Jamal Avery Jones (born February 17, 1993) is an American professional

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player who last played for Promitheas Patras of the

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and the

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. He played

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at Ole Miss and

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Early life and high school

Jones was born in

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and grew up in

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, where he attended

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. After growing seven inches from 6-1 to 6-8 over three years, Jones averaged 16.4 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals as a junior and was ranked a three-star recruit by

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. He committed to Ole Miss over offers from

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and

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during his senior year.

College career

Ole Miss

Jones began his collegiate career at Ole Miss, but was dismissed from the team after appearing in only five games for violating undisclosed team rules.

Lee

Following his dismissal, Jones enrolled at

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. He averaged 18 points and 5.3 rebounds in his only season with the Runnin' Rebels and ultimately committed to transfer to

Texas A&M

Jones averaged a team-leading 13.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in 34 games (24 starts) in his junior season with the Aggies and averaged 16 points per game in

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play. Following the season he announced that he would be leaving the program.

Professional career

Delaware 87ers (first stint)

After initially considering transferring for his final year of NCAA eligibility, Jones ultimately decided to end his collegiate career and move on to the

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. Jones was selected in the second round of the 2014 NBA Development League draft by the

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. In his first professional season, Jones averaged 7.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 21.1 minutes in 46 games.

Lille Métropole

After going unselected in the 2015 NBA draft and a stint playing for the 76ers Summer League team, Jones ultimately decided to leave the 76ers organization for options overseas instead of a second D-League season. He signed with

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of the French

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on August 3, 2015. he averaged 13.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 18 games before leaving the team to return to the 87ers.

Delaware 87ers (second stint)

Jones returned to the 87ers and finished the 2016 season with the team, playing in 13 games (one start) and averaging 5.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. He was selected by the

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in the 10th round of the 2016 NBA Development League Expansion draft, but opted again to play overseas instead of in the D-League. Windy City traded his overseas return rights to the

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on October 29, 2016.

Kobrat

Jones signed with

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of the Finnish

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on August 11, 2016. He led the league in scoring by averaging 21.5 points per game along 5.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals in 39 contests.

Scaligera Basket Verona

Jones signed with

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on July 9, 2017. He averaged 14 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game in 36 games with the team.

PAOK

Jones signed with PAOK of the

(GBL) on July 4, 2018. He suffered damage to the cartilage in his right knee early March, 2019 that required season-ending surgery. He averaged 6.5 points in 12

games and 7.7 points with 3.1 rebounds in 13 GBL games.

Ionikos Nikaias

Jones opted to stay in Greece for the 2019–2020 season and signed with

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on June 25, 2019. Jones averaged 13.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 15 games played before leaving the team in January 2020.

Bahçeşehir Koleji

On January 16, 2020, Jones officially signed with Turkish club Bahçeşehir Koleji. He averaged 8.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in seven Turkish League games and 13.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.0 blocks per game in five Europe Cup games. Jones re-signed with Bahçeşehir for the 2020–21 season.

Dinamo Sassari

On June 19, 2022, he signed with

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of the Italian

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(LBA).

Promitheas Patras

On August 31, 2023, Jones returned to Greece, signing with Promitheas Patras. However, due to a family matter overseas, he was unable to join the club and was replaced by Cameron Reynolds. On December 3, 2023, his transfer finally came to fruition and he replaced

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. On March 15, 2024, Jones was released from the Greek club. He averaged 4.7 points per game in domestic competition and 7.8 points per game in the

References

External links

Texas A&M Aggies bioRealGM profileEuroBasket profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Jamal 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. players Basketball players from Arkansas Delaware 87ers players Dinamo Sassari players Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Kobrat players Lee College (Texas) alumni Lille Métropole BC players Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball players P.A.O.K. BC players People from Wynne, Arkansas Promitheas Patras B.C. players Scaligera Basket Verona players Small forwards Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball players