Stephanie Jones (born July 7, 1998) is an American

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player. She has played for the

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and the

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Early life

Jones played high school basketball at

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and helped lead them to two state championships as a freshman and a junior. During her season season, she averaged 28.4 points, 12 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 3.7 steals, and 2 blocks. She suffered a torn ACL in January of her senior year. Jones was named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List and was the #51 overall player in her class.

College

Maryland

Jones played a limited role in her freshman season only averaging 9.1 minutes with 0 starts and scoring 4.1 points per game. Her next three years saw her role and time increase. She jumped up to 24.1 minutes a game in her sophomore season and started every game. During her senior season, she averaged 11.3 points and 6.2 rebounds on her way to being named All-Big Ten Second Team. She also received the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award and Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award – both in 2020.

Maryland statistics

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WNBA career

Jones went undrafted in the 2020 WNBA draft.

Connecticut Sun

Jones signed a training camp contract with the Sun in 2021. She made her WNBA debut on May 14, 2021 against the

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and scored 4 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in 13 minutes. On May 4, 2022, Jones was waived from the

and did not make their 2022 Opening Day roster.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Personal life

Jones's sister,

Brionna Jones Brionna Jones (born December 18, 1995) is an American professional basketball center for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and currently with USK Prague of the Czech Women's Basketball League. She was draft ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Stephanie 1998 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from Maryland Connecticut Sun players Washington Mystics players Maryland Terrapins women's basketball players 21st-century American women