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Haley Jones
Jones with Stanford in 2022
No. 13 – Geelong United
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (2001-05-23) May 23, 2001 (age 23)
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolArchbishop Mitty
(San Jose, California)
CollegeStanford (2019–2023)
WNBA draft2023: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–presentAtlanta Dream
2024–presentGeelong United
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2021 Puerto Rico Team
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belarus Team

Haley Jones (born May 23, 2001)[1] is an American professional basketball player for Geelong United of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She is also contracted with the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference, helping the team win the national championship in 2021 while being named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. She was selected sixth overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream.

Early life

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Jones was born in Santa Cruz, California. She attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, where she was named the Naismith Prep Player of the Year and a McDonald's All-American as a senior in 2019.[2] A five-star recruit, Jones was ranked the number one recruit in the 2019 class by ESPN.[3][4]

College career

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As a freshman at Stanford University in 2019–20, Jones averaged 11.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists before suffering a season-ending, knee ligament injury.[5][6] Jones returned to play in the 2020–21 season, averaging 13.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.[7] She was subsequently named an all-conference selection in the Pac-12 Conference.[8] Jones and the Cardinal won the 2021 NCAA tournament, their first national title since 1992.[9] Jones was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player.[9]

Professional career

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Jones was selected sixth overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream. In 40 games during the 2023 WNBA season, she averaged 3.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. In 40 games during the 2024 WNBA season, she averaged 3.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.[10]

On August 29, 2024, Jones signed with Geelong United of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2024–25 season.[11]

Career statistics

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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
* Denotes season(s) in which Jones won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

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Regular season

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Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics[12]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Atlanta 40 6 14.6 .337 .214 .756 2.4 2.3 0.4 0.3 1.4 3.7
2024 Atlanta 40 24 17.8 .397 .214 .702 2.2 2.1 0.4 0.3 1.7 3.9
Career 2 years, 1 team 80 30 16.2 .365 .214 .727 2.3 2.2 0.4 0.3 1.5 3.8

Playoffs

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WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Atlanta 1 0 3.0 1.000 — 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
2024 Atlanta 2 0 9.0 .429 — 1.000 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 4.0
Career 2 years, 1 team 3 0 7.0 .500 — 1.000 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 4.0

College

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NCAA statistics[13]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019–20 Stanford 18 13 25.8 .528 .273 .627 4.2 2.4 0.8 0.9 2.7 11.4
2020–21* Stanford 32 32 27.6 .546 .353 .725 7.4 2.8 0.8 0.7 2.5 13.2
2021–22 Stanford 33 31 30.7 .418 .244 .823 7.9 3.7 0.5 1.1 2.9 13.2
2022–23 Stanford 35 35 32.7 .432 .094 .720 9.0 4.0 0.9 0.9 2.8 13.5
Career 118 111 29.7 46.9 21.9 74.3 7.5 3.4 0.8 0.9 2.7 13.0

Personal life

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On April 13, 2021, the Santa Cruz City Council declared that henceforth April 4 will be known as "Haley Jones Day" in recognition of her athletic accomplishments, specifically winning the national championship with Stanford and receiving the NCAA Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four award.[14]

In January 2023, Jones started a podcast with The Players' Tribune called "Sometimes I Hoop."[15]

In 2023, Jones and fellow WNBA player, Jewell Loyd, became co-owners of the Los Angeles Mad Drops, a team within Major League Pickleball (MLP).[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Haley Jones". fiba.basketball. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Haley Jones". USAB.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "haley-jones". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Stanford lands No. 1 recruit Haley Jones". ESPN.com. November 28, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Schnell, Lindsay (April 2, 2021). "'The future of our game:' Stanford's Haley Jones and the rise of positionless players in women's basketball". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Almond, Elliot (April 3, 2021). "Like Magic? Stanford's Haley Jones likes comparison to NBA legend". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Haley Jones Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "Santa Cruz's Haley Jones named to Pac-12 all-conference team". Santa Cruz Sentinel. March 2, 2021. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "How Haley Jones helped Stanford win the 2021 NCAA women's basketball championship". ESPN.com. April 4, 2021. Archived from the original on April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "Haley Jones". WNBA Stats. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  11. ^ "HALEY JONES IS UNITED | Geelong United". Geelong United. August 29, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "Haley Jones WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  13. ^ "Haley Jones College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  14. ^ "Santa Cruz to celebrate basketball star Haley Jones with Key to the City, parade Sunday". Santa Cruz Sentinel. April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "Media Notes". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. February 2, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  16. ^ "Major League Pickleball Lands WNBA Stars Jones and Loyd as Owners". Yahoo Sports. May 11, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
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