Dwayne Clinton Jones (born June 9, 1983) is an American professional

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coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA).

Early life

Jones was born in

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and raised in

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. Jones graduated from the American Christian School of

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in 2001.

College career

Along with senior

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and juniors

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and

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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

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. They were within seconds of the Final Four, before the

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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

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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

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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

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and tied it with 16 against

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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

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on August 26, 2005, as an

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rookie

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. He was assigned to the

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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

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, who played in 22 more games. Without a single official appearance for the Wolves, Jones was traded to the

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on January 27, 2006, along with

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and a future first-round draft choice, in exchange for

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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

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and a career high 13 rebounds on April 17, 2006 against the

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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

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shooting, against the

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) and six total rebounds. Jones was assigned by the Cavaliers to the D-League's

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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

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. In his first full season as an

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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

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. In September 2008, Jones was signed by the

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to play in the team's training camp, but was released before the season started. He then signed with

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club

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, which also entered the Euroleague. On November 24, 2008, Jones signed with the Charlotte Bobcats. On January 8, 2009, Jones was acquired by the

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of the

. He was later traded to the

for guard Tim Barnes, and then finished the season with the

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. On October 17, 2009, Jones signed a one-year contract with Serbian club

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. 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

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in exchange for

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. 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

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for 2010–11 season. In May 2011, he signed with

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in Puerto Rico. He then joined

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in China. In January 2012, he signed with the

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as an import for the

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. On February 7, 2013, Jones was acquired by the

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of the NBA D-League. On April 17, 2013, he was signed by the

for the remainder of the season. On July 24, 2013, he was waived by the Warriors. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the

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. However, he was waived on October 14. In November 2014, Jones signed with

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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

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for the 2016–17 season.Oficial: Dwayne Jones será el tercer extranjero de Atenas

Career statistics

College

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NBA regular season

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NBA postseason

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References

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