Colby Jones

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Colby Jones
No. 20–Sacramento Kings
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 21)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school
College Xavier (2020–2023)
NBA draft 2023: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–present Sacramento Kings
2023–2024 Stockton Kings
Career highlights and awards
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Colby Brandon Jones (born May 28, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Xavier.

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High school career

Jones played basketball for Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, Alabama. As a sophomore, he averaged 23.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. After a coaching change at Pinson, he transferred to Mountain Brook High School in Mountain Brook, Alabama for his junior season to play under coach Bucky McMillan. [1] Jones averaged 14 points, five rebounds and three assists per game as a junior. [2] He played alongside Trendon Watford and helped the school win its third straight Class 7A state title. In his senior season, Jones assumed a leading role and averaged 25.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals per game, helping Mountain Brook to a Class 7A runner-up finish. [3] He was named Over the Mountain Journal Player of the Year, All-South Metro Player of the Year and Alabama Class 7A Player of the Year. [4] [5] A four-star recruit, he committed to play college basketball for Xavier over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and UAB. [2]

College career

Jones missed the first five games of his freshman season at Xavier due to COVID-19 contact tracing. [6] On January 10, 2021, he made a game-winning three-pointer in the final second of a 74–73 win against Providence. [7] On February 16, he scored a season-high 20 points and had six rebounds in a 93–84 loss to St. John's. [8] As a freshman, Jones averaged 7.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, and was selected to the Big East All-Freshman Team. [9]

Professional career

Jones was drafted 34th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2023 NBA draft. During the draft, the Boston Celtics traded for his draft rights, and then subsequently traded him to the Sacramento Kings for the draft rights to Jordan Walsh and a 2024 second-round pick. [10]

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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Sacramento 3006.4.394.091.5451.3.7.2.22.1
Career3006.4.394.091.5451.3.7.2.22.1

Play-in

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2024 Sacramento 102.2.000——0.01.0.0.0.0
Career102.2.000——0.01.0.0.0.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Xavier 151127.8.464.333.7574.82.91.3.37.7
2021–22 Xavier 353533.5.483.292.6807.33.21.5.511.6
2022–23 Xavier 363634.0.509.378.6535.74.41.3.615.0

Personal life

Jones' father, Chad, played college basketball for UAB. His older brother, C. J., played basketball for Arkansas and Middle Tennessee in college before embarking on a professional career. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Grant, Rubin E. (February 19, 2019). "Along Came Jones: Talented, Thoughtful Junior Fits in Nicely With the Spartans". Over the Mountain Journal. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Bean, Josh (August 14, 2019). "Alabama's top 2020 HS hoops prospect picks Big East school". AL.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ Grant, Rubin E. (March 17, 2020). "2020 OTMJ All-OTM High School Boys Basketball Team: Jones Undergoes Life-Changing Experiences Playing for Mountain Brook". Over the Mountain Journal. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ Parmley, Kyle (March 17, 2020). "All-South Metro Team: Jones named Player of Year". Village Living. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Ben (April 1, 2020). "Meet the state's 5 best boys HS basketball players for the 2019-2020 season". AL.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ Baum, Adam (January 8, 2021). "'Best hair on the team': Xavier freshman Colby Jones has emerged as an X-factor for the Musketeers". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ Baum, Adam (January 10, 2021). "Xavier's Colby Jones hits a game-winner for his late grandfather". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Champagnie scores 21 to lift St. John's past Xavier 93-84". ESPN . March 1, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  9. ↑ Eiser, Tom (March 7, 2021). "Colby Jones Named To BIG EAST Conference All-Freshman Team". Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  10. ↑ Geagan, Matt. "Celtics draft Jordan Walsh in second round, make four different trades on draft night" . Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Baum, Adam (March 17, 2020). "'His basketball IQ is off the chain': What Xavier basketball is getting in Colby Jones". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved October 23, 2021.
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