Maurice Jones Sr. (born December 20, 1991) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played college basketball for

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and Northwood.

High school career

Jones was a star basketball player at

Arthur Hill High School Arthur Hill High School is a public high school in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. It serves students in grades 9-12 as one of three high schools in the Saginaw Public School District. History The school was named after a successful lumberin ...

. He led the Lumberjacks to the 2010 Class A quarterfinals. Jones averaged 30 points, 12 assists, five rebounds and four steals as a senior.

College career

Jones played two seasons at

. As a freshman, he was the starting point guard and averaged 9.9 points a game and set the school freshman record for steals in a season with 69. Jones averaged 13 points, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game as a sophomore. In September 2012, Jones was ruled academically ineligible at USC. He decided to transfer to

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, but he was academically ineligible there as well. As a result, he transferred again to

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school Northwood. His friend Darvin Ham, who played at Northwood, suggested he give the small Michigan school a chance. Jones was forced to miss two years of basketball. He posted 14.8 points, 6.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a junior at Northwood. As a senior, Jones averaged 21 points and 5.7 assists per game. He had a 41-point game against

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, setting the school record. Jones was named to the First Team All-

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Professional career

Jones signed with the

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in 2016 and averaged 9.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game as a rookie. He broke league record with 320 assists as well as leading

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with 83 steals. He was named NBL Canada Rookie of the Year in 2017. In his second season, Jones averaged 18 points and six assists per game, leading the league in total steals with 91. He scored 50 points in his final regular season game against the

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. Jones was named to the Third Team All-

as well as the league all-defensive team. In September 2018, Jones's rights were traded by the Windsor Express to the

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in exchange for

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. He averaged 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2 steals per game with Sudbury. He signed a contract with the

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on July 21, 2019. On December 4, 2019, Jones was acquired by the

in a trade for

Justin Moss Justin Moss (born June 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Brownstown Bears of the Maximum Basketball League. He played college basketball with the Buffalo Bulls. Collegiate career Moss commit ...

. He was released in February 2020.

References

External links

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Maurice 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American men's basketball players Basketball players from Michigan Island Storm players Northwood Timberwolves men's basketball players Point guards Saskatchewan Rattlers players Sportspeople from Saginaw, Michigan St. John's Edge players USC Trojans men's basketball players Windsor Express players