Christopher James Jones Jr. (born April 10, 1993) is an American-born naturalized Armenian professional

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player for

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of the Spanish

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. Standing at , he plays at the

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position. Jones also represents the Armenian national team in international competition.

High school career

Jones attended and played basketball at Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland, Class of 2011. He averaged 16.9 points per game, and was District 10-5A's MVP as a junior and senior. He led the Dallas-Fort Worth area with 6.9 assists per game during his senior season. He was inducted into the Garland Sports Hall of Fame while at Centennial.

College career

Jones played three seasons at the

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, where he was the school's third all-time steals leader (127), and sixth in career assists (282). As a freshman at UNT, Jones set the freshman record with 4.26 assists per game, and averaged 14.1 points per game which was the 19th-highest nationally among freshmen. He attended

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for his senior season, Class of 2015, and averaged 15.3 points per game with 4.7 assists and 2.1 steals. In 2015 Jones was

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All-First Team, Lone Star Conference All-Defensive Team, and

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All-District South Central First Team.

Professional career

On August 5, 2019, Jones signed with

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of the Turkish

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(BSL). He averaged 15.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 6.8 assists and league-high 1.9 steals in 23 games played. On August 16, 2020, Jones signed with

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of the

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and the

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. On July 10, 2021, he officially parted ways with the Israeli powerhouse. On July 20, 2021, Jones signed with

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of the French

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and the EuroLeague. On June 27, 2022, Jones signed a one-year deal with

of the

and the

. On March 23, 2023, Jones signed a three-year extension with the Spanish club.

National team career

Jones plays for the Armenia national team. He helped them win the gold medal at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. On July 2, Jones scored 41 points, including 8 three-pointers, and 10 rebounds in the final against

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. Jones was named the MVP of the tournament and was named to the All-Star Five after averaging 24.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 7.3 assists.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 28 , , 25 , , 22.9 , , .479 , , .343 , , .895 , , 2.1 , , 4.3 , , 1.1 , , , , 13.4 , , 14.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 33 , , 32 , , 25.8 , , .470 , , .455 , , .809 , , 2.1 , , 4.2 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 12.7 , , 13.3 , - class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan="2", Career , 126 , , 95 , , 23.3 , , .481 , , .392 , , .832 , , 2.3 , , 3.7 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 11.4 , , 12.4

Personal life

Jones is a native of

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. Jones is the son of Latonya McCoy, and has two siblings, D’merhic and London. He is , and weighs .