Jonquel Jones Inducted into George Washington’s HOF

The New York Liberty’s ahead Jonquel Jones was inducted into George Washington’s Athletic’s Corridor of Fame. GW’s athletic director Tanya Vogel led the induction on Friday. Jones performed at GW from 2013-2016 after transferring in from Clemson after her first 12 months. Jones ranks third all-time at GW in profession rebounds (961), fourth in scoring common (15.4) and fifth in blocked photographs (177). She additionally ranks twenty-third in factors complete with 1,171 in simply seventy-six video games performed for the Buff and Blue. She is the third Colonial to attain 1,000 factors, 800 rebounds and 100 blocks. Jones led the nation her senior 12 months in rebounding.

Jones was drafted sixth total within the 2016 WNBA Draft. She is the primary particular person to ever be chosen within the first-round for GW. Initially drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks, Jones was acquired by the Connecticut Solar after having her draft rights traded. Since then Jones has been a dominant presence within the league. She earned the 2021 MVP, the 2018 Sixth Lady of the Yr and the 2017 Most Improved Participant awards. She was a WNBA All-Star in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022 and All-WNBA Defensive Group in 2019, 2021 and 2022. Jones didn’t play within the 2020 Wubble season.

Jones performed her first six seasons in Connecticut and was concerned in a 3 workforce deal that landed her in New York for 2023. She took that new Liberty superteam to the WNBA Finals of their first 12 months as a gaggle.

Jones is initially from the Bahamas and moved to Maryland when she was fourteen. She attended Riverdale Baptist Excessive Faculty the place her coach Diane Richardson grew to become her authorized guardian. She earned the 2011-2012 Gatorade Maryland Ladies Basketball Participant of the Yr. Coach Richardson and Jones reunited at George Washington whereas Richardson was the assistant coach.

The Liberty posted this on social media to congratulate Jones.