Kevin Jones (basketball)

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Kevin Jones
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Jones with Baskonia in 2017
No. 21–Kyoto Hannaryz
Position Power forward
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1989-08-25) August 25, 1989 (age 34)
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school Mount Vernon
(Mount Vernon, New York)
College West Virginia (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012 Canton Charge
2012–2013 Cleveland Cavaliers
2012–2013→Canton Charge
2013–2014Canton Charge
2014 San Miguel Beermen
2015 Cholet
2015–2016 Partizan
2016–2017 Lokomotiv Kuban
2017–2018 Baskonia
2018 Nanterre 92
2018–2019 Ryukyu Golden Kings
2019–2021 Alvark Tokyo
2021–2023 Sun Rockers Shibuya
2023–present Kyoto Hannaryz
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

Kevin Andrew Jones (born August 25, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for West Virginia University, where he was an All-American.

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High school career

Jones attended Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, New York. As a junior, he averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks per game. As a senior, he averaged 23 points, 14 rebounds, and two blocks per game. In 2006 and 2007, he led Mount Vernon to the New York State PHSAA championships. [1]

College career

In his freshman season at West Virginia, Jones posted eight games in double figures, including a stretch of six games in a row during Big East play. In 35 games, he averaged 6.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in 19.3 minutes per game. [1] [2]

In his sophomore season, he set a school record with 135 offensive rebounds in a season and was second on the team in three-point field goals made with 42. He was also named to the Big East All-Tournament team and the 76 Classic All-Tournament team. In 38 games (all starts), he averaged 13.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 33.0 minutes per game. [1] [2]

In his junior season, he earned All-Big East Honorable Mention honors. In 33 games (all starts), he averaged 13.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 34.9 minutes per game. [1] [2]

In his senior season, he was named to the All-Big East first team and the NABC Division I All-District 5 first team. In 33 games (all starts), he averaged 19.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 blocks in 38.3 minutes per game. [2]

Professional career

2012–13 season

Jones went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft. On September 10, 2012, Jones signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. [3] However, he was later waived by Cavaliers on October 27, 2012. [4] On November 1, 2012, he was acquired by the Canton Charge as an affiliate player.

On November 29, 2012, after playing three games for the Charge averaging 27.0 points and 13.7 rebounds per game, Jones re-signed with the Cavaliers. On the same day, he was assigned back to the Charge. [5] On December 4, 2012, he was recalled by the Cavaliers, [6] but was sent back to the Charge for other assignments throughout the season. [7] On December 7, 2012, he debuted for the Cavaliers in the NBA against the Minnesota Timberwolves and in eight and a half minutes had 2 points and 4 rebounds. [8] On January 5, 2013, Jones played his best game up to then in the NBA against the Houston Rockets scoring 6 points and collecting 3 rebounds. [9] After that match, coach of Cavaliers Byron Scott gave more chances to Jones. On April 14, 2013, Jones has played his best game in his first NBA season scoring a double-double, with 11 points and 10 rebounds against the Philadelphia 76ers. [10]

2013–14 season

On July 9, 2013, Jones joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2013 NBA Summer League. [11] On July 19, 2013, he was waived by the Cavaliers after not appearing in a summer league game. [12]

In November 2013, Jones was re-acquired by the Canton Charge. [13] On February 3, 2014, he was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game. [14]

On March 8, 2014, Jones's contract was bought out by the Charge in order for him to sign with San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association. [15] [16]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Jones joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. [17] On September 26, 2014, he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans. [18] However, he was later waived by the Pelicans on October 24, 2014. [19]

On February 18, 2015, Jones signed with Cholet Basket of France for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season. [20]

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Jones joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2015 NBA Summer League. [21]

On October 20, 2015, Jones signed a one-year contract with the Serbian team Partizan for the rest of the season. [22]

2016–17 season

On August 1, 2016, Jones signed with PBC Lokomotiv Kuban of Russia. He signed a one-plus-one year contract. [23] On March 2, 2017, Jones's D-League rights would be traded to the Northern Arizona Suns in a three-way deal.

2017–18 season

On November 27, 2017, Jones signed a two-month contract with Spanish club Baskonia with an option to extend it for the remainder of the season. [24] Following the expiration of his contract, on January 29, 2018, he parted ways with Baskonia. [25]

He continued his season with Nanterre 92 of the French Jeep Élite. Jones was named the Most Valuable Player of the month May. [26]

Japan (2018–present)

In 2018, Jones signed with the Ryukyu Golden Kings of the B.League. He then signed with Alvark Tokyo for two seasons before joining the Sun Rockers Shibuya in 2021. [27]

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
2008–09 West Virginia 35019.3.495.214.5654.9.6.6.76.3
2009–10 West Virginia 383833.0.521.404.6617.21.1.6.913.5
2010–11 West Virginia 333334.9.446.301.6047.51.1.5.513.1
2011–12 West Virginia 333338.3.509.266.78010.91.2.71.019.9
Career13910435.3.494.315.6777.51.0.6.813.1

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Cleveland 32010.4.402.000.6002.4.3.3.23.0
Career32010.4.402.000.6002.4.3.3.23.0

Personal life

Jones is the son of Patricia Jones and Fred DeJarnett. [1]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kevin Jones Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ Cavs sign Kevin Jones
  4. ↑ Cavaliers Waive Eric, Jones and Brown
  5. ↑ "Canton's Kevin Jones Signs with Cleveland Cavaliers For Third Call-Up of 2012-13 NBA D-League Season". NBA.com. November 29, 2012. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ Cavaliers Recall Kevin Jones
  7. ↑ 2012-13 NBA Assignments Archived March 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Timberwolves 91, Cavaliers 73". NBA.com . Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ Rockets 112, Cavaliers 104
  10. ↑ "76ers 91, Cavaliers 77". NBA.com . Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  11. ↑ Cavaliers Announce 2013 Summer League Roster
  12. ↑ Cavaliers Waive Jones, Quinn
  13. ↑ Canton Charge 2013-14 Training Camp Roster Archived February 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Eighth Annual NBA D-League All-Star Game Features 16 Players With NBA Experience Archived February 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Charge's Kevin Jones Heads to Philippines
  16. ↑ Canton Charge acquire William Buford, grant Kevin Jones release
  17. ↑ "Rookie/Free Agent Camp Update". NBA.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  18. ↑ Pelicans Add Three Players to Training Camp Roster
  19. ↑ Pelicans Request Waivers on Jones and Stephens
  20. ↑ "Cholet lands Kevin Jones". Sportando.com. February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Bucks Announce 2015 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Džons potpisao za Partizan". b92.net (in Serbian). October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Lokomotiv lands forward Jones". Eurocupbasketball.com. August 1, 2016. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
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  26. ↑ "Accueil".
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