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Representing United States
World Cup
	2022 Australia
2015 Summer Universiade
	2015 Gwangju	Team
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Representingthe United States
FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup
	2021 Miami	Team

Brionna Jones (born December 18, 1995) is an American professionalbasketball center for theAtlanta Dream of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and forUSK Prague of theCzech Women's Basketball League.^[1] She playedcollege basketball for theMaryland Terrapins. She was selected with the eighth overall pick by theConnecticut Sun in the2017 WNBA draft.^[2]

Early life

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Jones was born to Michael and Sanciarhea Jones. Jones is fromHavre de Grace, Maryland. She has an older brother Jarred, a younger sister,Stephanie, and a younger brother, Jordan. She attendedAberdeen High School, and led her high school to a state championship her junior year.^[3]

College career

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Jones attended theUniversity of Maryland, where she graduated in three years and majored in kinesiology.^[4]

Professional career

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WNBA

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Connecticut Sun (2017–2024)

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In the2017 WNBA draft Jones was selected 8th overall by theConnecticut Sun.

Jones broke out in the2020 WNBA Bubble and showed signs of top super-star potential.

In 2021 Jones had her breakout year averaging 14.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 30.6 minutes while starting all 32 games for the Sun this season. Her previous career highs in each of those categories were all set with the Sun in 2020, when she averaged 11.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 26.1 minutes in 21 games. Jones was selected as a2021 WNBA All Star. Jones helped the Sun post the highest winning percentage in franchise history (.813) and finish the regular season with 14 consecutive victories for the fourth-longest winning streak in WNBA history. With her improvement and her becoming one of the next stars in the WNBA Jones was named the 2021 WNBA Most Improved Player Award, Jones was also named to the 2021 WNBA All Defensive Second Team .^[5]

On June 23, 2023, Jones suffered aruptured Achilles tendon in her right leg, necessitating season–ending surgery.^[6]

Atlanta Dream (2025–present)

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On February 1, 2025, Jones signed with theAtlanta Dream.^[7]

Overseas

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Jones played forNadezhda Orenburg of theRussian Premier League from 2017 to 2019.^[8] She won the2018–19 EuroCup with the team.^[9]

Since 2019, Jones has played forUSK Prague of theCzech Women's Basketball League, missing only the 2023–2024 season due to her Achilles injury. She won the2024–25 EuroLeague with the team, being named Final Six MVP after averaging 19.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 2.3 steals across the three games.^[10]

Career statistics

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WNBA

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Regular season

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Stats current through end of 2025 season

WNBA regular season statistics^[11]
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2017	Connecticut	23	0	6.4	.575	—	.833	1.7	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.4	2.9
2018	Connecticut	27	0	9.0	.469	—	.727	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.6	3.1
2019	Connecticut	27	0	8.4	.467	—	.667	2.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.7	3.5
2020	Connecticut	21	21	26.1	.605	1.000	.691	5.6	1.0	1.7	0.7	1.6	11.2
2021	Connecticut	32	32	30.6	.571	—	.796	7.3	1.8	1.4	0.5	2.2	14.7
2022	Connecticut	36	7	25.1	.571	—	.844	5.1	1.3	1.2	0.4	1.5	13.8
2023	Connecticut	13	13	31.7	.571	.500	.776	8.2	2.4	1.8	0.5	2.2	15.9
2024	Connecticut	40°	40°	27.2	.539	.143	.738	5.5	1.5	1.2	0.6	1.3	13.7
2025	Atlanta	44	44	26.6	.527	.261	.773	7.3	2.2	1.1	0.8	1.5	12.8
Career	9 years, 2 teams	263	157	21.7	.550	.227	.772	5.1	1.2	1.0	0.5	1.3	10.5
Career	All-Star	4	0	12.5	.577	.333	1.000	3.0	1.25	0.3	0.0	0.3	8.8

Playoffs

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WNBA playoff statistics
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019	Connecticut	8	0	4.4	.625	—	1.000	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.5	1.5
2020	Connecticut	7	7	28.3	.453	—	.889	7.3	1.4	1.6	0.3	1.4	9.4
2021	Connecticut	4	4	25.8	.594	—	.643	4.3	0.5	1.5	0.8	1.5	11.8
2022	Connecticut	12	0	21.3	.522	—	.711	4.0	1.3	0.9	0.3	1.2	10.3
2023	Connecticut	Did not play (season-ending injury)
2024	Connecticut	7	7	19.9	.482	—	.769	3.6	1.4	0.6	0.6	2.0	9.1
2025	Atlanta	3	3	28.3	.667	.500	.750	4.7	2.7	2.0	0.3	2.0	10.7
Career	6 years, 2 teams	41	21	19.9	.520	.200	.738	4.0	1.2	1.0	0.3	1.3	8.4

College

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**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	TO	Turnovers per game	PPG	Points per game
Bold	Career high	*	Led Division I

NCAA statistics^[12]
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2013–14	Maryland	35	13	16.2	.607	—	.554	4.5	0.3	0.7	0.5	1.2	6.9
2014–15	Maryland	37	37	24.4	.601*	.000	.634	8.9	0.7	1.0	1.3	1.8	12.4
2015–16	Maryland	35	34	25.9	.665*	—	.635	9.8	1.1	1.1	1.1	2.4	15.2
2016–17	Maryland	35	35	26.8	.690*	.000	.767	10.9	1.5	1.9	1.6	1.4	19.9
Career		142	119	23.3	.650	.000	.672	8.5	0.9	1.2	1.2	1.7	13.6

Personal life

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Jones's sister,Stephanie, played with her on theConnecticut Sun in the 2021 and 2022 seasons.^[13]

References

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^"Brionna JONES at the EuroLeague Women 2019–20".FIBA.basketball. RetrievedDecember 2, 2019.
^Shaffer, Jonas (April 13, 2017)."Maryland's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Brionna Jones selected in top 10 of WNBA draft".The Baltimore Sun. Archived fromthe original on April 15, 2019. RetrievedMay 7, 2017.
^"Everything's in place for Brionna Jones". November 8, 2016.
^"NCAA Statistics".web1.ncaa.org. RetrievedMay 19, 2021.
^"Connecticut Sun Brionna Jones Named 2021 KIA Most Improved Player".WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. RetrievedOctober 6, 2021.
^"Sun's Brionna Jones undergoes Achilles surgery, out for season".espn.com. RetrievedJuly 8, 2024.
^"Atlanta Dream Sign Three-Time All-Star Brionna Jones".dream.wnba.com. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2025.
^"Jones Growing Her Game In Russia".sun.wnba.com. RetrievedApril 28, 2025.
^Johnson, Lamar (April 11, 2019)."Maryland women's basketball's Brionna Jones wins EuroCup title".Testudo Times. RetrievedApril 28, 2025.
^"Jones named Final Six MVP, presented by Azulmarino".www.fiba.basketball. April 13, 2025. RetrievedApril 28, 2025.
^"Brionna Jones WNBA Stats".Basketball Reference.
^"Brionna Jones College Stats".Sports Reference. RetrievedAugust 6, 2024.
^"Sisters Brionna and Stephanie Jones reunite in Connecticut Sun training camp".ctpost.com. Connecticut Post. RetrievedJune 12, 2021.

External links

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Career statistics fromWNBA.com · Basketball Reference

v t e Atlanta Dream current roster
00Hillmon 2Paopao 3Canada 5Thierry 10Howard 12Coffey 15Gray 23Koné 24Jones 32Walker-Kimbrough 33Caldwell 42Griner –Borlase –Cubaj –Puoch –Villa –Winterburn Head coach K. Smesko Assistant coaches C. Brown C. Lyles B. Poole L. Sanders
East ATL CHI CON IND NY WAS West DAL GS LV LA MIN PHO SEA

v t e WNBA Sixth Player of the Year
2007:Pierson 2008:Wiggins 2009:Bonner 2010:Bonner 2011:Bonner 2012:Montgomery 2013:Williams 2014:Quigley 2015:Quigley 2016:Lavender 2017:Rodgers 2018:J. Jones 2019:Hamby 2020:Hamby 2021:Plum 2022:B. Jones 2023:A. Clark 2024:Hayes 2025:Hillmon

v t e 2017 WNBA draft
First round	Kelsey Plum Alaina Coates Evelyn Akhator Allisha Gray Nia Coffey Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Brittney Sykes Brionna Jones Tori Jankoska Kaela Davis Sydney Wiese Alexis Jones
Second round	Shayla Cooper Lindsay Allen Alexis Peterson Leticia Romero Erica McCall Jennie Simms Jordan Reynolds Feyonda Fitzgerald Chantel Osahor Ronni Williams Breanna Lewis Lisa Berkani

v t e Nadezhda Orenburg 2018–19 EuroCup Women champions
4Nicholls 5Fedorenkova 6Burik 10Shilova 12Tikhonenko 13Ygueravide 17Wheeler 22Novikova 32Maiga 42Jones 91Medvedeva CoachVíctor Lapeña

v t e United States squad –2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup – Gold medal
4 Loyd 5 Plum 6 Ionescu 7 Atkins 8 Gray 9 Wilson 10 Stewart 11 Copper 12 Thomas 13 Austin 14 Laney 15 Jones Coach: Reeve

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