Shawn Jones (basketball)

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Shawn Jones
Shawn Jones 2014.jpg
Jones at the 2014 CUSA Basketball Championships
No. 12–Legia Warsaw
Position Center
League PLK
ENBL
Personal information
Born (1992-03-25) March 25, 1992 (age 32)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Hialeah (Hialeah, Florida)
College Middle Tennessee (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2015–2016 Andorra
2016–2017 Hapoel Jerusalem
2017→Sidigas Avellino
2017–2018 Dinamo Sassari
2018–2019 Hapoel Holon
2019–2021 Anwil Włocławek
2021–2022 Split
2022 Spójnia Stargard
2022–2023 Hapoel Haifa
2023–2024 Cedevita Olimpija
2024–present Legia Warsaw
Career highlights and awards

Shawn Jones (born March 25, 1992) is an American-born professional basketball player for Legia Warsaw of the Polish Basketball League and the European North Basketball League. He played college basketball for Middle Tennessee State University, where he was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2014. [1]

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High school career

Jones attended Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida. As a senior in 2009–10, he averaged 23.3 points, 14.3 rebounds and 9.1 blocks per game as he earned first team All-Dade County and third team All-State honors. [2]

College career

In his four-year career at Middle Tennessee State, Jones played 131 games (62 starts), averaging 8.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. In his senior season in 2013–14, he was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He was also named to the Conference USA first team and NABC Division I All-District 11 first team, while also being named a participant of the Reese's College All-Star Game. [2] [3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Jones joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. [4] On September 23, 2014, he signed with the Miami Heat. [5] However, he was later waived by the Heat on October 25, 2014, after appearing in four preseason games. [6] On November 3, 2014, he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player. [7] In 49 games for the Skyforce in 2014–15, he averaged 13.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game. [8]

In July 2015, Jones joined the Washington Wizards for the 2015 NBA Summer League. [9] On August, 14, he signed a one-year deal with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB. [10] On October 25, 2015, Jones recorded a career-high 23 points, shooting 10-of-11 from the field, along with six rebounds in a 74–77 loss to Manresa. [11]

On July 11, 2016, Jones signed a three-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem. [12] Jones helped Jerusalem to win the 2016 Israeli League Cup, as well as reaching the 2017 EuroCup Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by Valencia. On April 20, 2017, he was loaned to Sidigas Avellino for the rest of the season. [13]

On June 22, 2017, Jones signed with Dinamo Sassari for the 2017–18 season. [14] In 30 games played for Sassari, Jones averaged 10.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. [15]

On August 21, 2018, Jones returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with Hapoel Holon. [16] On March 9, 2019, Jones recorded 21 points, shooting 7-of-10 from the field, along with six rebounds and three blocks in a 96–95 overtime win over Ironi Nes Ziona. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 21 MVP. [17] Jones helped Holon reach the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by his former team Dinamo Sassari.

On July 20, 2019, Jones signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne for the 2019–20 season. [18] On October 9, 2019, his contract was terminated due to an incident in the preseason game against Nanterre. [19] On November 8, 2019, Jones signed a one-year deal with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League. [20] On December 8, 2020, he signed again with Anwil and joined the team for a second season. [21]

On August 1, 2022, he signed with Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). [22] In eight games he averaged 14.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. [15]

On November 24, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [23]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Jones participated in The Basketball Tournament for Blue Zoo, a team of Middle Tennessee alumni. The team was eliminated in the first round. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN. [24]

Kosovo national team

On July 11, 2016, Jones received a Kosovan passport, [25] and became a member of the Kosovo national basketball team.

On February 23, 2018, Jones made his first appearance for Kosovo in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification game against Poland. [26]

Personal life

Jones is the son of Andrew and Cynthia Jones. [2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played 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  Led the league

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11Middle Tennessee32210.9.505.000.6842.3.3.3.64.1
2011–11Middle Tennessee32116.2.551.000.5853.3.2.41.27.3
2012–13Middle Tennessee342621.1.498.000.6355.4.4.31.38.5
2013–14Middle Tennessee333328.2.577.000.6878.5.6.91.914.2

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Shawn Jones Bio". GoBlueRaiders.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Shawn Jones Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ "CLIPPERS ANNOUNCE 2014 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "HEAT Signs Shawn Jones and Andre Dawkins". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 23, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "HEAT Waive Birch, Drew, Johnson and Jones". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Skyforce Announces Full Training Camp Roster". OurSports Central. November 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Shawn Jones G-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  9. ↑ "最新のNBAオッズを賭けっ子リンリンで見つけよう".
  10. ↑ "Shawn Jones signs with MoraBanc Andorra". Sportando.com. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  11. ↑ "ICL Manresa 77 at MoraBanc Andorra 74". RealGM.com. October 25, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Shawn Jones joins Hapoel Jerusalem". EuroHoops.net. July 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Hapoel Jerusalem loans Shawn Jones to Scandone Avellino". Sportando.basketball. April 20, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Dinamo Sassari signs Shawn Jones". Sportando.basketball. June 22, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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  17. ↑ "מצטיין המחזור ה-21: שון ג'ונס". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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