Asjha Takera Jones (born on August 1, 1980 in Piscataway Township, New Jersey, U.S.) is a professional basketball player. She plays the power forward position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.

High School years
Jones attended Piscataway Township High School and holds the school record of points and rebounds with 2,266 and 1,256 respectively. In high school, she was a McDonalds All-American and The Star-Ledger New Jersey Girls Basketball Player of the Year, earning her a scholarship to the University of Connecticut


College years
Jones was a business major at the University of Connecticut where she helped lead her team, known as the Huskies, to two NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships in 2000 and 2002.

While at Uconn she played in every game since her sophomore season (144) breaking the UConn record for all-time games played (138) by Carla Berube (since broken by Ashley Battle). Her accolades include:

2001-02 AP Third Team All-American
Selected to 2002 NCAA Final Four and Mideast Region All-Tournament Teams
2002 Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Member of 2002 All-BIG East First Team Selection
2001 Big East Tournament All Tournament Team
Selected to 2000 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
1999 BIG East All-Tournament Team and the All-BIG East Rookie Team
2009 WNBA All-Star Selection

International career

In the 2005-06 off-season she played in Novosibirsk for the Russian Basketball Federation Superleague. She is currently playing for Ekaterinburg in Russia during the 2008-09 WNBA off-season.

Jones was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009. The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team will travel to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they compete in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.

WNBA career

Jones was selected in the first round (4th overall pick) by the Washington Mystics in the 2002 WNBA Draft.

After spending two seasons with the Mystics, Jones was traded to the Connecticut Sun in a three-team deal that sent Tamicha Jackson from the Phoenix Mercury to the Washington Mystics and the Sun sent the 8th pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft to the Mercury.