DeVante' Jones (born April 9, 1998) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.

High school career

Jones attended Tyner Academy in

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and led his team to the Region 3-AA championship in 2014. As a sophomore, he averaged 16 points, 4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. For his last two years of high school, he transferred to St. Augustine High School in

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, where he helped his team achieve a combined 52–9 record. As a junior, he averaged 16.5 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists per game. As a senior, he averaged 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 3 steals per game. Jones played for Notre Dame Preparatory School in

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for a postgraduate season where he averaged 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game. He committed to playing college basketball for Coastal Carolina.

College career

Jones was ruled ineligible by Coastal Carolina for the 2017–18 season for academic reasons and was granted a

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for the second half of the season. He suffered an injury during his second career game and missed his next 12 games. On March 25, 2019, Jones posted a freshman season-high 32 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a 109–91 win over

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in the second round of the

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. As a freshman, he averaged 14 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, earning

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Freshman of the Year honors. Prior to his sophomore season, Jones suffered a broken bone in his left foot during a

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. On March 7, 2020, he recorded 31 points, 14 rebounds and five assists in a 63–62 victory over UT Arlington in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament. As a sophomore, he averaged 17.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He was named to the Second Team All-Sun Belt after leading the conference in assists. On December 17, Jones reached 1,000 career points while tallying 33 points, seven rebounds and six steals to help his team defeat Delaware State, 99–73. In his following game, he recorded 35 points and five steals in an 86–63 win over Alice Lloyd. As a junior, Jones averaged 19.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.8 steals per game. He ranked second nationally in steals per game was selected as Sun Belt Player of the Year and First Team All-Sun Belt. On May 1, 2021, Jones transferred to

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, choosing the Wolverines over offers from

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and Memphis.

Professional career

On July 25, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

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. On June 27, 2023, he signed with

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of the

. On July 11, 2024, he signed with

of the Slovenian Basketball League and

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Coastal Carolina , style="text-align:center;" colspan="11",

Redshirt , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Coastal Carolina , 23 , , 20 , , 29.8 , , .461 , , .337 , , .818 , , 3.9 , , 3.6 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 14.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Coastal Carolina , 32 , , 31 , , 32.8 , , .488 , , .296 , , .867 , , 5.8 , , 5.7 , , 1.7 , , .2 , , 17.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", Coastal Carolina , 26 , , 26 , , 32.8 , , .487 , , .368 , , .862 , , 7.2 , , 2.9 , , 2.8 , , .2 , , 19.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;",

, 33 , , 33 , , 28.8 , , .463 , , .342 , , .792 , , 4.5 , , 4.6 , , .9 , , .1 , , 10.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 114 , , 110 , , 31.0 , , .477 , , .336 , , .845 , , 5.3 , , 4.3 , , 1.7 , , .1 , , 15.1

References

External links

Michigan Wolverines bioCoastal Carolina Chanticleers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, DeVante' 1998 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American men's basketball players Basketball players from New Orleans Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball players Le Mans Sarthe Basket players Metropolitans 92 players Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players Point guards 21st-century American sportsmen