Do what you have to do, Jonquel. “Having two first-rounders in the same year, that’s unprecedented.”In fact, there’s not much of a precedent for Bahamian basketball players reaching the NBA or WNBA at all. “I just hit the ground rolling. But I think we have a lot to build on. During a season filled a handful of memorable performances, Jones solidified her status among the WNBA’s best when she delivered an all-time performance in Game two of those WNBA finals back on October 1, 2019.
It affected us a little bit but it was good to know that even though we had that lull we were still able to get back to our level of basketball, especially hitting our stride right before the playoffs.“With Hurricane Dorian hitting The Bahamas near the end of the season, it was a crazy time. The team eventually found themselves playing for the ultimate prize that is the WNBA title against the Washington Mystics this past September leading into October. “I wanted the championship for them and for us (Sun) too. She led the way with an 18-point and 13-rebound performance in the 90-86 win that pushed the series to its fifth and final game back in Washington. Now we’re here.”Before they entered the pros within two months of each other, Jones and Hield made a bet on who would be drafted with the higher pick. UNCASVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Sun will play this season, but some key features will be missing. The best of five series ultimately went to game five, with the Mystics winning the title and the series, 3-2. We’re very young and a team that has unprecedented experience at this point. From Day 1, I knew she was going to make it. The year before I came in a little out of shape and I didn’t really hit my stride until the second half of the season. They lose their home-court advantage … While the loss was an emotional one for the young Sun team, Jones shared with this daily that there’s no reason to believe that the team won’t find themselves back on the WNBA Finals’ stage. 11 a.m. vs. Connecticut in Bradenton, Fla. • ESPN. When Connecticut Sun rookie Jonquel Jones finished practice on Thursday, she had a pressing question for one of her coaches: “Coach, do you have your phone on you?”Jones was too busy with her rookie WNBA season to watch childhood friend Buddy Hield get drafted into the NBA, but she made sure she caught up on social media after the big news.Their friendship dates back to their days growing up in Freeport, Bahamas, where they both attended the Hugh Campbell Primary School (grades 1-6).
Sacramento Kings guard and childhood friend, Chavano “Buddy” Hield, showed up wearing a Sun jersey with Jones’ name visibly on the back and it turned out to be one of her best memories from the season. I just wanted to go out there and play as hard as I could and definitely put The Bahamas on my back. “Every time you hear a story about his work ethic, everything I’ve heard has been the exact truth.”Copyright 2020 NBA Media Ventures, LLC | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. UNCASVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) -– The Connecticut Sun announced Monday that Jonquel Jones has chosen not to participate in the 2020 WNBA Season. I remember when Jonquel Jones was the smallest player on the court but I still had to assign my two best defenders to guard her because she was also the best primary school player in the Bahamas. Buddy Hield on Fellow Bahamian Jonquel Jones Their friendship dates back to their days growing up in Freeport, Bahamas, where they both attended the Hugh Campbell Primary School (grades 1 … The Holmes Rock native went nuclear on the Mystics in their own arena, torching the eventual champions for 32 points on 13-for-24 shooting from the field (three-for-seven from three-point range), while grabbing 18 rebounds and blocking three shots in that 99-87 series-tying victory.
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