ShawnDre' Jones (born November 18, 1994) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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Early life and high school

Jones was born in

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, and grew up in

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, before his family relocated to

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, right before he entered high school. He attended George Bush High School. He committed to play college basketball at Richmond over offers from Akron and South Alabama.

College career

Jones played four seasons for the

, starting his final two. As a sophomore, Jones averaged 10.3 points per game and led the team in 3-pointers made and assists off the bench and was named the

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(A-10) Sixth Man of the Year. As a senior, Jones averaged 16.8 points (ninth in the A-10) and 3.9 assists per game and was named third team All-Atlantic 10. He finished his collegiate career as Richmond's 10th all-time scorer with 1,608 points, 5th in school history with 227 3-pointers made, and 8th with 364 assists.

Professional career

Aries Trikala (2017–2018)

After going undrafted in the

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, Jones signed with Aries Trikala of the

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on August 29, 2017. He averaged 12 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 3.4 assists over 16 GBL games in his first professional season as Aries finished last in the league and was relegated to the

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Canton Charge (2018–2019)

Jones returned to the US after being selected in the second round of the 2018 NBA G League draft by the

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. He was initially waived by the Charge as part of final roster cuts on November 1, 2018, but was claimed by the team on December 12, 2018. He played in three games for the Charge, averaging 3.7 points and 1.0 assist in 10.1 minutes per game before being waived again by the team on January 9, 2019, in order to make room on the roster for newly acquired Chance Comanche.

Northern Arizona Suns (2019–2020)

Jones was claimed off waivers by the

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on January 23, 2019. He averaged 7.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 4.7 assists over 15 games (2 starts) for the Suns and 6.6 points and 4.1 assists in 18 total G League games for the season.

Motor City Cruise (2021–2024)

Jones was added to the

in October 2021.

References

External links

Richmond Spiders bioRealGM profileEuroBasket profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, ShawnDre' 1994 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Greece American men's basketball players Aries Trikala B.C. players Basketball players from Houston Canton Charge players Motor City Cruise players Northern Arizona Suns players Point guards Richmond Spiders men's basketball players