Asjha Jones

Asjha Jones
Portland Trail Blazers
PositionDirector of Basketball Strategy & Planning
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1980-08-01) August 1, 1980 (age 44)
Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High schoolPiscataway
(Piscataway, New Jersey)
CollegeUConn (1998–2002)
WNBA draft2002: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2002–2015
Coaching career2020–present
Career history
As player:
20022003Washington Mystics
2003–2004Delta Basket Alessandria
20042012Connecticut Sun
2005–2007Dynamo Novosibirsk
2007–2010UMMC Ekaterinburg
2011–2012Rivas Ecópolis
2012–2013Kayseri Kaski S.K.
2013Spartak Moscow
2014Good Angels Košice
2015Elitzur Ramla
2015Minnesota Lynx
As coach:
2018–2019Washington Mystics (player development)
2020–2021Washington Mystics (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA World Championship for Women
Gold medal – first place 2010 Brazil Team Competition
Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team Competition

Asjha Takera Jones (born August 1, 1980) is a former American professional women's basketball power forward and coach who is now on the staff of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 2019, she became the first person to win a WNBA title as both a player and a coach.

Jones is one of 11 women to receive an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a Fiba World cup gold and a WNBA Championship.