Lazeric Deleon Jones (born August 11, 1990) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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, and was named a second-team all-conference player in the Pac-12 in 2012. Jones has also played professionally with the

as well as overseas in Israel, Greece, Hungary.

Early life

Jones was born in

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. He attended high school in Chicago at

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, where he played behind future NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose.

College career

Jones went to junior college at

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(UCLA) in 2010, when he became just the third junior college transfer in 30 years to play for the Bruins basketball program. He averaged 9.1 points and 3.7 assists in

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; however, his performance dropped after a wrist injury in February. Still, he did not miss any games, and he was the only Bruin to start all 34 games. During the offseason, he underwent a 10-week rehab program and returned to 100 percent by preseason practice the following season. In 2011–12, he was named

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, and earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors after averaging a team-leading 13.5 points along with 4.1 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Jones joined the

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for the 2012 NBA Summer League. He later signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of Israel for the 2012–13 season. In 26 games for Maccabi, he averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game. In September 2013, Jones signed with KAOD of Greece for the 2013–14 season. In 28 games for KAOD, he averaged 13.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game. In July 2014, Jones joined the

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for the

2014 NBA Summer League The 2014 NBA Summer League consists of two pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA and the Orlando Magic just after the 2014 NBA Draft. Ten teams took part in the week-long summer league at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 5 t ...

. On September 10, 2014, he signed with Szolnoki Olaj of Hungary for the 2014–15 season. In 31 Adriatic/ Eurocup games for Szolnoki, he averaged 13.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. In July 2015, Jones joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the

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. He signed with the

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on September 28, but was waived by the team on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games. On October 31, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy (known now as the

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) of the NBA D-League (now

) as an affiliate player of the Grizzlies. On January 22, 2016, Jones left Iowa after receiving a buyout. Three days later, he signed with Turkish team

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for the rest of the season. On November 23, 2016, Jones signed with the Turkish club

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. He averaged 12 points and 3.7 assists per game during the 2017–18 season. On September 18, 2018, Jones signed with AS Monaco Basket of the French league. On September 12, 2019, he has signed with Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta of the

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. On January 11, 2021, he has signed with

Medi Bayreuth Medi Bayreuth, official stylized as medi bayreuth, is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bayreuth, Germany. It was re-founded as BBC Bayreuth in 1999. The team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest division o ...

of the Basketball Bundesliga. Jones averaged 6.6 points, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 rebounds per game. On September 23, 2021, he signed with

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of the

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. Jones averaged 8.3 points, 5.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game. On January 1, 2022, he signed with

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of the LNB Pro A.

Windy City Bulls (2022–present)

On December 14, 2022, Jones signed a contract to join the

Career statistics

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References

External links

Profile
at FIBA.com
UCLA bio
at UCLABruins.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Lazeric 1990 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Monaco American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players AS Monaco Basket players Basketball players from Chicago ESSM Le Portel players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Iowa Energy players John A. Logan Volunteers men's basketball players K.A.O.D. B.C. players Karşıyaka basketball players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Point guards Sakarya BB players Szolnoki Olaj KK players UCLA Bruins men's basketball players Windy City Bulls players