Kevin Andrew Jones (born August 25, 1989) is an American professional

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player for Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for

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, where he was an

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High school career

Jones attended Mount Vernon High School in

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. As a junior, he averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks per game. As a senior, he averaged 23 points, 14 rebounds, and two blocks per game. In 2006 and 2007, he led Mount Vernon to the New York State PHSAA championships.

College career

In his freshman season at

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, Jones posted eight games in double figures, including a stretch of six games in a row during Big East play. In 35 games, he averaged 6.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in 19.3 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, he set a school record with 135 offensive rebounds in a season and was second on the team in three-point field goals made with 42. He was also named to the Big East All-Tournament team and the 76 Classic All-Tournament team. In 38 games (all starts), he averaged 13.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 33.0 minutes per game. In his junior season, he earned All-Big East Honorable Mention honors. In 33 games (all starts), he averaged 13.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 34.9 minutes per game. In his senior season, he was named to the All-Big East first team and the NABC Division I All-District 5 first team. In 33 games (all starts), he averaged 19.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 blocks in 38.3 minutes per game.

Professional career

2012–13 season

Jones went undrafted in the

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. On September 10, 2012, Jones signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by Cavaliers on October 27, 2012. On November 1, 2012, he was acquired by the

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as an affiliate player. On November 29, 2012, after playing three games for the Charge averaging 27.0 points and 13.7 rebounds per game, Jones re-signed with the Cavaliers. On the same day, he was assigned back to the Charge. On December 4, 2012, he was recalled by the Cavaliers, but was sent back to the Charge for other assignments throughout the season. On December 7, 2012, he debuted for the Cavaliers in the

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against the

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and in eight and a half minutes had 2 points and 4 rebounds. On January 5, 2013, Jones played his best game up to then in the NBA against the

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scoring 6 points and collecting 3 rebounds. After that match, coach of Cavaliers

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gave more chances to Jones. On April 14, 2013, Jones has played his best game in his first NBA season scoring a double-double, with 11 points and 10 rebounds against the

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2013–14 season

On July 9, 2013, Jones joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On July 19, 2013, he was waived by the Cavaliers after not appearing in a summer league game. In November 2013, Jones was re-acquired by the Canton Charge. On February 3, 2014, he was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game. On March 8, 2014, Jones's contract was bought out by the Charge in order for him to sign with

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of the

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2014–15 season

In July 2014, Jones joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 26, 2014, he signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Pelicans on October 24, 2014. On February 18, 2015, Jones signed with

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of France for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season.

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Jones joined the

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for the

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. On October 20, 2015, Jones signed a one-year contract with the Serbian team Partizan for the rest of the season.

2016–17 season

On August 1, 2016, Jones signed with

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of Russia. He signed a one-plus-one year contract. On March 2, 2017, Jones's D-League rights would be traded to the

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in a three-way deal.

2017–18 season

On November 27, 2017, Jones signed a two-month contract with Spanish club Baskonia with an option to extend it for the remainder of the season. Following the expiration of his contract, on January 29, 2018, he parted ways with Baskonia. He continued his season with

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of the French Jeep Élite. Jones was named the Most Valuable Player of the month May.

Japan (2018–present)

In 2018, Jones signed with the

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of the B.League. He then signed with Alvark Tokyo for two seasons before joining the Sun Rockers Shibuya in 2021.

Career statistics

College

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NBA

Regular season

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Personal life

Jones is the son of Patricia Jones and Fred DeJarnett.

References

External links

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West Virginia Mountaineers bio

EuroLeague profile

draftexpress.com profile

eurobasket.com profile

ESPN profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Kevin 1989 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Serbia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Canton Charge players Cholet Basket players Cleveland Cavaliers players KK Partizan players Kyoto Hannaryz players Liga ACB players Mount Vernon High School (New York) alumni Nanterre 92 players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Philippine Basketball Association imports Power forwards Ryukyu Golden Kings players San Miguel Beermen players Saski Baskonia players Basketball players from Mount Vernon, New York Undrafted NBA players United States men's national basketball team players West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players Alvark Tokyo players Sun Rockers Shibuya players