Andrew Jones (basketball)

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Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones Texas 2.jpg
Jones with Texas in 2020
No. 7–BC Orchies
Position Shooting guard
League Nationale Masculine 1
Personal information
Born (1997-12-09) December 9, 1997 (age 26)
Midland, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school MacArthur
(Irving, Texas)
College Texas (2016–2022)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Career history
2022–2024 SC Rasta Vechta
2024–present BC Orchies
Career highlights and awards

Andrew Jones (born December 9, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for BC Orchies in the French Nationale Masculine 1. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns of the Big 12 Conference.

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Early life and high school career

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Jones at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game

Jones was born in Midland, Texas, and moved with his family to Irving, Texas, at age seven. When Jones was in second grade, he suffered minor bruises in a car accident near Sweetwater, Texas, that left his sister, Alexis, with a broken wrist and his father, David, paralyzed from his chest down. [1] Due to his father's disability, Jones learned to cook and care for his father. [2] He played basketball for MacArthur High School in Irving, where as a senior he averaged 30 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists per game and led his team to a 22–7 record. [3] Jones played in the McDonald's All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic. [4] A four-star recruit, he committed to Texas on December 14, 2015, over Arizona, Baylor, Louisville, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M, among others. He credited his commitment to a strong relationship with coach Shaka Smart. [5]

College career

On February 25, 2017, Jones scored a freshman season-high 18 points in a 77–67 loss to third-ranked Kansas. [6] As a freshman, he started in 23 games and averaged 11.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. At the end of the season, Jones took part in the NBA Draft Combine and team workouts before ultimately withdrawing from the 2017 NBA draft. [7]

On December 5, 2017, as a sophomore, Jones scored a season-high 19 points in a 71–67 win over VCU but left with a right wrist injury in the final minutes. [8] In his next two games, he played limited minutes because he felt tired, prompting Texas to send him for tests. On January 10, 2018, it was announced that Jones was diagnosed for leukemia. [9] He was honored by several other schools and received more than $130,000 in donations for his medical expenses from a fundraising website set up by the Texas athletic department. [10] Jones went to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for treatment, and after being released in late February, he finished outpatient treatment in August. [11] While recovering, Jones missed the second half of his sophomore season and was granted medical redshirts for both the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. [12] On October 13, 2018, he suffered a fractured toe in practice, shortly after his return to the team. [12] He returned to action on November 6, scoring one point in nine minutes in a 71–59 victory over Eastern Illinois, one of his two appearances in the season. [11]

Jones made his redshirt sophomore season debut on November 5, 2019, scoring a then-career-high 20 points in a 69–45 win over Northern Colorado. [13] He established a new career high on February 19, 2020, after recording 21 points in a 70–56 victory over TCU. [14] On March 2, Jones was named Big 12 Conference Co-Player of the Week after scoring a career-high 22 points twice in wins over West Virginia and Texas Tech. [15] By the end of the season, he was averaging 11.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game and was named All-Big 12 honorable mention. He reached double figures in scoring 15 times on the season. [16]

Jones chose to return for a sixth season in 2021–22 after the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season, heavily disrupted by COVID-19, would not be counted against the athletic eligibility of any basketball player. At the end of that season, he was named as one of two recipients of the Perry Wallace Most Courageous Award, presented by the United States Basketball Writers Association to one or more individuals associated with men's college basketball who have exhibited extraordinary courage on and off the court. Both Jones and his fellow recipient, Justin Hardy of NCAA Division III Washington (MO), averaged double figures in scoring during the season while battling cancer (with Hardy battling stomach cancer). [17]

Professional career

On July 20, 2022, Jones signed with SC Rasta Vechta in the German ProA. [18] He signed with BC Orchies in the French Nationale Masculine 1 on January 10, 2024. [19]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Texas 332327.9.425.328.7753.93.51.2.411.4
2017–18 Texas 10822.6.522.463.7332.42.0.6.213.5
2018–19 Texas 205.5.000.000.7501.0.5.5.01.5
2019–20 Texas 311126.5.410.383.7222.31.9.7.211.5
2020–21 Texas 262631.4.404.338.8314.52.31.0.114.6
2021–22 Texas 332026.3.413.320.8142.81.61.2.211.2
Career1358827.1.419.348.7853.22.31.0.212.0

Personal life

Jones is a Christian. [20] Jones' older sister, Alexis, plays in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A decorated basketball player at MacArthur High School, she played for Duke and Baylor at the collegiate level, before winning a WNBA championship with the Minnesota Lynx. [21] His favorite subject in high school was mathematics, and he said “I like dealing with numbers and money,” adding that it would help him with the business side of basketball. [2]

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