Jewell Loyd

Jewell Loyd is an American professional basketball player, also known as the “Gold Mamba”, a nickname given by Kobe Bryant. She is a point guard for the Seattle Storm after being the first overall pick by the Storm in the 2015 WNBA Draft. As she shared in an interview with Nike on YouTube, Loyd revealed that Kobe Bryant was her mentor. In her debut year, she received the 2015 WNBA Rookie of the Year.

Jewell Loyd has played basketball overseas in the EuroLeague, the Chinese League, the Korean League, the Turkish League, and the Spanish League for teams such as Galatasaray, Shanxi Flame, Guri KDB Life Winnus, Botaş SK, and Perfumerías Avenida respectively.

Jewell Loyd's Early Life

Jewell Loyd completed her high school at the Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois. She scored an average of 24.8 points and 11.9 rebounds per game in her high school basketball career. She had her jersey number retired by her high school and it was the first number retired in the school's history.

She studied at Notre Dame from 2012 to 2015. During her college career, she achieved many accolades, including the 2015 ACC Player of the Year, the ACC Tournament MVP in 2014 and 2015, the 2013 USBWA National Freshman of the Year, the 2013 Big East Freshman of the Year, and the 2015 espnW National Player of the Year. She scored 1,909 points in her college and got picked in the WNBA.

Jewell Loyd's Personal Life and Family Background

Gwendolyn Davis-Loyd and Calvin Loyd are the parents of Jewell Loyd. In an interview with NBC Olympics, Loyd said that her mother, Gwendolyn Davis-Loyd, is from Mississippi, and her father, Calvin Loyd, is from Georgia. Her mother is a retired educator and authored a book, “The Invisible Disability”, writing about her experience with her daughter's disability, dyslexia. Her father ran a commercial cleaning business out of Lincolnwood. Jewell Loyd has an older brother, Jarryd Loyd, who played basketball at Valpo and overseas for four years. As she shared in an interview with Nike on YouTube, Loyd fell in love with basketball because of her brother.

Loyd likes to cook, play tennis and piano, and watch soccer. Her favorite workout is 5-on-5. She is the Head Coach of Champions of Change, Seattle. She has partnered with nationally recognized organizations, The Dyslexic Advantage and Eye to Eye, to help children with learning disabilities.

Jewell Loyd's Girlfriend

Téa Adams is Jewell Loyd's girlfriend. Adams was born on May 10, 1999. She is an Estonian professional basketball player. Erika Adams and Sam Adams are her parents. Her father was a football player and a member of the Texas A&M track team. He was inducted into the Texas A&M Hall of Fame in 2001. Téa AdaLo has two brothers, Terin and Sam.

Jewell Loyd publicly posted about her girlfriend on her Instagram account in August 2023. As of July 2024, they have been together for eleven months.

Jewell Loyd's Social Media

Jewell Loyd is active on her Instagram account, @jewellloyd, with more than 750,000 followers. Her X account is @jewellloyd with more than 50,000 followers, her Facebook account is Jewell Loyd, and her TikTok account is @jewellloyd24.

Jewell Loyd Brand Ambassador

As told by Jewell Loyd in an interview with the Andscape, Loyd is the ambassador of the Basketball Africa League from the WNBA. She has partnerships with Nike, Gopuff, Glossier, State Farm, Andscape, Players Tribune, Joola Pickleball, Owyn, Hoop Therapy, Coinbase, Priority Pass, Rad Power Bikes, Playmakers League, Microsoft, EVER Jewellery, Marker Learning, Samsung, Crown Apple, Six Star Pro Nutrition, Flipgrid, and many more according to her Instagram account. Jewell Loyd has agreed to the league's Player Marketing Agreement Program and earns from it.

Jewell Loyd's Investments

According to an interview with the Seattle Times, Loyd said that she has invested in a lot of businesses and has ownership in a lot of things. She has business ventures, including Smoothie King Outlet in Skokie, a Miami-based pickleball team, and her wheat farm in Minnesota.

Jewell Loyd's Career Stats

Jewell Loyd's regular season totals and career stats are mentioned below, as per ESPN:

Jewell Loyd’s Achievements

As of July 2024, Jewell Loyd has won the WNBA Championship in 2018 and 2020. She achieved the 2023 Peak Performer and was the 2023 WNBA Scoring Leader. She and her team won the 2021 Commissioner's Cup. Loyd has been selected for the WNBA All-Star Team six times in 2018, 2019, and from 2021 to 2024. She was the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game MVP.

During Loyd's international career, she represented the United States and won five gold medals in:

• The 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball Championship in Tokyo

• The 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain

• The 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Australia

• The 2010 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in France

• The 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Championship in Moscow

As of July 2024, Jewell Loyd and her team will be playing in the 2024 Summer Olympics Basketball Championship in Paris.

Jewell Loyd’s Contract

On Sep 09, 2023, Jewell Loyd signed a two-year contract extension with the Seattle Storm worth $491,016. Her average salary according to this contract is $245,508 and her yearly maximum for 2024 will be $241,984, and for 2025, it will be $249,032. She has been playing with the Seattle Storm since 2015. She signed her first extension contract for three years of $358,500 on May 16, 2018.

Jewell Loyd’s Diet

There are not many details about her diet in the public domain. According to an interview with Women’s Health, Jewell Loyd shared that she starts her day by drinking lots of water. For breakfast, she has a smoothie, pancakes, and waffles, and on game days, she adds bacon and eggs to her meal.