Jazmon Gwathmey

Jazmon Gwathmey (born 24 January 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Lointek Gernika Bizkaia of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She played for Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Jazmon Gwathmey
Gwathmey in 2016
No. 21 – Lointek Gernika Bizkaia
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLFB
EuroCup Women
Personal information
Born (1993-01-24) 24 January 1993
Bealeton, Virginia
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight158 lb (72 kg)
Career information
High schoolLiberty (Bealeton, Virginia)
CollegeJames Madison (2012–2016)
WNBA draft2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016San Antonio Stars
2016–2017Canberra Capitals
2017–2018Indiana Fever
2018–presentLointek Gernika Bizkaia
Career highlights and awards
  • CAA Player of the Year (2016)
  • First-team All-CAA (2016)
  • Third-team All-CAA (2015)
  • 2× CAA All-Defensive Team (2014, 2016)
  • 3× CAA Tournament MVP (2014–2016)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
2019 LimaTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 BarranquillaTeam
Centrobasket
2018 ManatíTeam

Career

College

Gwathmey averaged 11.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in four seasons at James Madison. She is a three-time Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player winning the awards in 2014, 2015 and 2016.[1]

Statistics

Source[2]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 James Madison redshirt
2012–13 James Madison 36 224 39.9% 25.0% 57.7% 5.5 0.7 0.5 0.9 6.2
2013–14 James Madison 34 340 46.9% 30.3% 83.5% 5.3 1.6 0.8 1.6 10.0
2014–15 James Madison 33 309 39.5% 31.4% 72.5% 4.8 1.6 0.9 1.1 9.4
2015–16 James Madison 33 682 41.0% 36.8% 79.6% 6.0 1.5 1.2 1.5 20.7
Career 136 1555 41.6% 33.9% 74.8% 5.4 1.4 0.8 1.3 11.4

WNBA

Gwathmey was drafted 14th overall in the second round by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2016 WNBA draft. Gwathmey was later traded to the San Antonio Stars in exchange for guard Jia Perkins.[3] In 2017, Gwathmey was traded to the Indiana Fever in exchange for a 2018 third-round draft pick.[4]

Personal life

Gwathmey is of Puerto Rican descent due to her mother's side of the family. Because of it, she is eligible to play for the Puerto Rican national team.[5]

International career

On 23 June 2017, Gwathmey was included in the Puerto Rican preliminary roster for the 2017 Centrobasket Women.

References
  1. "Stars Select Moriah Jefferson With No. 2 Pick in WNBA Draft". WNBA.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. "Stars Also Add Gwathmey and Martin on Draft Night". WNBA.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  4. "Fever Trade for 6–2 Shooting Guard Jazmon Gwathmey – Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. Jazmon Gwathmey Campos, otra boricua en WNBA (in Spanish)
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