Kaayla Chones

Kaayla Chones (born January 11, 1981) is an American former professional basketball center who played for the Washington Mystics and Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at NC State.

Early life Kaayla Chones was born on January 11, 1981, in Pepper Pike, Ohio. She is the daughter of former NBA player Jim Chones.

She then played three years of basketball at North High School in Eastlake, Ohio, Chones scored over 2,000 points and recorded over 1,600 rebounds during her high school career. She started 29 games in her freshman year, averaging 11.4 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game while also earning Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Freshman and honorable mention All-ACC honors. She was medically redshirted during the 2000–01 season.

Chones also played professionally in Spain, Italy, France, Hungary, and Israel, and won an Israeli league title in 2013.

Post-playing career In 2013, Chones became the director of player programs for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association.

In 2019, she was inducted into both the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame and The News-Herald Sports Hall of Fame.