JackiGemelos

PROFESSIONAL: Has played in 25 career games with Chicago, Connecticut and Washington, averaging 1.9 points per game.

2020: Played in 18 total games between Connecticut and Washington, averaging 2.7 points per game…Played in six games with the Sun…Played 12 games for the Mystics, scoring a career-high 10 points against Seattle on 9/2.

2015: Signed with the Sky prior to the season and waived on June 4…Was re-signed by the Sky June 17 and played in 17 games…Averaged 1.1 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game in those 17 games…Averaged 5.0 minutes per game…Made her WNBA debut on June 19 against the Atlanta Dream… First career points were scored on a three-pointer against the Connecticut Sun on July 12…Career high five points came against the Seattle Storm on September 6.

INTERNATIONAL: Played for Team USA in the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China…Team took home the gold medal…Averaged 4.8 points per game… Played for Greece’s Panathinaikos in 2013-14, apeared in 15 games, averaged 17.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game…  Played for Italy’s PF Umbertide in 2014-15, team went 18-9 in the regular season, averaged 14.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, recorded a season high 24 points on March 25… Played for Spain’s Perfumerias Avenida in 2015-16, team ended the regular season in first place at 25-1, averaged 10.2 PPG while appearing in 25 games, also recorded 4.8 rebounds per game, team won the Liga Feminina Championship… Played 2016-17 season with Napoli in Italy, averaging 14.3 ppg and 4.9 rpg.

College: Attended University of Southern California…Redshirted in 2006-07 to recover from a knee injury suffered in high school…Missed the 2007-08 season with a torn ACL… Missed the 2008-09 season with a torn ACL…Made her collegiate debut on February 4, 2010 against California…Averaged 7.6 points and 3.6 rebounds in the 11 games she played in 2010… Played every game in 2010-11 and was named All Pac-10 Honorable Mention while averaging 12.4 points per game and leading the conference in three-point percentage…Named to the Naismith Award Early-Season Watch List in 2011-12 before suffering a torn ACL on December 18, ending her college career.

Personal:  Born November 22, 1988 in Stockton, California…Daughter of Linda and Steve…Has two sisters, Johnna and Zayna…Diana Taurasi is her biggest sports hero…Would like to go skydiving one day…Has a degree in sociology…McDonald’s All-American and Miss Basketball in California in 2006 after finishing her high school career with 3,162 points…Averaged 39.2 points per game as a senior in high school.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Minnesota in the 3rd Round of the 2012 draft with the 31st overall pick… Signed with the Chicago Sky in 2015.