Shamel Jones is a former collegiate basketball player and streetball player. Jones skipped over St John's University,

UNLV The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes the ...

, and

TCU TCU may stand for: Education * Tanzania Commission for Universities, regulatory body for Universities in Tanzania * Texas Christian University, a private university in Fort Worth, Texas ** TCU Horned Frogs, the athletic programs of the school * Tok ...

to play for Georgetown. Jones originally played for the 1996–97 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team and later the

University of Memphis } The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public university, public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students. The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering ...

. He took Memphis to the NIT championships during his time there. The 6'9 forward originally played for Paul Robeson HS along with

Lamar Odom Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he won championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named the NBA Six ...

. He was considered to be a city Basketball legend. He played basketball in Brazil for Winner/Kabum Limeira. He teamed with James Speedy Williams in streetball tournaments in New York City.

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