AlexisJones

Position
Guard
Height
5-9
Weight
167 lbs
Birthdate
May 8, 1994
College/Country
Baylor/USA
Draft
2017 Rnd 1 Pick 12
EXP
4 years
1
Alexis Jones headshot
PPG
3.3
RPG
0.8
APG
1.0

About Alexis

Position: Guard

Height: 5-9

Date of Birth: May 8, 1994

College: Baylor

High School: MacArthur High School (Irving, Texas)

Career Transactions: Selected by Minnesota in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 2017 WNBA Draft. Signed with Minnesota on April 20. Traded to the Los Angeles Sparks for Odyssey Sims during 2019 offseason. Waived by Los Angeles on February 14, 2020. Signed with the Atlanta Dream on February 18, 2020.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • WNBA Champion (2017)
  • Career-High 15 points against Minnesota on August 20, 2019

2020 (Atlanta): 

  • Appeared in six games, averaging 4.0 points and 0.8 assists in 8.8 minutes per game.
  • Played a season-high 20 minutes against Las Vegas (7/29), knocking down a three-pointer and grabbing two steals.
  • Scored a season-high 9 points against Connecticut (8/10), hitting 3 three-pointers and adding on an assist and a steal.
  • Scored 7 points with two made three-pointers and two assists against Phoenix (8/14).

2019 (Los Angeles): 

  • Appeared in 20 games and totaled 79 points
  • Career-high 15 points against Minnesota on August 20, 2019
  • Appeared in three playoff games
  • Averaged 4.0 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game in 12.2 minutes of action

2018 (Minnesota): 

  • Appeared in 26 games in her second season in the WNBA, totaling 86 points
  • Off the bench, she shot .332 from the field and .350 from beyond the arch
  • Averaged a .750 free-throw percentage
  • Grabbed 23 total rebounds and dished out 18 total assists on the season
  • Averaged 3.2 points in 8.8 minutes per game

2017 (Minnesota): 

  • Appeared in 29 games
  • Averaged 2.6 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 7.3 minutes per game
  • Shot 34.2% from the floor, 37.9% (11-for-29) from three-point range and 85.7% from the FT line
  • Dished a season-high five assists vs. Chicago on Sept. 1
  • Scored all of her 11 points in the 4th quarter Aug. 22 vs. Phoenix, and swiped a season-high three steals (adding four assists) Aug. 18 vs. Indiana
  • Saw action in five postseason games, including each of the last three vs. Los Angeles
  • Totaled 12 points, four rebounds and seven assists in 30 minutes, highlighted by a nine-point, four-assist performance in Game 3 at Los Angeles on Sept. 29 (playoffs)

Overseas:

  • Hatay BSB – Turkey (2018)
  • Elitzur Ramla – Israel (2017)

College:

2016-17:

  • Averaged 13.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game en route to being selected as a 2017 A.P. Honorable Mention All-American and a unanimous first team All-Big 12 selection
  • Recorded the Big 12 Conference’s only triple-double of the year with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists against Oklahoma
  • Became the second player in program history to record a triple-double in a game (Brittney Griner, 5x) and the first to record a points-rebounds-assists triple-double.

2015-16:

  • Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, All-Big 12 first-team, MOP of Big 12 Championship and WBCA All-Region selection
  • Started in 34 of 38 games and registered nine games of 20+ points, 30 double-digit scoring games
  • Tallied one double-double with 19 points and 11 assists vs. #24 Oklahoma
  • Finished the season with averages of 15.0 points, 4.4 assists and 4.2 rebounds a contest.

2014-15:

  • Sat out the season after transferring to Baylor.

2013-14:

  • Named an All-ACC selection by the ACC Coaches
  • Started the first 28 games until being sidelined with a torn ACL against Notre Dame on Feb. 23
  • Ended her season with averages of 13.1 points, 5.3 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.1 steals
  • Her 5.3 assists ranked second in the ACC at the time of her injury
  • Drained a career-best 40 three-pointers, while hitting 38.8 percent from downtown.

2012-13:

  • Named to the Full Court second team Freshman All-America team, Norfolk Region All-Tournament Team, ACC Tournament MVP, All-ACC Freshman Team and was an All-ACC Academic Team selection
  • Started all 36 contests and averaged 9.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.8 steals
  • Her 144 assists, were the second-most in Duke history by a freshman
  • Became the third freshman in ACC history to be named ACC Tournament MVP

PERSONAL

  • Full name: Alexis Michelle Jones
  • Born May 8, 1994, in Midland, Texas
  • Daughter of David Jones and Carla Seldon
  • Has two brothers, Anthony and Andrew
  • Mother, Carla, was an All-American track athlete at Angelo State and Texas A&M, and was inducted into the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II Athletes Hall of Fame in 2003
  • Played AAU ball for Texas Express
  • Majored in Health, kinesiology and leisure studies
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