Sacha Killeya-Jones

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Sacha Killeya-Jones
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Killeya-Jones with Kentucky in October 2016
No. 3–Kawasaki Brave Thunders
Position Power forward
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998 (age 26)
Highland Park, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / British
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
College Kentucky (2016–2018)
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019 Sparta Praha
2019–2020 Kalev/Cramo
2020–2021 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2021–2022 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2022–2023 Oklahoma City Blue
2023–2024 Surne Bilbao Basket
2024–present Kawasaki Brave Thunders
Career highlights and awards

Sacha Liam Killeya-Jones (born August 10, 1998) is an American-British professional basketball player for Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League. He played college basketball for Kentucky.

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High school career

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Killeya-Jones at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game

Killeya-Jones grew up playing football at the quarterback position. As a freshman at Woodberry Forest School in Woodberry Forest, Virginia, he played football, a year before giving up the sport in exchange for basketball, which better suited his height and build. [1] For his final two years, Killeya-Jones transferred to Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg, Virginia. In his senior season, he averaged 23.6 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks per game and led his team to a VISAA Division II state title. [2] He was also selected to play in the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game. [3] Killeya-Jones left high school as a consensus five-star recruit. He originally committed to Virginia before switching to Kentucky. [4]

College career

As a freshman at Kentucky, Killeya-Jones played 14 games, averaging 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds in 6.9 minutes per game. He did not play for much of the second half of the season, logging minutes in 14 total games. [5] In his sophomore season, he became a more frequent contributor off the bench, averaging 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 13.7 minutes per game through 34 appearances. [6] After the season, Killeya-Jones announced that he was transferring from Kentucky. [7] On May 15, 2018, he committed to continue his career at NC State and sit out his next season due to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) transfer rules. [8] On February 28, 2019, before becoming eligible to play, Killeya-Jones left NC State to pursue a professional career. [9]

Professional career

2019–22

In April 2019, Killeya-Jones joined Get Better Academy, a private basketball academy based in Prague. [10] He played 12 games for the academy team Sparta Praha of the 1.Liga, the second-tier Czech basketball league, and averaged 18.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. [11] On July 11, Killeya-Jones signed with Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga, the top-tier German league, but never played an official game with the team. [12] For the 2019–20 season, he signed with Kalev/Cramo, an Estonian team competing in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and VTB United League. [11] He averaged 10.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game for the club. [13]

On July 13, 2020, Killeya-Jones signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League. [14] He averaged 19 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks per game, but left the team in January 2021.

On August 23, 2021, Killeya-Jones signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [15] In 2021–22, he led the league in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game. [16]

Oklahoma City Blue (2022–2023)

On October 2, 2022, Killeya-Jones signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder as Sterling Brown was waived. [17] In his first preseason game with the Thunder, he recorded one block against Vlatko Čančar. After just one preseason game, he was waived on October 4. On November 3, he was named to the opening night roster for the Oklahoma City Blue. [18]

Surne Bilbao Basket (2023–present)

On June 30, 2023, Killeya-Jones signed with Surne Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB. [19]

National team career

Killeya-Jones, who has a British-born mother, is a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom. He represents Great Britain at the international level. Killeya-Jones attended the team's training camp for FIBA EuroBasket 2017. [20] He earned his first international cap against Ukraine in the Patras Tournament on 7 August 2017, but did not play, he was only 18-years-old. A few days later, Killeya-Jones saw action for the first time and scored 9 points vs Israel in a closed international test match. He played for Great Britain at FIBA EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers. [21]

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References

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  10. ↑ Roush, Nick (16 April 2019). "Sacha Killeya-Jones lands in the Czech Republic". Kentucky Sports Radio. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Michael Finke and Sacha Killeya-Jones are Kalev players". VTB United League . Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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  18. ↑ "Oklahoma City Blue Roster 2022-23". NBA.com. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "Sacha Killeya-Jones se convierte en hombre de negro". BilbaoBasket.biz (in Spanish). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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