JoynerHolmes

Position
Forward
Height
6-3
Weight
210 lbs
Birthdate
Feb 22, 1998
College/Country
University of Texas at Austin/USA
Draft
2020 Rnd 2 Pick 19
EXP
5 years
Joyner Holmes headshot
PPG
1.2
RPG
1.0
APG
0.0

About Joyner

2024 —  Seattle — Averaged 2.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.2 steals, 0.2 blocks, and 8.5 minutes per game in 27 games with the Storm … re-signed by Seattle on June 3 after being waived following training camp … recorded second career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds along with three assists vs Phoenix (9/19) … had season-highs of four assists and two steals along with six points against Las Vegas (6/19). 

2023 — Los Angeles/Seattle — Played in a total of 34 games between the Los Angeles Sparks and Seattle Storm in 2023, averaging 3.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.3 blocks … signed training camp contract with LA and appeared in five games before being waived on June 6 … signed free agent deal with Seattle on June 8, playing in 29 games including a pair of starts … scored a season-high 12 points while adding a career-best three blocks along with six rebounds in a win over Phoenix (6/24), becoming the fourth player in WNBA history with 12+ pts, 2+ 3pt FG, 3+ blk, 3+ reb, 2+ ast, and 1+ stl off the bench in a game (Elena Baranova, 2003, Amber Harris, 2013, Elena Delle Donne, 2014) … followed that up with an 11-point, eight-rebound performance against Minnesota (6/27) … made first career start on June 29 at Minnesota. 

2022 — Connecticut — Appeared in 26 regular season contests for the Connecticut Sun … finished the 2022 regular season with 53 points, 35 rebounds, 12 assists, eight steals and two blocks … tallied a season-high nine points and a career-high three steals in a win over Atlanta on 6/15 … appeared in seven playoff contests for the Sun … finished the 2022 postseason with six points, nine rebounds, five assists and one steal. 

2021 — New York/Las Vegas — Played in five games between two teams, averaging 2.6 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.6 assists … opened the season in New York, signing a hardship contract and appearing in one game for the Liberty at Indiana on May 14 … signed by Las Vegas to hardship contract and played in five games … scored eight points in seven minutes vs Indiana (5/30), connecting on 3-of-4 from the field including making both three-point attempts … waived by Las Vegas on June 28. 

2020 — New York — Selected by the Seattle Storm with the 19th overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft … waived by the Storm on May 26 and signed as a free agent by the New York Liberty on June 26 … saw action in 19 games with the Liberty … averaged 2.9 points and 2.7 rebounds over 10.0 minutes per game … tied the Liberty single-game rookie rebound record, grabbing 13 vs Phoenix (9/5) … also recorded 13 points in the contest, marking the first 13/13 game by a Liberty rookie and the 30th by any player off the bench in WNBA history. 

COLLEGE — Texas, 2016-2020 — An All-Big 12 Conference honorable mention selection as a senior … spent four years as a Longhorn totaling 1,270 points, 856 rebounds, 202 assists, and a field goal percentage of 42.5% over 114 contests … named All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year in 2017. 

INTERNATIONAL — Member of the USA Basketball U19 Team in the summer of 2017 that claimed the silver medal at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Italy … led the US with 8.7 rpg and ranked third on her team with 9.0 ppg … a part of Team USA’s gold-medal winning U17 World Championship team in 2014, averaging 10.6 ppg and 5.7 rpg, earning all-tournament accolades. 

PERSONAL — Born February 22, 1998 … daughter of Ronald and Twana Holmes…named after Olympic track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee … father, Ronald, played college basketball at Central State [Ohio] University. 

HIGH SCHOOL — Attended Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas…  rated as the nation’s No. 1 recruit in the class of 2016, according to the Blue Star Report and the No. 2 prospect in the espnW HoopGurlz Top 100 … earned First-Team All-America honors from both the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and the Naismith Trophy as a senior in 2016 … was also a MaxPreps Second-Team All-American … named co-Most Valuable Player of the prestigious Jordan Brand Classic, scoring 16 points and bringing down 12 rebounds to lead the West team, which defeated the East 100-94 … selected to participate in the 2016 McDonald’s High School All-American Game. 

TRANSACTIONS — Drafted No. 19 overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2020 WNBA Draft … waived by the Storm in May 2020 … signed as a free agent with the New York Liberty in June 2020 … waived by the Liberty in May 2021 … signed a hardship contact with the Liberty and played one game on May 14, 2021 … signed a hardship contract with Las Vegas and played five games in 2021 … waived by Aces on June 28, 2021 … signed a training camp contract with Connecticut in February 2022 … signed contract for rest of 2022 season in July …. signed training camp contract with Sun again in February 2023 … waived by Connecticut on Feb 21, 2023 … signed training camp contract with Los Angeles in April 2023 …. waived on June 6 by the Sparks … signed free agent deal with Seattle on June 8 … re-signed with Seattle on June 3, 2024, after being waived following training camp … signed training camp contract with Dallas in February 2025.  

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