Jazmine Jones

Jazmine Jones (born October 15, 1996) is an American basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. 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.

Jazmine Jones
No. 23 – Washington Mystics
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-10-15) October 15, 1996
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolFlorida A&M Developmental
(Tallahassee, Florida)
CollegeLouisville (2016–2020)
WNBA draft2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021New York Liberty
2020–2021Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
2022Connecticut Sun
2022-presentWashington Mystics
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Jones received a scholarship offer from Florida State in eighth grade. She attended Florida A&M University Developmental Research School and was coached by Ericka Cromartie.[1] She was a two-time Florida state champion and was the 2016 Florida Gatorade Player of the Year. Jones finished her career with more than 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists, and 500 steals.[2] She committed to Louisville in her senior year.

College career

Jones played in a program-record 144 games at Louisville and contributed to a school-record 125 wins.[2] She averaged 4.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game as a freshman.[1] Jones averaged 8.9 points per game as a sophomore and 7.6 points per game as a junior.[3] As a senior, she averaged 14.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game.[2] She was selected to the All-ACC First Team, All-ACC Defensive Team and ACC All-Tournament Team and was also named a WBCA All-American honorable mention.[4]

Professional career

Jones was selected with the 12th pick of the 2020 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty.[4] She has also signed with the French team Tarbes Gespe Bigorre.

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 high ° League leader

Regular Season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2020 New York 20221.4.404.333.7884.12.31.40.52.910.8
2021 New York 27016.6.356.383.7612.41.10.50.41.65.9
2022 Connecticut 706.3.286.000.4000.10.10.30.00.40.9
2022 Washington 103.0.000.000.0001.00.00.00.00.00.0
Career 3 years, 3 teams 55216.8.378.347.7632.71.40.80.31.96.9

Postseason
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021 New York 103.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 103.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.0

Personal life

Jones is the daughter of Reginald and Felicia Jones. Her father played football at Florida A&M. Her brother Reginald, Jr. played football at Florida International University while sister GiGi played basketball at Appalachian State and Jacksonville.[2]

References
  1. Lerner, Danielle (January 18, 2018). "Jazmine Jones' infectious energy invigorates Louisville women's basketball". Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. Henry, Jim (April 18, 2020). "Louisville guard, former FAMU star Jones selected 12th overall in WNBA Draft by N.Y. Liberty". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  3. Robinson, Cameron Teague (February 5, 2020). "From the shadows to the spotlight, Jazmine Jones helps lead Louisville as title contender". Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  4. McCammon, Michael (April 17, 2020). "New York Liberty select Jazmine Jones, Kylee Shook in WNBA Draft". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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