Jacki Gemelos

Jacqueline Ann Gemelos (Greek: Τζάκι Γέμελου; born November 22, 1988) is an American-Greek former professional basketball player and coach.

Jacki Gemelos

Gemelos in 2011 with USC.
Personal information
Born	(1988-11-22) November 22, 1988 Stockton, California, U.S.
Nationality	American / Greek
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Mary's (Stockton, California)
College	USC (2009–2012)
WNBA draft	2012: 3rd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career	2013–2021
Coaching career	2021–present
Career history
As player:
2013–2014	Panathinaikos
2014–2015	PF Umbertide
2015	Chicago Sky
2015–2016	Perfumerias Avenida
2016–2019	Saces Mapei Napoli
2019–2020	Olympiacos
2020	Connecticut Sun
2020	Washington Mystics
2020–2021	Kayseri Basketbol
As coach:
2021	New York Liberty (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
McDonald's All-American (2006)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing the United States 2011 Shenzhen Team Competition

Early life and college career

Born and raised in Stockton, California, Jacqueline Ann Gemelos graduated from St. Mary's High School in 2006.

Gemelos was widely regarded as the most recruited player in her high school class, but she suffered five knee injuries during her high school and college career. At USC, Gemelos missed the 2006–07 through 2008–09 seasons due to injuries, before making her collegiate debut on February 4, 2010, at Cal and had eight points, five rebounds, and five assists. She ended the 2009–10 season averaging 7.6 points and 3.6 rebounds.

Gemelos completed her bachelor's degree in sociology at USC in 2010 and master's degree in gerontology in 2012. She played all 37 games (28 starts) of the 2010–11 season and averaged 12.4 points and 4.6 rebounds. In the 2011–12 season, Gemelos started the first nine games before a season-ending injury on December 18, 2011. That season, she averaged 11.0 points and 7.3 rebounds.

Career statistics

WNBA

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015	Chicago	17	0	5.0	40.0	30.0	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.3	1.1
2016	Did not play (waived)
2017	Did not play (did not appear in WNBA)
2018	Did not play (injury—knee)
2019	Did not play (did not appear in WNBA)
2020	Connecticut	6	0	4.8	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.5	1.8
2020	Washington	12	1	16.1	31.3	20.7	50.0	1.4	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.8	3.2
Career	2 years, 3 teams	35	1	8.8	35.5	26.7	33.3	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.9

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2020	Washington	1	0	11.0	33.3	100.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Career	2 years, 3 teams	1	0	11.0	33.3	100.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0

College

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	USC	11	84	.325	.286	.929	3.6	1.4	0.8	0.3	7.6
2010–11	USC	37	457	.424	.423	.812	4.6	2.6	1.4	0.7	12.4
2011–12	USC	9	99	.356	.286	.750	7.3	3.4	1.3	0.8	11.0
Career		57	640	.399	.384	.823	4.9	2.5	1.3	0.6	11.2

Source

Professional career

WNBA

In the 2012 WNBA draft, the Minnesota Lynx drafted Gemelos in the third round. Gemelos was signed to the team in April 2013 but was released prior to the regular season.

In 2015, Gemelos made her WNBA debut with the Chicago Sky. In 17 games with Chicago, Gemelos averaged 1.1 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0.4 assists.

On April 11, 2018, Gemelos signed a contract to return to the United States to play in the WNBA with the Las Vegas Aces, but was eventually cut from the final roster.

On June 25, 2020, Gemelos signed a contract to play in the WNBA with the Connecticut Sun. Despite enduring five ACL tears and eight knee surgeries over the last 15 years of her career, Gemelos finally debuted for the Sun on July 28, 2020; five years after her first stint with the Sky. She scored 6 points and 1 rebound in the game.

Euroleague

Gemelos debuted professionally with Panathinaikos of the Greek Women's Basketball League in the 2013–14 season. She averaged 17.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in 15 games.

In 2014–15, Gemelos played for PF Umbertide of the Italian Serie A1, averaging 14.2 points and 5.8 rebounds.

She returned to Europe for the 2015–16 season with Perfumerias Avenida of the Spanish Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, who went 25–1 for the season. In 25 games, Gemelos averaged 10.2 points and 4.8 rebounds.

On May 23, 2016, Gemelos again signed with a Serie A1 team in Italy, Saces Mapei Napoli.

USA Basketball

Gemelos played on the team presenting the US at the 2011 World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. The team won all six games to earn the gold medal. Gemelos was tied for third for assists on the team, with 11 over the course of the tournament. Gemelos averaged 4.8 points per game.

Greek National team

On 28 January 2018 Gemelos was selected to the Greece women's national basketball team.

Personal life

Her father Steve Gemelos, of Greek descent, played college basketball at Weber State and San Joaquin Delta, followed by two years of professional basketball in Greece. In 2012, Jacki Gemelos became a dual citizen of the US and Greece. Gemelos owns a line of apparel called "Overcome".

External links

• WNBA player page
• Basketball-reference profile of Gemelos
• USC Trojans bio Archived May 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
• Overcome, apparel line owned by Gemelos