Jewell Loyd

Jewell Loyd

No. 24 – Seattle Storm
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1993-10-05) October 5, 1993 Lincolnwood, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High school	Niles West (Skokie, Illinois)
College	Notre Dame (2012–2015)
WNBA draft	2015: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–present	Seattle Storm
2015–2016	Galatasaray
2016–present	Shanxi Flame
Career highlights and awards
WNBA Rookie of the Year (2015) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2015) All-WNBA Second Team (2016) espnW National Player of the Year (2015) ACC Player of the Year (2015) 2× ACC Tournament MVP (2014, 2015) 2× Consensus All-American (2014, 2015) NCAA Notre Dame Regional Most Valuable Player (2014) USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2013) Big East Freshman of the Year (2013)
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals Representing United States Basketball 3x3 World Championship 2014 Moscow Women's Women’s basketball U17 2010 France National team

Jewell Loyd (born October 5, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted first overall in the 2015 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm. She played college basketball at Notre Dame.

Born in Lincolnwood, Illinois, Loyd was a four-year starter for Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois, where she averaged 24.8 points and 11.9 rebounds per game and scored 3,077 career points, leading the team to a 93-31 record during that time.

In her final season for Notre Dame, she was named ESPN's women's college basketball player of the year as the Fighting Irish advanced to the NCAA championship game for the second year in a row. Loyd scored 1,909 points in her college career, Notre Dame's fifth-highest total ever.

Notre Dame statistics

Source

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
2012–13	Notre Dame	36	450	44.7	41.3	82.0	5.2	2.1	1.0	0.3	12.5
2013–14	Notre Dame	37	687	51.7	39.8	80.8	6.5	2.1	1.6	0.5	18.6
2014–15	Notre Dame	39	772	44.3	30.8	82.6	5.3	3.0	1.5	0.4	19.8
Career	Notre Dame	112	1909	47.0	36.7	81.9	5.7	2.4	1.4	0.4	17.0

Professional career

WNBA

Loyd was drafted first overall in the 2015 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm. She would play alongside superstar veteran point guard Sue Bird. Loyd played the point guard position prior to her WNBA career, but with Bird already playing point guard for the Storm, Loyd would instead play the shooting guard. Loyd was also a back-up point guard in her rookie season for the Storm. While Bird sat out the final seven games of the regular season to rest, Loyd was the starting point guard. Loyd played 34 games with 23 starts in her rookie season for the Storm. Her season performance would earn her the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award, while averaging 10.7 ppg. In her second season, Loyd developed into a star player and was the starting shooting guard for the Storm, averaging 16.5 ppg. During the season, Loyd scored a career-high 32 points in a win against the Phoenix Mercury. Loyd was also named to the All-WNBA Second Team. The Storm made it back to the playoffs for the first time in three years with the number 7 seed in the league, but were eliminated in the first round by the Atlanta Dream.

Overseas

After her rookie season, Loyd played for Galatasaray in Turkey during the 2015-16 off-season. She averaged 14.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 2.3 apg in 17 games. As of August 2016, Loyd signed with the Shanxi Flame of the Chinese league for the 2016-17 off-season.

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
2015	Seattle	34	23	25.9	.411	.208	.904	3.5	1.9	0.5	0.2	2.0	10.7
2016	Seattle	34	34	31.6	.431	.303	.891	3.4	3.4	1.2	0.2	2.2	16.5
Career	2 years, 1 team	68	57	28.8	.423	.278	.897	3.5	2.7	0.9	0.2	2.1	13.6

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2016	Seattle	1	1	33.1	.444	.333	.833	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	24.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	1	1	33.1	.444	.333	.833	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	24.0

Awards and Honors

• 2015—WNBA Rookie of the Year
• 2016—All-WNBA Second Team

External links

• Notre Dame bio