Spencer Jones | |
Position: | Small forward |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 7 |
Weight Lbs: | 225 |
League: | NBA |
Team: | Denver Nuggets |
Birth Date: | 14 June 2001 |
Birth Place: | Shawnee Mission, Kansas, U.S. |
High School: | Bishop Miege (Roeland Park, Kansas) |
College: | Stanford (2019–2024) |
Draft Year: | 2024 |
Career Start: | 2024 |
Years1: | –present |
Team1: | Denver Nuggets |
Years2: | 2024–present |
Team2: | →Grand Rapids Gold |
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Spencer Jones (born June 14, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal.
Jones attended Bishop Miege at Roeland Park, Kansas, leading the Stags to three state titles. As a senior, he led his team in scoring with 18.8 points, rebounds with 8.0, steals with 3.0 and blocks with 2.5 per game.[1]
Jones played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, where he appeared in 146 games in five seasons and averaged 11.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals all while shooting 43.9% from the field and 39.7% from the three point line in 28.3 minutes per game.[2] In 2023, he made the All-Pac-12 second-team[3] and ended up his college career as the school's all-time leader in games played and three-pointers with 146.
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Jones joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2024 NBA Summer League[4] and on July 30, he signed a two-way contract with the Denver Nuggets.