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Jocelyn Willoughby

Jocelyn Willoughby
Personal information
Born (1998-03-25) March 25, 1998 (age 26)
East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolNewark Academy
(Livingston, New Jersey)
CollegeVirginia (2016–2020)
WNBA draft2020: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2020–present
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Career history
2020–2023New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Jocelyn Willoughby (born March 25, 1998) is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for the University of Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Willoughby played prep basketball at Newark Academy.[3]

Willoughby led the ACC in scoring as a senior, averaging 19.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.[4]

The Phoenix Mercury selected Willoughby with the 10th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft, only to trade her to the New York Liberty in exchange for Shatori Walker-Kimbrough.[5]

On February 19, 2024, Willoughby signed a training camp contract with the Connecticut Sun. On 13 May 2024, Willoughby was waived by the Connecticut Sun.[6]

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2020 New York 22 5 17.4 .358 .405 .833 2.4 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.5 5.8
2022 New York 11 4 11.0 .423 .273 .500 1.6 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.6
2023 New York 29 0 6.6 .400 .438 1.000 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.2
Career 3 years, 1 team 62 9 11.2 .376 .391 .796 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.8 3.1

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022 New York 2 0 7.0 1.000 — .667 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.0
2023 New York 3 0 2.3 .000 .000 .333 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7
Career 2 year, 1 team 5 0 4.2 .500 .000 .444 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.6

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2016–17 Virginia 33 33 29.9 37.8 20.5 74.2 6.2 1.7 1.7 0.4 2.8 9.8
2017–18 Virginia 33 33 29.1 40.4 44.6 85.1 5.4 1.0 1.3 0.2 2.0 9.6
2018–19 Virginia 31 31 33.9 38.9 39.8 85.1 8.2 1.6 1.2 0.6 3.0 14.8
2019–20 Virginia 30 30 35.8 45.1 41.6 87.0 7.7 2.0 1.3 0.6 3.4 19.2°
Career 127 127 32.1 40.8 38.8 83.0 6.8 1.6 1.4 0.5 2.8 13.2
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Jocelyn Willoughby, Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed December 2, 2024. "Born: March 25, 1998 (Age: 26-252d) in East Orange, New Jersey... High School: Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey"
  2. ^ "Jocelyn Willoughby - Women's Basketball". University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Ragozzino, Joe. "Jocelyn Willoughby signs with University of Virginia" Archived April 22, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Essex News Daily, November 20, 2015. Accessed April 20, 2020. "Newark Academy senior Jocelyn Willoughby had cause to celebrate on National Letter of Intent Signing Day this month. Joined by family, friends and coaches, the East Orange resident signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball for University of Virginia."
  4. ^ Conlin, Bennett (April 17, 2020). "Virginia's Jocelyn Willoughby chosen by Phoenix in WNBA Draft, then dealt to New York". The Daily Progress. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Mercury select Willoughby in 2020 WNBA Draft, trade to New York". Arizona Sports.com. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Sydney Wiese and Jocelyn Willoughby – Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Jocelyn Willoughby College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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