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2008 Statistics
Born:
Aug 1, 1980
Height:
6-2 / 1,88
Weight:
196 lbs. / 88,9 kg.
College: Connecticut
Years Pro:
6
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2007 WNBA Season: Veteran forward had a breakout season in first year as a full-time starter…Named to the WNBA Eastern Conference All Star team for the first time…Set new single-season career highs in numerous categories, including scoring average (15.5 ppg), points (434), offensive rebounds (65), field goals (193), assists (75) and minutes (942)…Scored in double figures 25 times…Scored 20 or more points nine times, five more times than in her previous three seasons combined…Had a career-high 31 points in a win at Chicago (5/31)…Led the Sun in rebounding 10 times…Led the Sun in scoring eight times…Missed final three games of regular season with ankle injury.
In The Playoffs: Averaged 15.7 points and eight rebounds per game in the playoffs…Notched first career playoff double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in triple-overtime victory over Indiana in Game 1 (8/23)…Tied her playoff career-high with 21 points in Game 3 loss at Indiana (8/27)…Established a career-best for the playoffs with six assists in Game 3.
2006 WNBA Season: Among the top sixth women in the league again this year, she had the best season of her career…One of three Sun players to appear in all 34 games…Established then career highs for scoring average (11.1 ppg.), total rebounds (183), defensive rebounds (124), offensive rebounds (59), assists (46), made free throws (62), free throw attempts (79), made field goals (155), field goal attempts (334) and minutes (777)…Became one of just six players in franchise history to score 20 or more points in consecutive games (7/30 and 8/1)…Tied a franchise record for rebounds in a half with 11 against Phoenix (7/8)…Reached double figures in 20 games.
2005 WNBA Season: One of the premier sixth women in the WNBA…Averaged a career-high 9.1 points per game…Closed out regular season with a then career-high 22 points at Charlotte…Had a nine made field goals in that same game…Scored in double figures 17 times, including five of the last six games she played…Surpassed 1,000 points and 400 rebounds for her career…Averaged 12 points per game in three starts while Margo Dydek competed for the national team in her native Poland…Had 40 assists, the most since joining Connecticut.
2004 WNBA Season: Was productive as the first player off the bench in 33 of the 34 games during regular season…Had career-high seven assists and nine rebounds in only start of year vs. San Antonio (7/24)…Scored season-high 16 points on 8-for-8 shooting from the free throw line in season finale vs. Indiana (9/19) to help Sun clinch Eastern Conference regular season title…Led or tied for the team-high in rebounds four times, including a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Washington (6/30)…Set a then career high with seven defensive rebounds vs. Washington (6/30)…Shot a team-high 85.4 percent (41-48) from the free throw line…Did not miss a free throw until second half of 16th game of the season (Washington, 6/30), making 16 of 16 to start the year. 2003 WNBA Season: Scored a then career-high 21 points vs. Indiana (7/29)...Had first career double-double with a then career-high 12 rebounds and a team-high 14 points at Connecticut (8/1)…Played a then career-high 42 minutes vs. Phoenix (8/3)...Finished in the top 20 in the WNBA in field goals per 40 minutes (16th at 6.5), blocks (18th with 25), field goal attempts per 40 minutes (18th at 14.9) and offensive rebounds (19th with 62) 2002 WNBA Season: Scored 12 points and three rebounds at Phoenix (6/3)...Scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting with five rebounds and two blocks vs. Indiana (8/6)...Finished the season ranked sixth among rookies in rebounding per game and seventh in scoring average. Other Professional Experience: Played in the EuroLeague’s UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia during the 2007/08 offseason… Spent two seasons (2005-06; 2006-07) with Dynamo Energiya in Russia…Played in China in 2004-05…Played for Delta Basket Allessandria in Italy in 2003-04…Played in Russia during the 2002-03 offseason. College: Graduated from UConn as an all-time Top 10 leader in games played and blocks…Helped lead UConn to 39-0 season culminating with the 2002 NCAA Championship... Named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team in 2002 and 2000…Named to the 2002 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…Named to the 2002 Associated Press Third Team All-America... Named 2002 Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player... Led the Big East Conference by shooting 55 percent from the floor (247-445) in 2002...Named to the 2002 All-Big East First Team…Named to the CoSIDA District I All-Academic First Team in 2002…Named UConn Club Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athlete in 2002…Named to the Big East Championship All-Tournament Team three times (2002, 2001, 1999)…Named to the 1999 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team...Scored 28 points in two Final Four games...Named to the 1999 Big East All Tournament Team and the All-Big East Rookie Team… Dean’s List Student…Was a four-time Big East Academic All-Star. |
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Personal: Born Asjha Taker Jones on August 1, 1980…Majored in Business…A Parade, USA Today and Street & Smith First Team All-American at Piscataway High School, averaging 22.2 points, 11.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.9 steals…Scored a school career-record 2,266 points and had 1,256 rebounds.
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Selected by Washington in first round (4th overall ) in the WNBA Draft on April 19, 2002. ...Washington signed and traded Jones to the Connecticut in a three-team deal that sent Tamicha Jackson from the Phoenix Mercury to the Washington Mystics and the Sun sent the 8th pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft to the Mercury.
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