Mark Jones (basketball, born 1975)

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Mark Jones
Personal information
Born (1975-05-25) May 25, 1975 (age 48)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolMilwaukee Trade and Technical
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft 1998: undrafted
Playing career1998–2007
Position Small forward
Number7
Career history
1998–1999 Fort Wayne Fury
1999–2000Morges
2000–2001 JL Bourg
2001–2002 Élan Chalon
2001–2002 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2004–2005 Great Lakes Storm
2005 Orlando Magic
2006–2007 Colorado 14ers
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

Mark Jones (born May 25, 1975 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was undrafted after a career at the University of Central Florida, and at the age of 30 entered the NBA with the Orlando Magic, during the 2004-05 NBA season, averaging 2.3 points per game in ten total games.

In addition to his time in the NBA, Jones played professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and NBA Development League in the United States as well as in leagues in Switzerland, France and Venezuela. [1] He was selected to the All-CBA Second Team in 2005. [2]

His nephew, Trey McKinney-Jones, is a professional basketball player. [3]

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References

  1. 2005–06 Official NBA Register. St. Louis, Missouri: Sporting News. 2005. pp. 138–39. ISBN   0892047984.
  2. "Mark Jones minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  3. "Trey McKinney-Jones Profile". Miami Hurricanes . Retrieved September 28, 2015.