Frederick Terrell Jones (born March 11, 1979) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for the

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and was the winner of the

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at the

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Early career

Born in

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, Fred Jones moved to

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in middle school and became the Oregon High School Player of the Year in both his Junior and Senior years for

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in Gresham, a suburb of Portland. He then went on to play four seasons at the

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, where, during his senior year, he led the Ducks to the

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, with the help of PG

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and G/F Luke Jackson. While widely considered to be an underachiever during his first three years at Oregon, Jones jumped onto the national radar screen as a senior, becoming a candidate for

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Player of the Year and averaging 18.6 points per game.

Professional career

NBA

Jones was the 14th pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the

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. He was drafted by

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. He played sparingly as a rookie, averaging only 1.2 points per game in 19 appearances while playing behind

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. That scoring average increased to nearly 5 points per game in his second year while appearing in 81 games. He more than doubled his averages during the 2004–05 season (to 10.6 ppg), partly due to teammate and

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being suspended for the season for his involvement in

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incident. In his first start after the incident, Jones scored a career-high 31 points against the

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, establishing himself as one of the team's primary scoring weapons. In 2004, he won the

, beating out two-time champion

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, but did not compete in the contest again. On November 23, 2004, against the

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, Jones recorded his first double double, with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. In the 2006 off-season, the

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signed Jones. On February 22, 2007, the Raptors traded Jones to the

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in exchange for guard

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. Jones, along with

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and

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, was traded to the

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on June 28, 2007, for

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and

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. The trade reunited Jones with New York Knicks head coach Isiah Thomas, the man who drafted him. The Knicks did not re-sign him after the year. On December 28, 2008, Jones signed with the Los Angeles Clippers as a free agent. He was waived on January 5, 2009, however three days later he was again signed by the Clippers to a 10-day contract. On January 28, 2009, Jones received news that the Clippers would re-sign him for the rest of the season, which they did the following day.Clippers Sign Fred Jones for the Remainder of the Season
/ref> Jones' final NBA game was on April 15, 2009 in a 85 - 126 loss to the

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where he recorded 8 points and 5 assists.

Italy

In August 2009 Jones signed with Italian team

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China

On November 3, 2010, it was announced that Fred Jones had signed a contract to play for the

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of the

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. He was waived in January 2011.

Coaching career

Jones returned to Oregon to complete his degree and was an undergraduate assistant coach for the Ducks in 2015–16.

Outside the basketball court

Jones operated a

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store namely Luxury Sneaker Exchange.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Fred 1979 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from Arkansas Basketball players from Portland, Oregon Guangdong Southern Tigers players Indiana Pacers draft picks Indiana Pacers players New York Knicks players Oregon Ducks men's basketball players Pallacanestro Biella players People from Malvern, Arkansas Portland Trail Blazers players Shooting guards Toronto Raptors players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople