Jocelyn Willoughby

Jocelyn Willoughby
Personal information
Born	March 25, 1998 (age 27); East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Newark Academy; (Livingston, New Jersey)
College	Virginia (2016–2020)
WNBA draft	2020: 1st round, 10th overall pick
	Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career	2020–present
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Career history
2020–2023	New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
	WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champion (2023); First-team All-ACC (2020); ACC All-Freshmen Team (2017); Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year (2016);
	Stats at Basketball Reference

BornMarch 25, 1998 (age 27)
East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.^[1]

Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)

High schoolNewark Academy
(Livingston, New Jersey)

Jocelyn Willoughby (born March 25, 1998) is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for the University of Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[2]

Born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Willoughby played prep basketball at Newark Academy.^[3]

Willoughby led the ACC in scoring as a senior, averaging 19.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.^[4]

The Phoenix Mercury selected Willoughby with the 10th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft, only to trade her to the New York Liberty in exchange for Shatori Walker-Kimbrough.^[5]

On February 19, 2024, Willoughby signed a training camp contract with the Connecticut Sun. On 13 May 2024, Willoughby was waived by the Connecticut Sun.^[6]

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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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2020	New York	22	5	17.4	.358	.405	.833	2.4	0.9	0.7	0.3	1.5	5.8
2022	New York	11	4	11.0	.423	.273	.500	1.6	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.6
2023	New York	29	0	6.6	.400	.438	1.000	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.2
Career	3 years, 1 team	62	9	11.2	.376	.391	.796	1.5	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.8	3.1

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	SPG	TO	PPG
2022	New York	2	7.0	1.000	—	.667	0.5	0.0	0.5	3.0
2023	New York	3	2.3	.000	.000	.333	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.7
Career	2 year, 1 team	5	4.2	.500	.000	.444	0.4	0.2	0.2	1.6

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2016–17	Virginia	33	33	29.9	37.8	20.5	74.2	6.2	1.7	1.7	0.4	2.8	9.8
2017–18	Virginia	33	33	29.1	40.4	44.6	85.1	5.4	1.0	1.3	0.2	2.0	9.6
2018–19	Virginia	31	31	33.9	38.9	39.8	85.1	8.2	1.6	1.2	0.6	3.0	14.8
2019–20	Virginia	30	30	35.8	45.1	41.6	87.0	7.7	2.0	1.3	0.6	3.4	19.2°
Career		127	127	32.1	40.8	38.8	83.0	6.8	1.6	1.4	0.5	2.8	13.2
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.^[7]

v t e 2020 WNBA draft
First round	Sabrina Ionescu Satou Sabally Lauren Cox Chennedy Carter Bella Alarie Mikiah Herbert Harrigan Tyasha Harris Ruthy Hebard Megan Walker Jocelyn Willoughby Kitija Laksa Jazmine Jones
Second round	Kylee Shook Kathleen Doyle Leaonna Odom Crystal Dangerfield Brittany Brewer Te'a Cooper Joyner Holmes Beatrice Mompremier Luisa Geiselsöder Leonie Fiebich Kaila Charles Jaylyn Agnew

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Personal information

Born	(1998-03-25) March 25, 1998 (age 27) East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.^[1]
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Newark Academy (Livingston, New Jersey)
College	Virginia (2016–2020)
WNBA draft	2020: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career	2020–present
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Career history
2020–2023	New York Liberty

Career highlights and awards
WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champion (2023) First-team All-ACC (2020) ACC All-Freshmen Team (2017) Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year (2016)

Stats at Basketball Reference