Travele Jones

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Travele Jones
Free agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1988-11-09) November 9, 1988 (age 35)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Inglewood (Inglewood, California)
College
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 SAM Basket Massagno
2012 Verviers-Pepinster
2013–2014 Sendai 89ers
2015–2016Leones de Quilpué
2016 Arkadikos
2016 Atlético Welcome
2017Nift Al-Janoub
2017–2018 Saigon Heat
2018PEA
Career highlights and awards

Travele Andrew Jones [1] (born November 9, 1988) is an American professional basketball player. He was an All-American college player for Texas Southern University.

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College career

Jones came to Texas Southern after two seasons at Cerritos College, a junior college in California. [2] After averaging 13.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as a junior in 2009–10, Jones raised his game in his final season. He led the Tigers to a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) regular season championship, averaging 16 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. At the conclusion of the season, Jones was named the SWAC Player of the Year [3] and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. [4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Jones signed with SAM Basket Massagno of Switzerland for the 2011–12 season. He went on to average 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.2 steals in 26 games for Massagno.

On October 4, 2012, Jones signed with Verviers-Pepinster of Belgium for the 2012–13 season. [5] Later that month, he left Verviers-Pepinster after just two games.

In the summer of 2013, Jones signed with the Sendai 89ers of Japan for the 2013–14 season. He went on to average 15.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals in 48 games for Sendai. On August 29, 2014, he agreed to terms with the Aomori Watts, [6] but later left the team and returned to the United States before appearing in a game for them.

On November 2, 2014, Jones was acquired by the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League. [7] He was later waived by the Jam before the start of the season.

On February 10, 2016, he signed with Arkadikos. [8] He went on to average 2.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.3 steals in 9 games for Arkadikos.

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References

  1. "Travele Andrew Jones was born on November 9, 1988 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index . Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. "Where They Go After Cerritos College (Since 1983)". Cerritos College . Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  3. "SWAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams Named". Southwestern Athletic Conference . March 7, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  4. "2011 AP All-America teams". CBSSports.com . March 28, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  5. "Travele Jones signs on with Verviers". Court-Side.com. October 4, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  6. Travele Jones secures move to Aomori
  7. Bakersfield Jam Announce 2014-15 Training Camp Roster Archived 2015-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Travele Jones signs with Arkadikos