Fred Jones (basketball) explained

Fred Jones
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:11 March 1979
Birth Place:Malvern, Arkansas, U.S.
High School:Sam Barlow (Gresham, Oregon)
College:Oregon (1998–2002)
Draft Year:2002
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:14
Draft Team:Indiana Pacers
Career Start:2002
Career End:2011
Career Number:0, 2, 20
Career Position:Shooting guard
Coach Start:2015
Coach End:2016
Years1:
Team1:Indiana Pacers
Team2:Toronto Raptors
Team3:Portland Trail Blazers
Team4:New York Knicks
Team5:Los Angeles Clippers
Years6:2009–2010
Team6:Pallacanestro Biella
Years7:2010–2011
Team7:Guangdong Southern Tigers
Cyears1:2015–2016
Cteam1:Oregon (assistant)
Highlights:
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:3,206 (7.5 PPG)
Stat2label:Assists
Stat2value:990 (2.4 APG)
Stat3label:Rebounds
Stat3value:958 (2.2 RPG)
Bbr:jonesfr01

Frederick Terrell Jones (born March 11, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks and was the winner of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game.

Early career

Born in Malvern, Arkansas, Fred Jones moved to Portland, Oregon, in middle school and became the Oregon High School Player of the Year in both his Junior and Senior years for Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, a suburb of Portland. He then went on to play four seasons at the University of Oregon, where, during his senior year, he led the Ducks to the Elite Eight, with the help of Luke Ridnour and Luke Jackson. While widely considered to be an underachiever during his first three years at Oregon, Jones jumped onto the national radar screen as a senior, becoming a candidate for Pac-10 Player of the Year and averaging 18.6 points per game.

Professional career

NBA

Jones was the 14th pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. He was drafted by Isiah Thomas. He played sparingly as a rookie, averaging only 1.2 points per game in 19 appearances while playing behind Reggie Miller. That scoring average increased to nearly 5 points per game in his second year while appearing in 81 games. He more than doubled his averages during the 2004–05 season (to 10.6 ppg), partly due to teammate and small forward Ron Artest being suspended for the season for his involvement in The Malice at The Palace incident. In his first start after the incident, Jones scored a career-high 31 points against the Orlando Magic, establishing himself as one of the team's primary scoring weapons.

In 2004, he won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, beating out two-time champion Jason Richardson,[1] but did not compete in the contest again.

On November 23, 2004, against the Boston Celtics, Jones recorded his first double double, with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.[2]

In the 2006 off-season, the Toronto Raptors signed Jones.[3] On February 22, 2007, the Raptors traded Jones to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for guard Juan Dixon.[4]

Jones, along with Zach Randolph and Dan Dickau, was traded to the New York Knicks on June 28, 2007, for Channing Frye and Steve Francis. The trade reunited Jones with New York Knicks head coach Isiah Thomas, the man who drafted him. The Knicks did not re-sign him after the year.

On December 28, 2008, Jones signed with the Los Angeles Clippers as a free agent.[5] He was waived on January 5, 2009,[6] however three days later he was again signed by the Clippers to a 10-day contract.[7] On January 28, 2009, Jones received news that the Clippers would re-sign him for the rest of the season,[8] which they did the following day.[9]

Jones' final NBA game was on April 15, 2009 in an 85–126 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder where he recorded eight points and five assists.[10]

Italy

In August 2009 Jones signed with Italian team Pallacanestro Biella.[11]

China

On November 3, 2010, it was announced that Fred Jones had signed a contract to play for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.[12] He was waived in January 2011.[13]

Coaching career

Jones returned to Oregon to complete his degree and was an undergraduate assistant coach for the Ducks in 2015–16.[14] [15]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Indiana| 19 || 1 || 6.1 || .375 || .286 || .750 || .5 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 1.2|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Indiana| 81 || 2 || 18.6 || .395 || .303 || .832 || 1.6 || 2.1 || .8 || .2 || 4.9|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Indiana| 77 || 14 || 29.5 || .425 || .380 || .850 || 3.1 || 2.5 || .8 || .4 || 10.6|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Indiana| 68 || 2 || 27.0 || .417 || .337 || .763 || 2.5 || 2.3 || .8 || .3 || 9.6|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Toronto| 39 || 9 || 22.3 || .386 || .317 || .830 || 2.1 || 1.4 || .8 || .3 || 7.6|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Portland| 24 || 3 || 18.7 || .384 || .259 || .846 || 1.4 || 2.2 || .8 || .2 || 4.8|-| align="left" | | align="left" | New York| 70 || 26 || 25.1 || .421 || .385 || .746 || 2.4 || 2.4 || .7 || .3 || 7.6|-| align="left" | | align="left" | L.A. Clippers| 52 || 21 || 28.8 || .407 || .367 || .815 || 2.4 || 3.6 || 1.0 || .2 || 7.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 430 || 78 || 24.0 || .411 || .353 || .809 || 2.2 || 2.3 || .8 || .3 || 7.5

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 2004| align="left" | Indiana| 14 || 0 || 18.8 || .490 || .500 || .714 || 2.4 || 1.1 || .5 || .5 || 4.7|-| align="left" | 2005| align="left" | Indiana| 13 || 0 || 18.0 || .296 || .391 || .923 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .6 || .2 || 4.1|-| align="left" | 2006| align="left" | Indiana| 6 || 1 || 27.8 || .417 || .375 || .917 || 3.3 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .2 || 7.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 33 || 1 || 20.1 || .397 || .426 || .875 || 2.3 || 1.3 || .6 || .3 || 5.0

Notes and References

  1. News: . February 15, 2004. Jones wins dunk contest with a miss . Deseret News. . March 25, 2024.
  2. Web site: Fred Jones 2004-05 Game Log. Basketball-Reference.com.
  3. http://dwb.sacbee.com/24hour/sports/absketball/nba/15/story/3337953p-12291736c.htmlFred Jones joins Raptors
  4. Web site: BLAZERS: Portland Acquires G/F Fred Jones from Toronto- Send G Juan Dixon to Raptors. .
  5. Web site: Clippers Sign Guard Fred Jones . . 2008-12-28.
  6. Web site: Clippers Waive Paul David and Fred Jones . . 2009-01-08.
  7. Web site: Clippers Sign Fred Jones to 10-Day Contract . . 2009-01-08.
  8. Web site: SHELBURNE: Clippers guard Jones living Everyman's dreams - and fears - LA Daily News . . 2009-01-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110621234844/http://www.dailynews.com/ci_11578162?source=rss . 2011-06-21 .
  9. Web site: Clippers Sign Fred Jones for the Remainder of the Season. .
  10. Web site: Fred Jones 2008-09 Stats per Game - NBA . 2024-02-20 . ESPN . en.
  11. Web site: BIELLA lands Fred Jones . . 2009-08-20 . dead . https://archive.today/20130122103351/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/news/transactions-2009/eurocup-2009-10/i/57784/3695/biella-lands-fred-jones . 2013-01-22 .
  12. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-11-03 . 2021-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210504135736/http://niubball.com/2010/11/fred-jones-signs-contract-with-guangdong-southern-tigers/ . dead .
  13. Web site: 广东裁掉扣篮王新援哈德森火速上位次轮登场. https://web.archive.org/web/20110118231848/http://cbachina.163.com/11/0114/23/6QD6IQ9000052UUC.html. dead. January 18, 2011.
  14. Web site: Pete. Martini. Former Ducks star Freddie Jones back in Eugene working on his next hoops career. February 15, 2016. statesmanjournal.com. February 15, 2016.
  15. Web site: Drew. Ruiz. FRED JONES TALKS DUNK CONTEST AND JORDAN PES. February 17, 2017. slamonline.com. February 17, 2017.