Stephanie Jones (basketball)

Stephanie Jones

Personal information
Born	(1998-07-10) July 10, 1998 (age 26) Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S.
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
Stats at Basketball Reference

Stephanie Jones (born July 7, 1998) is an American basketball player. She has played for the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun.

Early life

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]

College

Maryland

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]

Maryland statistics

Source[4]

Ratios

YEAR	Team	GP	FG%	3P%	FT%	RBG	APG	BPG	SPG	PPG
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

Totals

YEAR	Team	GP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	A	BK	ST	PTS
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

WNBA career

Jones went undrafted in the 2020 WNBA draft.[5]

Connecticut Sun

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]

WNBA career statistics

Legend

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
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

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
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

Personal life

Jones's sister, Brionna Jones, is a member of the Connecticut Sun.[8]

References

1. "Stephanie Jones". usab.com. USA Basketball. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
2. Rychwalski, Alex. "Maryland women's basketball's Stephanie Jones is stepping out from her sister's shadow". dbknews.com. The Diamondback. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
3. "STEPHANIE JONES". umterps.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
4. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
5. "Maryland women's basketball's Kaila Charles selected 23rd overall in WNBA Draft". dbknews.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
6. "Game Logs – Stephanie Jones". WNBA.com. WNBA.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
7. "Connecticut Waives Beatrice Mompremier and Stephanie Jones". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
8. "Sisters Brionna and Stephanie Jones reunite in Connecticut Sun training camp". ctpost.com. Connecticut Post. Retrieved 12 June 2021.