Shawn Jones (born March 25, 1992) is an American-born professional basketball player who last played for

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of the

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. He played college basketball for

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, where he was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2014.

High school career

Jones attended Hialeah High School in

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. As a senior in 2009–10, he averaged 23.3 points, 14.3 rebounds and 9.1 blocks per game as he earned first team All-Dade County and third team All-State honors.

College career

In his four-year career at Middle Tennessee State, Jones played 131 games (62 starts), averaging 8.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. In his senior season in 2013–14, he was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He was also named to the Conference USA first team and NABC Division I All-District 11 first team, while also being named a participant of the

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Jones joined the

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for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 23, 2014, he signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Heat on October 25, 2014, after appearing in four preseason games. On November 3, 2014, he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player. In 49 games for the Skyforce in 2014–15, he averaged 13.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game. In July 2015, Jones joined the

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for the

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. On August, 14, he signed a one-year deal with MoraBanc Andorra of the

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. On October 25, 2015, Jones recorded a career-high 23 points, shooting 10-of-11 from the field, along with six rebounds in a 74–77 loss to

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. On July 11, 2016, Jones signed a three-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem. Jones helped Jerusalem to win the 2016 Israeli League Cup, as well as reaching the 2017 EuroCup Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by

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. On April 20, 2017, he was loaned to Sidigas Avellino for the rest of the season. On June 22, 2017, Jones signed with Dinamo Sassari for the 2017–18 season. In 30 games played for Sassari, Jones averaged 10.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. On August 21, 2018, Jones returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with

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. On March 9, 2019, Jones recorded 21 points, shooting 7-of-10 from the field, along with six rebounds and three blocks in a 96–95 overtime win over Ironi Nes Ziona. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 21 MVP. Jones helped Holon reach the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by his former team Dinamo Sassari. On July 20, 2019, Jones signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne for the 2019–20 season. On October 9, 2019, his contract was terminated due to an incident in the preseason game against

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. On November 8, 2019, Jones signed a one-year deal with

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of the

. On December 8, 2020, he signed again with Anwil and joined the team for a second season. On August 1, 2022, he signed with Spójnia Stargard of the

(PLK). In eight games he averaged 14.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. On November 24, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Haifa of the

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. On June 16, 2025, he signed with Trepça of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Jones participated in

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for Blue Zoo, a team of Middle Tennessee alumni. The team was eliminated in the first round. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on

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Kosovo national team

On July 11, 2016, Jones received a Kosovan passport, and became a member of the Kosovo national basketball team. On February 23, 2018, Jones made his first appearance for Kosovo in the

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game against

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Personal life

Jones is the son of Andrew and Cynthia Jones.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;", Middle Tennessee , 32 , , 2 , , 10.9 , , .505 , , .000 , , .684 , , 2.3 , , .3 , , .3 , , .6 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–11 , style="text-align:left;", Middle Tennessee , 32 , , 1 , , 16.2 , , .551 , , .000 , , .585 , , 3.3 , , .2 , , .4 , , 1.2 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;", Middle Tennessee , 34 , , 26 , , 21.1 , , .498 , , .000 , , .635 , , 5.4 , , .4 , , .3 , , 1.3 , , 8.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Middle Tennessee , 33 , , 33 , , 28.2 , , .577 , , .000 , , .687 , , 8.5 , , .6 , , .9 , , 1.9 , , 14.2 , -

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