Tre Isiah Jones (born January 8, 2000) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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High school career

Jones played high school basketball for

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. He joined the varsity team while in eighth grade and became a starter in his next season. Jones led Apple Valley to two Minnesota 4A state titles, in 2015 and 2017, and averaged 23.5 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in the 2016–17 season. Jones left as a two-time Minnesota

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and earned

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and

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honors after his senior season.

Recruiting

By the end of his high school career, he was considered a five-star

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and one of the best

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s in the 2018 class. On August 13, 2017, he committed to play college basketball for Duke.

College career

Freshman season (2018–19)

Jones made his college debut for Duke on November 6, 2018, chipping in 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists in a 118–84 win over

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at the

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. On December 20, he led his team to a 69–58 victory over

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, collecting 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Jones suffered a shoulder injury on January 14, 2019, during a collision with Frank Howard of

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. He missed two games with the injury and returned on January 26 versus

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. In his freshman season at Duke, Jones averaged 9.4 points, 5.3 assist, and 3.8 rebounds per game in 36 games for the Blue Devils.

Sophomore season (2019–20)

On April 8, 2019, it was announced Jones would return to Duke for the 2019–20 season. He scored 15 points in his sophomore debut, a 68–66 win over

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. Jones had a career-high 31 points in a 74–63 win over

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on November 15. Jones missed games against Wofford and

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in late December with a mild foot injury. At the conclusion of the regular season, Jones was named ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Jones averaged 16.2 points, 6.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game as a sophomore. After the season, Jones declared for the

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Professional career

San Antonio Spurs (2020–present)

Jones was selected by the

with the 41st pick overall in the

which was hosted on November 18, 2020. On November 27, Jones signed with the Spurs. On February 1, 2021, Jones received his first assignment at

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National team career

Jones played for the

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at the

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, winning the gold medal. He recorded 19 steals in the competition, breaking the American under-16 record set by

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in 2013.

Career statistics

NBA

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College

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Personal life

Jones has three older brothers: Tyus was a former

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with Duke and now plays for the

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of the

(NBA), while Jadee played college basketball for Furman before becoming a basketball coach at Apple Valley High School, additionally Tre has a half brother Reggie Bunch that played at

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. His grandfather, Dennis Deutsch, was a member of the

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References

External links

Duke Blue Devils bioUSA Basketball bio
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