Dominique Jones

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Dominique Jones
No. 55–Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League CBA
Personal information
Born (1988-10-15) October 15, 1988 (age 35)
Lake Wales, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Lake Wales (Lake Wales, Florida)
College South Florida (2007–2010)
NBA draft 2010: 1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2013 Dallas Mavericks
2010, 2012→Texas Legends
2013 Springfield Armor
2013–2014 Liaoning Flying Leopards
2014–2015 Jilin Northeast Tigers
2015 Atenienses de Manatí
2015 Shanxi Zhongyu
2016–2017 Qingdao DoubleStar
2017 Azad University Tehran
2017 Nanjing Monkey King
2018 Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2018–2023Jilin Northeast Tigers
2019 Guangxi Rhinos
2023–present Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Men's tournament

Dominique O'Neal Jones (born October 15, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). A noted scorer in college at the University of South Florida, Jones had the second-highest scoring average in the Big East Conference during the 2009–10 season. [1] Jones has had a long career in the CBA and was named the league's MVP in 2023.

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College career

Freshman

Jones entered USF and started every game during his first season. He scored 17.1 points per game with 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists.

Sophomore

In Jones's second season, the sophomore improved his scoring (18.1), rebounds (5.6) and assists (3.9) averages.

Junior

Prior to the 2009–2010 season, Jones was named to the preseason All Big East team. Over the season, he averaged 21.4 points while also grabbing 6.1 rebounds and giving 3.6 assists. He scored a season high 46 points in a 109–105 win over the Providence Friars. [2] USF went 20–13 and Jones was named to the 1st team All-Big East team. He led the team with the most points in a game.

Professional career

Jones (left) guarding Kyrie Irving in 2012 Kyrie Irving (8194734863).jpg
Jones (left) guarding Kyrie Irving in 2012

He was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 25th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. The Grizzlies traded his rights to the Dallas Mavericks for cash considerations, reported to be around $3 million.

On November 30, 2010, the Mavericks assigned Jones to the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League, [3] only to be called up early January 2011 after an injury to Caron Butler. He scored nine points in his return, in a 104–95 Dallas win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. [4] A foot injury sidelined him for much of the season after averaging 2.3 points in 18 games. At the end of the season, the Mavericks would win the 2011 NBA Finals. [5]

On January 15, 2012, Dallas assigned Jones to the D-League again. He would be recalled a week later. [6] On February 19, 2012, Jones made his first career three-point field goal against the New York Knicks. On March 10, 2012, Jones recorded his first career start in an 87–111 loss to the Golden State Warriors. [7]

In October 2012, the Mavericks opted not to pick up the team option for the next season in Jones's rookie contract. Jones was waived on March 9, 2013. [8] On March 19, he was acquired by the Springfield Armor of the NBA D-League. [9]

He joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2013 NBA Summer League. In September 2013, he joined the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association for the 2013–14 season. [10]

On October 11, 2014, he signed with the Jilin Northeast Tigers for the 2014–15 CBA season. [11] Following the CBA season, he signed with Atenienses de Manatí on March 18 for the rest of the 2015 BSN season. [12]

On July 8, 2015, Jones returned to China and signed with Shanxi Zhongyu. [13] In December 2015, he parted ways with Shanxi. [14]

On August 23, 2016, Jones signed with Qingdao DoubleStar for the 2016–17 CBA season. [15]

On August 11, 2017, Jones signed with Nanjing Monkey King of the Chinese Basketball Association. [16] On December 12, 2017, he was waived by the Nanjing Monkey King. [17]

On January 11, 2018, Jones signed with Petrochimi Bandar Imam of the Iranian Super League. [18]

On August 7, 2018, Jones signed with the Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). [19] In the 2022–23 season, Jones led the league in assists and steals and was named the league's International MVP.

On August 25, 2023, Jones moved to the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. [20]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Jones competed in The Basketball Tournament with the Tampa Bulls, a team made up of USF alumni. Jones' team made it to the Sweet 16 where they were eliminated by eventual champions Overseas Elite. Jones led the team with 28.3 PPG during the tournament. [21]

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
 † Won an NBA championship

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11† Dallas 1807.5.311.000.8241.41.1.3.22.3
2011–12 Dallas 3318.1.397.125.7841.31.3.3.22.7
2012–13 Dallas 29311.7.367.111.6601.62.9.5.14.0
Career8049.3.366.095.7291.41.8.4.13.1

CBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14 Liaoning Flying Leopards 383335.3.473.278.7595.56.02.40.324.6
2014–15 Jilin Northeast Tigers 413740.8.480.329.7527.88.42.70.536.8
2015–16 Shanxi Brave Dragons 181641.8.450.275.7778.67.43.00.332.8
2016–17 Qingdao Eagles 373739.2.486.296.7398.26.21.60.530.2
2017–18 Nanjing Monkey Kings 141434.4.461.260.8386.95.31.00.428.9
2018–19 Jilin Northeast Tigers 464634.5.498.302.7807.58.11.80.628.3
2019–20 Jilin Northeast Tigers 282839.8.467.283.8068.38.92.00.637.8
2020–21 Jilin Northeast Tigers 373740.2.459.261.73610.99.52.20.638.2
2021–22 Jilin Northeast Tigers 252538.8.445.255.76310.09.02.41.126.5

Personal life

Jones' forearms are tattooed with the words "Hustler" and "Survivor". [22] After the Mavericks won the 2011 NBA Finals, Jones then proceeded to get a tattoo on his neck of the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, commemorating his team's victory. [23]

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  2. ↑ Dominique Jones ESPN.com
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  6. ↑ Mavs recall Dominique Jones from D-League
  7. ↑ Mavericks–Warriors Boxscore
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  12. ↑ "Dominique Jones replaces Cummings in Atenienses de Manatì".
  13. ↑ "Shanxi Zhongyu sign Dominique Jones".
  14. ↑ "Akognon, Dalembert, Franklin and Jordan signed in CBA in December".
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  17. ↑ "同曦官方宣布更换外援 前CBA助攻王加盟". sports.sina.com.cn. December 12, 2017.
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