after winning WNBA Finals MVP this season JN quell Jones joined Lauren Jackson are the only players born outside the US to win both MVP and finals MVP so since we’re on her home turf thanks to the Disney treasure we wanted to tell you how she went from the Bahamas to one of basketball’s best born in Freeport Jones spent the early portion of her life here before moving to Maryland at the age of 14 the five-star recruit eventually made her way to Clemson transferring to George Washington for her second season and asserting herself as one of the best college hoopers in the country Jones went from sixth overall pick to WNBA MVP in just five seasons and while she never took home the title in Connecticut she was able to check that final box after a trade to the Big Apple in 2023 the Bahamas best has made back-to-back trips to the finals winning the chip this summer and claiming the Series MVP in the process the path to the top was a long one for the Liberty Legend but it all started right here in the baham this