Mason Jones (basketball)

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Mason Jones
Mason Jones.jpg
Jones with Arkansas in 2019
No. 15–Sacramento Kings
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1998-07-21) July 21, 1998 (age 26)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021 Houston Rockets
2021 Philadelphia 76ers
2021 South Bay Lakers
2021–2022 Los Angeles Lakers
2021–2022 →South Bay Lakers
2022–2023 Mexico City Capitanes
2023 Darüşşafaka
2023–2024 Stockton Kings
2024–present Sacramento Kings
2024–present→Stockton Kings
Career highlights and awards
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Mason Christopher Jones (born July 21, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Connors State Cowboys and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

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Early life

Jones grew up in DeSoto, Texas and did not play basketball until his senior year of high school at Triple A Academy in Dallas, Texas. [1] That year, he averaged 15.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. [2] Jones played at Link Year Prep in Branson, Missouri for a postgraduate year, trimming his weight down from 265 pounds from his senior year of high school to 230 by the end of the season. [3]

College career

Jones played his freshman season at Connors State College. He averaged 15.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in his only season for the Cowboys. [4] Jones committed to transfer to Arkansas following the end of the season over offers from BYU and Washington. [5] [6]

In his first season with the Razorbacks, Jones finished third on the team with 13.9 points per game and second with 3.9 rebounds per game. [7] Jones scored 23 points to help lead Arkansas to a 70–60 over Georgia. [8] Jones scored a season-high 30 points twice against Florida and Mississippi State. [9] [10] [11]

Jones entered his junior season as the team's leading returning rebounder and the second leading scorer. Jones was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player of the Week after scoring 32 points with seven rebounds and five steals in a 91–43 Rice. [12] He scored a career-high 41 points in a 98–79 win over Tulsa on December 14, 2019, and was again named the SEC Player of the Week. [13] [14] Jones scored 34 points in a 79–77 loss to South Carolina on January 30, 2020, followed by a 30-point performance in a 82–78 win over Alabama two days later and was named the Player of the Week for the third time. [15] [16] [17] On February 4, Jones scored 40 points in a 79–76 loss to Auburn in a game in which the Razorbacks' second-leading scorer Isaiah Joe did not play due to knee surgery. Jones became the third SEC player alongside Shaquille O'Neal and Jodie Meeks with multiple 40-point games and the first player in Arkansas history to score at least 30 points in three straight games. [18] [19] Jones scored 38 points in 78–77 loss to Mississippi State. [20] Jones scored 38 points on February 26, 2020, in an 86–69 win over Tennessee and scored his 1,000th career point during the game, becoming the fifth fastest Razorback to reach the milestone and the eighth player in school history to do so in his first two seasons with the team. [21] [22] At the conclusion of the regular season, Jones was named First Team All-SEC and was named co-SEC Player of the Year by the Associated Press along with Reggie Perry of Mississippi State. [23] [24] Jones averaged 22 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game, shooting 45.3 percent from the floor. After the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft but did not sign with an agent. [25]

Professional career

Houston Rockets (2020–2021)

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Jones agreed to terms on a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets on November 26, 2020. [26] [27] However, he was waived on March 8, 2021. [28] Shortly after four days, the Rockets signed Jones to a 10-day contract. [29]

Philadelphia 76ers (2021)

On March 26, 2021, the Philadelphia 76ers announced that they had signed Jones to a two-way contract. [30] On May 6, he was waived by the 76ers. [31]

South Bay Lakers (2021)

On November 6, 2021, Jones signed with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. [32] In 12 games, he averaged 18.2 points (.518 FG%, .420 3FG%), 6.1 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 30.2 minutes per game. [33]

Los Angeles Lakers (2021–2022)

On December 21, 2021, Jones signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. [33]

Jones joined the Lakers' 2022 NBA Summer League roster. [34]

Mexico City Capitanes (2022–2023)

On October 11, 2022, the Mexico City Capitanes announced that they had acquired the returning right for Jones in a three-team trade. [35] On October 22, 2022, Jones was included in training camp roster for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México. [36]

Darüşşafaka Lassa (2023)

On July 16, 2023, Jones signed with Darüşşafaka Lassa of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). [37]

Sacramento / Stockton Kings (2023–present)

On December 8, 2023, Jones was acquired by the Stockton Kings [38] and on February 9, 2024, he signed a two-way contract with the Sacramento Kings. [39]

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
2020–21 Houston 26111.8.412.359.6142.01.5.2.05.8
2020–21 Philadelphia 604.5.556.500.714.7.5.2.02.7
2021–22 L.A. Lakers 4012.6.467.250.8002.51.0.5.06.8
2023–24 Sacramento 505.5.250.286.5001.01.0.2.01.4
Career41110.1.418.351.6541.71.2.2.04.9

College

NCAA Division I

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Arkansas 342629.3.404.365.8043.92.8.9.113.6
2019–20 Arkansas 313033.9.453.351.8265.53.41.6.222.0
Career655631.5.431.358.8194.63.11.2.217.6

NJCAA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Connors State 3525–.515.429.7746.92.51.5.715.5

Personal life

Jones' older brother, Matt Jones, played college basketball at Duke and has played professionally in the NBA G League and overseas. [3]

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