Joyner Michelle Holmes (born February 22, 1998) is an American professional

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player for the

Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerl ...

of the

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(WNBA). She has played for the

New York Liberty The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as part of the league's Eastern Conference. The team was ...

and the

Las Vegas Aces The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team plays ...

. She played college basketball for the

Texas Longhorns The Texas Longhorns are the athletic teams representing the University of Texas at Austin. The teams are sometimes referred to as the Horns and take their name from Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas, and a ...

High school career

Holmes played high school basketball for

Cedar Hill High School Cedar Hill High School (CHHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in the city of Cedar Hill, Texas ( USA) in Dallas County and is classified as a 6A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Cedar Hill Independent School District located ...

. In her senior year, she averaged 24.8 points per game, 8.1 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, 2.6 steals per game and 0.8 blocks per game. She was named Co-MVP of the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic game. She participated in the 2016 McDonald’s All-American game and she was ranked No. 3 by ESPN HoopGurlz in the 2016 recruiting class.

College career

Holmes attended the

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, where she played for the Longhorns women's basketball team, In her freshman season, she averaged 12.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. In her Sophomore season, she averaged 6.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. In her junior year, she averaged 11.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. In her senior year, she averaged 13.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

Texas statistics

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Professional career

On April 17, 2020, the

selected Holmes as the 19th pick in the second round of the 2020 WNBA draft. On June 26, 2020, Holmes signed with the

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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National team career

Holmes helped the United States under-17 team win a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA U-17 World Championship, She averaged 10.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1 assist per game. She also won a silver medal at the

2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup ( it, Campionato mondiale di basket femminile Under 19 FIBA 2017) was hosted by Italy from 22 to 30 July 2017. Russia won their first title (or third if the Soviet Union is included) by defeat ...

with the United States under-19 team, and she averaged 9 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Joyner 1998 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from Texas Connecticut Sun players Las Vegas Aces players Los Angeles Sparks players McDonald's High School All-Americans New York Liberty players People from Cedar Hill, Texas Sportspeople from Ellis County, Texas Power forwards (basketball) Seattle Storm draft picks Seattle Storm players Texas Longhorns women's basketball players