Joyner Michelle Holmes (born February 22, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She has played for the New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces. She played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns.[1]
| No. 8 – Seattle Storm | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power Forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 22, 1998 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill, Texas) |
| College | Texas (2016–2020) |
| WNBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 19th overall pick |
| Selected by the Seattle Storm | |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2021 | New York Liberty |
| 2021 | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2022 | Connecticut Sun |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2023–present | Seattle Storm |
| 2024 | Athinaikos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Early life
editHolmes played high school basketball for Cedar Hill High School.[2] In her senior year, she averaged 24.8 points per game, 8.1 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, 2.6 steals per game and 0.8 blocks per game. She was named Co-MVP of the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic game.[3] She participated in the 2016 McDonald’s All-American game and she was ranked No. 3 by ESPN HoopGurlz in the 2016 recruiting class.[4]
College career
editHolmes attended the University of Texas, where she played for the Longhorns women's basketball team, In her freshman season, she averaged 12.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[5] In her Sophomore season, she averaged 6.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[6] In her junior year, she averaged 11.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[7] In her senior year, she averaged 13.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game.[8][9]
Professional career
editOn April 17, 2020, the Seattle Storm selected Holmes as the 19th pick in the second round of the 2020 WNBA draft.[10]
On June 26, 2020, Holmes signed with the New York Liberty.[11]
National team career
editHolmes helped the United States under-17 team win a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA U-17 World Championship, She averaged 10.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1 assist per game.[12] She also won a silver medal at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup with the United States under-19 team, and she averaged 9 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[13][14]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
WNBA
editRegular season
editStats current through end of 2024 season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New York | 19 | 0 | 10.0 | .306 | .107 | .750 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | New York | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Las Vegas | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | .500 | .750 | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | |
| 2022 | Connecticut | 26 | 0 | 7.9 | .311 | .227 | .769 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles | 5 | 0 | 12.0 | .348 | .286 | .750 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Seattle | 29 | 2 | 10.2 | .379 | .317 | .765 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | |
| 2024 | Seattle | 27 | 0 | 8.6 | .423 | .194 | .636 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| Career | 5 years, 5 teams | 111 | 2 | 9.1 | .363 | .241 | .737 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Connecticut | 7 | 0 | 4.1 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | Seattle | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 8 | 0 | 3.9 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
College
editSource[16]
| YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Texas | 34 | 43.6% | 16.7% | 68.2% | 8.18 | 1.85 | 1.12 | 0.77 | 12.09 |
| 2017–18 | Texas | 25 | 38.4% | – | 56.5% | 6.04 | 1.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 6.84 |
| 2018–19 | Texas | 25 | 45.4% | 26.5% | 49.4% | 6.68 | 1.72 | 0.40 | 0.96 | 11.80 |
| 2019–20 | Texas | 30 | 40.9% | 18.2% | 62.2% | 8.67 | 2.07 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 13.10 |
| Career | 114 | 42.4% | 19.8% | 60.2% | 7.51 | 1.78 | 0.77 | 0.91 | 11.14 |
| YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Texas | 34 | 168 | 385 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 107 | 278 | 63 | 38 | 26 | 411 |
| 2017–18 | Texas | 25 | 68 | 177 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 62 | 151 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 171 |
| 2018–19 | Texas | 25 | 124 | 273 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 77 | 167 | 43 | 10 | 24 | 295 |
| 2019–20 | Texas | 30 | 163 | 399 | 6 | 33 | 61 | 98 | 260 | 62 | 30 | 44 | 393 |
| Career | 114 | 523 | 1234 | 17 | 86 | 207 | 344 | 856 | 203 | 88 | 104 | 1270 |
References
edit- ^ "2020 WNBA Draft Profile: Joyner Holmes". wnba.com. Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Holmes". espn.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Roster: Joyner Holmes". texassports.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Hendricks, Maggie. "McDonald's All American Joyner Holmes eager to join Longhorns and live up to her unique name". usatodayhss.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Roster: Joyner Holmes". texassports.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Holmes". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Holmes". herosports.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Holme". big12statistics.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Holmes". rotowire.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Maloney, Jack. "2020 WNBA Draft winners and losers: Liberty add Sabrina Ionescu with top pick; Wings land talented trio". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Spruill, Tamryn (2020-06-23). "Stella Johnson rises into the Chicago Sky". Swish Appeal. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ "Joyner Michelle HOLMES". fiba.basketball.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Michelle HOLMES". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "JOYNER HOLMES". usab.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Joyner Holmes WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference