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N’dea Jones Selected in Second Round of WNBA Draft
Apr 15, 2021 | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK – Texas A&M women's basketball's N'dea Jones was drafted by the Seattle Storm with the No. 23 pick in the second round of the 2021 WNBA Draft on Thursday evening.
Jones becomes the 16th WNBA draftee in program history, and the 15th under head coach Gary Blair. The Lawrenceville, Georgia, native is the third Aggie to be drafted by the Seattle Storm.
Jones was named an All-American by three different outlets this season, and earned her second-straight All-SEC First Team selection. The Aggie averaged a double-double with 12.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game for the second-consecutive year.
The All-American is A&M's all-time leader in rebounds (1,056) and double-doubles (41). Jones is the only player in program history to have scored over 950 points and grabbed more than 1,000 rebounds in their career. She finished her time in Aggieland with the second-highest rebounding average ever (9.2).
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Jones becomes the 16th WNBA draftee in program history, and the 15th under head coach Gary Blair. The Lawrenceville, Georgia, native is the third Aggie to be drafted by the Seattle Storm.
THE MOMENT IS HERS ??
— Texas A&M Women's Basketball (@AggieWBB) April 16, 2021
Aggieland is jumping! You got a great one, @seattlestorm ??#GigEm | #WNBADraft pic.twitter.com/SZwynlVoIS
Jones was named an All-American by three different outlets this season, and earned her second-straight All-SEC First Team selection. The Aggie averaged a double-double with 12.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game for the second-consecutive year.
The All-American is A&M's all-time leader in rebounds (1,056) and double-doubles (41). Jones is the only player in program history to have scored over 950 points and grabbed more than 1,000 rebounds in their career. She finished her time in Aggieland with the second-highest rebounding average ever (9.2).
With the 23rd pick in the 2021 @WNBA Draft, the Seattle Storm selects @NdeaJones!
— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) April 16, 2021
Welcome to Seattle, N'dea! ?#TakeCover pic.twitter.com/vhvyz3eB93
FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit for more information on Texas A&M women's basketball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's basketball team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieWBB.
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About Texas A&M Athletics | Home of the 12th Man:
One of the most successful Athletics Departments in the nation, Texas A&M ranked No. 15 in the most recent Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings and is one of eight Division I institutions nationally to finish in the top 20 of the prestigious ranking of athletics success for at least 13 consecutive years. For more information, go to www.12thMan.com.
About Texas A&M University:
Texas A&M University, the flagship university within the Texas A&M University System, is a tier-one research institution with nearly $1 billion in research grants and more than 69,000 students. The President of Texas A&M University has strategic oversight for campuses in Bryan-College Station and Galveston, Texas and Doha, Qatar. We include The Health Science Center with the College of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy, as well as The Texas A&M School of Law and Mays Business School. For more information, go to www.tamu.edu.
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