Haley Jones is as California as they come. She was born in Santa Cruz, went to high school at Archbishop Mitty in San Jose and played college ball at Stanford. The California kid will now be Atlanta Dreaming, as the organization drafted her sixth overall in this year’s WNBA Draft.
“This is more nervous than I’ve been in any basketball game so far, but It’s just surreal right now. There aren’t really words to describe it,” Jones said immediately after being drafted.
The nervousness was so present that when she went up to the podium, she left her phone and missed a call from her new coach, which led to some Twitter hilarity:
An embarrassed Jones was informed of the missed call thanks to a reporter and her immediate reaction was apologetic and charming.
“Coach, if you are listening, or if you’re going to see this interview, I’m so sorry,” Jones said. “I literally got called, didn’t even think to grab my phone. I hugged my mom and dad and my brother, so when I get to my phone, I’ll call her back immediately.”
The first couple minutes of her WNBA career may have been messy, but her collegiate achievements are as prestigious as can be.
At Stanford, she won the national title and was a three-time Pac-12 champion and a three-time All-American. In…
