3, 2021). "Like Magic? Stanford's Haley Jones likes comparison to NBA legend" . The Mercury News . Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
^ "Haley Jones Stats, News, Bio" . ESPN . Retrieved April 10, 2022 .
^ "Haley Jones WNBA Stats" . Basketball Reference .
^ "Haley Jones College Stats" . Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 11, 2024 .
^ "Santa Cruz to celebrate basketball star Haley Jones with Key to the City, parade Sunday" . Santa Cruz Sentinel . April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022 .
^ "Media Notes" . www.sportsbusinessjournal.com . February 2, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ "Major League Pickleball Lands WNBA Stars Jones and Loyd as Owners" . Yahoo Sports . May 11, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
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