Jayne Appel (San Antonio, 2010-16)
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NO: 32
POS: Center
HGT: 6-4
DOB: May 14, 1988
SCHOOL: Stanford ‘10
*WHERE IS APPEL NOW?
- Director of Player Relations for the WNBPA since October 2016.
(*As of February 2024)
WNBA TRANSACTIONS
| April 8, 2010 | Selected No. 5 by San Antonio in the 2010 WNBA Draft. |
| October 20, 2016 | Announced her retirement. |
WNBA REGULAR SEASON CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Earned the 2016 WNBA Community Assist Award for her off-court work in San Antonio.
- Played her entire seven-year WNBA career for San Antonio.
- Ranked 10th in the league for offensive rebounds in 2013 and 2014; was 6th in the W for defensive rebounds in 2013, 7th in 2014 and 9th in 2012; and ranked 7th in 2013 and 9th in 2014 for total rebounds.
- Finished among the top 10 in the league in blocked shots four times, reaching as high as 6th in 2012.
- Was one of the fans’ top 10 favorites in voting for the WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Sun game on July 10. Competed on the WNBA squad, but also trained with the USA National Team during its training camp surrounding the game.
- Recorded career-highs of 17 points against New York on August 26, 2016; 20 rebounds agaist Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 2014, and twice swatted 6 shots, last was against Atlanta on May 14, 2016.
WNBA REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
| YEAR | TM | G | GS | MP | FGM | FGA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | ORB | DRB | TRB/AVG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS/AVG |
| 2010 | SAS | 28 | 0 | 306 | 38 | 71 | .535 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 19 | 34 | .559 | 21 | 50 | 71/2.5 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 96/3.4 |
| 2011 | SAS | 31 | 0 | 452 | 42 | 89 | .472 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 14 | 25 | .560 | 40 | 102 | 142/4.6 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 68 | 99/3.2 |
| 2012 | SAS | 33 | 30 | 625 | 47 | 85 | .553 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 22 | 29 | .759 | 62 | 151 | 213/6.5 | 39 | 18 | 29 | 39 | 67 | 116/3.5 |
| 2013 | SAS | 29 | 29 | 768 | 70 | 121 | .579 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 29 | 49 | .592 | 75 | 184 | 259/8.9 | 57 | 26 | 37 | 44 | 85 | 170/5.9 |
| 2014 | SAS | 34 | 34 | 843 | 70 | 130 | .538 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 26 | 43 | .605 | 66 | 204 | 270/7.9 | 73 | 16 | 30 | 47 | 95 | 167/4.9 |
| 2015 | SAS | 30 | 28 | 673 | 39 | 102 | .382 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 22 | 34 | .647 | 38 | 149 | 187/6.2 | 41 | 23 | 38 | 40 | 75 | 100/3.3 |
| 2016 | SAS | 34 | 34 | 786 | 51 | 119 | .429 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 36 | 49 | .735 | 41 | 143 | 184/5.4 | 72 | 30 | 35 | 54 | 113 | 138/4.1 |
| CAREER | 219 | 155 | 4453 | 357 | 717 | .498 | 4 | 19 | .211 | 168 | 263 | .639 | 343 | 983 | 1326/6.1 | 320 | 137 | 194 | 266 | 543 | 886/4.0 |
WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Helped San Antonio reach the Western Conference Semifinals in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014.
- Tallied playoff career-highs of 6 points against Phoenix on August 28, 2010, and 8 rebounds against Minnesota on August 23, 2014.
WNBA POSTSEASON STATISTICS
| YEAR | TM | G | GS | MP | FGM | FGA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | ORB | DRB | TRB/AVG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS/AVG |
| 2010 | SAS | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 5 | 7/3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11/5.5 |
| 2011 | SAS | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 2/0.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0/0.0 |
| 2012 | SAS | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | 9/4.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4/2.0 |
| 2014 | SAS | 2 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 8 | 11/5.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0/0.0 |
| CAREER | 9 | 4 | 113 | 6 | 17 | .353 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 4 | .750 | 12 | 17 | 29/3.2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 15/1.7 |
USA BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS
- Member of the 2014-16 USA National Team pool and attended the 2013 USA National Team minicamp Oct. 4-6 in Las Vegas, but was injured and unable to participate.
- Named as a finalist for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team.
- Member of the 2010 USA World Cup Team that posted a 9-0 slate, captured the gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2012 Olympic Games.
- Aided the USA to a 3-1 pre-2010 World Cup exhibition slate.
- Named to the 2009-12 USA National Team pool.
- Participated in the USA’s July 2010 minicamp that was held in Connecticut in conjunction with the 2010 WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Sun exhibition game.
- The only non-USA National Team player to attend the 2010 USA National Team’s spring training camp, but was injured and unable to participate.
- One of three collegiate players invited to attend the 2009 USA National Team’s fall training camp, was unable to participate due to an injury (knee).
- Named as a finalist for the 2009 USA World University Games Team, but had knee surgery and was unable to compete.
- Member of the 2007 USA team that went 5-0 and collected the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, playing against national teams preparing for the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship; averaged 4.8 ppg. and 2.8 rpg.
- Member of the 2006 USA U18 National Team that went 4-0 and won the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship; opened the tournament with 11 points and 11 rebounds versus Paraguay and tallied nine points and 12 rebounds in the gold medal win over Canada.
- Member of the 2005 USA Youth Development Festival White Team that went 2-3 and earned the silver medal at the domestic youth competition; ranked second among all-time career Festival participants for most blocked shots with 13. Ranked first among 2005 Festival participants for blocked shots (2.6 bpg.), fourth for offensive rebounds (3.8), sixth for rebounds (7.4 rpg.), tied for ninth for defensive rebounds (3.6) and tied for 19th for scoring (6.0 ppg.).
| TEAM | G/S | FGM-FGA | PCT | 3PM-3PA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | REB/AVG | PTS/AVG | AST | BLK | STL |
| 2010 WC | 8/0 | 6- 13 | .462 | 0- 0 | .— | 2- 2 | 1.000 | 22/ 2.8 | 14/ 1.8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 WCx | 4/0 | 5- 11 | .455 | 0- 0 | .— | 2- 4 | .500 | 16/ 4.0 | 12/ 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 PAG | 5/0 | 11- 17 | .647 | 0- 0 | .— | 2- 3 | .667 | 12/ 2.4 | 24/ 4.8 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 2006 U18 | 4/1 | 12- 29 | .414 | 1- 3 | .333 | 3- 6 | .500 | 36/ 9.0 | 28/ 7.0 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 DF-Wh. | 5/3 | 13- 42 | .310 | 0- 3 | .000 | 4- 11 | .364 | 37/ 7.4 | 30/ 6.0 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| Totals | 26/4 | 47- 112 | .420 | 1- 6 | .166 | 13- 26 | .500 | 123/ 4.7 | 108/ 4.2 | 21 | 28 | 14 |
OVERSEAS HIGHLIGHTS
- Competed two seasons in Turkey (2010-12) and two in China (2012-14); averaged 23.2 ppg., 11.1 rpg. and 1.3 bpg., in 2013-14 for Liaoning Hengye, which advanced to the quarterfinals.
- Listed on the 2013 All-WBCA (China) second team
- Named to the 2013 WBCA All-Import Team
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS
- During her four years at Stanford, aided the Cardinal to a 113-16 record (.876), four NCAA Tournaments, the 2008, 2009 and 2010 NCAA Final Fours, and the 2008 and 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament and regular season titles, while starting 112 of 147 games played, including every game as a sophomore and junior, and averaging 14.5 ppg. and 8.6 rpg.
- Named to the 2009 and 2010 NCAA All-Final Four and 2010 All-Sacramento Regional teams.
- Named to the 2010 WBCA and USBWA All-America Team and the 2010 Associated Press All-America second team.
- Named to the 2009 WBCA All-America Team and All-America second team by the Associated Press and ESPN.com.
- Named the 2009 Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year, was on the 2008, 2009 and 2010 All-Pac-10 first teams.
- Was a 2007 and 2008 Pac-10 All-Defensive Team honorable mention.
- Named 2007 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and Pac-10 All-Freshman Team.
- Earned 2007 and 2010 Pac-10 All-Tournament Team honors.
- In 2008-09 ranked seventh nationally in field goal percentage (.602).
- Was the third Stanford player to amass at least 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
- Finished her career ranked first among all-time Stanford career leaders for games played (147), rebounds (1,263) and blocked shots (273) and third for points (2,125). Entering the 2023-24 season, she ranked third among Stanford’s all-time career leaders for points and rebounds, second for blocked shots and 4th for field goal percentage (.565)
- Scored what still stands (entering the 2023-24 season) as a program-record 46 points against Iowa State in the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
- Established a Stanford single-season record with 84 blocked shots on the year in 2007-08, topping the previous mark of 61 she set as a freshman. That mark stood until Cameron Brink surpassed it as a freshman in 2020-21 (Note: Brink now owns the top three slots and with 78 blocks in 22 games, through Feb. 5, 2024, is on the verge of owning the top four single-season blocked shots records).
| YEAR | G | GS | MP | FGM | FGA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | ORB | DRB | TRB/AVG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS/AVG |
| 2006-07 | 33 | 0 | 636 | 178 | 331 | .538 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 80 | 124 | .645 | 81 | 168 | 249/7.5 | 34 | 26 | 61 | 70 | 98 | 436/13.2 |
| 2007-08 | 39 | 39 | 1129 | 251 | 427 | .588 | 0 | 0 | — | 84 | 119 | .706 | 106 | 238 | 344/8.8 | 108 | 34 | 84 | 92 | 114 | 586/15.0 |
| 2008-09 | 38 | 38 | 988 | 251 | 417 | .602 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 111 | 170 | .653 | 129 | 220 | 349/9.2 | 108 | 25 | 70 | 87 | 99 | 613/16.1 |
| 2009-10 | 37 | 35 | 1010 | 196 | 376 | .521 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 98 | 156 | .628 | 104 | 217 | 321/8.7 | 93 | 25 | 58 | 69 | 86 | 490/13.2 |
| Career | 147 | 112 | 3763 | 876 | 1551 | .565 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 373 | 569 | .656 | 420 | 843 | 1263/8.6 | 343 | 110 | 273 | 318 | 397 | 2125/14.5 |
- Compiled 2,504 points, 1,707 rebounds, 680 blocks, 256 assists and 185 steals in four seasons at Carondelet High School in California, and capped her career ranked third all-time in the state of California for blocks, fifth for rebounds and 25th for points scored.
- Aided Carondelet to the state title as a sophomore in 2003-04.
- MVP of the 2006 McDonald’s All-American Game, was a WBCA All-American and the Gatorade State Player of the Year in 2006; named to the Parade Magazine All-America first team in 2006 and the second team in 2005.
- Was a three-year letterwinner in high school water polo, a squad she captained as a senior; and named Blossom Valley All-Conference first team in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
PERSONAL
- Married in April 2016 Chris Marinelli, who played football at Stanford; they have a daughter named Shea, born in February 2018.
- Director of Player Relations for the WNBPA since October 2016.
- Hails from Pleasant Hill, California.
- Daughter of Pam and Joe Appel; has two older brothers, Mike and Tommy, and one younger brother, Nate, all three of whom are taller than Jayne.
- Father played basketball at St. Mary’s College in California.