He also has worked on the sports copy desk. The ink and airtime are well deserved. When not working, Marisa enjoys cooking, going to the movies, and exploring zoos and animal sanctuaries. Haley Jones is the little engine that could. Shell go to Atlanta looking to prove herself, with an up-and-coming squad that should give her the room to do it. Check that. Jones importance to Mitty was underscored in the loss Saturday. Karisma Ortiz, a 6-foot point guard who has signed with Penn State, is the nations 58th-ranked senior. Jones was joined by South Carolinas Laeticia Amihere in the first round, selected at No. member FIBA U17 World Cup All-Tournament Team in 2018. Mitty finished the season at 28-3 and . I want to thank the University of Oregon, University of Notre Dame,University of South Carolina, Stanford University and the University of Connecticut for all the time they put into recruiting me, Jones said. "They are the defending national champions, the espnW champion from 2018. Were excited for March.. I think that I just kind of took that and there are so many other things that I bring to the game, but its also something that I dont feel like I have a lack of. During the 2014-15 school year, Haley's 8th grade year, Mitty had an open house for prospective students. Its been on standby for a while.. Cameron Brink and Haley Jones are former and future teammates. Coming out for home visits. Ultimately Jones chose Stanford for the same reason many of her predecessors chose the prestigious school. Several mock drafts, includingESPNs, projected her to go to Atlanta for that reason. The Mitty senior was named the Naismith National Girls Player of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Friday . The high school landscape is a minefield for rich, personal stories. But it is only February.. We were worried that she would go away and we would not get to see her., Coach VanDerveer and the rest of the coaching staff and the players made me feel so comfortable since the very beginning with them, Haley said. I was smiling the entire time.. Jones was the 14th Cardinal player selected in the WNBAs first round. Im thrilled to announce that the journey will continue in the basketball capital of the world.. The 6-foot-2 junior point guard made her verbal commitment to the Huskies public on April 6. USA Today 1st-team USA in 2018. Ask Amy: Is my rule about streaming entertainment foolish? Its a young group, and with good veteran pieces as well, but Im excited just to get to work, Jones said. Haley Jones just might turn out to be the best of the bunch. It was an easy call, given that the. "I have to live up to that every night.". Its just surreal right now. I think my mom might have it on video. 1 team in the nation since winning the Nike Tournament of Champions in late December. [3], On April 13, 2021, the Santa Cruz City Council declared that henceforth April 4 will be known as "Haley Jones Day" in recognition of her athletic accomplishments, specifically winning the national championship with Stanford and receiving the NCAA Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four award.[10]. The Cardinal won six in a row to end the season, and if they don't win their first national championship since 1992 this year, there should be plenty of opportunities with Haley Jones in the fold. Stanford Cardinal guard Haley Jones drives and scores against the Utah Utes in the third quarterat Maples Pavilion in Stanford on Jan. 20. Theres already Is it tax day in California? Always on the Top 10 nationally, and the visits were great.. 1 recruit chose Stanford in a signing-day ceremony Wednesday, Harriette Cole: How do I tell him we'll never be housemates? She appeared in Turn, Turn, Turn in CSI:Crime Scene Investigation. UConn has won 11 national championships under coachGeno Auriemma. (Olson) 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Former Mitty High and Stanford player Haley Jones poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after Jones was drafted sixth overall by the Atlanta Dream on Monday. Im incredibly happy for Haley and her parents to fulfill a lifelong dream in the WNBA. Feb. 1, 2018. She will love Stanford.. The Jones' trusted Phillips to continue her development on and off the court. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group), Archbishop Mitty's Haley Jones (30), left, congratulates her teammate Camille Morales (11), right, after making a bucket and drawing a foul in the fourth quarter of the NorCal Open Division girls quarterfinal basketball game at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif. on Friday, March 9, 2018. Its a young group with good veteran pieces as well, Jones said. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel), Haley Jones, seen here signing here letter of intent to Stanford, scored 26 points in a victory over Carondelet (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel), Haley Jones of Santa Cruz, the #1 ranked girls basketball recruit in the nation, will be playing for Stanford next year. Marisa Ingemi covers women's sports, hockey, and more for The San Francisco Chronicle. (Photo courtesy of JoAnn Schilb and Archbishop Mitty). 6 by WNBAs Atlanta Dream, New cold front heads to Bay Area. At Stanford, I went through a lot of different things, Jones said. (Photo courtesy of JoAnn All the girls are stepping up. 49ers QB Brock Purdy not really sure if he will be able to play 2023 season. The Monarchs, who dropped a 69-67 heartbreaker in the state Open Division final toEtiwanda-Rancho Cucamonga last month, rebounded quite emphatically in the past week, starting with the news that 5-star recruit MorganCheli had accepted a scholarship toConnecticut. "We wanted this game bad," Brink said. "I put that to our team," VanDerveer pointed to a loss early in the season. Its the second consecutive season that a Stanford player was taken sixth: Lexie Hull went to the Indiana Fever in the same spot last year. The leading scorer on the team averaged just 11 points. Theres already Is it tax day in California? South Carolinas Aliyah Boston, as expected, was taken first overall by the Indiana Fever. Were in Asian Americas peak media moment. glasses after the nation's No. Its high school basketball season, and our team is ready to provide cant-miss stories through the state championships in March. She comes from Seattle via Boston, where she attended Boston University and worked as an NHL beat reporter. On Wednesday, the host Monarchs set a school scoring record in a 104-66 win over previously ranked Valley Christian, only the second time the Monarchs have reached triple digits. California Gatorade player of the year in 2018. Dream co-owner Renee Montgomery told reporters in Atlanta, Im hype. But her draft stock fell in the last year, mostly because she stopped taking and making jump shots and 3-pointers. Hailing from the suburbs of Santa Cruz, California, Haley Jones was born in 2001. of JoAnn Schilb and Archbishop Mitty). Blue chip players Ashten Prechtel, Francesca Belibi, and Hannah Jump (Pinewood HS) will join Haley Jones at The Farm next season. "Be the best college player.". A lot of people did talk about what I cant do, downsides of my game, whatever it may be, Jones said. 1 recruit in the nation. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel), Backed by her Mitty High teammates and flanked by her parents, Haley Jones of Santa Cruz, the #1 ranked girls basketball recruit in the nation, reaches for the Stanford cap Wednesday morning at a signing ceremony in the Archbishop Mitty High gym. The Dream have missed the postseason for the past four years and are looking to their young players to help them return to contention. Just to have two former players in the WNBA as teammates is just a thrill.. Wearing her taped 'nerd' glasses and Stanford cap, Haley Jones holds a Stanford banner for an ESPN cameraman when she announced last year that she would be signing a letter of intent to play for the Cardinal. The Stanford All-American will join yet another Mitty graduate, 2007 alum Danielle Robinson, an 11-year WNBA veteran and three-time All-Star on the Dream. There's no sport Mitch doesn't relish covering and no profile he doesn't find interesting. Every day in practice in high school, I saw D-Rob up on the wall, Jones said. Jones finished with 25 points. The 6-foot-1 guard, who played four years at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California, without missing the academic honor roll, is simply spectacular. The Texas native went on to set Stanford's scoring record at the same time Jones was getting the bug for basketball in grade school. Haley Jones - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA Haley Jones College/Country: Stanford Position: Guard Height: 6-1 Birthdate: May 23, 2001 Birthplace: Santa Cruz, CA High School:. Former Stanford guard Haley Jones poses withWNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after Jones was drafted sixth overall by the Atlanta Dream during the 2023 WNBA Draft on Monday at Spring Studios in New York City. Sports | She is just a fantastic young lady. "She texted me when I committed," Jones beamed. They spent their lives teaching California's children. 1 ranked player in the country, Phillips said. Kings beat Warriors in Game 2, hand Steph/Klay/Dray their first-ever 2-0 series deficit We also concentrated on boxing out.". 1 final ranking in the espnW 25 Power Rankings in 2017-18. Haley Jones powering Mitty girls basketball team to No. I had an injury my freshman year and then it was COVID season and we won. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. My parents were my first coaches, she said. Archbishop Mitty). She was long projected to be a lottery pick, in the top four, but dropped in several mock drafts. (Photo courtesy of JoAnn Schilb and 1 baseball ranking for the first time following an 8-0 win over No. Its got to come this year, Jones said. 34 overall. Haley Jones has all the characteristics of an elite basketball player - size at 6-1, quickness, versatility to play all five positions and high energy. First published on March 5, 2019 / 12:01 PM. "After the game they stopped and bought as many as they could," she said. | @JensenPhil @ElliottAlmond @VytasMazeika @leftwich @JonBecker28 pic.twitter.com/tsuF2UeX7q, Darren Sabedra (@DarrenSabedra) November 28, 2018. We play travel ball together, compete at USA Trials together, and it's a stressful environment. And live up to the label she does. Please enter valid email address to continue. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel), ESPN cameraman broadcasts live the Haley Jones signing ceremony at Archbishop Mitty High Wednesday morning. ", Said Brink, "Haley and I are close. The Monarchs were also No. "Having that label carries a reputation," Jones said of the pressure that comes along with being number one. The announcement was beamed live across the nation by ESPN making Jones the first female recruit ever to get that sort of coverage by the network. Haley Jones is the No. "I said, 'oh she's a pretty good coach, let's take a picture mom.'". March 5, 2019 / 12:01 PM Jones then asked her teammates to stand behind her as she made the announcement. In four years with the Monarchs, Jones became a record-breaker and a trailblazer, but she'll have to live without becoming a state champion. She lives with her cat, Noelle, who is from New Hampshire, like her. She averaged 21.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.0 steals per contest as Mitty won two elite tournaments early in the season Nike Tournament of Champions and West Coast Jamboree and then league and section titles. Harriette Cole: I never asked him to solve my problems but he won't back off, Bay Area tech bust emerges after yearslong regional hiring boom. How can I seem modest? Darren Sabedra is a Bay Area News Group sports reporter and the high school sports editor for The Mercury News and East Bay Times, overseeing prep coverage throughout the Bay Area. How can I seem modest? Jones was born in Santa Cruz, California. Jones led Mitty to a 29-1 record as a junior last season and received numerous postseason honors, including the Bay Area News Groups player of the year. Four days after Cheli's announcement, Haley Jones -- another Mitty alum and a national prep player of the year -- was selected sixth in the WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream. I love the game., Said St.Francis coach Mike Oakland: Our pitching was off the charts and our defense was fantastic.. Wow!!! She also averaged 4.1 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.0 steals per contest. Maybe some of them put them on their dartboard," VanDerveer joked. Mitty had a chance to win the game in regulation on a lob pass to Jones, but the ball rimmed out. Career: Santa Cruz, CA native, NCAA Champion (2021), WBCA All-America (2022), USBWA All-America (2021-22), Naismith Trophy Finalist (2022), Pac-12 Player of the Year Coaches (2022), NCAA Tournament Spokane Region Most Outstanding Player (2022), Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2022), NCAA Tournament Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2021), Greater Victoria Invitational All-Tournament Team (2019), and Rainbow Wahine Showdown MVP (2022), two-time Pac-12 Tournament champion (2021-22) and NCAA Tournament Final Four All-Tournament Team (2021-22), three-time Pac-12 champion (2021-23), Associated Press All-America (2021-23), Cheryl Miller Award Finalist (2021-23), All-Pac-12 Coaches and Media (2021-23), Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Dec. 2, 2019; Dec. 16, 2019; Jan. 13, 2020), and four-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (Dec. 7, 2020; Dec. 20, 2021; Jan. 3, 2022; Jan. 23, 2023) 2022-23: Associated Press All-America Third Team, USBWA All-America Third Team, Wade Trophy Watch List, Wooden Award Late Season Top-20, Dawn Staley Award Late Season Watch List, Cheryl Miller Award Finalist, All-Pac-12 Coaches and Media, Rainbow Wahine Showdown MVP, Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 23, 2023) PREP: Five-star talent, rated as the No. Thriving after Mitty: Morgan Cheli opts for UConn, Haley Jones heads to WNBA, New cold front heads to Bay Area. Lessons were learned, by all of us, she said. When that was my given role, I played to the highest extent that I could and we did a lot of great things. The 6-foot-2 junior guard made the announcement on Twitter, picking the Huskies over more than 40 other schools. Both teams were left trying to find a way to win without their leaders for much of the second half. And shell be joined by a fellow Archbishop Mitty Monarch, too. Those that didnt fit are randomly positioned in the office of coach Sue Phillips. In addition to athletic accomplishments, the Gatorade award recognizes academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the court, according to its news release. "And arguably the best player.". Their whole thing is being a sisterhood and it really feels like one.. What else is new? In other words, the 6-foot-1 senior has the skills to play all five positions on the court. Jones, a 6-foot-2 wing, had 22 points, 10 rebounds and four assists to earn her the tourney MVP, making her a strong national Player of the Year contender. Prechtel won a national title and three Pac-12 championships with the Cardinal while serving primarily as a post presence off the bench. Jones read a three-page speech, thanking Mittys administration, current and former coaches and teammates, friends and her parents. 1 recruit chose to play for the Cardinal in a signing-day ceremony allow this 55-story condo tower to get built? But if thats something thats going to be asked of me, Im going to do what Ive always done and make the best of my role and impact the game in every way that I can, which I think is in all facets.. Jones averaged over 26-points-per-game for the Monarchs and recently broke the school scoring record that was held by Olympian Kerri Walsh-Jennings for 23 years. Its a lot of winning. After spending her entire basketball life near home, Haley Jones will head to Atlanta for the start of her professional career. Stanford's Haley Jones likes comparison to NBA legend", "Santa Cruz to celebrate basketball star Haley Jones with Key to the City, parade Sunday", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haley_Jones&oldid=1149461903, This page was last edited on 12 April 2023, at 11:47. We had intensity today and we will have it tomorrow too. Picture source: ESPN. Jones made her decision a few days earlier, telling the teams involved. The team came away with gold. Williams, Maurice Jones-Drew and Jeremy Linn. (Photo courtesy As a sophomore in 2021, she was named an all-conference selection in the Pac-12. Notre Dame won the national title last season. When we sat here in the stands today, neither my wife or I had any idea, Fred Jones said. choosing to play for Stanford at a ceremony Wednesday morning in the high You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). So, I feel like we have gone through a lot together and it's only the beginning. As a sophomore in 2021, she was named an all-conference selection in the Pac-12. Listed at 6-foot-1, Jones has spent time playing the point and at forward and likely will have a role as a facilitator for the Dream. Aari McDonald and Naz Hillmon add to one of the highest-potential young rosters in the league. Nike Tournament of Champions-December 2015: Versatile perimeter threat rebounds, handles and passes in uptempo game; plays taller than advertised; utilizes weak hand in the paint; developing range to the arc; potential. The . Stanfords two-time All-America, a Santa Cruz native and alum of Mitty, was selected sixth in Mondays WNBA draft by the Dream. He enjoys weekend adventures and loves In-N-Out Burger a bit too much. nation's No. Fudd and St. John's will try to protect their No. He accepted a national columnist post with CBS/MaxPreps.com in 2007 and the next year took on both MaxPreps and Chronicle prep content provider roles. 1 sophomore Azzi Fudd dropped a quiet 23 points in St. John's (Washington, D.C.) 65-31 Day 1 win over Benson Tech (Portland, Oregon). Last season, Atlanta missed the playoffs by one game, losing on the final day of the regular season to the New York Liberty. Another Stanford senior, post player Ashten Prechtel, was taken late in the third round by the Connecticut Sun (34th overall). 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MaxPreps senior writer Mitch Stephens covers high school sports for The San Francisco Chronicle. [5][6] As a freshman at Stanford University in 201920, she averaged 11.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 assist before suffering a season-ending, knee ligament injury. We know that wherever her next stop may be, she will make a tremendous impact both on and off the court.. member McDonalds All-American Team in 2019. Ortiz recorded a triple-double (17 points, 14 assists, 11 rebounds), Blakes added 20 points and Miyahara 17, including five three-pointers. Shes put in the time to make herself one of the most versatile players in the country, Phillips said. Led Archbishop Mitty to a 29-1 record and a No. 6 Bellarmine on Thursday, the Cardinals 14th straight win to start the season. At 7:37 p.m., the uncertainty vanished. Her presence on the defensive end is evident -- she's a shot blocker supreme who seems to be improving at a faster rate than most. Shes averaging 20.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game and every prominent head coach in America is appearing at Mitty games or is scheduled to do so including UConns Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley of South Carolina. school's gymnasium. Stanford's two-time All-America, a Santa Cruz native and alum of Mitty, was selected sixth in Monday's . A cold front will move across Northern California on Monday, spreading rain chances as far south as the Bay Area. The junior, who has committed to Texas A&M, had a no-hitter with eight strikeouts and three walks in a 1-0 pool-play win over Granada-Livermore. I think I was a great 3-point shooter in high school, and I think now its just about kind of bringing that back to the arsenal, she said. She had more than 40. Rapper E-40 alleges racial bias after he was ejected from Kings-Warriors Only 15% of Bay Area cities have met Californias housing plan deadline. Should S.F. Jones selection at sixth overall is the second year in a row that a Stanford player was taken there, as Lexie Hull was picked sixth by Indiana last year. Miss Manners: People look when I drive down the street. Im excited to join it and I think I can impact the team in different ways.. The two-time All-American was taken by the Dream with the sixth overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft on Monday night. Obviously an outstanding basketball player. The high school basketball career of Haley Jones just added another bold-faced note. I would not be where I am today without them.. She has helped Mitty, the nation's top-ranked girls team, to a 19-0 record. This is more nervous than Ive been in any basketball game, Jones said during a live ESPN interview following her selection. Mitty's Morgan Cheli, a 6-foot-2 junior, has accepted an offer to play for UConn. Haley Jones will begin her WNBA career on the opposite side of the country, in Atlanta. To get to play alongside her is kind of amazing.. Archbishop Mitty's Haley Jones poses for a picture with her Nerd Nation She also thanked ESPN for televising her announcement. Sports | Other players with the same distinction include Maya Moore, Brittany Griner and Katie Lou Samuelson. Even after winning a national championship at Stanford, Jones admitted to ESPNs Holly Rowe after being drafted that she hadnt ever felt like this before. ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 at the high school gym. Mitch Stephens. 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Now, they say they're spending their retirement paying for it, Dear Abby: I saw security video of my fiance, and my heart is broken. Rare COVID symptom reported as latest omicron subvariant hits the U.S. El Nio is predicted to return. Even though the original cartoon Madeline was a redhead, producers thought blond, brown-eyed Hatty's attributes would perfectly . Haley Jones - ProCamps | Experience Your Ultimate Sports Camp with Your Favorite Professional Athlete Haley Jones Basketball ProCamp Date (s): September 17th, 2022 Location: Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose, CA, 95129 Open to: Boys & Girls, Grades 1 to 8 Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Price: $199 Learn from and interact with Haley Jones! allow this 55-story condo tower to get built? He's been with the Bay Area News Group since the early 1990s and has covered many sports beats, including Stanford football and basketball, pro baseball and the NFL. Her college career ended when the Cardinal were upset in the second round of the NCAA Tournament byMississippi. Nov. 28, 2018 at the high school gym. Andrew Wiggins to return to starting lineup in Game 2 We take great pride in the fact that, yes, she is the No. Boise State-bound pitcher Shannon Keighran, another St. Francis junior, earned all-tourney honors in Anaheim and won two games at the Stampede, in which the Lancers allowed just two runs. Archbishop Mitty's Haley Jones signed her letter of intent after the Her first film was Madeline, which she made when she was 10. Apr 12, 2019 MaxPreps 2018-19 High School Girls Basketball All-American Team We already had a great class Hannah Jump, Ashten, Fran, VanDerveer said. Actress: Madeline. "We knew they were a well-coached team and we tried to stop her from faking and spinning back to the middle for a shot. Late in the third round, the Connecticut Sun selected Stanford forward/center Ashten Prechtel at No. "If I knew they were all going to be like Haley, maybe I'd comb my hair more.". [9] The Cardinal won the 2021 NCAA tournament for their first national title since 1992. [7][8] The following season in 202021 Jones returned to play, averaging 13.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists. The Lancers lost 4-2 in the final of the Carew Classic to nationally ranked Los Alamitos the previous week. Hayley will begin her rookie season against the Dallas Wings on May 20. A cold front will move across Northern California on Monday, spreading rain chances as far south as the Bay Area. In addition to being future teammates, Jones and Brink, the No. Warriors embrace cowbells and raucous Kings crowd in Sacramento She attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, where she was named the Naismith Prep Player of the Year and a McDonald's All-American as a senior in 2019. Elle a t la premire gloire de l'tablissement . San Diego-signee Nicole Blakes, a 6-2 post, averages 14.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game. Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week, Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week, Weekend recap: Menlo School breaks track record, girls flag football update, Oakland throws parade, What a game: How St. Francis outlasted Menlo-Atherton in a baseball thriller, They spent their lives teaching California's children. 5-ranked junior in the country. "I think we only have a few copies left at the house because they gave them all away.". Her Mitty team is clobbering Christian Brothers-Sacramento in the Elite Showcase at Chabot College in Hayward. Samuel Stringer / MaxPreps. Cheli was brilliant in the state-title game with 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals. The Monarchs (19-0), led by perhaps the countrys best player in junior Haley Jones, have been the consensus No. Hatty Jones. Jones will head to Atlanta, where she said she has several family members in the area, and join a versatile and deep Dream backcourt that includes another fellow former Mitty star Danielle Robinson, who Atlanta acquired in a January trade. (Olson) Were working hard every day at practice, pushing ourselves the best we can be. Jones learned she was joining the Atlanta Dream, who selected her sixth overall. ORINDA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 12: Mitty's Hunter Hernandez (33) gains a rebound against. @GoStanford just got @haleyjoness19, the No. All four players are ranked in the top 50 and they give Stanford the second best recruiting class in the nation. Haley Jones is the big engine that can. The seeds of that decision were planted when Jones was in the sixth grade and attended one of Stanford's youth basketball's camps. Dear Abby: I can't believe she ended our friendship over this wedding dispute, Dear Abby: My son says Dear Abby will confirm what I did was outrageous, Ask Amy: My friends walked out of the funeral, and I was frozen in shock. "I've chosen to attend Stanford University," she proclaimed. Jones will also be teammates with 2022 first overall pick Rhyne Howard and 2017 WNBA Rookie of the Year Allisha Gray. On my Christmas wish list was Haley Jones. Dream head coach Tanisha Wright said Jones was the top player on Atlantas draft board for the sixth pick, something general manager Dan Padover echoed. But the time has come for me to make a decision, and I have chosen to attend Stanford University.. (Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group), Archbishop Mitty's Haley Jones (30) drives around Cardinal Newman's Hailey Vice-Neat (13) in the second quarter during the Northern California Open Division girls basketball championship game at Santa Clara University's Leavey Event Center Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Santa Clara, Calif. (Jim Gensheimer/Bay Area News Group), Archbishop Mitty's Haley Jones (30) shoots against Cardinal Newman in the second quarter during the Northern California Open Division girls basketball championship game at Santa Clara University's Leavey Event Center Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Santa Clara, Calif. (Jim Gensheimer/Bay Area News Group), CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device. Four days after Chelis announcement, Haley Jones -- another Mitty alum and a national prep player of the year -- was selected sixth in the WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream. 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