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Position: Forward
Height: 6-2
Weight: 166
Date of Birth: February 23, 1988
College: North Carolina
High School: Bertie (Windsor, N.C.)
Transactions: Drafted by Minnesota in second round (13th overall) of 2011 WNBA Draft, May 11, 2011 &#8230; Traded to New York on May 11, 2011 for Angel Robinson and New York’s second-round pick in 2012 &#8230; . Waived by New York, signed as a free agent by Connecticut Sun, July 31, 2011 &#8230; Signed as free agent by Washington Mystics in 2012; waived in training camp &#8230; Signed as a free agent by Indiana Fever, Feb. 27, 2013 &#8230; Waived by Indiana on Sept. 13, 2013 &#8230; Signed with Chicago Mar. 27, 2014 &#8230; Re-signed with Chicago on Feb. 9, 2015 &#8230; Signed with Atlanta as unrestricted veteran free agent on Feb. 2, 2018. Signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Dream on February 5, 2018 &#8230; Acquired by the Mercury from Atlanta on February 19, 2020 in a three-team trade (Connecticut)&#8230;Signed by the Indiana Fever on February 16, 2021
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 
<ul>
<li>Has appeared in 269 games with 198 starts</li>
<li>Career totals include 1,918 points, 1,586 rebounds, 377 assists, 367 blocks and 204 steals</li>
<li>Reached 300 career blocks on June 21, 2019, making her just the 19th player in the WNBA to reach the milestone</li>
<li>Career Playoff averages include 6.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game over four years (20 games)</li>
<li>Finished in the top 10 of the WNBA for total blocks for two straight seasons (2014 and 2015)</li>
</ul>
2021 HIGHLIGHTS WITH INDIANA:
<ul>
<li>Jessica Breland played her second stint with the Indiana Fever in 2021.</li>
<li>Played in 26 games averaging 5.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 20.9 minutes per contest and started 18 games.</li>
<li>Ended the season second on the team with 39 blocked shots, pushing her to 367 blocks in her career, which is good for 15th all-time in WNBA history.</li>
<li>Also became the 47th player in WNBA history to reach as least 1,500 rebounds in a career.</li>
<li>Recorded three double-doubles in 2021 to give her 25 for her career.</li>
</ul>
2020 HIGHLIGHTS WITH PHOENIX:
<ul>
<li>Received a medical exemption from the WNBA and did not play during the 2020 season in Bradenton, Fla.</li>
</ul>
2019 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:
<ul>
<li>Started in 33 of the Dream’s 34 games</li>
<li>Reached 300 career blocks on June 21 at Connecticut, making her just the 19th player in the WNBA to reach the milestone</li>
<li>Posted a team-high four double-doubles: 10 points and 11 rebounds at Chicago (7/17), 11 points and 12 rebounds at New York (8/23), 10 points and 12 rebounds at Dallas (8/25), and 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. New York (9/8)</li>
<li>Scored in double digits 12 times and led the team in scoring twice</li>
<li>Led the team in rebounding 13 times with seven double figure outings</li>
<li>Pulled down 11 or more boards in four of the her final six games of the season, leading the team all four times</li>
<li>Set a career-high record with four steals at Minnesota (7/2)</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 18 points against Chicago (8/3) and tied it at Las Vegas (8/13)</li>
</ul>
2018 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:
<ul>
<li>Signed a multi-year contract with the Dream on February 5, 2018</li>
<li>Started in all 34 games</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Averaged 26.4 minutes per game in the regular season and 31.0 minutes per game in the playoffs</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Averaged 42.8 FG percentage and 7.9 rebounds per game and recorded 1.9 blocks per game in 2018</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Recorded 12 double-digit rebounds during the season</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Tied her season high of 13 rebounds two times against Seattle (6/10) and Indiana (6/14) and 3 steals seven times</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Scored a season high of 23 points (11-16 from the field goal) to add to the double-double with 10 rebounds and 7 assists against Washington (7/11)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Recorded a double-double with 14 rebounds and 10 points including 7 blocks in a playoff win over Washington (8/28) </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Playoff Averages: 83.3% of free-throws, 10.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.8 steals, 2.8 blocks, and 9.0 points</li>
</ul>
2016 HIGHLIGHTS WITH CHICAGO:
<ul>
<li>Started in 16 out of 34 games played</li>
<li>Had season-highs of 16 points vs. Los Angeles Sparks, three assists vs. New York Liberty, and played 33 minutes vs. Connecticut Sun</li>
<li>Grabbed 10 rebounds (3 times) during the season</li>
</ul>
2015 HIGHLIGHTS WITH CHICAGO:
<ul>
<li>Started in 30 of 33 games</li>
<li>Second on the team in rebounding with 5.9 rebounds per game, recorded five double-digit rebounding games</li>
<li>Season-high 17 points came in July 17 loss to Minnesota</li>
<li>Fourth on the team in scoring at 6.3 points per game</li>
<li>Finished in the top 10 of the WNBA for total blocks for the second straight season with 36 (9thin the league); 6th in the league in offensive rebounds with 70</li>
</ul>
2014 HIGHLIGHTS WITH CHICAGO:
<ul>
<li>Recorded four double-doubles in first six games of 2014</li>
<li>Set new career highs for steals (3) and free throws (5-for-6) in the Sky’s season opener vs. Indiana on May 16</li>
<li>Tallied a personal-best 15 rebounds vs. Connecticut on May 21</li>
<li>Delivered 18 points, 10 rebounds and career-high 6 assists vs. Connecticut on May 30</li>
<li>Put up 22 points vs. New York on 6/18…Set new personal bests for points (26), field goals (12) and blocks (7) vs. Tulsa on 6/22…Was named to the 2014 WNBA Eastern Conference All-Star Team…Scored 6 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the WNBA All-Star Game on 7/19…Recorded 15 points and 8 rebounds at Atlanta on 7/25….Poured in 12 points with 9 rebounds at Tulsa on 7/27 and Minnesota on 8/7…Grabbed 9 rebounds in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals vs. Phoenix on 9/7.</li>
</ul>
2011 HIGHLIGHTS WITH CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK:
<ul>
<li>Played sparingly for Connecticut, appearing in just four games for a total of six minutes</li>
<li>Appeared in nine games for New York, scoring six points twice for the Liberty</li>
<li>she had a career-high three made field goals at Chicago, 6/17…drafted by the Lynx, she was part of a draft-day trade sending her to New York.</li>
</ul>
OVERSEAS COMPETITION:
<ul>
<li>2018-19: Hebei Win Power, China; Averaged 16.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game.</li>
<li>2017-18: Homentmen A., Lebanon; Helped her team to become the Arab Women&#8217;s Basketball Champions.</li>
<li>2015-16: Jiangsu, China; Averaged 16.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per game</li>
<li>2013-14: Played 18 games in Bnot Hertzeliya, Israel; averaged 21.9 points and 10.9 rebounds</li>
<li>2012-13: Played six games with Besiktas in Istanbul, Turkey, before completing the winter season in Ramat Hasharon Electra, Israel, where she averaged 11.5 points and 6.4 rebounds through 11 games</li>
</ul>
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
<ul>
<li>Played in 140 games for North Carolina, averaging 10.8 points and 6.7 rebounds during her career with the Tar Heel</li>
<li>Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award candidate…in 34 games, she averaged 12.4 points and 7.1 rebounds…</li>
<li>Named to the 2010-11 ACC All-Tournament Team and was an All-ACC honorable mention selection… earned the Bob Bradley Spirit and Courage Award…missed the entire 2009-10 season while receiving treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma…after being diagnosed in the spring of 2009, she spent six months undergoing chemotherapy at UNC Hospitals…she was named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 20 list and led the league in double-doubles with 16, including 10 against ACC opponents as a junior…she became just the third player in UNC history to record at least 100 blocks in a single season, earning All-ACC second-team for her efforts…she was also a member of the ACC All-Defensive Team after her junior year</li>
</ul>
PERSONAL:
<ul>
<li>Born Jessica Nicole Breland on Feb. 23, 1988</li>
<li>Daughter of Jean and Charles Breland</li>
<li>Has three older siblings; Arneice, Christina and Stephani</li>
<li>Prepped at Bertie High School where she was coached by Alice Lyons-Bennett and was an All-America selection by McDonald’s, the WBCA and Parade Magazine as a senior</li>
<li>She was a second-team All-America selection by EA Sports and a third-team Street and Smith’s All-America pick…she was the Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina as a senior, averaging 22 points and 12 rebounds per game…she scored 17 points for the East team to earn MVP honors at the North Carolina Coaches’ Association East-West All-Star Game…she also participated in volleyball and track &amp; field…as a sprinter in track, she was a USA U18 Women’s National Team Trials Invitee.</li>
</ul>

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Career	PPG 7.1	RPG 5.9	APG 1.4

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