Joyner Holmes
American basketball player (born 1998)
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Joyner Michelle Holmes (born February 22, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She has played for the New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces. She played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns.[1]
| No. 8 – Las Vegas Aces | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power Forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 22, 1998 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill, Texas) |
| College | Texas (2016–2020) |
| WNBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 19th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Seattle Storm |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2021 | New York Liberty |
| 2021 | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2022 | Connecticut Sun |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2023–2024 | Seattle Storm |
| 2024–2025 | Athinaikos |
| 2025–present | Las Vegas Aces |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Early life
Holmes played high school basketball for Cedar Hill High School.[2] In her senior year, she averaged 24.8 points per game, 8.1 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, 2.6 steals per game and 0.8 blocks per game. She was named Co-MVP of the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic game.[3] She participated in the 2016 McDonald’s All-American game and she was ranked No. 3 by ESPN HoopGurlz in the 2016 recruiting class.[4]
College career
Holmes attended the University of Texas, where she played for the Longhorns women's basketball team, In her freshman season, she averaged 12.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[5] In her Sophomore season, she averaged 6.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[6] In her junior year, she averaged 11.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[7] In her senior year, she averaged 13.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game.[8][9]
Professional career
On April 17, 2020, the Seattle Storm selected Holmes as the 19th pick in the second round of the 2020 WNBA draft.[10]
On June 26, 2020, Holmes signed with the New York Liberty.[11]
Holmes joined the Dallas Wings for the 2025 season Training Camp but was waived on May 14, 2025.[12][13]
On June 11, 2025, Holmes signed with the Las Vegas Aces.[14]
National team career
Holmes helped the United States under-17 team win a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA U-17 World Championship, She averaged 10.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1 assist per game.[15] She also won a silver medal at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup with the United States under-19 team, and she averaged 9 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[16][17]
Career statistics
| 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 |
WNBA
Regular season
Stats current as of game on July 3, 2025
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New York | 19 | 0 | 10.0 | .306 | .107 | .750 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | New York | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Las Vegas | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | .500 | .750 | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | |
| 2022 | Connecticut | 26 | 0 | 7.9 | .311 | .227 | .769 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles | 5 | 0 | 12.0 | .348 | .286 | .750 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Seattle | 29 | 2 | 10.2 | .379 | .317 | .765 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | |
| 2024 | Seattle | 27 | 0 | 8.6 | .423 | .194 | .636 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | Las Vegas | 6 | 0 | 4.8 | .250 | .200 | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Career | 6 years, 5 teams | 117 | 2 | 8.9 | .359 | .239 | .737 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Connecticut | 7 | 0 | 4.1 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | Seattle | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 8 | 0 | 3.9 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
College
Source[19]
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Texas | 34 | 43.6% | 16.7% | 68.2% | 8.18 | 1.85 | 1.12 | 0.77 | 12.09 |
| 2017–18 | Texas | 25 | 38.4% | – | 56.5% | 6.04 | 1.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 6.84 |
| 2018–19 | Texas | 25 | 45.4% | 26.5% | 49.4% | 6.68 | 1.72 | 0.40 | 0.96 | 11.80 |
| 2019–20 | Texas | 30 | 40.9% | 18.2% | 62.2% | 8.67 | 2.07 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 13.10 |
| Career | 114 | 42.4% | 19.8% | 60.2% | 7.51 | 1.78 | 0.77 | 0.91 | 11.14 |
| Year | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Texas | 34 | 168 | 385 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 107 | 278 | 63 | 38 | 26 | 411 |
| 2017–18 | Texas | 25 | 68 | 177 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 62 | 151 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 171 |
| 2018–19 | Texas | 25 | 124 | 273 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 77 | 167 | 43 | 10 | 24 | 295 |
| 2019–20 | Texas | 30 | 163 | 399 | 6 | 33 | 61 | 98 | 260 | 62 | 30 | 44 | 393 |
| Career | 114 | 523 | 1234 | 17 | 86 | 207 | 344 | 856 | 203 | 88 | 104 | 1270 |