Jalen Jones
| No. 12 – Maine Red Claws | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 27, 1993 Dallas, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | |
| NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–present | Maine Red Claws |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jalen Jones (born May 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Southern Methodist and Texas A&M.
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 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
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 later waived by the Celtics on October 20 after appearing in two preseason games.[6] On October 31, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Celtics.[7]
Personal life
Jones is the son of Reginald and Yolanda Jones. He majored in university studies leadership.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Texas A&M bio". 12thMan.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Jalen Jones reportedly eligible for entire Texas A&M season". Sports Illustrated. October 8, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ↑ Zwerneman, Brent (March 9, 2016). "Aggies' 'alpha dogs' rarely in sync". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ↑ Robb, Brian (September 14, 2016). "Celtics Round Out Training Camp Roster With Jalen Jones, Damion Lee". CBS. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Celtics Finalize Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ↑ "The Celtics have waived Marcus Georges-Hunt...". Twitter. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Training Camp Roster Announced". NBA.com. October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.