Maya Jonas

Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Whitefish Bay
Hometown:
Whitefish Bay, Wis.

Honors and Awards: 2016 Academic All-B1G

2016-2017: Scored a season-high four points against UT-Martin (12/22), Michigan State (1/17) and Michigan (1/25)...Scored in six games...Dished a career-high four assists against Chicago State (12/4).

2015-16: Had four rebounds in nine minutes against Nebraska (1/3)... Scored first conference points against Penn State (12/31)... Appeared in first six conference games...
Matched season high with two blocks in 20 minutes played against Milwaukee (12/6)... Scored season high four points, to match four rebounds against East Carolina (11/28)… Season high 10 rebounds against Creighton (11/27)… Had season high four steals and two blocks against Eastern Washington (11/26)… Posted nine rebounds in 15 minutes against Idaho State (11/19)… Led team with eight rebounds, while adding six points off the bench against Howard (11/15).

2014-15: Appeared in four games off the bench ... Posted career highs in minutes (11), rebounds (4), assists (2) and steals (1) vs. Eastern Illinois (12/20) ... Made collegiate debut against Loyola (12/7) ... Grabbed two rebounds and handed out an assist against the Ramblers.

High School: Led Whitefish Bay in scoring and rebounding all four years ... Four-time All-North Shore Conference honoree ... McDonald's All-American nominee ... Ranked No. 2 player in the state of Wisconsin and top wing in the state by WisSports.net ... Ranked No. 8 in the Midwest by Midwest Girls Basketball Report ... Named Whitefish Bay NOW's Player of the Year in 2014 ... Associated Press All-State Third Team honoree in 2014 ... WBCA Division 2 First-Team All-State ... 2014 North Shore Conference Player of the Year ... 2014 Suburban Player of the Year ... Named Second Team All-Area by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 2014 ... As a senior, she led the Blue Dukes and the entire North Shore Conference in scoring (14.7), rebounding (10.5), assists (3.8) and blocks (3.3) ... Named Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Player of the Week on Jan. 27, 2014 after recording 27 points, 22 rebounds, four steals, four blocks and four assists in a narrow 71-70 victory over Germantown and followed that up with 15 points and eight rebounds in Whitefish Bay's 11th-straight win ... Helped Whitefish Bay advance to the WIAA sectional finals as a sophomore when she averaged 12.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 1.5 steals ... Guided the team to the regional championship each of her four years at Whitefish Bay ... Led Whitefish Bay to the state finals her freshman year ... Described as a "Center-Guard" ... 2014 WBCA Academic All-State honoree ... National Merit Finalist ... National Honor Society member ... Played on the same AAU team, WBA Prestige, as fellow NU freshman Lydia Rohde.

Personal: Born Maya Fairchild Jonas ... Daughter of Jeff and Jenny Jonas ... Has a younger sister Emma and younger brother Owen ... Major is biological sciences.