Brittany Boyd-Jones (née Boyd; born June 11, 1993) is an American former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the Chicago Sky. She played college basketball for the California Golden Bears. She was selected by New York in the first round of the 2015 WNBA draft with the ninth overall pick.[1]
 Boyd in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 11, 1993 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 156 lb (71 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Berkeley (Berkeley, California) |
| College | California (2011–2015) |
| WNBA draft | 2015: 1st round, 9th overall pick |
| Selected by the New York Liberty | |
| Playing career | 2015–2021 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 15 |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2019 | New York Liberty |
| 2019–2020 | Elitzur Ramla |
| 2021 | Chicago Sky |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Boyd grew up in Richmond, California,[2][3] and attended high school in Berkeley at Berkeley High.[4] As a senior in college, she helped Cal advance to the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament.[5] Boyd averaged 13.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2.9 steals per game for the season, and was a semifinalist for the Naismith College Player of the Year.[1][4] She was the first player in the history of the Pac-12 Conference to reach career totals of 1,400 points, 700 rebounds, 600 assists and 300 steals.[4]
Boyd played five seasons with New York. In 2019, she tied a career high with 33 games played while starting in a career-high 17 contests. The Liberty waived her after the season.[6]
She was picked up by the Sky in 2021, but waved by the team in May 2021.[7]
Career statistics
editWNBA 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 |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | New York | 30 | 4 | 14.3 | 39.1 | 26.7 | 71.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.6 |
| 2016 | New York | 33 | 9 | 19.7 | 36.1 | 16.7 | 72.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| 2017 | New York | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 2018 | New York | 30 | 14 | 20.4 | 41.4 | 37.0 | 77.4 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | New York | 33 | 17 | 19.7 | 39.4 | 30.4 | 76.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | Chicago | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 6 years, 2 teams | 130 | 46 | 18.4 | 39.2 | 26.9 | 73.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New York | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 1 year, 2 team | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
College career statistics
editSource[8]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2011-12 | California | 35 | 358 | 37.5% | 16.4% | 58.6% | 3.9 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 10.2 |
| 2012-13 | California | 35 | 438 | 37.3% | 28.7% | 60.6% | 5.4 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 12.5 |
| 2013-14 | California | 31 | 457 | 37.8% | 24.3% | 64.6% | 6.6 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 14.7 |
| 2014-15 | California | 33 | 442 | 41.1% | 34.3% | 62.7% | 7.7 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 13.4 |
| Career | 134 | 1695 | 38.4% | 26.7% | 61.9% | 5.9 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 12.6 |
References
edit- ^ a b Hammon, Stephanie (April 16, 2015). "Cal's Brittany Boyd and Stanford's Amber Orrange are headed to New York as WNBA teammates, having both been drafted by the Liberty". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Michelle (April 6, 2013). "There's no place like home". espnW.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015.
- ^ "Creative Genius". Slam. November 5, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Cal's Brittany Boyd is a Naismith semifinalist". San Jose Mercury News. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015.
- ^ Vernon, Mike (March 22, 2015). "Cal's Boyd, Gray see careers end with loss to Texas". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015.
- ^ Rose, Mike (April 21, 2020). "Liberty waive veteran guard Brittany Boyd". Newsday. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Brittany Boyd-Jones WNBA Stats & News". www.rotowire.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
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