Carolyn Jones-Young

Carolyn Jones-Young (born on July 29, 1969 in ????) is a former American professional basketball player. A 5'9" guard, she starred for the New England Blizzard of the American Basketball League (1996-1998), and also played for the Portland Fire of the Women's National Basketball Association. She holds several ABL career records that (like all ABL career records) will never be broken.

College and Olympic career

Carolyn Jones, as she was then known, played for Auburn University, where she graduated in 1991. (She is, of course, not to be confused with the late actress Carolyn Jones, who played Morticia on the TV series The Addams Family.) Jones led Auburn to the NCAA Final Four in both 1989 and 1990, losing in the final game both years. In 1990, Jones was named to the NCAA All-tournament Team.

Jones was a member of the US National team that won a Bronze medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

ABL career

Jones played in all 2-1/2 seasons of the ABL, all for the New England Blizzard. She holds two significant ABL career records: most points per game (21.5 ppg) [ [http://www.wnba.com/shock/history/abl_career_ppg.html SHOCK: ABL Career Records: Points Per Game ] ] and most free throws made (555) [ [http://www.wnba.com/shock/history/abl_career_ft.html SHOCK: ABL Career Records: Made Free Throws ] ] . She is second only to Teresa Edwards in ABL career total points scored (Edwards had 2,035 points in 98 games, while Jones-Young scored 1,910 in 89 games).

Jones was named to the All-ABL 2nd team for the ABL's inaugural 1996-1997 season. She improved on that in her second ABL season, making the All-ABL 1st Team for 1997-1998. The league folded midway through the third season, so Jones is one of only five players to make the All-ABL list in both its seasons -- the others being Teresa Edwards, Dawn Staley, Natalie Williams and Adrienne Goodson. [ [http://hometown.aol.com/bradleyrd/abl9699.html History of the American Basketball League ] ]

WNBA career

Coming off a long layoff for injury and maternity, Jones-Young'a WNBA career was comparatively undistinguished. She played in a total 42 games as a reserve for the Portland Fire in 2001 and 2002. After her 2002 season, Jones-Young retired.

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