Spencer Jones (basketball) explained

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.

High school career

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]

College career

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.

Professional career

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spencer Jones - MEN'S BASKETBALL. GoStanford.com. July 30, 2024.
  2. Web site: NUGGETS SIGN SPENCER JONES TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT. NBA.com. July 30, 2024. July 30, 2024.
  3. Web site: Kevin. Borba. Spencer Jones earns All-Pac-12 second team honors. SI.com. March 7, 2023. July 30, 2024.
  4. Web site: TRAIL BLAZERS ANNOUNCE NBA 2K25 SUMMER LEAGUE 2024 ROSTER. NBA.com. July 5, 2024. July 30, 2024.