Jalen Jones

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Jalen Jones
Free agent
Position Small forward / Power forward
Personal information
Born (1993-05-27) May 27, 1993 (age 31)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Maine Red Claws
2017–2018 New Orleans Pelicans
2017–2018→Greensboro Swarm
2018 Dallas Mavericks
2018→Texas Legends
2018–2019 Cleveland Cavaliers
2018–2019→Canton Charge
2019 Baskonia
2019–2020 Capital City Go-Go
2020–2022 Varese
2022 JL Bourg
2022–2023 Hapoel Haifa
2023 U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2023 Cholet
2023–2024 Chorale Roanne
2024 Spartans Distrito Capital
2024 Converge FiberXers
Career highlights and awards
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Jalen Jones (born May 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs and the Texas A&M Aggies.

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High school career

Jones first attended Mansfield Timberview High School. In his junior season, he averaged 18.8 points and 9.8 rebounds and was selected first team all-district and first team all-region. In his senior season he transferred to Justin F. Kimball High School where he averaged 18.0 points and 9.0 rebounds and was named to the 2011 all-state tournament team. [1]

College career

After graduating from high school, Jones began his collegiate career at Southern Methodist University, where he averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He redshirted a year and transferred to Texas A&M. [2] As a junior, he was named to the second-team All-SEC and teamed with Danuel House to lead the Aggies to the NIT. Jones was named to the coaches' first-team All-SEC as a senior, and the Aggies reached the NCAA Tournament. [3] He averaged 15 points and seven rebounds per game during his final season at Texas A&M. [4]

Professional career

Maine Red Claws (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Jones joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2016 NBA Summer League. In five games for the Raptors, he averaged 3.2 points and 2.0 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per game. On September 26, 2016, he signed with the Boston Celtics. [5] However, he was waived by the Celtics on October 20 after appearing in two preseason games. [6] On October 31, Jones was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Celtics. [7]

New Orleans Pelicans (2017–2018)

Jones was signed to a two-way contract by the New Orleans Pelicans on August 2, 2017. [8] For the majority of this season, Jones would split his playing time between New Orleans and a G-League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm.

On January 8, 2018, Jones was waived by the Pelicans. [9]

Dallas Mavericks (2018)

He signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks on January 11, 2018. [10] Throughout the rest of the year, he split his playing time between the Mavericks and their G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. He was waived by the Mavericks on July 14, 2018. [11]

Cleveland Cavaliers/Canton Charge (2018–2019)

On December 2, 2018, Jones was signed to a two-way contract by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Under the terms of the deal, he splits time between the Cavs and their G League affiliate, the Canton Charge. [12] On January 15, 2019, Jones was waived by the Cavaliers. [13]

Baskonia (2019)

On January 22, 2019, Jones signed with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague until the end of the season. [14]

Capital City Go-Go (2019–2020)

On October 16, 2019, the Washington Wizards announced that they had signed Jones. [15] He was waived three days later. He was then added to the roster of the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. [16] Jones tallied 30 points, seven rebounds and two assists on November 10 in a win over the Grand Rapids Drive. [17] He missed a game against the College Park Skyhawks on December 12 with a leg injury. [18] On January 26, 2020, Jones scored 22 points and added seven rebounds, three assists and one block in a loss to the Canton Charge. [19] He averaged 19 points and 8 rebounds per game. [20]

Pallacanestro Varese (2020–2022)

On November 9, 2020, Jones signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. [20] On November 16, it was announced that he would undergo season-ending surgery following the rupture of the Achilles tendon in his left leg. [21] The Lega Basket communicated on January 8, that Jones was excluded from the rest of the 2020–21 season. [22]

JL Bourg (2022)

On January 4, 2022, he has signed with JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A. [23]

Hapoel Haifa (2022–2023)

On July 10, 2022, Jones signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [24]

U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2023)

On January 13, 2023, he signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională. [25]

Cholet (2023)

On October 6, 2023, he signed with Cholet of the LNB Pro A, to replace injured Kim Tillie. [26]

Spartans Distrito Capital (2024)

On June 7, 2024, Jones signed with the Spartans Distrito Capital of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). [27]

Converge FiberXers (2024)

On September 17, 2024, Jones signed with the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to replace injured Scotty Hopson as the team's import for the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup. [28]

On December 17, 2024, Jones signed with the Greek club Kolossos Rodou. [29] He was released from the team only eleven days later, without appearing in a single game for them, due to poor conditioning.

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
2017–18 New Orleans 404.8.2501.0001.000.8.0.0.01.3
2017–18 Dallas 12013.5.397.360.5882.9.3.4.15.8
2018–19 Cleveland 16013.4.419.357.7042.1.4.6.15.1
Career32012.3.400.370.6742.3.3.4.14.8

Personal life

Jones is the son of Reginald and Yolanda Jones. He majored in university studies leadership. [1]

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