In evolving her game this season, Londynn Jones has not only made marks for herself, but she has helped guide No. 7 UCLA to a third-place Pac-12 finish, and an NCAA Tournament first- and second-round hosting gig.
The sophomore guard has stepped into the starting line up to become the team’s third-leading scorer, at 12.7 points per game. She has bettered her scoring average from the floor, including behind the arc, where she hits 39 percent of the time. In the team’s last regular-season game this past weekend, Jones broke the program record for three-point shots made in a single season, reaching 78.
Two weeks ago she scored a career-high 23 points. And despite being 5-4, Jones has had one block per game this year on eight different occasions. Her fiery play has ignited Bruin runs on several occasions this year. Her no-fear mentality was on display in the team’s last home game, against Colorado, when she raced past three post players to lay the ball up and in.
A Southern California native, Jones scored 2,713 points in four years at Centennial High School in the Inland Empire. She was part of USA Basketball’s U16 team in 2019, the U18 team in 2022 and the U19 team last summer – each of…
