Aaron Jones (basketball)

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Aaron Jones
No. 34–Golden Eagle Ylli
Position Center / Power forward
League Kosovo Superleague
Liga Unike
Personal information
Born (1993-07-26) July 26, 1993 (age 30)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
High schoolGautier (Gautier, Mississippi)
College Ole Miss (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Rhein Stars Köln
2016–2017 BC Beroe
2017–2018 Vilpas Vikings
2018Lhasa Pure Land
2018–2019 Rethymno Cretan Kings
2019–2020 Crailsheim Merlins
2020 Bilbao Basket
2020–2021 Cholet Basket
2021–2022 Universo Treviso
2022–2023 Mersin BSB
2023 VEF Rīga
2023 Tallinna Kalev/SNABB
2023–2024 Harem Spor
2024 Karditsa
2024–present Golden Eagle Ylli
Career highlights and awards

Aaron Eugene Jones (born July 26, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Golden Eagle Ylli of the Kosovo Superleague. He played college basketball for Ole Miss.

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Early life and college career

Jones attended Gautier High School in Gautier, Mississippi. [1] During his years (2011–15) at Ole Miss, Jones averaged 3.61 PPG, with a highest average coming in his junior year, 6.00. During his senior year, Jones was suspended for three games in a "violation of team rules". [2]

Professional career

On June 27, 2017, Jones signed a one-year deal with the Finnish team Vilpas Vikings. [3] On November 15, 2017, Jones recorded a double-double of 33 points and 23 rebounds – a career-high in both categories, shooting 13-of-17 from the field, along with 3 steals and 4 blocks in a 96–90 overtime win over Kouvot. [4] In 53 games played for the Vikings, Jones averaged 15.6 points, 11 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 blocks per game. Jones helped the Vikings to reach the 2018 Korisliiga Finals, where they eventually lost to Kauhajoki Karhu Basket, and he was named the league's Foreign MVP. [5]

On July 2, 2018, Jones signed with Lhasa Pure Land of the Chinese NBL for the rest of the season. [6]

On July 30, 2018, Jones signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team Maccabi Rehovot of the Liga Leumit. [7] However, on October 17, 2018, he parted ways with Rehovot before appearing in a game for them. [8]

On June 24, 2019, he signed a deal with the Crailsheim Merlins of the Basketball Bundesliga. [9] He averaged 11.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Jones signed a two-year deal with RETAbet Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB on July 11, 2020. [10] In eight games he averaged 4.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. On November 20, Jones signed with Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A. [11]

On July 5, 2021, Jones signed with Universo Treviso of the Lega Basket Serie A. [12]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Jones participated in The Basketball Tournament, playing for Ole Hotty Toddy, a team of Ole Miss alumni. The team was upset in the first round of the tournament by team NC Prodigal Sons. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament that is broadcast on ESPN.

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References

  1. ↑ "College basketball: Gautier's Aaron Jones and Ole Miss tip-off NCAA Tournament Tuesday night". blog.gulflive.com. March 17, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi F Aaron Jones suspended for violation of team rules". cbssports.com. November 7, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Salon Vilpas Vikings add Aaron Jones". Sportando.basketball. June 27, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Kouvot 90 at Salon Vilpas 96". RealGM.com. November 15, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Foreign Player of the Year". Basket.fi. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Aaron Jones signs with Lhasa". Sportando.basketball. July 2, 2018. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ "ארון ג'ונס חתם ברחובות, רוטנברג ישחק בהוד"ש". one.co.il (in Hebrew). July 30, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "כאן שביתה". ggrehovot.co.il (in Hebrew). October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Crailsheim Merlin sign Aaron Jones, part ways with Sherman Gay". Sportando. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Bilbao, Aaron Jones agree to a 2-year deal". Sportando. July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Cholet tabs Aaron Jones, ex Bilbao". Eurobasket. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ "De' Longhi Treviso lands Aaron Jones". Sportando. July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
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