Trey McKinney-Jones (born August 27, 1990) is an American professional

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player for Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League. He played college basketball for the UMKC Kangaroos (now known as the Kansas City Roos) and the

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College career

McKinney-Jones played two seasons at UMKC, averaging 10.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 28.5 minutes per game as a sophomore. In his sophomore year, his high flying dunk against Centenary was selected as the ESPN SportsCenter number one play of the day. He transferred to Miami and sat out the 2010–11 season as a redshirt. As a junior at Miami, he averaged 7.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.7 steals in 24.1 minutes per game. In his senior year, McKinney-Jones posted averages of 9.2 points and 3.4 rebounds in 30.3 minutes per game. In the ACC tournament versus

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, he broke the school record for most three-pointers in a tournament game with six.

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2013–2014)

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, McKinney-Jones signed with the

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for training camp on September 30, 2013. He was later waived by the Bucks on October 26 after appearing in two preseason games. The following month, he was acquired by the

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of the

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. As a rookie playing for the Mad Ants in 2013–14, McKinney-Jones averaged 14.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 53 games,Trey McKinney Jones D-League Stats
/ref> while helping the team win their maiden championship.

Gravelines (2014)

In July 2014, McKinney-Jones joined the

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for the Orlando Summer League and the

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for the Las Vegas Summer League. On August 16, 2014, he signed with

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of France for the 2014–15 season. However, in late December, he parted ways with the Gravelines after appearing in 14 games.

Return to the Mad Ants (2015)

On February 20, 2015, he was reacquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He played out the season with the Mad Ants, and in 22 games, he averaged 11.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Maccabi Kiryat Gat (2015)

In July 2015, McKinney-Jones joined the

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for the

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. The following month, he signed with Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the

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Körmend (2016)

In January 2016, McKinney-Jones joined Hungarian club Egis Körmend. He was a guard on the 2015-2016 team which made it to the semifinals, falling 87-76 to

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. McKinney-Jones won the 2016 Hungarian Cup during his tenure with Körmend.

Third stint with the Mad Ants (2016–2018)

On October 31, 2016, McKinney-Jones was reacquired by the

of the

. On September 7, 2017, McKinney-Jones signed with the

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of the NBA, on a training camp deal. He was waived on October 14 as one of the team's final preseason roster cuts.

Indiana Pacers (2018)

On February 21, 2018, the

signed McKinney-Jones to a 10-day contract. Two days later, he made his NBA debut for the Pacers in a 116-93 blowout win over the

Fourth stint with the Mad Ants (2018)

On March 3, 2018, McKinney-Jones was reacquired by the

of the

, after his 10-day contract with the

expired.

Chiba Jets Funabashi (2018–2019)

On September 5, 2018, McKinney-Jones was reported to have signed with

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of the B.League.

Telekom Baskets Bonn (2019–2020)

On August 15, 2019, he has signed with

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of the

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(BBL).

Gunma Crane Thunders (2020–present)

On July 18, 2020, he has signed with Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League.

National team career

On June 25 McKinney-Jones was one of 12 players selected to compete in the last round of World Cup Qualifying.

Career statistics

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Personal life

The son of Dwight Jones and Luann McKinney, Trey McKinney-Jones has three siblings: Laine, Mariel and Dwight. He graduated from the University of Miami in 2012 with a degree in marketing. His uncle, Mark Jones, played basketball professionally with the

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. His aunt, Esther Jones, is a track star who won an Olympic gold medal in

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as a member of the

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Honors

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: 2013–14 ; Egis Körmend *

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References

External links

FIBA.com profile
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