Jewell Loyd (born October 5, 1993) is an American professional

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player for

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of Spain's Liga Femenina de Baloncesto and the

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of the

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(WNBA). She was drafted first overall in the

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by the

. She played

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at Notre Dame.

High school & college

Born in

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, Loyd was a four-year starter for

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, 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

Professional career

WNBA

Loyd was drafted first overall in the

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. She played alongside superstar veteran point guard

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. Loyd played the point guard position prior to her WNBA career, but with Bird already playing point guard for the Storm, Loyd instead played as a 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 earned her the

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, while she averaged 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

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. 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. In her first career playoff game, Loyd scored 24 points in a 94–85 loss to the

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in the first round elimination game. In the 2017 season, Loyd's offensive scoring numbers increased. She scored a new career-high of 33 points in a 75–71 loss to the Phoenix Mercury. By the end of the season, Loyd averaged a career-high 17.7 ppg. The Storm finished off the season as the number 8 seed in the league with a 15–19 record. The Storm were defeated 79–69 by the Phoenix Mercury in the first round elimination game, Loyd scored 17 points in the loss. On July 20, 2018, Loyd scored a season-high 31 points in a 78–65 victory against the Connecticut Sun. In the 2018 season, Loyd was voted into the

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, making it her first career all-star appearance. Loyd finished off the season, averaging 15.5 ppg as the Storm finished 26–8 with the number 1 seed in the league, receiving a double-bye to the semi-finals and homecourt advantage. In the semi-finals, the Storm defeated the

in five games, advancing to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2010. In the Finals, the Storm defeated the

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in a three-game sweep, winning their first championship in 8 years. On June 21, 2019, Loyd scored a season-high 23 points while tying a career-high 5 three-pointers in an 82–64 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks. Loyd would also make her second all-star appearance in the 2019 season. By the end of the season, the Storm were the number 6 seed with an 18–16 record. The Storm were unable to defend their title in the playoffs as they were eliminated in the second round elimination game by the Sparks. In 2020, the season was delayed and shortened to 22 games in a bubble at IMG Academy due to the

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. On August 20, 2020, Loyd scored a new career-high 35 points in a 90–84 loss to the

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, despite the pandemic the Storm had a fully loaded roster and finished 18–4 with the number two seed, receiving a double bye to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the Storm would sweep the

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in three games, advancing back to the Finals for the second time in three years. In the Finals, the Storm would win the championship after sweeping the Las Vegas Aces, earning Loyd her second championship. In 2021, The No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft was named to the All-WNBA First team. Lloyd averaged 17.9 points (seventh in the WNBA), 3.8 assists (12th) and 1.48 steals (seventh). On Sept. 17 against Phoenix, Loyd scored a career-high 37 points – the most points by a player in a game in the 2021 season – and tied a league record with 22 points in a quarter.

Overseas

After her rookie WNBA season, Loyd played for Galatasaray in

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during the 2015–16 offseason. She averaged 14.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 2.3 apg in 17 games. In August 2016, Loyd signed with the

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of the Chinese League for the 2016–17 offseason. In 2017, Loyd signed with

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of the Korean League for the 2017–18 offseason. In August 2018, Loyd signed with

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of the Turkish League for the 2018–19 season. In 2019, Loyd signed with

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of the Spanish League for the 2019-20 offseason.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Postseason

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Awards and honors

*2015—

WNBA Rookie of the Year The Women's National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the 1998 WNBA season, to the top rookie of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel ...

*2017— All-WNBA Second Team *2021— All-WNBA First Team *WNBA Champion 2018 *WNBA Champion 2020

References

External links

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
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