Haley Jones

For other people with similar names, see Hayley Jones.

Haley Jones
Jones with Stanford in 2022
Free agent
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born (2001-05-23) May 23, 2001
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolArchbishop Mitty
(San Jose, California)
CollegeStanford (2019–2023)
WNBA draft2023: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Drafted byAtlanta Dream
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2024Atlanta Dream
2024–2025Geelong United
2025Phoenix Mercury
2025Dallas Wings
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA AmeriCup
2021 Puerto Rico Team
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
2018 Belarus Team

Haley Jones (born May 23, 2001)[1] is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. 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.[2] A five-star recruit, Jones was ranked the number one recruit in the 2019 class by ESPN.[3][4]

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.[5][6] Jones returned to play in the 2020–21 season, averaging 13.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.[7] She was subsequently named an all-conference selection in the Pac-12 Conference.[8] Jones and the Cardinal won the 2021 NCAA tournament, their first national title since 1992.[9] Jones was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player.[9]

Professional career

WNBA

Atlanta Dream (2023–2024)

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.[10]

Jones was waived by the Dream on May 14, 2025.[11]

Phoenix Mercury (2025)

On June 1, 2025, Jones signed a hardship contract with the Phoenix Mercury.[12] On June 8, she was waived by the Mercury.[13]

Dallas Wings (2025)

Over a week later, Jones was signed by the Dallas Wings as part of their hardship exception, with the team losing several players to injury and both Teaira McCowan and Luisa Geiselsöder being unavailable while competing in the 2025 FIBA Women’s Eurobasket.[14] On June 29, she was waived by the Wings.[15]

WNBL

On August 29, 2024, Jones signed with Geelong United of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2024–25 season.[16]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader
* Denotes season(s) in which Jones won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through game on July 10, 2025

WNBA regular season statistics[17]
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
2025 Phoenix 4 0 12.0 .333 .500 — 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.3
Dallas 3 0 13.0 .545 0.0 0.0 2.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 4.0
Career 3 years, 3 teams 87 30 15.9 .370 .217 .727 2.3 2.1 0.4 0.3 1.4 3.7

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[18]
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 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.[19]

In January 2023, Jones started a podcast with The Players' Tribune called "Sometimes I Hoop."[20]

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).[21]

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."[22][23]

References

  1. ^ "Haley Jones". fiba.basketball. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Haley Jones". USAB.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "haley-jones". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Stanford lands No. 1 recruit Haley Jones". ESPN.com. November 28, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Schnell, Lindsay (April 2, 2021). "'The future of our game:' Stanford's Haley Jones and the rise of positionless players in women's basketball". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Almond, Elliot (April 3, 2021). "Like Magic? Stanford's Haley Jones likes comparison to NBA legend". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Haley Jones Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "Santa Cruz's Haley Jones named to Pac-12 all-conference team". Santa Cruz Sentinel. March 2, 2021. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "How Haley Jones helped Stanford win the 2021 NCAA women's basketball championship". ESPN.com. April 4, 2021. Archived from the original on April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "Haley Jones". WNBA Stats. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  11. ^ "WNBA Player Movement & Transactions". WNBA. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  12. ^ "Stanford legend Haley Jones finally signs with new WNBA team". Sporting News. June 1, 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  13. ^ Dalzell, Noa (June 8, 2025). "Former WNBA first-round pick waived for second time this season". SBNation.com. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  14. ^ "Dallas Wings sign Kaila Charles and Haley Jones to hardship contracts". NBC Sports. June 17, 2025. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  15. ^ "Dallas Wings Release Haley Jones". wings.wnba.com. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  16. ^ "HALEY JONES IS UNITED". Geelong United. August 29, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  17. ^ "Haley Jones WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  18. ^ "Haley Jones College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  19. ^ "Santa Cruz to celebrate basketball star Haley Jones with Key to the City, parade Sunday". Santa Cruz Sentinel. April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  20. ^ "Media Notes". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. February 2, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  21. ^ "Major League Pickleball Lands WNBA Stars Jones and Loyd as Owners". Yahoo Sports. May 11, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  22. ^ "WNBA and the WNBA Changemakers Collective Team Up with Digital Community Platform VOICEINSPORT to Keep Girls in the Game". WNBA. February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  23. ^ Ayala, Erica (February 7, 2024). "Nneka Ogwumike, Aliyah Boston among 12 players to participate in WNBA's girls in sports mentorship program". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
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