Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996., who was seriously injured by an impaired driver in 2022, will take a medical disqualification and retire from playing in college, Hawkeyes coach Jan Jensen announced Friday.
"I would like to start by saying how grateful I am to have been part of the Iowa women's basketball program," Jones wrote in a message released on social media."It is with great sadness to announce that I am medically retiring from college basketball. My coaches, doctors, teammates and trainers have been amazing since the accident.
Ava Jones suffered a traumatic brain injury, torn ligaments in both knees and a shoulder injury. Amy Jones suffered a brain injury and 21 broken bones. Trey Jones died in the hospital after the crash.