# Haley Jones

Haley Jones (born May 23, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference, helping the team win the national championship in 2021 while being named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. She was selected sixth overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream.

## Early life

Jones was born in Santa Cruz, California. She attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, where she was named the Naismith Prep Player of the Year and a McDonald's All-American as a senior in 2019. A five-star recruit, Jones was ranked the number one recruit in the 2019 class by ESPN.

## College career

As a freshman at Stanford University in 2019–20, Jones averaged 11.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists before suffering a season-ending, knee ligament injury. Jones returned to play in the 2020–21 season, averaging 13.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. She was subsequently named an all-conference selection in the Pac-12 Conference. Jones and the Cardinal won the 2021 NCAA tournament, their first national title since 1992. Jones was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player.

## Professional career

Jones was selected sixth overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream. In 40 games during the 2023 WNBA season, she averaged 3.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. In 40 games during the 2024 WNBA season, she averaged 3.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
On August 29, 2024, Jones signed with Geelong United of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2024–25 season.

## Career statistics

| * | Denotes season(s) in which Jones won an NCAA Championship |

### WNBA
#### Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season
WNBA regular season statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2023 | Atlanta | 40 | 6 | 14.6 | .337 | .214 | .756 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | Atlanta | 40 | 24 | 17.8 | .397 | .214 | .702 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| Career | 2 years, 1 team | 80 | 30 | 16.2 | .365 | .214 | .727 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.8 |

#### Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2023 | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.000 | — | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | .429 | — | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Career | 2 years, 1 team | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | .500 | — | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |

### College

NCAA statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2019–20 | Stanford | 18 | 13 | 25.8 | .528 | .273 | .627 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 11.4 |
| 2020–21* | Stanford | 32 | 32 | 27.6 | .546 | .353 | .725 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 13.2 |
| 2021–22 | Stanford | 33 | 31 | 30.7 | .418 | .244 | .823 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 13.2 |
| 2022–23 | Stanford | 35 | 35 | 32.7 | .432 | .094 | .720 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 13.5 |
| Career | Career | 118 | 111 | 29.7 | 46.9 | 21.9 | 74.3 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 13.0 |

## Off the court
### Personal life

On April 13, 2021, the Santa Cruz City Council declared that henceforth April 4 will be known as "Haley Jones Day" in recognition of her athletic accomplishments, specifically winning the national championship with Stanford and receiving the NCAA Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four award.
In January 2023, Jones started a podcast with The Players' Tribune called "Sometimes I Hoop."
In 2023, Jones and fellow WNBA player, Jewell Loyd, became co-owners of the Los Angeles Mad Drops, a team within Major League Pickleball (MLP).

### Philanthropy

In February 2024, Jones joined the WNBA Changemakers Collective and their collaboration with VOICEINSPORT (VIS) as a mentor, "aimed at keeping girls in sport and developing diverse leaders on the court and beyond the game."