Jocelyn Penn

Jocelyn Penn
Personal information
Born (1979-09-10) September 10, 1979 (age 45)
Tucker, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High schoolMeadowcreek (Norcross, Georgia)
CollegeSouth Carolina (1998–2003)
WNBA draft2003: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Sting
Playing career2003–2004
PositionForward
Career history
2003Washington Mystics
2004San Antonio Silver Stars
Career highlights and awards
  • All-American – USBWA (2003)
  • Second-team All-American – AP (2003)
  • 2x First-team All-SEC (2002, 2003)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Jocelyn Penn (born September 10, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. She played in the WNBA from 2003 to 2004. She was the ninth overall pick in the 2003 WNBA draft, selected by the Charlotte Sting.[1][2] She scored 50+ points, making her the first in 13 years to score two 50+ games in the same season (at the time of the accomplishment).

Career statistics

Legend
  GP 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

WNBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2003 Washington 30 0 9.6 39.7 15.4 66.7 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.7 2.9
2004 San Antonio 1 0 3.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
Career 2 years, 2 teams 31 0 9.4 41.3 15.4 66.7 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.6 2.9

College

Source[3]

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
1998–99 South Carolina 27 351 52.6 – 0.7 6.3 1.5 2.9 0.1 13.0
1999-00 South Carolina 28 347 55.2 0.0 67.4 6.1 2.3 2.6 0.1 12.4
2001–02 South Carolina 32 525 62.1 – 63.6 6.7 1.7 2.9 0.1 16.4
2002–03 South Carolina 30 716 62.8 37.8 71.1 8.1 1.9 3.7 0.0 23.9
Career South Carolina 117 1939 59.3 36.8 68.0 6.9 1.8 3.1 0.1 16.6

Personal life

Penn has a twin brother and two older sisters.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Penn Wastes No Time In Making Her Mark (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  2. ^ "Jocelyn Penn WNBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. ^ "GamecocksOnline.com – South Carolina Gamecocks Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site of the South Carolina Gamecocks – Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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