Brionna Jones

Brionna Jones

Jones in 2019
No. 42 – Connecticut Sun
Position	Power forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1995-12-18) December 18, 1995 Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Aberdeen (Aberdeen, Maryland)
College	Maryland (2014–2017)
WNBA draft	2017: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–present	Connecticut Sun
2017–2019	Nadezhda Orenburg
2019	USK Prague
Career highlights and awards
WNBA Most Improved Player (2021) WNBA Sixth Player of the Year (2022) 2x WNBA All-Star (2021, 2022) WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2021)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women’s basketball Representing United States World Cup 2022 Australia

Brionna Jones (born December 18, 1995) is an American professional basketball center with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and currently with USK Prague of the Czech Women's Basketball League. She was drafted with the 8th overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft.

Early life

Jones was born to Michael and Sanciarhea Jones. Jones is from Havre de Grace, Maryland. She has an older brother Jarred, a younger sister Stephanie, and a younger brother Jordan. She attended Aberdeen High School, and led her high school to a state championship her junior year.

College career

Jones attended the University of Maryland, where she graduated in three years and majored in kinesiology.

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Maryland	35	240	60.7%	0.0%	55.4%	4.5	0.3	0.7	0.5	6.9
2014–15	Maryland	37	458	60.1%	0.0%	63.4%	8.9	0.7	1.0	1.3	12.4
2015–16	Maryland	35	533	66.5%	0.0%	63.5%	9.8	1.1	1.1	1.1	15.2
2016–17	Maryland	35	697	69.0%	0.0%	76.7%	10.9	1.5	1.9	1.6	19.9
Career		142	1928	65.0%	0.0%	67.2%	8.5	0.9	1.2	1.2	13.6

WNBA career

In the 2017 WNBA Draft Jones was selected 8th overall by the Connecticut Sun .

Jones In the 2020 WNBA Bubble broke out and showed signs of top super-star potential .

in 2021 Jones had her breakout year averaging 14.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 30.6 minutes while starting all 32 games for the Sun this season. Her previous career highs in each of those categories were all set with the Sun in 2020, when she averaged 11.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 26.1 minutes in 21 games. Jones was selected as a 2021 WNBA All Star . Jones helped the Sun post the highest winning percentage in franchise history (.813) and finish the regular season with 14 consecutive victories for the fourth-longest winning streak in WNBA history. With her improvement and her becoming one of the next stars in the WNBA Jones was named the 2021 WNBA Most Improved Player Award, Jones was also named to the 2021 WNBA All Defensive Second Team .

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2017	Connecticut	23	0	6.4	.575	.000	.833	1.7	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.4	2.9
2018	Connecticut	27	0	9.0	.469	.000	.727	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.6	3.1
2019	Connecticut	27	0	8.4	.467	.000	.667	2.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.7	3.5
2020	Connecticut	21	21	26.1	.605	1.000	.691	5.6	1.0	1.7	0.7	1.6	11.2
2021	Connecticut	32	32	30.6	.571	.000	.796	7.3	1.8	1.4	0.5	2.2	14.7
Career	5 years, 1 team	130	53	16.5	.558	.200	.749	3.9	0.7	0.8	0.4	1.1	7.3

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019	Connecticut	8	0	4.4	.625	.000	1.000	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.5	1.5
2020	Connecticut	7	7	28.3	.453	.000	.889	7.3	1.4	1.6	0.3	1.4	9.4
2021	Connecticut	4	4	25.8	.594	.000	.643	4.3	0.5	1.5	0.8	1.5	11.8
Career	3 years, 1 team	19	11	17.7	.510	.000	.760	3.9	0.7	1.1	0.3	1.1	6.6