N'dea Jones
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| No. 31 – Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Turkish Super League EuroLeague Women | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | May 25, 1999 Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| College | Texas A&M (2017–2021) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2021: 2nd round, 23rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Enisey Krasnoyarsk | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Explosivos de Moca | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Atenienses de Manatí | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Fenerbahçe Alagöz Gelişim | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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N'dea Jones (born May 25, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Fenerbahçe Alagöz Gelişim.[1] She played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies and was drafted 23rd overall in the 2021 WNBA draft. She plays the power forward position.[2][3]
Jones is currently in law school pursuing a jurisprudence degree.[4]
Jones was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia. She attended Brookwood High School, where she averaged 17.7 points at 13.9 rebounds. She was the #79 recruit going into college and the #18 forward.[5][6] Jones, a 4-star recruit, committed to Texas A&M in 2016.[7]
College career
Jones became Texas A&M's all-time leader in rebounds and double-doubles. She received All-SEC honors and an AP All-American honorable mention her senior year. She was also honored by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America team, becoming the fourth Texas A&M player to be named to all three, including AP honors, in one season. She led the Aggies to three Sweet 16 appearances in the NCAA basketball tournament, missing the round only when the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9][10][11]
Jones has been named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and was a Katrina McClain Award semifinalist, an award for the nation's top power forward, in 2021.[12]
Texas A&M statistics
| 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 | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2017–18 | Texas A&M | 23 | 32 | .458 | .000 | .714 | 1.4 | 0.0 | .3 | .3 | 1.4 |
| 2018–19 | Texas A&M | 34 | 263 | .459 | .000 | .570 | 11.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 7.7 |
| 2019–20 | Texas A&M | 30 | 331 | .484 | .286 | .709 | 11.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| 2020–21 | Texas A&M | 28 | 338 | .518 | .333 | .688 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 12.1 |
| Career | Texas A&M | 115 | 964 | .487 | .263 | .660 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 8.4 |