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Jocelyn Willoughby
No. 13 – New York Liberty
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-03-25) March 25, 1998 (age 26)
Newark, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolNewark Academy
(Livingston, New Jersey)
CollegeVirginia (2016–2020)
WNBA draft2020: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–presentNew York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2020)
  • ACC All-Freshmen Team (2017)
  • Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year (2016)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Jocelyn Willoughby (born March 25, 1998) is an American basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the University of Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

A resident of East Orange, New Jersey, Willoughby played prep basketball at Newark Academy.[2]

Willoughby led the ACC in scoring as a senior, averaging 19.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.[3]

The Phoenix Mercury selected Willoughby with the 10th pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft, only to trade her to the New York Liberty in exchange for Shatori Walker-Kimbrough.[4]

Virginia statistics

Source[5]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2016-17 Virginia 33 37.8% 20.5% 74.2% 6.18 1.67 0.39 1.67 9.82
2017-18 Virginia 33 40.4% 44.6% 85.1% 5.42 0.97 0.24 1.27 9.58
2018-19 Virginia 31 38.9% 39.8% 85.1% 8.23 1.65 0.65 1.16 14.84
2019-20 Virginia 30 45.1% 41.6% 87.0% 7.67 2.00 0.57 1.30 19.20
Career 127 40.8% 38.8% 83.0% 6.83 1.56 0.46 1.35 13.20
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2016-17 Virginia 33 109 288 8 39 98 132 204 55 13 55 324
2017-18 Virginia 33 114 282 25 56 63 74 179 32 8 42 316
2018-19 Virginia 31 157 404 49 123 97 114 255 51 20 36 460
2019-20 Virginia 30 186 412 37 89 167 192 230 60 17 39 576
Career 127 566 1386 119 307 425 512 868 198 58 172 1676

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
2020 New York 22 5 17.4 .358 .405 .833 2.4 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.5 5.8
Career 1 year, 1 team 22 5 17.4 .358 .405 .833 2.4 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.5 5.8

References

  1. ^ "Jocelyn Willoughby - Women's Basketball". University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Ragozzino, Joe. "Jocelyn Willoughby signs with University of Virginia", Essex News Daily, November 20, 2015. Accessed April 20, 2020. "Newark Academy senior Jocelyn Willoughby had cause to celebrate on National Letter of Intent Signing Day this month. Joined by family, friends and coaches, the East Orange resident signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball for University of Virginia."
  3. ^ Conlin, Bennett (April 17, 2020). "Virginia's Jocelyn Willoughby chosen by Phoenix in WNBA Draft, then dealt to New York". The Daily Progress. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Mercury select Willoughby in 2020 WNBA Draft, trade to New York". Arizona Sports.com. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-27.


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