COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Maryland women's basketball seniors Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough will have their jerseys honored in the rafters of the XFINITY Center immediately following their Senior Day game vs. Minnesota on Feb. 26.
Jones and Walker-Kimbrough will be the 10th and 11th Terrapins to be honored by the program, joining the likes of Marissa Coleman, Shay Doron, Laura Harper, Crystal Langhorne, Alyssa Thomas and Kristi Toliver. The jerseys of Vicky Bullett, Tara Heiss and Jasmina Perazic are all retired.
Game time and television information for the Feb. 26 game will be announced early in February. Jones and Walker-Kimbrough will be honored before the game in the annual Senior Day ceremony. Feb. 26 will also be Shatori Walker-Kimbrough bobblehead day. All fans will receive a scratch-off ticket upon entering the arena and 500 fans will win. For tickets, click here.
Both Jones and Walker-Kimbrough have earned First Team All-Big Ten Honors, as well as Associated Press and WBCA Honorable Mention All-America honors. They've led the Terrapins to two Final Fours, two conference tournament titles and two conference regular season crowns. They have earned a record of 114-15 (.884) overall and a record of 61-5 (.924) at home at the XFINITY Center.
“This is such a surprise and an honor,” Jones said. “It's amazing to be in the same company as the other players up there. I just want to thank my family and my teammates and coaches that have helped me along the way.”
“When we found out today, I was so shocked,” Walker-Kimbrough said. “I can't even put into words how much this means to me and to be with the great players in the rafters. I just can't thank all of my family and teammates and people along the way that have been there for me and supported me.”
Both Jones and Walker-Kimbrough have played in all 129 career games. Walker-Kimbrough has scored in double figures in 100 games and Jones has notched 47 double-doubles, including 14 this year. They were both named to the Wooden, Naismith, Wade and Ann Myers Drysdale Watch Lists for national player of the year this season.
"Two Final Fours, four Big Ten titles - all these two know how to do is win,” head coach Brenda Frese said. “Their championship mentality is felt by all and it trickles down through our entire program. What people should know when they look up at those names and numbers is all the incredible, humble work and devotion that took place to achieve all they have so far. I can't think of a better way to celebrate and honor their impact than raising their names and numbers into the rafters on Senior Day.”
Walker-Kimbrough was named Most Outstanding Player of the Spokane Regional as she led the Terrapins to the 2015 Final Four. She was also named Big Ten Tournament MVP in 2015.
Jones led the nation in field goal percentage last season with her average of 66.5 percent. Walker-Kimbrough led the nation in three-point percentage and set a Big Ten record with her percentage of 54.5 percent.
Walker-Kimbrough is No. 7 on Maryland's all-time scoring list with 1,870 career points. She needs just nine to pass Doron at No. 6 (1,878). Jones is No. 9 with 1,657 career points. She needs 23 to pass Christy Winters Scott at No. 8 (1,679).
Earlier this year, Jones became the fifth Terp to reach the 1,000 career-rebound mark and currently has 1,051. Her career field goal percentage of 64.4 percent is second in Maryland history, only behind Langhorne's 66.2 percent. Walker-Kimbrough's career three-point percentage of 45.0 is the best in program history, passing Toliver's percentage of 40.8.
They both were selected to compete with USA Basketball in the summer of 2015. Jones and the World University Games Team won gold in Gwangju, South Korea. Walker-Kimbrough won silver with the Pan American Games Team.
The Terrapins are second in the country in scoring (90.5), field goal percentage (50.9), rebounding margin (+16.6) and are third in scoring margin (+28.0). They are fourth in assists (20.8) and assist/turnover ratio (1.41). Jones is second in the country in field goal percentage (69.2).
Next, No. 3 Maryland will travel to Purdue (14-8, 5-3) Thursday for an 8 p.m. ET game at Mackey Arena. The Terps-Boilermakers matchup will be televised around the world on the Big Ten Network. Click here for your channel number for BTN. The game can also be seen on BTN2Go.com and the BTN2Go app. Fans outside the U.S. can watch here.
Live stats will be available and live updates will be posted to the Terrapins' Twitter feed here.
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