Mountaineers in the Pros
JJ Quinerly Carving Out Solid Rookie Season, Makes WNBA History
JJ Quinerly continues to carve out a place for herself as a force to be recognized with in the WNBA. In fact, the WVU legend is coming off consecutive scoring highs and has even accomplished a league first.
Quinerly scored 18 points and was named her team’s Player of the Game on Monday, which surpassed the 17 she registered on July 3. These most recent performances beat the 15 points she scored in her first professional start on June 28.
JJ vs JJ 😤
After setting a career high last game, JJ has out done herself & set a new career high of 18 pts against The Valley! @albertapp | #WingsUp pic.twitter.com/8BrB5QRpEm
— Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) July 8, 2025
As a complete player, Quinerly has also added a combined 12 assists and six rebounds in her last two games. She’s now averaging 5.6 points, 1.8 assists and 1.4 boards per game in 18 games played and three starts so far during her rookie year.
And top it all off, Quinerly has already made history, becoming the first WNBA third round rookie since 1999 to score 15 points or more in three consecutive games. This is just further proof Quinerly can argue as the steal of the draft.
— J.Quinerly (@john_quinerly) July 9, 2025
Dallas drafted Quinerly with the 27th overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft in April.
Quinerly will go down as one of the greatest players in WVU women’s basketball history. Staying with the Mountaineers through three different head coaches, Quinerly led the team to three NCAA Tournament appearances while racking up three All-Big 12 first-team selections, back-to-back Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Awards and two All-American honorable mentions. She finished her WVU career in the top three of all-time career points and steals.
The Virginia native averaged a career-high 20.4 points this season with 3.2 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game. She scored double-digit points in all but one game this season, reaching 20 points 14 times and 30 points three times. She matched the program record for single-game scoring with 38 points on Senior Day against Utah.
Quinerly led WVU to a 25-8 record this season, making it to the semifinal round of the Big 12 Tournament. The Mountaineer earned a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated Columbia in the opening round before falling to North Carolina.
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