Jumaine Lanard Jones (born February 10, 1979) is an American former professional

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player. An

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player from 1999 to 2007 drafted from the

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, he played the

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and

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positions.

Amateur career

Known as the "Thrilla From Camilla", Jones is originally from

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, he moved to South Georgia as a freshman, where he played competitive high school basketball in the tiny town of

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. There he honed his skills and as a senior became a 1997 2nd Team Parade All-American, averaging 32.8ppg 13.5rbs 3.7ast & 2.6blks per game. He spent two standout seasons at the

. As a freshman Jones shared the Freshman of the Year award with University of Tennessee guard Tony Harris in 1997-98 season, leading the team in scoring and rebounding averaging 14.7ppg 8.5rbs & 1.0ast. Building on a good freshman campaign, Jones became the first UGA

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to lead the SEC in scoring since

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in 1984, averaging 18.8ppg 9.5rbs & 1.2stls. Additionally, in 1998-99 season, he was the first sophomore in school history to score 1,000 points since

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did so in 1981. That year, he was also selected to represent the U.S. at the 1998 Goodwill Games. On the 1998 Goodwill Games Team, Jones started all 5 games alongside future 1999 NBA overall 1st pick Elton Brand as wells as overall 6th pick Wally Szczerbiak and 8th Andre Miller.

Professional career

NBA

Declaring himself eligible for the 1999 NBA draft, he was selected by the

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with the 27th overall pick, but he was immediately traded to the

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, where he spent two years. On December 30, 1999, against the

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, Jones became a part of NBA history when he scored the final basket of the 1990s. As the 76ers became the 2001 Eastern Conference champions, Jones started throughout the postseason after current starter George Lynch went down with an injury, including the 2001 NBA Finals, in which the

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defeated the 76ers in five games. Jones' best game of the 2001 NBA playoffs came in game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semis against the Vince Carter-led Toronto Raptors. Jones played 31 minutes going 6-9 from the field and tallying 16 points, 4 rebounds, and an assist. He then played two years with the

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, before being traded to the

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. In Boston, he suffered an injury early into the season and limited his appearances. In 2004, he was sent to the

, but only when the deal was renegotiated after

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initially refused to report to the Celtics. On October 26, 2005, Jones was traded to the

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in exchange for a future second-round draft pick. On August 31, 2006, he signed a one-year contract with the

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. Jones was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the

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on October 1, 2007, but he was waived later that month.

International

He signed a one-year contract with

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on October 24, 2007. With Napoli, Jones averaged 17.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. On July 21, 2008, Jones signed a contract with

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of the

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. With Ural, Jones averaged 7.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. In July 2009, he signed a contract with

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. In July 2011, he signed with

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 ...

. In 2012, he joined

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of Israel. In 2013, he signed with the Mets de Guaynabo in Puerto Rico. He also had a small stint with

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powerhouse Sagesse Club Beirut. In September 2013, he signed a one-year deal with

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. On December 3, 2014 he signed with Mexican team Titánicos de León.Jumaine Jones puts his retirement off, signs in Mexico
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Career statistics

Domestic leagues

References

External links

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Georgia Bulldogs biography
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