Jalen Jones Explained

Jalen Jones
Position:Small forward / power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:220
League:LNB Pro A
Team:Chorale Roanne Basket
Number:21
Birth Date:27 May 1993
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas, U.S.
High School:
College:
  • SMU (2011–2013)
  • Texas A&M (2014–2016)
Draft Year:2016
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016–2017
Team1:Maine Red Claws
Team2:New Orleans Pelicans
Years3:2017–2018
Team3:Greensboro Swarm
Team4:Dallas Mavericks
Years5:2018
Team5:Texas Legends
Team6:Cleveland Cavaliers
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:Canton Charge
Years8:2019
Team8:Baskonia
Years9:2019–2020
Team9:Capital City Go-Go
Years10:2020–2022
Team10:Varese
Years11:2022
Team11:JL Bourg
Years12:2022–2023
Team12:Hapoel Haifa
Years13:2023
Team13:U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Years14:2023
Team14:Cholet Basket
Years15:2023–present
Team15:Chorale Roanne Basket
Highlights:
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Jalen Jones (born May 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs and the Texas A&M Aggies.

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.<ref name="cbs">News: Robb. Brian. Celtics Round Out Training Camp Roster With Jalen Jones, Damion Lee. September 20, 2016. CBS. September 14, 2016.

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.[4] However, he was waived by the Celtics on October 20 after appearing in two preseason games.[5] On October 31, Jones was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Celtics.[6]

New Orleans Pelicans (2017–2018)

Jones was signed to a two-way contract by the New Orleans Pelicans on August 2, 2017.[7] 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.[8]

Dallas Mavericks (2018)

He signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks on January 11, 2018.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11] On January 15, 2019, Jones was waived by the Cavaliers.[12]

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.[13]

Capital City Go-Go (2019–2020)

On October 16, 2019, the Washington Wizards announced that they had signed Jones.[14] He was waived three days later. He was then added to the roster of the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[15] Jones tallied 30 points, seven rebounds and two assists on November 10 in a win over the Grand Rapids Drive.[16] He missed a game against the College Park Skyhawks on December 12 with a leg injury.[17] On January 26, 2020, Jones scored 22 points and added seven rebounds, three assists and one block in a loss to the Canton Charge.[18] He averaged 19 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Pallacanestro Varese (2020–2022)

On November 9, 2020, Jones signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[19] On November 16, it was announced that he would undergo season-ending surgery following the rupture of the Achilles tendon in his left leg.[20] The Lega Basket communicated on January 8, that Jones was excluded from the rest of the 2020–21 season.[21]

JL Bourg (2022)

On January 4, 2022, he has signed with JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A.[22]

Hapoel Haifa (2022–2023)

On July 10, 2022, Jones signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[23]

U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2023)

On January 13, 2023, he signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională.[24]

Cholet Basket (2023)

On October 6, 2023, he signed with Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A, to replace injured Kim Tillie.[25]

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans| 4 || 0 || 4.8 || .250 || 1.000 || 1.000 || .8|| .0|| .0 || .0 || 1.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Dallas| 12 || 0 || 13.5 || .397 || .360 || .588 || 2.9 || .3 || .4 || .1 || 5.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland| 16 || 0 || 13.4 || .419 || .357 || .704 || 2.1 || .4 || .6 || .1 || 5.1|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 32 || 0 || 12.3 || .400 || .370 || .674 || 2.3 || .3 || .4 || .1 || 4.8

Personal life

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas A&M bio. 12thMan.com. October 22, 2016.
  2. News: Jalen Jones reportedly eligible for entire Texas A&M season. September 20, 2016. Sports Illustrated. October 8, 2014.
  3. News: Zwerneman. Brent. Aggies' 'alpha dogs' rarely in sync. September 20, 2016. San Antonio Express-News. March 9, 2016.
  4. Web site: Celtics Finalize Training Camp Roster. NBA.com. September 26, 2016. September 26, 2016.
  5. Web site: The Celtics have waived Marcus Georges-Hunt.... Twitter. October 20, 2016. October 20, 2016.
  6. Web site: 2016 Training Camp Roster Announced. NBA.com. October 31, 2016. November 2, 2016. November 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104004654/http://maine.dleague.nba.com/news/2016-training-camp-roster/. dead.
  7. News: Pelicans sign Jalen Jones to two-way contract . New Orleans Pelicans. August 2, 2017. August 2, 2017.
  8. Web site: Pelicans waive two-way forward Jalen Jones. NBA.com. January 8, 2018. January 8, 2018.
  9. Web site: Learning with the Legends: Jalen Jones, Kyle Collinsworth, and Johnathan Motley. mavs.com. January 11, 2018. January 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113035454/https://www.mavs.com/learning-legends-jalen-jones-kyle-collinsworth-johnathan-motley/. January 13, 2018. dead.
  10. Web site: Mavericks sign Kostas Antetokounmpo to two-way contract; waive Jalen Jones. NBA.com. July 13, 2018. July 13, 2018.
  11. Web site: Cavs Sign Jalen Jones and Jaron Blossomgame to Two-Way Contracts. NBA.com. December 2, 2018. December 2, 2018.
  12. Web site: Cavs Sign Deng Adel to Two-Way Contract. NBA.com. January 16, 2019. January 15, 2019.
  13. News: Baskonia signs Jalen Jones . January 22, 2019 . Sportando . January 22, 2019.
  14. Web site: Wizards sign Jones and Pasecniks. October 16, 2019. nba.com. October 16, 2019.
  15. Web site: Rakusin . Kelly . GO-GO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PICKS, TRAINING CAMP ROSTER . NBA.com . December 4, 2019 . October 27, 2019 . December 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211209190149/https://capitalcity.gleague.nba.com/news/go-go-announce-draft-picks-training-camp-roster/ . dead .
  16. News: Jalen Jones: Fabulous outing in win . January 22, 2020 . . November 10, 2019.
  17. News: Jalen Jones: DNP with leg injury . January 22, 2020 . . December 13, 2019.
  18. News: Jalen Jones: Leads team in loss . February 9, 2020 . . January 26, 2020.
  19. Web site: Openjobmetis Varese announces Jalen Jones . Sportando . November 9, 2020 . November 9, 2020.
  20. Web site: Varese: Jalen Jones(torn Achilles) will undergo season ending surgery. . Sportando . November 16, 2020 . November 16, 2020.
  21. Web site: Nuovi Tesseramenti e Risoluzioni . legabasket.it . 8 January 2021 . Italian . January 8, 2021 . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110221748/http://web.legabasket.it/news/127001/nuovi_tesseramenti_e_risoluzioni . dead .
  22. Web site: Jalen Jones joins JL Bourg. January 4, 2022. Sportando. En. January 5, 2022.
  23. Web site: 2022-07-10 . Jaylen Jones signed with Hapoel Haifa for next season . 2022-07-10 . Time News . en-US.
  24. Web site: Jalen Jones to join U-BT Cluj-Napoca. January 13, 2023. Sportando. En. February 10, 2023.
  25. Web site: Cholet signs Jalen Jones to replace injured Kim Tillie. October 6, 2023. Sportando. En. November 24, 2023.