Jarrod Michael Jones (born May 27, 1990) is an American-born naturalized Hungarian professional

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player who last played for the

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

of the Spanish

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College career

During the four years he played in

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for

Ball State University Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers, Indiana, Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, indust ...

, Jarrod Jones was named to the All Mac team during the 2010–11 season. He averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Jones played in the

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with

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for the 2012–13 season. Jones signed a contract in

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with

BC Budivelnyk BC Budivelnyk Kyiv (in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Будівельник Київ) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club plays in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In June 2018, it was forced to withdr ...

and later with two clubs in Hungary (

Alba Fehérvár Alba Fehérvár are a Hungarian professional basketball club based in Székesfehérvár that compete Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the premier division of basketball in Hungary. Founded as the successor of Székesfehérvári MDSE, they took the Hungarian ...

and

Atomerőmű SE Atomerőmű SE, sometimes shortened to ASE, is a Hungarian professional basketball team based in Paks. The team plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest professional league in Hungary. The team was founded in 1979 and has won the Hungaria ...

), where he played for two seasons. He started the 2015–16 season with

JA Vichy Jeanne d'Arc de Vichy-Clermont Métropole was a professional basketball club based in Vichy, France. The club played their home games at both Maison des Sports de Clermont-Ferrand and Palais des Sports de Vichy. In 2015, JA Vichy and Stade Clermo ...

in the French

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and then returned in Hungary with

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, where he won the championship. On July 3, 2016, Jones signed a contract with the Italian basketball team

Victoria Libertas Pesaro Victoria Libertas (also known as "VL" or in Italian ''Vuelle''), full name Unione Sportiva Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, is a professional basketball team that is based in Pesaro, Italy. The club competes in the top level Italian professiona ...

, and he will take part to the

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. On May 8, 2017, he signed with Guizhou of China for the 2017 NBL season. On August 2, 2017, Jones signed with Turkish club

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for the 2017–18 season. Jones averaged 17 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in the Turkish League. He inked a deal with French team

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on August 20, 2018. On July 28, 2019, he has signed a contract with Turkish Darüşşafaka of the Turkish

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. On September 25, 2020, Jones signed a contract with the Slovenian team

Cedevita Olimpija Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija ( en, Cedevita Olimpija Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA Le ...

. He averaged 11.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. On December 24, 2021, Jones signed with the

Zhejiang Guangsha Lions The Zhejiang Guangsha Lions () are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. Guangsha is the name of the club's corporate sponsor, but to prevent con ...

of the

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. On October 6, 2022, Jones signed a one month contract with Spanish team

Career statistics

FIBA Champions League

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