Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Director of Basketball Strategy & Planning | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S. | August 1, 1980||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
High school | Piscataway (Piscataway, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College | UConn (1998–2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2002: 1st round, 4th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2002–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Delta Basket Alessandria | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2012 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Dynamo Novosibirsk | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Rivas Ecópolis | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Kayseri Kaski S.K. | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Spartak Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Good Angels Košice | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Elitzur Ramla | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Washington Mystics (player development) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Washington Mystics (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.