Joyner Holmes
Personal information | |
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Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | February 22, 1998
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill, Texas) |
College | Texas (2016–2020) |
WNBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 19th overall pick |
Selected by the Seattle Storm | |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Position | Power Forward |
Career history | |
2020–2021 | New York Liberty |
2021 | Las Vegas Aces |
2022 | Connecticut Sun |
2023 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2023 | Seattle Storm |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals |
Joyner Michelle Holmes (born February 22, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. She has played for the New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces. She played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns.[1]
High school career[edit]
Holmes played high school basketball for Cedar Hill High School.[2] In her senior year, she averaged 24.8 points per game, 8.1 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, 2.6 steals per game and 0.8 blocks per game. She was named Co-MVP of the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic game.[3] She participated in the 2016 McDonald’s All-American game and she was ranked No. 3 by ESPN HoopGurlz in the 2016 recruiting class.[4]
College career[edit]
Holmes attended the University of Texas, where she played for the Longhorns women's basketball team, In her freshman season, she averaged 12.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[5] In her Sophomore season, she averaged 6.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[6] In her junior year, she averaged 11.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[7] In her senior year, she averaged 13.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game.[8][9]
Texas statistics[edit]
Source[10]
YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Texas | 34 | 43.6% | 16.7% | 68.2% | 8.18 | 1.85 | 1.12 | 0.77 | 12.09 |
2017–18 | Texas | 25 | 38.4% | – | 56.5% | 6.04 | 1.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 6.84 |
2018–19 | Texas | 25 | 45.4% | 26.5% | 49.4% | 6.68 | 1.72 | 0.40 | 0.96 | 11.80 |
2019–20 | Texas | 30 | 40.9% | 18.2% | 62.2% | 8.67 | 2.07 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 13.10 |
Career | 114 | 42.4% | 19.8% | 60.2% | 7.51 | 1.78 | 0.77 | 0.91 | 11.14 |
YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
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2016–17 | Texas | 34 | 168 | 385 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 107 | 278 | 63 | 38 | 26 | 411 |
2017–18 | Texas | 25 | 68 | 177 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 62 | 151 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 171 |
2018–19 | Texas | 25 | 124 | 273 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 77 | 167 | 43 | 10 | 24 | 295 |
2019–20 | Texas | 30 | 163 | 399 | 6 | 33 | 61 | 98 | 260 | 62 | 30 | 44 | 393 |
Career | 114 | 523 | 1234 | 17 | 86 | 207 | 344 | 856 | 203 | 88 | 104 | 1270 |
Professional career[edit]
On April 17, 2020, the Seattle Storm selected Holmes as the 19th pick in the second round of the 2020 WNBA draft.[11]
On June 26, 2020, Holmes signed with the New York Liberty.[12]
WNBA career statistics[edit]
Regular season[edit]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2020 | New York | 19 | 0 | 10.0 | .306 | .107 | .750 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
2021 | New York | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Las Vegas | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | .500 | .750 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | |
2022 | Connecticut | 26 | 0 | 7.9 | .311 | .227 | .769 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
2023 | Los Angeles | 5 | 0 | 12.0 | .348 | .286 | .750 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
Seattle | 29 | 2 | 10.2 | .379 | .317 | .765 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | |
Career | 4 years, 5 teams | 84 | 2 | 9.3 | .344 | .255 | .761 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
Playoffs[edit]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2022 | Connecticut | 7 | 0 | 4.1 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 7 | 0 | 4.1 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
National team career[edit]
Holmes helped the United States under-17 team win a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA U-17 World Championship, She averaged 10.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1 assist per game.[13] She also won a silver medal at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup with the United States under-19 team, and she averaged 9 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[14][15]
References[edit]
- ^ "2020 WNBA Draft Profile: Joyner Holmes". wnba.com. Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Holmes". espn.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Roster: Joyner Holmes". texassports.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Hendricks, Maggie. "McDonald's All American Joyner Holmes eager to join Longhorns and live up to her unique name". usatodayhss.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Roster: Joyner Holmes". texassports.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Holmes". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Holmes". herosports.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Holme". big12statistics.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Holmes". rotowire.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ Maloney, Jack. "2020 WNBA Draft winners and losers: Liberty add Sabrina Ionescu with top pick; Wings land talented trio". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Spruill, Tamryn (2020-06-23). "Stella Johnson rises into the Chicago Sky". Swish Appeal. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ "Joyner Michelle HOLMES". fiba.basketball.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Michelle HOLMES". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "JOYNER HOLMES". usab.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Texas
- Connecticut Sun players
- Las Vegas Aces players
- Los Angeles Sparks players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- New York Liberty players
- People from Cedar Hill, Texas
- Sportspeople from Ellis County, Texas
- Power forwards
- Seattle Storm draft picks
- Seattle Storm players
- Texas Longhorns women's basketball players