Joel "JoJo" Jones-Camacho (born July 17, 1981) is a Puerto Rican-American professional

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player. Jones has played in the

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

Baloncesto Superior Nacional The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. T ...

(BSN) with

Vaqueros de Bayamón The Vaqueros de Bayamón are a Puerto Rican basketball team of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The Vaqueros play their home games at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum, a venue shared with the L ...

, Leones de Ponce,

Piratas de Quebradillas The Piratas de Quebradillas is a Puerto Rican basketball team, part of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional league. Founded in the mid 1920s, it is one of the original teams of the league. The club enjoyed its most successful era during the 1970s, ...

, and internationally in the

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with the

Shandong Lions Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin () is a Chinese professional basketball team based in Jinan, Shandong, which plays in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Some home games are held in the nearby city of Linyi. The Hi-Speed ...

. Jones is a member of the

Puerto Rican national basketball team The Puerto Rico national basketball team ( es, Selección de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico) represents Puerto Rico in men's international basketball competitions, it is governed by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation ( es, link=no, Federación de ...

since 2007.

Biography

Jones played his collegiate career at

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from 2001-2004 after transferring from

Grossmont College Grossmont College is a public community college in El Cajon, California. Its name originated with the silent film actor and producer William J. Gross, who was enticed by Ed Fletcher to invest the purchase of land, part of which was called Grossmo ...

. Jones was All-Big Sky Conference in 2001-2002 and 2003-2004 seasons with the

Hornets. Jones has played professionally in the

National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. The Baloncesto Superior Nacio ...

since 2002 and in the

during the 2005–2006 season. In 2006 Jones was allocated to the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the

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. He was waived at the conclusion of the

Pre-Season on 22 November 2006. Jones played in Germany for the

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, and now he plays for the Quebradillas Pirates in Puerto Rico. While participating in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Jones signed a contract with Ironi Ramat of the

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league, but later announced that he will not come to Israel because of family problems.

International career

During summer of 2007, Jones represented Puerto Rico as a member of the

Puerto Rican National Basketball Team The Puerto Rico national basketball team ( es, Selección de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico) represents Puerto Rico in men's international basketball competitions, it is governed by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation ( es, link=no, Federación de ...

during the 2007

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winning the Silver Medal. In 2008, Jones was included as a reserve player in the national team, officially joining the roster when two vacants were open. Jones is not in the 2010

Puerto Rico national basketball team The Puerto Rico national basketball team ( es, Selección de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico) represents Puerto Rico in men's international basketball competitions, it is governed by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation ( es, link=no, Federación d ...

and won't be playing in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in

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Career stats

Jones's

stats are 12.1 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG, .425 field goal percentage, .350 3-point percentage.

References

1981 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Germany American men's basketball players Atléticos de San Germán players Baloncesto Superior Nacional players BG Karlsruhe players Boca Juniors basketball players Capitanes de Arecibo players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Leones de Ponce basketball players Piratas de Quebradillas players Puerto Rican men's basketball players Puerto Rico men's national basketball team players Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball players Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin players Shooting guards {{PuertoRico-basketball-bio-stub