Dwayne Clinton Jones (born June 9, 1983) is an American professional
basketball
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coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the
Philadelphia 76ers
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of the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA).
Early life
Jones was born in
Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Monongahela River. The largest city in North-Central West Virginia, Morgantown is best known as th ...
and raised in
Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located within the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, it is the only city in Delaware County and had a population of 32,605 as of the 2020 census.
Incorporated in 1682, Chester is ...
. Jones graduated from the American Christian School of
Aston, Pennsylvania
Aston Township is a township (Pennsylvania), township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,592 at the 2010 census.
History
Aston was first settled in 1682 as a municipality and was ...
in 2001.
College career
Along with senior
Jameer Nelson
Jameer Lamar Nelson Sr. (born February 9, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as assistant general manager for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Saint Joseph's Hawk ...
and juniors
Delonte West
Delonte Maurice West (born July 26, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Dallas Mavericks. He als ...
and
Pat Carroll
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, Jones was an integral part of the undefeated Saint Joseph's team during the 2004 regular season. The Hawks earned a #1 seed in the
NCAA Tournament and advanced to the
Elite Eight
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. They were within seconds of the
Final Four, before the
Oklahoma State Cowboys
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'
John Lucas hit a 3-pointer. Saint Joseph's finished with a 30–2 record, the best in the University's history.
In 2004–05, Jones was the
Atlantic 10
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Defensive Player of the Year, and a member of the All-Defensive Team for the second consecutive year. He ranked fifth in
rebounds
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(11.6) and
blocks (3.0) in the nation, and led the Atlantic 10 in both categories.
Jones was chosen to Atlantic 10 All-Conference 2nd Team and All-Big 5 second-team, while posting career-best numbers in scoring (10.1 points per game), rebounding and blocked shots. He was also named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team after averaging 10.0 points and 12.7 rebounds in the tournament, and earned
NIT All-Tournament honors.
Jones' total of 418 rebounds was the second best single-season mark in school history, while his total of 109 blocks was the third best single-season total. He set his career-high with 16 rebounds at
Old Dominion
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** Colony of Virginia
*Old Dominion University, a public university in Norfolk, Virginia
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and tied it with 16 against
Hofstra
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. On February 19, 2005, Jones became the first Hawk to notch a triple-double since 1986 with 11 points, 11 rebounds, and career-high 10 blocks against
St. Bonaventure.
Professional career
Jones was signed by the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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on August 26, 2005, as an
undrafted
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rookie
free agent
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. He was assigned to the
NBA Development League
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's
Florida Flame
The Florida Flame was an NBA Development League team based in Fort Myers, Florida.
The Flame announced they would temporarily shut down operations during 2006–07, due to not having a home arena in which to play. The team maintained its league m ...
on November 4, 2005.
In 26 games for the Flame, Jones averaged 8.9 points, 2.0 blocks (league's third-best, with the total 52 being fifth) and a league leading 11.7 rebounds per game. He also led the league in offensive rebounds per game (4.5), and his 118 total offensive rebounds were good for second place, only eight shy of
T. J. Cummings
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, who played in 22 more games.
Without a single official appearance for the Wolves, Jones was traded to the
Boston Celtics
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on January 27, 2006, along with
Michael Olowokandi
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,
Wally Szczerbiak
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and a future first-round draft choice, in exchange for
Marcus Banks
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Banks is tall and . He played college basketball at the UNLV with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball, Runnin' Rebels, where he was ...
,
Mark Blount
Mark D. Blount ( ; born November 30, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball center with four teams in the National Basketball Association between 2000 and 2009.
Career
Blount spent his freshman year of high school in Summerville, ...
,
Ricky Davis
Tyree Ricardo Davis (born September 23, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for University of Iowa.
Biography
Davis atten ...
,
Justin Reed
Justin Michael Reed (January 16, 1982 – October 20, 2017) was an American professional basketball player, who played at the small forward position.
College career
Reed led the University of Mississippi's Ole Miss Rebels as part of the "Provin ...
and two future conditional second-round draft choices. He played in 14 games for the Celtics during
the season, averaging 1.0 points and 2.2 rebounds. Jones had a season high seven points on April 19, 2006 against the
Miami Heat
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and a career high 13 rebounds on April 17, 2006 against the
Cleveland Cavaliers
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.
Jones was traded to the Cavaliers on October 13, 2006, in exchange for
Luke Jackson, and appeared in just 4 regular season games during the
2006-2007 season. He had three total points (on 3-6
free throw
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shooting, against the
Golden State Warriors
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) and six total rebounds.
Jones was assigned by the Cavaliers to the D-League's
Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...
on March 23, 2007. He played in two games for the Thunderbirds, averaging 11.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, six blocks and two
steals, including D-League season-high eight blocks on March 24, 2007 against the
Idaho Stampede
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
.
In his first full season as an
NBA
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player, Jones averaged 1 point and 2 rebounds in 56 games during
2007-08, plus 5
postseason contests. He had a season and career-high nine points and a season-high 12 rebounds on December 4, 2007 against the
New Jersey Nets
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* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
.
In September 2008, Jones was signed by the
Orlando Magic
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to play in the team's training camp, but was released before
the season started. He then signed with
Turkish League
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*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
club
Efes Pilsen S.K.
Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü ( en, Anadolu Efes Sports Club), formerly known as Efes Pilsen, is a Turkish professional basketball team based in Istanbul, Turkey. Efes is the most recent Euroleague champion and on the first place of European Club ...
, which also entered the
Euroleague.
On November 24, 2008, Jones signed with the Charlotte Bobcats.
On January 8, 2009, Jones was acquired by the
Iowa Energy
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of the
NBA Development League
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. He was later traded to the
Idaho Stampede
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for guard Tim Barnes, and then finished the season with the
Austin Toros
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.
On October 17, 2009, Jones signed a one-year contract with Serbian club
Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...
. He was signed as their final newcomer for the 2009–10 season. He was released by mutual consent only 5 days after that, due to, as Crvena zvezda general manager said, personal problems that kept him from focusing on professional basketball. During those five days in Belgrade, he played in one friendly game versus a minor league team, contributing to the win with 9 points and 5 rebounds. Jones later rejoined the Austin Toros.
On April 6, 2010, he was signed by the Phoenix Suns. He was signed to replace Robin Lopez because of a bulging disk and he was the top rebounder in the Development League, averaging 16 rebounds for the Austin Toros.
On July 14, 2010 he was traded to the Toronto Raptors along with
Leandro Barbosa
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in exchange for
Hedo Türkoğlu
Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu (; born March 19, 1979) is a Turkish basketball executive and former professional player. A forward, Türkoğlu played for six teams in his 15-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won the NBA ...
. However, he was waived by the Raptors on August 13. He then re-signed with the Suns on August 30, but he was waived on October 20, 2010. He also played for
Fujian SBS Xunxing in
China
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for 2010–11 season.
In May 2011, he signed with
Indios de Mayagüez
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in Puerto Rico. He then joined
Zhejiang Guangsha
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in China.
In January 2012, he signed with the
Powerade Tigers
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as an import for the
2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup
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.
On February 7, 2013, Jones was acquired by the
Texas Legends
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of the NBA D-League. On April 17, 2013, he was signed by the
Golden State Warriors
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for the remainder of the season. On July 24, 2013, he was waived by the Warriors.
On September 30, 2013, he signed with the
Utah Jazz
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. However, he was waived on October 14.
In November 2014, Jones signed with
Guaiqueríes de Margarita
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Current rosters
LPB ...
of Venezuela for the 2015
LPB season.
In June 2015, he signed with Leones de Santo Domingo of Dominican Republic for the 2015
LNB season.
On June 27, 2016, Jones signed with
Atenas de Córdoba
Atenas () is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Its urban area is referred as Atenas city.
Toponymy
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Geography
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for the 2016–17 season.
Oficial: Dwayne Jones será el tercer extranjero de Atenas
Career statistics
College
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2002–03
, style="text-align:left;", Saint Joseph's
, 30, , 1, , 21.0, , .526, , –, , .351, , 6.3, , 0.3, , 0.4, , 2.0, , 4.2
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2003–04
, style="text-align:left;", Saint Joseph's
, 32, , 32, , 27.1, , .545, , –, , .452, , 7.0, , 0.9, , 0.5, , 2.0, , 6.4
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2004–05
, style="text-align:left;", Saint Joseph's
, 36, , 36, , 34.8, , .507, , –, , .536, , 11.6, , 0.9, , 0.4 , , 3.0, , 10.1
, -
, colspan=2 style="text-align:left;", Career
, 98, , 69, , 28.1, , .522, , –, , .484, , 8.5, , 0.7 , , 0.4, , 2.4, , 7.1
, -
NBA regular season
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Boston
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, 14, , 0, , 6.2, , .400, , –, , .462, , 2.2, , 0.1, , 0.1, , 0.2, , 1.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Cleveland
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, 4, , 0, , 4.5, , .000, , –, , .500, , 1.5, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.8
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Cleveland
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, 56, , 0, , 8.4, , .532, , .000, , .483, , 2.5, , 0.2, , 0.2, , 0.4, , 1.4
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Charlotte
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, 6 , , 0, , 8.7, , .571, , – , , .667, , 2.0, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.2, , 2.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 2, , 0, , 3.5, , –, , –, , –, , 1.0, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.0
, -
, colspan=2 style="text-align:left;", Career, , 82, , 0, , 7.8, , .508, , .000, , .494, , 2.3 , , 0.1, , 0.1, , 0.4, , 1.3
, -
NBA postseason
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Cleveland
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, 5 , , 0 , , 4.0, , .500, , –, , .500, , 1.2, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.2, , 0.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 2, , 0, , 5.0, , .500, , –, , .750, , 2.5 , , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 2.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Golden State
, 2, , 0, , 1.0, , –, , –, , –, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.0
, -
, colspan=2 style="text-align:left;", Career, , 9, , 0, , 3.6, , .500, , –, , .667, , 1.2, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.1, , 0.9
, -
See also
*
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Dwayne
1983 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
American expatriate basketball people in China
American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
American expatriate basketball people in Qatar
American expatriate basketball people in Serbia
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Anadolu Efes S.K. players
Atenas basketball players
Austin Toros players
Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
Basketball coaches from West Virginia
Basketball players from Pennsylvania
Basketball players from West Virginia
Boston Celtics players
Centers (basketball)
Charlotte Bobcats players
Cleveland Cavaliers players
Florida Flame players
Fujian Sturgeons players
Golden State Warriors players
Guaiqueríes de Margarita players
Idaho Stampede players
Iowa Energy players
Juventud Sionista basketball players
Philadelphia 76ers assistant coaches
Philippine Basketball Association imports
Phoenix Suns players
Powerade Tigers players
Power forwards (basketball)
Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball players
Sportspeople from Chester, Pennsylvania
Sportspeople from Morgantown, West Virginia
Texas Legends players
Undrafted National Basketball Association players
Zhejiang Lions players
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American people