Charles Rahmel Jones (born July 17, 1975) is a retired American professional

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(NBA), with the

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(NBA). Raised in

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, Jones was one of two children of Charles and Cathy Jones and graduated from

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in 1993. His brother Lamont Jones is also a basketball player. In 1997, Jones estimated to ''

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'' that around 15 of his friends from Bedford-Stuyvesant were killed on the streets. He played at The Soul in the Hole in Brooklyn. Jones attended

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and

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, before spending two seasons in the NBA for the

(1998–99) and the

(1999–2000). He would later decline a contracts before signing in

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. Due to a fracture of his shooting hand, he would continue to play abroad despite never receiving therapy, notable stops in

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. When League & cup titles in

& a league title in

While playing for Long Island University, he led the league in scoring twice (1996–97, 1997–98), and he was the last player to average 30 points or more in a season when he averaged 30.1 points per game in the 1996–97 season before

Marcus Keene Marcus Johnny Rashaan Keene (born May 6, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who plays for BC UNICS of the VTB United League. He gained national prominence in 2016–17 season as a redshirt junior while at Central Michigan Uni ...

reached that mark during the 2016–17 season. (See List of college basketball scoring leaders) He finished his senior season top 10 in Division I basketball in assists (5th) and steals(9), leading the conference in points per game, assists per game and steals per game. A prolific scorer, he currently still holds multiple school and conference records. College & Streetball Legend that is arguably one of the top skill developers.

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