Jewell
Loyd

HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 148 BIRTHDATE: Oct. 5, 1993 BIRTHPLACE: Lincolnwood, IL HOMETOWN: Lincolnwood, IL COLLEGE: Notre Dame HIGH SCHOOL: Niles West (IL) WNBA EXPERIENCE: 8 seasons DRAFTED BY: Seattle, 2015, First Round (#1) TWITTER: @jewellloyd INSTAGRAM: jewellloyd

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• 2x WNBA Champion (2018 and 2020)
• 2020 Olympic gold medalist with USAB
• 2x FIBA World Cup gold medalist with USAB (2018 and 2022)
• Scored 37 points on Sept. 17, 2021, vs PHX—the most by a WNBA player during the 2021 season, also tying a WNBA  record with 22 points in the first quarter of that game
• Netted her 3,000th career point on June 22, 2021 vs WSH, becoming the 3rd Storm player and 12th-youngest WNBA player to reach milestone
• Scored in double-figures in 196 games through the 2022 season, the third-most since she entered the league in 2015
• 4x WNBA All-Star  (reserve in 2018 and starter in 2019, Team USA reserve in 2021, reserve in 2022)
• 2x All-WNBA selection (Second Team 2016, First Team 2021)
• 2015 WNBA Rookie of the Year
• Set a franchise record and WNBA rookie record for most free throws made without a miss (14) on Aug. 30, 2015 vs. Washington
• Drafted #1 overall to Seattle in the 2015 WNBA Draft
• Declared her intention to enter the WNBA Draft a year early, forgoing her senior season and final year of eligibility at Notre Dame

2022 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:

• Averaged 16.3 points, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game in 36 games
• Scored 20+ points in 11 games and 10+ points in 28 games
• Made franchise records of 2.33 three-pointers per game and 84 total three-pointers on the season, making at least one three-pointer in 33 of 36 games
• Reached the 3,500-point plateau on June 10 at Dallas, finishing the game with 18 points, five assists and four rebounds, to become the 10th youngest WNBA player to reach that mark.
• Set career-highs with 38 points and eight three-pointers made, connecting on 13-of-23 from the field, in final game of 2022 season on Aug. 14 at Las Vegas, scoring 30+ points in third-straight regular-season finale
• Opened playoffs by scoring 12 of her 16 points over the final five minutes against Washington on Aug. 18, including a jump shot with 38 seconds left on the clock to give the Storm the final lead of the game.
• Scored 10 of Seattle’s final 12 points in a WNBA Semifinals Game One win at Las Vegas on Aug 28 including a free throw with 1:16 left to give Seattle a late lead before icing the game with a clutch jumper with :34.6 seconds left

2021 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:

• Averaged 17.9 points, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game—all career-highs en route to earning 2021 All-WNBA First-Team honors
• Scored career-high 37 points on Sept. 17 vs PHX—the most by a WNBA player during the 2021 season, also tying a WNBA  record with 22 points in the first quarter of that game
• Netted her 3,000th career point on June 22 vs WSH, becoming the 3rd Storm player and 12th-youngest WNBA player to reach milestone
• Poured in 25+ points seven times during the season, tied for the third-most by a player during the 2021 season
• Named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week ending June 6, averaging 22.7 points, 4.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game in three games
• Hit second career game-winning buzzer-beater vs Dallas on June 4, draining a near half court heave at the buzzer to become only 4th player in WNBA history with two.
• Recorded her 750th career rebound in final game of the season on Sept. 17 vs PHX, becoming just the second Storm player with 3,000+ points, 750+ rebounds, 650+ assists, and 250+ steals (Sue Bird).
• Scored 90 points over a three-game span to open the second-half of the season including matching her then-career high with 35 points on Aug. 18 at New York. It was the 4th time a Storm player scored 90+ points in a three-game stretch. (Lauren Jackson: 103, 97 and 93, all in 2007)

2020 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:

• Won second WNBA championship (2018, 2020)
• Started each of the 22 regular season games the Seattle Storm played and all six playoff games
• Shot a career-best 44.3% from the field and connected on a career-high 39.0% from three-point range
• Averaged 15.5 points, 3.2 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 27.9 minutes per game
• Scored 2,000th career point on Aug. 12 vs Atlanta, needing just 172nd career games to reach the milestone. Finished the game with 20 points.
• Dished 500th career assist on Aug. 10 vs. Chicago
• Recorded 200th career steal on Aug. 18 vs. New York
• Scored season and a career-high 35 points on Aug. 8 vs. Indiana
• Grabbed season-high 7 rebounds on Sep. 9 vs. Dallas and had season-high 7 assists on Sep. 6 vs. Minnesota

2019 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:

• Tallied season-high 23 points on 6/2119 vs. Los Angeles… matched her career high with 5 made 3-pt FG
• Career-high 92.8 free throw percentage, good for fourth in the league
• Sank go-ahead jumper at Washington on 6/14/19 with 8.6 seconds remaining
• Made pair of free throws with 24.4 seconds left to go ahead on 6/11/19 at Indiana
• Drove in go-ahead layup with 24.6 seconds left to unlock tie on 6/23/19 vs. Indiana
• Selected by fans, media, and players as starter for WNBA All-Star 2019… Contributed 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists to Team Delle Donne
• Missed 7 games after suffering ankle injury on 6/23/19 at Las Vegas
• In her final 7 games (including playoffs), shot 53% from the field, including 62% from beyond the arc
• Made 200th career 3-pt FG on 9/5/19 at Los Angeles

2018 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:

• Dished a season-high 9 assists and scored 20 points 5/27/18 at Las Vegas
• Tallied 20-or-more points for five straight games between 5/23/18-5/31/18
• Dropped 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists vs. Indiana 6/22/18
• Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds and 20 points for a double-double 7/18/18 at Chicago
• Recorded a season-high of 31 points 7/20/18 at Connecticut
• Shot 73.3 percent in FGM going 5-for-5 at the line 7/20/18 at Connecticut
• Netted her 2,000th-career point on 8/12/18 at Minnesota
• Helped bring the Storm to a WNBA championship averaging 15.5 PPG, 4.6 RPG, and 3.7 APG

2017 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:

• Netted her 1,000th-career point on 5/21/17 vs. Washington
• Posted back-to-back 25-plus point performances to open the 2017 campaign
• Scored a season-high 27 points twice vs. Indiana on 5/14 and vs. Atlanta on 6/13
• Shot 71.4 percent from the floor on 5/21/17 vs. Washington
• Served up six assists, including No. 200 for her career, at San Antonio on 6/6/17
• Notched a game-high 25 points at Indiana on 6/9/17
• Notched 21 points, four boards and three assists at Connecticut on 6/29/17
• Tallied 22 points on 8-for-13 shooting and added four assists vs. Los Angeles on 7/8/17
• Recorded a career-high four steals vs. Atlanta on 7/15/17
• Notched a game-high 27 points and added five boards and five assists vs. Dallas on 7/28/17
• Tallied a team-high 26 points against the Lynx on 7/30/17
• Dropped a season-high seven assists at San Antonio on 8/5/17
• Logged a career-high 33 points against the Mercury on 8/27/17

2016 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:

• Scored 20 points and dished out five assists in the Storm’s season debut at Los Angeles on 5/15/16
• Scored 30 points on 12-of-20 shooting, including a career-high 4 three’s at Phoenix on 5/20/16
• Scored a career-high 32 points and had 9 rebounds vs. Phoenix on 6/3/16. Her 32 points were, at the time, Seattle’s second-highest single-game scoring output in 2016
• Had 12 points and a career-high 10 assists for her first double-double of the season on 7/17/16 against Chicago
• Tallied a career-high 2 blocks, a career-high 10 rebounds and scored 23 points at Chicago on 9/2/16
• Recorded a career-high 5 steals vs. Los Angeles on 8/26/16. Her 5 steals were the most steals a Storm player collected in a single-game in 2016
• Averaged 16.5 points per game, a 6.3 PPG increase from her rookie season
• Named to the All-WNBA Second Team following her sophomore season
• Started in all 34 games for Seattle, and averaged 31.6 minutes per game
• Recorded two double-doubles (12 points, 10 assists; vs. CHI, 7/17/16 and 23 points, 10 rebounds; at CHI, 9/2/16)
• Tallied 2 30+ games (30 points, at PHO, 5/20/16; 32 points, vs. PHO, 6/3/16)
• Scored in double-digits in 29 of her 34 outings in 2016

2015 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:

• Named the 2015 WNBA Rookie of the Year after posting averages of 10.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists
• Was the number one pick in the 2015 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm
• Scored her first WNBA basket in the second half of Seattle’s opening night on 6/6
• Scored a career high 21 points on 6/28 at Tulsa shooting 7-for-12 from the field and 6-for-6 from the stripe
• Made a career high 8 free throws on 10 attempts at Indiana on 6/8
• Named Rookie of the Month for July after averaging 10.4 points
• Scored at least 15 points in 5 of last 8 games
• Set a franchise record and WNBA rookie record for most free-throws made without a miss (14) on Aug. 30, 2015 vs. Washington
• Averaged 12.2 points (1st among rookies) and 4.4 rebounds (2nd) in August
• Tied a career high with 21 points and rebounds (7) and played a career high 35 minutes on 9/6 in Chicago

OVERSEAS COMPETITION:

• Perfumerías Avenida (Salamanca, Spain)
• 2018-19: Botas, Turkey; Perfumerías Avenida (Salamanca, Spain)
• 2017-18: Winnus, South Korea
• 2016-17: Shanxi, China
• 2015-16: Galatasaray, Turkey

USA BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS:

• FIBA World Champion Gold Medalist (2018)
• Member of the 2016 USA Basketball Women’s Select Team, competing in the USA Basketball Showcase against the USA Basketball Women’s Olympic Team in Los Angeles on July 25-27, 2016
• Member of the USA 3×3 World Championship Team that went 9-0 and won the gold in Moscow, Russia. Loyd was the second-leading scorer among all players in the 24-team tournament (7.3 ppg), and added a bronze in the individual skills competition at the event.
• Member of 2010 USA Basketball U17 World Championship Team that went 8-0 and won the gold medal at the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championships in Toulouse, France
• Also participated in 2009 USA Basketball U17 National Team Trials

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

• 2014-15 espnW National Player of the Year
• 2014-15 AP All-American (First team, unanimous)
• 2014-15 John R. Wooden Award finalist
• 2013-14 AP All-American (Second team)
• 2012-13 USBWA National Freshman of the Year
• 2012-13 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
• Became fifth consensus first-team All-America selection in Fighting Irish women’s basketball history
• Named 2014-15 espnW National Player of the Year, first Notre Dame player to earn a POY award since Ruth Riley in 2001
• Finished second in media voting, five votes behind UConn’s Breanna Stewart, for 2014-15 AP National Player of the Year
• Her 772 points during the 2014-15 season were just four points shy of the single-season school record (776) set by Katryna Gaither in 1996-97.
• In her junior year, tied the single-season program record with twenty 20-point games (set by Gaither in 1996-97), which were the most in the ACC this year
• In her junior season, scored 30+ points four times (also most in the ACC), a single-season Notre Dame record, including 31 against No. 3 UConn on December 6 and a record-tying 41 points against No. 25 DePaul on December 10
• Set Notre Dame record for most combined points by a player in first two seasons (1,137), a mark previously held by Skylar Diggins, who scored 1,069 points from 2009-11
• Named ACC Tournament MVP in her sophomore season, first Notre Dame sophomore to be named conference tournament MVP since Krissi Davis in 1989
• Became the third Notre Dame player to reach 1,000 points as a sophomore

PERSONAL:

• Daughter of Gwendolyn Davis-Loyd and Calvin Loyd
• One of 15 players from the state of Illinois to play women’s basketball at Notre Dame
• Had her number retired by Niles West High School, the first number retired in school history
• Older brother, Jarryd, played pro basketball overseas
• Enjoys playing tennis, piano, cooking and watching soccer