Carlik Jones

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Carlik Jones
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Jones with Partizan in 2024
No. 2–Partizan Mozzart Bet
Position Point guard
League ABA League
EuroLeague
KLS
Personal information
Born (1997-12-23) December 23, 1997 (age 26)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / South Sudanese
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school Aiken (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College
NBA draft 2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022 Texas Legends
2021 Dallas Mavericks
2022 Denver Nuggets
2022–2023 Chicago Bulls
2022–2023 →Windy City Bulls
2023–2024 Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2024–present Partizan
Career highlights and awards
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Carlik Anthony Jones (born December 23, 1997) is an American-born naturalized South Sudanese professional basketball player for Partizan Mozzart Bet of the ABA League, Basketball League of Serbia (KLS) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Radford Highlanders and the Louisville Cardinals.

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Jones plays for the South Sudan national team, who he joined ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Early life

Jones grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Aiken High School. He competed alongside Jarron Cumberland in AAU play. He was named third team All-Division IV and first-team all-Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference after 12.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game as a junior. Jones signed with Radford for college basketball on November 12, 2015. [1] As a senior, Jones averaged 22.3 points and six assists and was named The Cincinnati Enquirer Division IV Player of the Year. [2] He scored 57 points in the sectional final against Hughes STEM High School and led the Falcons to a regional championship and to the State final four. [3]

College career

Jones redshirted his true freshman season. He became a starter for the Highlanders as a redshirt freshman and was named the Big South Conference Freshman of the Year and honorable mention All-Big South after averaging 11.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. [4] [5] He made a three-pointer with two seconds left against Liberty in the Big South Conference Championship game to send Radford to the NCAA Tournament. [6] He was named first team All-Big South after averaging 15.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game in his redshirt sophomore season. [7] Jones was selected as the Big South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and was again named first team All-Big South as a redshirt junior. [8] He averaged 20 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game as a junior. Since Jones was set to graduate from Radford at the end of the 2019–20 school year, he had the option to transfer to another school for his final season of athletic eligibility without having to sit out a year, and chose to become a graduate transfer rather than return to Radford. [9]

Widely considered to be one of the best available graduate transfers in the nation, Jones announced that he had chosen the University of Louisville to play his final season of eligibility. [10] [11] He played in 19 games for the Cardinals. On April 10, 2021, he announced that he would test the NBA Draft waters, allowing him to come back for an additional season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he then made another announcement on April 26, saying that he would sign with an agent and not use the additional year of eligibility at Louisville. [12]

Professional career

Texas Legends (2021)

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Jones joined the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Summer League. [13] On August 21, 2021, he signed with the Mavericks. [14] However, he was waived on October 15. [15] On October 23, he signed with the Texas Legends as an affiliate player. [16] In 10 games, he averaged 20.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 30.8 minutes per game. [17]

Dallas Mavericks (2021)

On December 23, 2021, Jones signed a 10-day contract with the Mavericks. [17] [18] Jones appeared in 3 games for Dallas, averaging 1 rebound and 1.7 assists in 6.4 minutes per game. [19]

Denver Nuggets (2022)

On January 1, 2022, upon the completion of his 10-day contract with Dallas, Jones signed another 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets. [19]

Return to the Texas Legends (2022)

On January 11, 2022, Jones was reacquired by the Texas Legends. [20]

Windy City Bulls (2022)

On September 26, 2022, Jones signed with the Chicago Bulls. [21] On October 23, 2022, he joined the training camp roster of their NBA G-League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls. [22]

Chicago Bulls (2022–2023)

On December 16, 2022, Jones signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls. [23] He was named to the G League's inaugural Next Up Game for the 2022–23 season. [24] On March 3, 2023, Jones' deal was converted to a standard NBA contract by the Bulls [25] and on April 5, he was named NBA G League Most Valuable Player. [26]

On October 20, 2023, Jones was waived by the Bulls, just prior to the start of the 2023–24 season. [27]

Zhejiang Golden Bulls (2023–2024)

On November 1, 2023, Jones signed with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association. [28]

Partizan (2024–present)

On August 20, 2024, Jones signed with Partizan of the ABA League, Basketball League of Serbia (KLS) and the EuroLeague. [29] [30]

National team career

Jones was naturalized to play for the South Sudan national team. [31] He joined the team for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, where the country made its first FIBA World Cup appearance. [32] He recorded 35 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists in his FIBA World Cup debut against Puerto Rico. [33] On July 20, 2024, Jones recorded a triple double in an exhibition game prior to the 2024 Olympics, when he had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 100–101 loss to the United States. [34] He became the first player to record a triple double in a game against the United States. [34]

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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 Dallas 306.3.000.0001.0001.01.7.3.0.7
Denver 202.0.500——.0.0.0.01.0
2022–23 Chicago 708.0.400.500.625.7.9.3.02.9
Career1206.6.292.429.700.7.9.3.02.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Radford Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2017–18 Radford 362630.4.413.305.7673.93.11.1.211.8
2018–19 Radford 313034.2.463.247.7585.25.81.7.115.7
2019–20 Radford 323133.0.488.409.8145.15.51.4.220.0
2020–21 Louisville 191937.5.402.321.8154.94.51.4.116.8
Career11810633.2.447.325.7904.74.71.4.115.9

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  34. 1 2 "Carlik Jones gets triple-double in South Sudan's near-upset of Team USA basketball". Yahoo Sports. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
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