Jonquel Orthea Jones was born on January 5,1994 and is a Bahamian-Bosnian professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.
19 Facts About Jonquel Jones
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Jonquel Jones was drafted with the 6th overall pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft.
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In 2016, Jonquel Jones was acquired by the Connecticut Sun after having her draft rights traded by the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Chelsea Gray and two draft picks.
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Jonquel Jones averaged 6.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 1.1 bpg in 34 games with 6 starts.
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In 2017, Jonquel Jones became the starting center for the Sun and had a breakout second season.
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Jonquel Jones was selected to the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game, her first career All-Star Game appearance.
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Jonquel Jones finished the season averaging a double-double in points and rebounds and averaged career-highs in scoring, rebounding, and blocks.
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Jonquel Jones broke the single season record for rebounds with 403, breaking Tina Charles previous record of 398.
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Jonquel Jones was selected to the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game and received the WNBA Most Improved Player Award.
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In 2018, Jonquel Jones would have a reduced role on the team despite her success from last season.
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Jonquel Jones started in 16 of the 34 games played but would still effective for the Sun both in the starting lineup and off the bench.
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In 2019, Jonquel Jones would redeem her starting Center role for the whole season.
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Jonquel Jones was voted into the 2019 WNBA All-Star Game, making it her second all-star appearance and would make WNBA Second Team.
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In June 2020, Jonquel Jones announced that she would forgo the WNBA season due to concerns from the coronavirus.
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In 2021 Jonquel Jones returned to the WNBA and had led the Sun to the best record in the league and was averaging a career high in every major statistic before reporting to the FIBA Women's Eurobasket to represent the Bosnian women's national basketball team.
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Jonquel Jones made her debut for the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the first round of EuroBasket Women 2021 qualification on 14 November 2019 against Russia.
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Jonquel Jones claimed a mammoth double-double of 29 points and 16 rebounds on what proved to be an agonizing night for Russia coach Alexander Kovalev as he lost his first game at the helm in his hometown of Orenburg.
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Jonquel Jones finished the game with 29 points and 24 rebounds, beating the previous record of 21 rebounds shared by three players.
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Jonquel Jones was named to the FIBA EuroBasket Women All-Tournament Team.