Jessica Nicole Breland (born February 23, 1988) is an American basketball player for the who is currently a free agent.
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Position | Forward |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | New York City, New York | February 23, 1988
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 166 lb (75 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bertie (Windsor, North Carolina) |
College | North Carolina (2006–2011) |
WNBA draft | 2011: 2nd round, 13th overall pick |
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
Playing career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
2011 | New York Liberty |
2011 | Connecticut Sun |
2013 | Indiana Fever |
2014–2017 | Chicago Sky |
2018–2019 | Atlanta Dream |
2020 | Phoenix Mercury |
2021 | Indiana Fever |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
High school
editBorn in New York City,[1] Breland grew up in Kelford, North Carolina,[1] and attended Bertie High School in Windsor where she was a three-sport athlete participating in volleyball and track & field and basketball. In her senior year she averaged 22 points per game and 12 rebounds for the Falcons basketball team. She was an All-American selection by McDonald's, the WBCA, and Parade Magazine, 2nd team All-American selection by EA Sports, 3rd-Team Street and Smith's All-America pick, Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina as a senior, and a USA U18 Women's National Team Trials Invitee.[2]
College
editIn 2009, when playing for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Breland was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph system. She underwent chemotherapy and had to sit out the 2009–10 season, but recovered.[1] In 2011, Breland was awarded the Honda Inspiration Award which is given to a collegiate athlete "who has overcome hardship and was able to return to play at the collegiate level".[3][4][5]
North Carolina statistics
editSource[6]
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 |
2006-07 | North Carolina | 37 | 241 | 54.4% | 42.9% | 67.8% | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
2007-08 | North Carolina | 36 | 380 | 53.1% | 15.4% | 70.2% | 7.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 10.6 |
2008-09 | North Carolina | 35 | 493 | 51.3% | 46.7% | 76.7% | 8.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 14.1 |
2009-10 | North Carolina | redshirt | |||||||||
2010-11 | North Carolina | 34 | 421 | 44.2% | 24.0% | 65.7% | 7.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 12.4 |
Career | 142 | 1535 | 50.0% | 30.0% | 70.8% | 6.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 10.8 |
WNBA
editBreland was selected in the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft (13th overall) by the Minnesota Lynx.[7] She was then traded to New York. She signed a free agent contract with the Chicago Sky in 2014.
On February 2, 2018, Breland signed a contract with the Atlanta Dream.[8]
On February 19, 2020, Breland was traded to the Phoenix Mercury in a three-team deal.
WNBA career statistics
editGP | 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 |
Regular season
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2011 | New York | 9 | 0 | 7.7 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
Connecticut | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
2013 | Indiana | 30 | 2 | 14.6 | 43.9 | 0.0 | 74.1 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
2014 | Chicago | 32 | 32 | 26.5 | 46.1 | 0.0 | 75.9 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 9.7 |
2015 | Chicago | 33 | 30 | 21.4 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 77.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
2016 | Chicago | 34 | 16 | 17.2 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 79.5 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
2017 | Chicago | 34 | 33 | 24.5 | 47.6 | 38.1 | 78.7 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
2018 | Atlanta | 34 | 34 | 26.4 | 42.8 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
2019 | Atlanta | 33 | 33 | 23.2 | 37.8 | 23.7 | 87.9 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
2021 | Indiana | 26 | 18 | 20.9 | 37.2 | 31.3 | 68.4 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 5.8 |
Career | 10 years, 5 teams | 269 | 198 | 21.2 | 43.9 | 28.2 | 77.7 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 7.1 |
Playoffs
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2014 | Chicago | 7 | 0 | 13.0 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
2015 | Chicago | 3 | 3 | 28.3 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
2016 | Chicago | 5 | 5 | 25.4 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
2018 | Atlanta | 5 | 5 | 31.0 | 37.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
Career | 4 years, 2 teams | 20 | 13 | 22.9 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 90.0 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 6.9 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Heyman, Brian (May 21, 2011). "Rookie in W.N.B.A. Who Is Veteran in Life's Lessons Faces Battle to Make Liberty". New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ Bullock, Chris (August 25, 2015). "Jessica Breland and her resilient rise to success". Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^ Staff, S. I. "North Carolina's Breland wins Inspiration Award". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Awards Overview". CWSA. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Past Inspiration Award Winners". CWSA. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
- ^ Kennedy, Rene’ (February 1, 2018). "Atlanta making moves early in free agency". SwishAppeal.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.