Jalen Jones

Jalen Jones (born May 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională. He played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs and the Texas A&M Aggies.

For the footballer, see Jalen Jones (footballer).

Jalen Jones
No. 21 – U BT Cluj-Napoca
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueRomanian Liga Națională
Personal information
Born (1993-05-27) May 27, 1993
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Maine Red Claws
2017–2018New Orleans Pelicans
2017–2018→Greensboro Swarm
2018Dallas Mavericks
2018→Texas Legends
2018–2019Cleveland Cavaliers
2018–2019→Canton Charge
2019Baskonia
2019–2020Capital City Go-Go
2020–2022Varese
2022JL Bourg
2022–2023Hapoel Haifa
2023–presentU-BT Cluj-Napoca
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Jones first attended Mansfield Timberview High School. In his junior season, he averaged 18.8 points and 9.8 rebounds and was selected first team all-district and first team all-region. In his senior season he transferred to Justin F. Kimball High School where he averaged 18.0 points and 9.0 rebounds and was named to the 2011 all-state tournament team.[1]

College career

After graduating from high school, Jones began his collegiate career at Southern Methodist University, where he averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He redshirted a year and transferred to Texas A&M.[2] As a junior, he was named to the second-team All-SEC and teamed with Danuel House to lead the Aggies to the NIT. Jones was named to the coaches' first-team All-SEC as a senior, and the Aggies reached the NCAA Tournament.[3] He averaged 15 points and seven rebounds per game during his final season at Texas A&M.[4]

Professional career

Maine Red Claws (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Jones joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2016 NBA Summer League. In five games for the Raptors, he averaged 3.2 points and 2.0 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per game. On September 26, 2016, he signed with the Boston Celtics.[5] However, he was waived by the Celtics on October 20 after appearing in two preseason games.[6] On October 31, Jones was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Celtics.[7]

New Orleans Pelicans (2017–2018)

Jones was signed to a two-way contract by the New Orleans Pelicans on August 2, 2017.[8] For the majority of this season, Jones would split his playing time between New Orleans and a G-League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm.

On January 8, 2018, Jones was waived by the Pelicans.[9]

Dallas Mavericks (2018)

He signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks on January 11, 2018.[10] Throughout the rest of the year, he split his playing time between the Mavericks and their G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. He was waived by the Mavericks on July 14, 2018.[11]

Cleveland Cavaliers/Canton Charge (2018–2019)

On December 2, 2018, Jones was signed to a two-way contract by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Under the terms of the deal, he splits time between the Cavs and their G League affiliate, the Canton Charge.[12] On January 15, 2019, Jones was waived by the Cavaliers.[13]

Kirolbet Baskonia (2019)

On January 22, 2019, Jones signed with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague until the end of the season.[14]

Capital City Go-Go (2019–2020)

On October 16, 2019, the Washington Wizards announced that they had signed Jones.[15] He was waived three days later. He was then added to the roster of the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[16] Jones tallied 30 points, seven rebounds and two assists on November 10 in a win over the Grand Rapids Drive.[17] He missed a game against the College Park Skyhawks on December 12 with a leg injury.[18] On January 26, 2020, Jones scored 22 points and added seven rebounds, three assists and one block in a loss to the Canton Charge.[19] He averaged 19 points and 8 rebounds per game.[20]

Pallacanestro Varese (2020–2022)

On November 9, 2020, Jones signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[20] On November 16, it was announced that he would undergo season-ending surgery following the rupture of the Achilles tendon in his left leg.[21] The Lega Basket communicated on January 8, that Jones was excluded from the rest of the 2020–21 season.[22]

JL Bourg (2022)

On January 4, 2022, he has signed with JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A.[23]

Hapoel Haifa (2022–2023)

On July 10, 2022, Jones signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[24]

U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2023–present)

On January 13, 2023, he signed with U BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională.[25]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 New Orleans 404.8.2501.0001.000.8.0.0.01.3
2017–18 Dallas 12013.5.397.360.5882.9.3.4.15.8
2018–19 Cleveland 16013.4.419.357.7042.1.4.6.15.1
Career 32012.3.400.370.6742.3.3.4.14.8

Personal life

Jones is the son of Reginald and Yolanda Jones. He majored in university studies leadership.[1]

References
  1. "Texas A&M bio". 12thMan.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  2. "Jalen Jones reportedly eligible for entire Texas A&M season". Sports Illustrated. October 8, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  3. Zwerneman, Brent (March 9, 2016). "Aggies' 'alpha dogs' rarely in sync". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  4. Robb, Brian (September 14, 2016). "Celtics Round Out Training Camp Roster With Jalen Jones, Damion Lee". CBS. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  5. "Celtics Finalize Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  6. "The Celtics have waived Marcus Georges-Hunt..." Twitter. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  7. "2016 Training Camp Roster Announced". NBA.com. October 31, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  8. "Pelicans sign Jalen Jones to two-way contract". New Orleans Pelicans. August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  9. "Pelicans waive two-way forward Jalen Jones". NBA.com. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  10. "Learning with the Legends: Jalen Jones, Kyle Collinsworth, and Johnathan Motley". mavs.com. January 11, 2018. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  11. "Mavericks sign Kostas Antetokounmpo to two-way contract; waive Jalen Jones". NBA.com. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  12. "Cavs Sign Jalen Jones and Jaron Blossomgame to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  13. "Cavs Sign Deng Adel to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  14. "Baskonia signs Jalen Jones". Sportando. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  15. "Wizards sign Jones and Pasecniks". nba.com. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  16. Rakusin, Kelly (October 27, 2019). "GO-GO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PICKS, TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  17. "Jalen Jones: Fabulous outing in win". CBS Sports. November 10, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  18. "Jalen Jones: DNP with leg injury". CBS Sports. December 13, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  19. "Jalen Jones: Leads team in loss". CBS Sports. January 26, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  20. "Openjobmetis Varese announces Jalen Jones". Sportando. November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  21. "Varese: Jalen Jones(torn Achilles) will undergo season ending surgery". Sportando. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  22. "Nuovi Tesseramenti e Risoluzioni" (in Italian). legabasket.it. January 8, 2021.
  23. "Jalen Jones joins JL Bourg". Sportando. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  24. "Jaylen Jones signed with Hapoel Haifa for next season". Time News. July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  25. "Jalen Jones to join U-BT Cluj-Napoca". Sportando. January 13, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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