member FIBA U17 World Cup All-Tournament Team in 2018. But it is only February.. Although Grandview fell to Christ the King on Wednesday, Betts scored 17 points and made an impact on both ends of the floor. Andrew Wiggins returns to Warriors' starting lineup for Game 2 vs. Kings. 1 ranked player in the country, Phillips said. He was relieved that she was staying close to home. [3], On April 13, 2021, the Santa Cruz City Council declared that henceforth April 4 will be known as "Haley Jones Day" in recognition of her athletic accomplishments, specifically winning the national championship with Stanford and receiving the NCAA Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four award.[10]. Were in Asian Americas peak media moment. Jones was born in Santa Cruz but played her high school basketball at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose. Jones was the 14th Cardinal player selected in the WNBAs first round. Jones led Mitty to a 29-1 record as a junior last season and received numerous postseason honors, including the Bay Area News Groups player of the year. Keighran and Carly Cummings, a San Jose State commit, were all-tourney at the Stampede, as was San Ramon Valley pitcher Paige McLeod, an Illinois State commit, and her teammates Ava Lyons and Sam Shah. Contributing meteorologist Anthony Edwards tells us what to expect. The high school landscape is a minefield for rich, personal stories. She played her American collegiate basketball for the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference. Mitty's Morgan Cheli, a 6-foot-2 junior, has accepted an offer to play for UConn. Stanfords recruiting class also includes Pinewood star Hannah Jump, the 50th-ranked recruit in the country, as well as No. "After the game they stopped and bought as many as they could," she said. Her father, Patrick Jones, is a former Colorado College player, whereas her mother, Monique Jones, used to play basketball for Metro State. She lives with her cat, Noelle, who is from New Hampshire, like her. Ask Amy: Is my rule about streaming entertainment foolish? At Stanford, it wasnt really my role to 3-point shoot. Jones is the first girls basketball player from Mitty chosen for the Gatorade award. Schilb and Archbishop Mitty). Where are all those tech workers going? Haleys going to get assists on Frans dunk. Picture source: ESPN. Hailing from the suburbs of Santa Cruz, California, Haley Jones was born in 2001. I had an injury my freshman year and then it was COVID season and we won. 1 recruit chose Stanford in a signing-day ceremony Wednesday, Listed at 6-foot-1, Jones has spent time playing the point and at forward and likely will have a role as a facilitator for the Dream. (Photo courtesy She averaged 21.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.0 steals per contest as Mitty won two elite tournaments early in the season Nike Tournament of Champions and West Coast Jamboree and then league and section titles. MaxPreps senior writer Mitch Stephens covers high school sports for The San Francisco Chronicle. Haley Jones will begin her WNBA career on the opposite side of the country, in Atlanta. Along with Metro Player of the Year McKenna Woliczko, a freshman forward, Cheli led the Monarchs on a 21-game win streak that ended with the loss to Etiwanda at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. 1 sophomore Azzi Fudd dropped a quiet 23 points in St. John's (Washington, D.C.) 65-31 Day 1 win over Benson Tech (Portland, Oregon). 1 national recruit Haley Jones, who also is a Stanford recruit -- 56-50 in overtime on Wednesday. Ortiz recorded a triple-double (17 points, 14 assists, 11 rebounds), Blakes added 20 points and Miyahara 17, including five three-pointers. She is just a fantastic young lady. Nike Tournament of Champions-December 2015: Versatile perimeter threat rebounds, handles and passes in uptempo game; plays taller than advertised; utilizes weak hand in the paint; developing range to the arc; potential. Ultimately Jones chose Stanford for the same reason many of her predecessors chose the prestigious school. Is the Stanley Quencher tumbler worth its TikTok hype? What more can you ask then sharing the basketball? Haley Jones is the little engine that could. For that reason, Jones has a box at her Santa Cruz home chock full of recruiting letters from every elite college basketball program in the nation. I was a great 3-point shooter in high school and I think now its just kind of bringing that back to the arsenal. This team plays with great tempo and efficiency, said Phillips. It's the dedication that has her headed to play for coach Geno Auriemma at UConn. Coming out to see me play. Jones finished with 25 points. Jack Larson and Raul Valdivia combined on a four-hitter with nine strikeouts and Landen Rota drove in three runs with two hits, including a triple. Its a lot of winning. They spent their lives teaching California's children. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Coachellas Friday night headlining show ends on a bad note, Used Facebook? By being taken sixth, Jones will make $71,300 in her rookie season. When that was my given role, I played to the highest extent that I could and we did a lot of great things. (Olson) Just kind of having that be the standard, I think Im going to be able to just bring that energy., Reach Marisa Ingemi: marisa.ingemi@sfchronicle.com; Twitter: @marisa_ingemi. Her presence on the defensive end is evident -- she's a shot blocker supreme who seems to be improving at a faster rate than most. The 6-foot-1 senior from Mitty has repeated as The Chronicle's Metro Player of the Year. choosing to play for Stanford at a ceremony Wednesday morning in the high Fred Jones, Haleys grandfather, could not believe it. She will love Stanford.. I love the game., Said St.Francis coach Mike Oakland: Our pitching was off the charts and our defense was fantastic.. She also averaged 4.1 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.0 steals per contest. SAN JOSE Archbishop Mitty's Haley Jones, the nation's top female basketball recruit in the class of 2019, sat at a table in the school's gymnasium Wednesday morning and made an announcement. Elle a t la premire gloire de l'tablissement . "The labels in high school that's high school," VanDerveer said of Jones' many accolades. All the girls are stepping up. SAN JOSE Archbishop Mitty junior Haley Jones was named Gatorade's California state player of the year Monday after leading the Monarchs to a 29-1 season that included Nike Tournament of Champions, West Coast Jamboree, league and section titles. Two Bay Area bakeries are opening with similar names. Marisa Ingemi covers women's sports, hockey, and more for The San Francisco Chronicle. Theres already Is it tax day in California? My parents were my first coaches, she said. SAN JOSE Archbishop Mittys Haley Jones, the nations top female basketball recruit in the class of 2019, sat at a table in the schools gymnasium Wednesday morning and made an announcement that echoed up I-280 to Stanford. She whittled her options down to UConn, Notre Dame, Oregon, South Carolina, but eventually settled on Stanford to stay close to home. Shes averaging 20.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game and every prominent head coach in America is appearing at Mitty games or is scheduled to do so including UConns Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley of South Carolina. Those that didnt fit are randomly positioned in the office of coach Sue Phillips. This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 2000s is a stub. 1 recruit chose Stanford in a signing-day "Having that label carries a reputation," Jones said of the pressure that comes along with being number one. 1 prospect to sign with Stanford since 2009 (Chiney Ogwumike), McDonalds All-American (2019), Jordan Brand Classic All-American (2019), Naismith Trophy Girls High School Player of the Year (2019), WBCA High School Player of the Year (2019), Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year (2019), USA TODAY High School Sports First Team All-American (2019) PERS: Daughter of Monique and Patrick Jones, little sister to Cameron Jones. This season, Jones averaged 13.5 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists as a senior. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel), Backed by her Mitty High teammates and flanked by her parents, Haley Jones of Santa Cruz, the #1 ranked girls basketball recruit in the nation, reaches for the Stanford cap Wednesday morning at a signing ceremony in the Archbishop Mitty High gym. allow this 55-story condo tower to get built? I was smiling the entire time.. Her senior season begins Saturday, the first step in what she hopes will culminate with her first state championship. As a freshman last season at Mitty, Jones averaged 10.0 points and 8.0 rebounds on a balanced team that featured seven other Division I talents. It was a very tough process because all the coaches that I have been talking to are Hall of Fame coaches and are all doing great things at their respective schools, Jones said. Theres also former Arizona star Aari McDonald, who Jones and Stanford beat in the 2021 national championship game. Jones and VanDerveer had a moment to snap a quick photo unknowing their paths would cross again. Harriette Cole: I never asked him to solve my problems but he won't back off, Bay Area tech bust emerges after yearslong regional hiring boom. "It's not a four year decision," she said. [4] A five-star recruit, Jones was ranked the number one recruit in the 2019 class by ESPN. 2 prospect in the espnW HoopGurlz Super 60, also were former teammates. member McDonalds All-American Team in 2019. In four years with the Monarchs, Jones became a record-breaker and a trailblazer, but she'll have to live without becoming a state champion. Rare COVID symptom reported as latest omicron subvariant hits the U.S. El Nio is predicted to return. Haley Jones is the No. Jones, a 6-foot-2 wing, had 22 points, 10 rebounds and four assists to earn her the tourney MVP, making her a strong national Player of the Year contender. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Harriette Cole: How do I tell him we'll never be housemates? Haley Jones is a teenage girl who acquainted herself with Nick Stokes during a full year between two of his birthdays. With the honor Jones is now the third Girls State Athlete of the Year from Archbishop Mitty to receive the award following Olympic Gold Medalist and pro beach volleyball great Kerri Walsh Jennings, who was honored in 1995-96, and 1998-99 award winner Rometra Craig, who won as a junior. The Texas native went on to set Stanford's scoring record at the same time Jones was getting the bug for basketball in grade school. Wearing her taped 'nerd' glasses and Stanford cap, Haley Jones holds a Stanford banner for an ESPN cameraman when she announced last year that she would be signing a letter of intent to play for the Cardinal. 1 final ranking in the espnW 25 Power Rankings in 2017-18. Court strikes down Berkeleys first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). Its to remind me how important it is to cherish every single day and not to put so much emphasis on the destination, she said. I have been blessed to have so many people in my life that have helped me pursue my basketball dreams, Cheli wrote. But Beef has poisoned the Court strikes down Berkeleys first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas in Pop-up businesses could soon breathe life into downtown S.F. Jones selection at sixth overall is the second year in a row that a Stanford player was taken there, as Lexie Hull was picked sixth by Indiana last year. I would not be where I am today without them.. After a few years of rebuilding, Atlantas trades for Robinson and Gray this offseason are a signal that the Dream are intending to compete for a playoff spot in 2023. Boise State-bound pitcher Shannon Keighran, another St. Francis junior, earned all-tourney honors in Anaheim and won two games at the Stampede, in which the Lancers allowed just two runs. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel), ESPN cameraman broadcasts live the Haley Jones signing ceremony at Archbishop Mitty High Wednesday morning. She also struck out eight of nine batters in a 9-0 win over Monte Vista-Danville on Thursday. I think that theyre building a really great start right now and they had a great season last year with that young group. "I have to live up to that every night.". This is more nervous than Ive been in any basketball game so far, Jones said. Darren Sabedra is a Bay Area News Group sports reporter and the high school sports editor for The Mercury News and East Bay Times, overseeing prep coverage throughout the Bay Area. Jones outscores. Heres what it could mean for California. 1 baseball ranking for the first time following an 8-0 win over No. Four days after Chelis announcement, Haley Jones -- another Mitty alum and a national prep player of the year -- was selected sixth in the WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream. 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